The role of the family physician in the care of obstetrics and gynecology patients.
Primary care is a major interest of all medical specialties today. That level of medical care stresses management of problems common in the population served. Studies of problems presented to general practitioners/family physicians indicate that a high proportion of the most common problems are obstetric/gynecologic. Departments of family medicine and of obstetrics and gynecology can base their mutual training efforts on care of these problems. The complementary relationship thus developed between residents in the two fields could lead to appropriate regionalization of services and optimum use of current knowledge and technology. Quality of care for the obstetric/gynecologic patient is a shared goal and can be achieved through col-laborative efforts of physicians in these two specialties.
D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States