Oh, Canada: The Controversy Over Neonatal Eye Ointment

Neonatal Eye Ointment and the Canadian Controversy     Local mommy groups are abuzz this week after Canadian news outlet, Global, reported that the mandatory application of prophylactic eye ointment to newborns was “ineffective, outdated and unethical.” What followed were two camps: happy hippies, and a lot of pissed off doctors. All of this suggesting…