The suit is filed on behalf of mothers who believe they were improperly given a labour-inducing drug at the Moncton Hospital. It alleges Nicole Ruest, who worked in the labour and delivery unit between 2010 and 2019, administered oxytocin to “hundreds” of patients without their consent.
Moncton Hospital executives watched "hours" of security footage, including a live feed, while trying to get to the bottom of a spike in emergency cesarean sections before firing a nurse, a 2019 email sent by a physician states.
A new issue raised in a Moncton courtroom on Tuesday has delayed a hearing to determine if a class-action lawsuit can proceed against Horizon Health Network and a former nurse.
A hearing began Monday to determine if a class-action lawsuit can proceed on behalf of mothers who believe they were improperly given a labour-inducing drug by a Moncton nurse.