Re: Family Medicine and Obstetrics: Let's Stop Pretending

Abortion Stigma as a Barrier to Mifepristone Use among Obstetrician-Gynecologists in Alabama for Early Pregnancy Loss

“…This study recruited only OB-GYNs, although family medicine residency–trained physicians often provide medical miscarriage management, 23 especially in rural Alabama. Future research should incorporate their perspectives to guide targeted interventions for early pregnancy loss care in these areas.…”

Response: Re: Family Medicine and Obstetrics: Let's Stop Pretending

“…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.…”