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# Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/society-of-obstetricians-and-gynaecologists-of-canada/
- Published: 2026-03-07T19:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-07T19:01:51.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, Organization, COVID-19, Canada, Non-Profit, #toc, Healthcare

The **Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)** is a Canadian not-for-profit medical society based in Ottawa, Ontario. It raises funds through the Canadian Foundation for Women's Health.[\[1\]](#fn1)

## History

SOGC provided early support for the development of OMama, a project of [BORN Ontario](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/BORN-Ontario) launched in November 2015.[\[2\]](#fn2)

From January 31st, 2017 to March 31st, 2020, SOGC ran a project titled "Improving Immunization Rates Among Pregnant Women in Canada: Working with care providers and the public," for which it received a $1,052,726 grant from the [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Agency-of-Canada) through its [Immunization Partnership Fund](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Immunization-Partnership-Fund).[\[3\]](#fn3)[\[4\]](#fn4)

### COVID-19

On May 28, 2025, the SOGC issued a statement insisting that pregnant and breastfeeding women should continue to receive [COVID-19 vaccines](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-vaccine) as "pregnant women who become infected with COVID-19 are more likely to be hospitalized and require intensive care than women who are not pregnant." The Canadian Press reported that the SOGC's statement came one day after Secretary of Health and Human Services [Robert F. Kennedy Jr.](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Robert-F-Kennedy-Jr) declared the shots were no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women in the United States.[\[5\]](#fn5)

## Organization

| Name                 | Position                               | Notes                                              |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Lynn Murphy-Kaulbeck | President[\[6\]](#fn6)                 | New Brunswick Medical Society (NBMS)               |
| Diane Francoeur      | Chief Executive Officer[\[6:1\]](#fn6) | Federation of Medical Specialists of Quebec (FMSQ) |
| Jocelynn Cook        | Scientific Director[\[4:1\]](#fn4)     | Assisted Human Reproduction Canada (AHRC)          |

### Partners

SOGC is partnered with:[\[7\]](#fn7)[\[8\]](#fn8)[\[9\]](#fn9)

- Aide internationale à l'enfance (AMIE)
- Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
- [Bayer](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Bayer)[\[10\]](#fn10)
- [BORN Ontario](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/BORN-Ontario)[\[11\]](#fn11)
- Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM)
- Canadian Association of Perinatal and Women's Health Nurses (CAPWHN)
- Canadian Federation for Sexual Health (CFSH)
- Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative (CPMHC)
- [CANImmunize](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/CANImmunize)[\[12\]](#fn12)
- CARE Canada
- Centre Marembo
- Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CEWH)
- Choosing Wisely Canada[\[13\]](#fn13)
- College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
- The Confidence Project[\[14\]](#fn14)
- Cowater International
- National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
- Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN)
- Office of the Chief Coroner's Maternal and Perinatal Death Review Committee (MPDRC)
- Organon[\[10:1\]](#fn10)
- Oxfam Québec
- Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
- Plan International Canada
- Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)

It is also affiliated with the [Canadian Medical Association](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Medical-Association) (CMA).[\[15\]](#fn15)

### Funding

SOGC has received funding from:

- Daymark Foundation[\[9:1\]](#fn9)
- First Nations and Inuit Health Branch[\[8:1\]](#fn8)
- [Immunization Partnership Fund](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Immunization-Partnership-Fund)[\[3:1\]](#fn3)

## Activities

SOGC has provided funding to the Federation of Medical Women in Canada.[\[16\]](#fn16)

## External links

- [Website](https://www.sogc.org/)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society%5Fof%5FObstetricians%5Fand%5FGynaecologists%5Fof%5FCanada)

