Objective To provide an overview of current information on issues in maternity care relevant
to rural populations. Evidence Medline was searched for articles published in English from …

For the 30 years family practice has formally been accepted as a primary specialty, it has
had a defined scope of practice that includes all conditions and both sexes. Pregnancy is …

BACKGROUND: Residency programs have been integral to the development, expansion
and progression of family medicine as a discipline. Three reports formed the foundation for …

Those organizing maternity care in the United States face major challenges, including the
impending shortage of obstetricians and consequent limitations in access to quality perinatal …

Introduction Maldistribution of maternity care (MC) providers in the US limits access to full
spectrum MC services. Obstetricians are concentrated in urban areas with many rural areas …

Methods We conducted two distinct cross-sectional surveys of WAMI family medicine
residency graduates. Two cohorts of family medicine graduates, comprising 297 family …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Maternity care is an essential component of family
medicine, yet the number of residency graduates providing this care continues to decline …

Abstract Background and Objectives: Maternity care training is a standard requirement for all
family medicine residents, and family physicians play a critical role in the US maternity care …

Purpose A national survey of family practice (FP) chief residents to identify the type of
procedural skills they have completed, assess their perceptions of competence to perform …

Background and Objectives: Family medicine obstetrics and maternal-child health
fellowships offer family physicians additional training in pregnancy care. Our objectives were …