wow!!!! Given the richness of the province of Alberta (oil, Ralph Klein
surplus and all else ) I am surprised that Albertans have not clamoured for
better legislated service. I thought the Western Prodigy (Stockwell Day)
would have said something about this.
-Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Garth Wood [mailto:garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 2:52 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Re: [OM] Announcing - a new addition
At 02:15 PM 3/15/2001 -0500, William Clark wrote:
Is 24 hrs. common practice in the U.S.?? If it is, I find the practice to
be quite irresponsible. Even if the birth goes perfectly with no
complications, it takes time for mother and daughter to bond. Here in
Canada, the provice of Ontario legislates that 3 days are mandatory in the
hospital. This godd for first time mother. On June 1, 2000 my wife and I
had our first child (daugther). Since the hospital was not busy, we got a 6
day stay which was excellent.
24 hours is a common stay length in Alberta, though there's nothing
"statutory" about it. It's a guideline from Alberta Health and the Alberta
College of Physicians and Surgeons. It can be changed at the attending
physician's discretion.
Garth
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