---

1. *Foundation*. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from <https://www.sogc.org/en/en/content/about/foundation.aspx?hkey=93a2b0bb-bafc-47ec-aa2b-f42d3e92a002> [↩︎](#fnref1)
2. *About Us.* (2022, September 23). OMama. <https://web.archive.org/web/20221018182247/https://www.omama.com/en/About-Us.asp> [↩︎](#fnref2)
3. Public Health Agency of Canada. (2023, December 20). *Immunization Partnership Fund.* Government of Canada. <https://web.archive.org/web/20240701182212/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization-vaccine-priorities/immunization-partnership-fund.html#wb-auto-4> [↩︎](#fnref3) [↩︎](#fnref3:1)
4. *Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.* CANVax. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from <https://canvax.ca/society-obstetricians-and-gynaecologists-canada> [↩︎](#fnref4) [↩︎](#fnref4:1)
5. Ireland, N. (2025, May 28). *COVID vaccine “strongly recommended” during pregnancy, Canadian doctors say*. Castanet; The Canadian Press. <https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/553049/COVID-vaccine-strongly-recommended-during-pregnancy-Canadian-doctors-say> [↩︎](#fnref5)
6. *Leadership*. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20250530233443/https://www.sogc.org/en/en/content/about/board-of-directors.aspx?hkey=7fea7b58-0316-4bbe-8624-cf15999b4a4c#board> [↩︎](#fnref6) [↩︎](#fnref6:1)
7. *Global Women’s Health.* Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20250530233539/https://www.sogc.org/en/en/content/about/global-womens-health.aspx?hkey=e4524cb0-7551-42fd-9aa0-c3102e958e79> [↩︎](#fnref7)
8. *Indigenous Women’s Health.* Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20250530233510/https://www.sogc.org/en/en/content/about/indigenous-womens-health.aspx?hkey=e85746d2-eb7f-444b-a1c9-34748a448779> [↩︎](#fnref8) [↩︎](#fnref8:1)
9. *Research and Public Health Activities.* Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20250530233631/https://www.sogc.org/en/en/content/about/research-activities.aspx?hkey=39254c0c-3d3f-4eb7-9f59-a0f8dfff74c5> [↩︎](#fnref9) [↩︎](#fnref9:1)
10. *World Contraception Day.* Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20250530233545/https://www.sogc.org/en/en/content/about/World%5FContraception%5FDay.aspx?hkey=65e2dd26-ae02-47cd-9e8a-fd260e9da32e> [↩︎](#fnref10) [↩︎](#fnref10:1)
11. *Partnerships*. (2022, September 13). BORN Ontario. <https://web.archive.org/web/20221018172920/https://www.bornontario.ca/en/about-born/partnerships.aspx> [↩︎](#fnref11)
12. *Partners*. CANImmunize. Retrieved March 25, 2025, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20250325111827/https://www.canimmunize.ca/en/partners> [↩︎](#fnref12)
13. *Choosing Wisely Canada.* Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20250530233515/https://www.sogc.org/en/en/content/about/choosing-wisely-canada.aspx?hkey=30e15a75-cb1f-4db0-a637-b2d77ca1458a> [↩︎](#fnref13)
14. *Partnerships.* The Confidence Project. Retrieved November 7, 2022, from <http://archive.today/2022.11.07-092849/https://confidenceproject.ca/partnerships/> [↩︎](#fnref14)
15. *Affiliates, Associated Societies and Observer Organizations.* Canadian Medical Association. Retrieved September 15, 2024, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20240915004151/https://www.cma.ca/about-us/who-we-are/collaborators/affiliates-associated-societies-and-observer-organizations> [↩︎](#fnref15)
16. Canty, A., Azad, N., Vukin, I., Manji, F., Lent, B., Herbert, C. P., Bierman, A., Cohen, M., Ptashny, R., Ross, S., Furesz, E. B., Kucherepa, N., Weiss, J., Tsikata, S., Kelen, S., Parker, K., & Rummery, D. (2009). AGM, Leadership & Advocacy Workshops 09\. *Federation of Medical Women of Canada, 22*(3). <https://web.archive.org/web/20220306100401/https://fmwc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/FMWC%5FFall%5F2009%5Fissue.pdf> [↩︎](#fnref16)

## Further reading

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