“…5,6 Family physicians practicing obstetrics have lower cesarean section rates than OB/GYNs because they perform more vaginal births after cesarean sections, which translates into shorter hospital stays, fewer complications and less expensive care. 7 According to Rayburn, 50% of the counties in the United States have no obstetrics provider leaving some 10,000,000 reproductive-aged women without maternity care, primarily in rural, underserved America. 3 Family medicine physicians trained in obstetric and neonatal care is the answer to reducing maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality in rural, underserved areas of this country.…”