4. There is a sense of urgency about learning obstetric skills in the Navy. Family practice
residents must be prepared to go, quite literally, to the ends of the earth and provide prenatal …

1. Only a portion of graduates will integrate maternity care in their practices. Although
differentiation of services should occur after graduation, many residents make this choice …

Focuses on the importance of family physicians in providing family-centered perinatal care
to the majority of patients. Common reasons for not including obstetrics in family physicians' …

I was covering labor and delivery for one of my colleagues. The hospital was unfamiliar; I
had never done a delivery there. The nursing staff didn't know me at all. The patient was a …

Few issues in family medicine have generated as much discussion in the past decade as
has the area of obstetrics. Despite the focus on obstetrics in family medicine and a national …

Family physicians traditionally have played an integral role in delivering babies as a
component of the comprehensive care they provide for women. The proportion of family …

To the Editor: With regard to the recent articles by Ratcliff et al and Nesbitt, 1, 2 please permit
a historical note regarding my participation on the Residency Review Committee (RRC) …

Family practice maternity care is second best. Well, that is my impression. Obstetric interns
have been known to elbow family practice residents on the way to a delivery. Some …

Every family physician achieves fulfillment in daily practice by emphasizing ongoing
personal re lationships. Since a belief in this type of fulfillment has been my philosophy …

As a family physician, being present for the birth of a child and helping the parents and baby
thrive is one of the most meaningful and powerful experiences of one's professional practice …