The IWK Health Centre is reassuring expecting parents that its supply of epidural catheters is “stable.” The message from the Halifax hospital comes amid a global shortage of epidural supplies that is affecting some Canadian provinces.
Expecting parents in British Columbia may be impacted by a shortage of the tubes used to provide pain medication through epidurals during labour and delivery.
A Calgary-based company has launched a new free workshop for expectant mothers as anxiety looms over a global shortage of epidural catheters and tubing.
A shortage of epidural tubes used to provide pain medication primarily during labour and delivery is affecting most provinces, but supply issues seem to be worse in Western Canada, says the vice-president of the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society.
A shortage of epidural tubes used to provide pain medication primarily during labour and delivery is affecting most provinces, but supply issues seem to be worse in Western Canada, says the vice-president of the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society.