Canada’s perinatal depression advice puts mothers at risk

Canada's Task Force on Preventive Health Care is going against other countries' screening guidelines, failing to recognize the urgency and danger of unidentified perinatal depression.

Health Minister Mark Holland's recent call to review the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care isn't the first time the advisory body has been under scrutiny.

Opinion

BY NICOLE LETOURNEAU

July 25, 2024

Recently the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care was widely rebuked over its recommendation against breast cancer screening in women under 50 years of age. The task force is an advisory body established by the Publi...

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