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SECTION A THE HERALD Wednnday January tt IMS Page Free trade part of PC economic strategy McDougall ByDAVEROWNEY Herald Staff A free rode deal for Canada Is part of the Progressive Coruer- Testimony from nurse on use of midforceps Cont from Page In the nine D and C cases discuss at the hearing aid he could find no reason for he operations In one case In which Dr Ford discharged a woman with premature ruptured membranes and a footling breech baby four limes Ewaschuck said the woman should have been transfer red to a high risk facility as possible when she came to the hospital at weeks pregnant with ruptured membranes In another case Ford per formed a D and C on a 19yearold girl who thought she was pregnant Such an operation can end the pregnancy said Dr He also talked about a new premature ruptured membranes in 1B87 in which a woman weeks pregnant was diagnosed with the condition yet she was discharged She relumed five hours later delivered the baby said Mr Ford previously testified there were social conditions which re quired the womans presence a said Trafalgar Hospital would never have discharged a woman with rup tured membranes at 38 i weeks without having delivered the baby first There now are two coses premature ruptured membranes which ore contrary to hospital guidelines In how they were ma nag What would you do asked Mr My concern would be whether he should have privileges within my department Or whether he would ever listen to guidelines replied Mr liswood then turned his at ten to Dr Fords high use mid forceps deliveries Forceps of any kind have a bad name today said Mr Liswood said Dr Ford in creased his use of mid forceps significantly in the last three to five years at a time when had allowed an additional fee Tor mid forceps delivery Asked his opinion on another ca In which a woman had five surgical procedures for pelvic and abdominal pain In months Ewaschuck said Its very uncommon and real y Its not acceptable Under crossexamination by Dr Fords lawyer Gavin Mackenzie Dr conceded that some of the cases Dr Ford handled may have warranted the and C opera lions The Board also heard testimony from Laura a nurse at to General Hospital who worked at Georgetown hospital September 1986 to July Ms Yerxa said she wanted out of the Georgetown hospital because everything was so controversial all the time r She also said the equipment at the hospital was old and some of the obstetrical policies were outdated She cited the fact that there was no VBAC vaginal birth after Caesarian policy at the hospital as ic example Ms Yerxa said In one case Dr Ford used a mid forceps delivery when she thought there was no need He told the woman the baby was fering fetal distress but its heartbeat was still in a normal range she said Ive seen It happen with other obstetricians who want to delivery over with she said In another case In which a baby suffered a broken neck and subse quently died In October 1093 the nurse questioned Fords use of forceps The patient was pushing Doing reasonably well She was cop ing well and there was no fetal distress she said But Ford applied the forceps after about 20 minutes or pushing and pulled for the next ten minutes said very difficult pull In my experience I had not seen a pull as difficult as 1 was seeing then she said She said no arrangements to call i an anaesthetist had been made for the delivery although Ford earlier testified that oil anaesthetist was always on call within one hour Although nurse was of the nurse for the mother and her supervisor was in charge of the baby she said she was anticipating problems with the baby because of the difficult pull It was bom blue and she said While she wanted to put the baby on a bag type respirator Dr Ford was more concerned about drying the baby off she said He tried to stimulate the baby to breathe on Its own she said She called out the heartbeat of the baby as It dropped from a normal rale of to she said Once Dr Ford applied the bag respirator the baby began to breathe she said Available at The Herald Office In either or Sizes vatlvc economic agenda federal cabinet minister The Minister of State for Privatization and Minister responsi ble for Status of Women spoke at the John Elliott Theatre Monday to a crowd of about people The Conservatives promised a broad economic strategy for economic renewal she sale based on four major principles The government of Brian rcnliies that pro gress requires national unity she said Threats to national unity are Quebec Isolation and provincial disparity on economic level she said A growing global inter dependence demands that govern ment find new markets for Canadian goods The government also recognizes the future decline in natural resources compared to the potential of high technology and ser vice industries Lastly full employ ment and sustained growth needs sound interest rotes and investor confidence she said The Conservatives Initiated the Lake Accord and decentraliz ed programs to regions the cabinet minister said Tax reform also has made Interna trading more competitive In Canada Ms McDougall said There Is a Catch faced by a country such as Canada hat has a small population she said Com need to invest on an efficient scale and they need a customer base much larger she said The only problem is that there Isnt enough of us A rtcent Toronto Star poll shows that support is mounting for free trade hough the deal has align some strange bedfellows such as Nova Stotia Premier Frank McKcn na and Quebec Premier Robert the cabinet minister said The province of Ontario admitted is most riluclanl to accept Ihc trade pack she said The op- while weakening is still strongest in Ontario I believe the opponent of the trade deal have token their best shots Premier David Peterson criteria or accepting a free trade were very dose to the federal government own conditions she said Ontario saying dont mess with whdt we already have We not only think we got a better deal we know we did The government must offer a vl and direction for Canada she The deil offers energy security for TRADE KBnrbarn McDougall to about Monday night at John Elliott Theatre about free trade talk sponsored by the Georgetown Canada because access the market allows us to develop natural resource projects such she said The services agreement between the two countries sets a global prece dent she said Service Industries ore one of the fastest growing and Canada should benefit well in the future from a freer flow of market access she added A disputes mechanism and of cultural Industries provide safeguards for Canadians the cabinet minister said All and all youll agree he free trade agreement will make sense It will stand the test of time An analysis done of the agreement Jan 14 Indicates that there wilt be a per cent growth in real income for Canadians she said As well 120 new Jobs will be by the end of 1993 The agreement is not a lion of Canadian sovereignty said Ihe cabinet minister Canadians will feel he same sense of pride by wot the maple leaf flag rise at the Calgary Olympics she said There are a large number of en trepreneure In Quebec who support the free trade deal and the Party Chamber of Commerce and tickets were Mid for each After her talk federal cabinet questions from au dience A social time followed In gallery Herald photo is in a minority when hey say the pact will lead to Quebec sovereignty Ms McDougoli said In answer to a question from the audience the cabinet minister replied that ihe federal government will help displaced workers find new jobs in other sectors of the economy Asked if election would be call ed before a free trade deal could be finalized Ms said she wasnt the one to decide but added I would be very happy if we had an election today on free trade Without a free trade deal she predicted the same kind of growing chaos of trade barriers using the example of softwood lumber imposed by the States Wed all be worse riff Were the only In dustrialized nation that doesnt have access a country over 100 million This gives us on access to a market of million people she said From the lime of the fur trade in Canada this nation has depended on trade she said Curwood management tells conciliator firm ready to talk The two sides in the strike at Cur Packaging In Georgetown are still not talking About 115 members of the Graphics Communications Interna tional Union at Curwood walked the Job Dec demanding more money no continental work week and belter benefits The union Is negotiating Its first contract Curwood Curwood President Barry Kedwell said he left word with the conciliator two weeks ago that management Is willing to return the bargaining table Once he union gives the same indication the conciliator can set a date for talks said Mr The two sides havent negotiated since talks broke down Dec Asked if he thinks the two sides arc ready to move from their last positions Mr said the fact that the company Is ready to go back to the bargaining 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