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Sept. 2023 | Issue 4 Did you know that one in every 700 children in Ontario is born with a cleft of the lip and/or palate or other craniofacial difference? These conditions can be corrected through surgery, specialized dental treatment and speech therapy. The Ontario Cleft Lip and Palate/Craniofacial (CLP/C) Dental Program, funded by the …

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Sept. 2023 | Issue 4 In August 2023, the Indigenous Primary Health Care Council and the Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health entered into a partnership that aims to foster high-quality perinatal, newborn and child healthcare for Indigenous peoples in Ontario. This strategic Relationship Agreement was developed in a mutual spirit of openness, respect and humility, …

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Sept. 2023 | Issue 4 Earlier this year, the Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH) concluded an evaluation of the Safe Administration of Oxytocin project. A survey  initiated in 2022 asked Ontario hospitals about their use of oxytocin, a high-alert medication used to start or advance labour intravenously. Oxytocin administration has been identified …

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Sept. 2023 | Issue 4 Ontario birthing patients and their newborns deserve high-quality family-centred care at hospitals equipped with the resources to appropriately meet their needs, as close to home as possible. To this end, the Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PCMCH) developed, and currently maintains, the Perinatal, Birthing and Newborn Levels of …

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In This Issue Sept. 2023 | Issue 4 Indigenous Primary Health Care Council & Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health: Working together to support high-quality perinatal, newborn, child and youth healthcare for Indigenous People The Indigenous Primary Health Care Council and PCMCH have entered a new partnership aimed at fostering high-quality perinatal, newborn, child …

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June 2023 | Issue 3 Evidence-based resources that support quality care for patients with sickle cell disease are available. Released earlier this year, Ontario Health’s Sickle Cell Disease: Care for People of All Ages Quality Standard addresses care for children, young people and adults with sickle cell disease. It also addresses the needs of families, …

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