title: Doing obstetrics and staying alive.
abstract: Many family physicians have a love-hate relationship with childbirth care and struggle to balance their personal and family needs with the need to provide high-quality personal care during labour and birth. Many false assumptions undermine family practice obstetrics. Strategies are presented to simplify obstetric care for women and families while promoting reasoned self-care for physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008297:Male; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010358:Patient Participation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology*; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000523:psychology; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012648:Self Care; D012649:Self Concept; D014941:Work Simplification; D016526:Workload