The Thompson Region Family Obstetrics physician group in Kamloops is no longer accepting new referrals because their doctors must instead staff the Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) labour and delivery ward. Yesterday, Interior Health advised expectant mothers to turn to their family doctors for maternity care, or contact the First Steps Early Pregnancy Clinic, which only provides antenatal care up to 30 weeks of pregnancy. “Forty percent of Kamloops residents don't have a family doctor,” said Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar. “Even if a woman with no primary care provider is accepted at the First Steps Clinic, she will still be on her own after 30 weeks.” "Pregnant women require frequent referrals for ultrasounds, bloodwork, and tests. At regular prenatal checkups, women have their baby's heartbeat monitored, they have swabs done, and they discuss concerns they have,” said Dr. Anna Kindy, MLA for North Island and Official Opposition Critic for Health. “These ...
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