A nurse in New Brunswick has been fired over suspicions that she gave a labour-inducing drug to patients without their consent, as RCMP investigate 120 emergency C-sections.
Over the past two years, health authorities at the Moncton City Hospital noticed an unusual spike in C-sections, but couldn’t pinpoint a cause.
Oxytocin is a drug commonly given to pregnant women to induce or speed up labour. But the drug must be administered carefully: too much oxytocin can cause a mother to experience very strong contractions and potentially slow a baby’s heart rate. The hospital notified its staff of the news on Friday. A health care worker described the atmosphere inside the hospital as “tense.”
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