title: The changing birth suite experience for Australian medical students.
abstract: Competition with midwifery students, combined with increasing numbers of medical students, has led to declining standards of clinical experience in the birth suite for our senior medical students. In the Australian setting, increased and improved communication and collaboration between the two disciplines is urgently needed to rectify the situation.
authors.affiliation: Queensland Health, Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.affiliation: James Cook University, College of Medicine and Dentistry, Cairns Clinical School, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. cwood30@une.edu.au.
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.affiliation: James Cook University, College of Medicine and Dentistry, Cairns Clinical School, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Maryke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buttrose
authors.affiliation: Queensland Health, Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Abenthum
authors.affiliation: James Cook University, College of Medicine and Dentistry, Cairns Clinical School, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Hon C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: James Cook University, College of Medicine and Dentistry, Cairns Clinical School, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Costa
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003479:Curriculum; D003696:Delivery Rooms; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000193:education*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: birth; gynecology; medical students; obstetrics