pregnancy

Despite the difficulties faced by mothers-to-be with cancer, a multidisciplinary treatment team at the JGH gives them good reason to hope for the best.

The kit’s contents provide emotional solace and physical comfort to mothers who know their baby will not survive.

The Fourth Trimester supports maternal mental health by providing new mothers with the skills and information they need.

In 1980, the JGH became the first McGill University teaching hospital to open a birthing room with a calming, home-like decor.

Three physicians in JGH medical divisions have received appointments to McGill University’s Department of Medicine.

Motivated by COVID-19, midwives have given birth to new telehealth services. Using Zoom to link to moms at home, they’ve continued to provide breastfeeding support and answer questions.

While some new mothers are still treated for postpartum depression, more emphasis is now given to mental disorders throughout pregnancy. Dr. Barbara Hayton, in our Perinatal Mental Health Clinic, helps future moms cope with everything from anxiety to suicidal thoughts.

Obstetrical Ultrasound is celebrating 30 years of stand-alone service at the JGH, independent of Radiology. It performs about 13,000 scans on at least 3,900 women a year for routine fetal development and possible high-risk complications.

In 1980, the JGH became the first McGill University teaching hospital to open a birthing room, in whose home-like setting mothers went into labour, delivered their babies and recovered.

A renewed five-year mandate has been granted to a national consortium on prescription drug safety that is headquartered in the Lady Davis Institute at the JGH.