Midwives and obstetrician-gynecologists collaborating for Native American women's health.

Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) and Obstetrician-Gynecologists (OBGs) have a long history of successful collaborative practice serving Native American women from the 1960s. CNMs provide holistic, patient-centered care focusing on normal pregnancy and childbirth. OBGs support CNMs with consultation services focusing on complications during pregnancy and specialty gynecology care.

Emergency contraception availability in New Mexico: impact of direct pharmacy access.

Objectives: To assess the impact of direct pharmacy access to emergency contraception (EC) and availability of EC in Albuquerque and rural New Mexico and to compare availability of EC in Albuquerque with that estimated in a 2002 study.

Design: Investigational study.

Setting: Albuquerque and rural New Mexico, between March and September 2005.

Can mifepristone medication abortion be successfully integrated into medical practices that do not offer surgical abortion?

Background: The introduction of medication abortion with mifepristone has expanded women's abortion options. Medication abortion may be easier than aspiration abortion to incorporate into medical practices. The purpose of this study was to determine the proportion of women who select medication abortion in a clinic setting where surgical abortion is not available.

Barriers to intrauterine device insertion in postpartum women.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of postpartum women at the University of New Mexico who choose an IUD for contraception, the number who actually obtain one and the barriers to postpartum IUD insertion.

Method: We conducted a retrospective chart review of 1627 postpartum women who delivered at the University of New Mexico. Those women who indicated at hospital discharge that they desired an IUD comprised the study group of 193 women.