Stanton Territorial Hospital has fully resumed obstetrics services after four months of service cutbacks followed by a gradual resumption.

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) announced in a statement on April 14 that the Yellowknife hospital would again offer service to parents from the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, the final step in the full resumption of services.

Health and Social Services Minister Julie Green first announced in November that the hospital would suspend obstetrics services for nearly all patients between Dec. 10 and Feb. 21 due to a lack of staff. This was followed by a partial return to service in February, when parents from Nunavut who were expecting their first child, or who werenSA国际影视传媒檛 scheduled for C-sections, were still being sent to Edmonton for service.

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Despite the return to full services, in previous announcements about gradual service resumptions, Green said a future service cutback was not entirely out of the question.

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