B.C.'s health minister is under fire over what's being described as a maternity crisis in the province, following the mass resignation of a group of obstetrician-gynecologists (ob-gyns) and a letter signed by more than 100 fellow doctors in support of them.

Seven ob-gyns at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops announced on Oct. 11 that they would no longer provide in-hospital care during labour, delivery and caesarian sections once replacements for them are found, citing " extreme physician burnout " among their reasons.

Following the announcement, the vice-president and former president of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of B.C. released a letter expressing support for the resigning doctors.

Addressed to the health minister and Interior Health CEO, the letter described "y

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