Background: The purpose of this study was to describe how many rural family physicians
(FPs) and other types of providers currently provide maternity care services, and the …

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

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

Prenatal ultrasound is a powerful diagnostic tool, but there has been little research on how
to teach ultrasound to family physicians. The available evidence supports teaching through …

BACKGROUND The percentage of family physicians delivering babies decreased from 46%
in 1978 to 32% in 1992. Some family practice leaders predicted that, by the turn of the …

Purpose Family physicians are trained broadly to provide the majority of health care across
multiple settings; however, their scope of practice has narrowed. Department chairs' role …

Purpose To describe the current practice setting, scope of practice, and adequacy of
residency training of a large cohort of family practice (FP) residency graduates. Method In …

We describe how collaboration with outpatient community health centers and other
disciplines resulted in the creation of a novel interdisciplinary inpatient maternal child health …

Background. Fewer family physicians now practice ma ternity care than a decade ago, a
trend that is worsening access to obstetrical care in some rural areas. This study explores …

Abstract PROBLEM BEING ADDRESSED: Because some family physicians choose to stop
providing maternity care, many women and their physicians have to seek this care from …