Friday, November 7, 2025 1:30 pm
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2:30 pm
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Obstructed Labour: A Century of (In)action on Maternal Mortality in Canada
Eleanor McGrath
Canada's official maternal mortality statistics are incomplete to the extent that the World Health Organization applies an amplifier of 60%. This problem has been known for at least 100 years with no lasting progress to address it at a national level. Through the lens of reproductive justice, this presentation chronicles the historical trajectory and interrogates the public policy failure to prioritize the critical issue of maternal mortality.