Collaborative Practice and Teaching in Perinatal Care: Certified Nurse-Midwives as Educators of Medical Residents.

Introduction: The goal of this study was to update understanding of the current roles and responsibilities of certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) in the education of resident physicians. Three subaims were to (1) examine the involvement of CNMs in the education of residents in obstetrics and gynecology and family medicine, (2) examine the typology of CNMs' collaboration with residents, and (3) describe CNMs' opinions regarding their educational roles and responsibilities.

Methods: This descriptive study used an electronic survey sent to CNMs involved in the education of medical residents.

Certified Nurse Midwives as Teachers of Family Medicine Residents.

Background And Objectives: The high quality of obstetric care provided by certified nurse midwives (CNMs) has led some to hypothesize that collaboration with CNMs may encourage more family medicine (FM) residents to subsequently practice maternity care. Our goal was to understand the current state of CNM involvement in FM resident education.

Methods: We conducted two surveys: one to a random sample of 180 FM program directors, and one to 147 CNMs involved in medical education.

Clinical Updates in Women's Health Care Summary: Acute Cough: Primary and Preventive Care Review.

Acute cough is a common presenting symptom in the ambulatory care setting in the United States. It imposes a significant symptom burden on patients and financial burden on the health care system. In most cases, acute cough is caused by a benign viral infection that will resolve without intervention.

Free pregnancy testing increases maternity care volume in family medicine residencies.

Background And Objectives: Increased prenatal volume in family medicine residencies is associated with a higher proportion of graduates including maternity care in their post-residency practices. However, family medicine residencies struggle just to meet the Residency Review Committee's minimum requirements for maternity care volume. Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of free pregnancy testing on increasing maternity care volume in our residency.

Immediate placement of intrauterine devices after first and second trimester pregnancy termination.

Background: We reviewed our experience with intrauterine device (IUD) placement after surgical abortion up to 20 weeks' gestation.

Study Design: Women presenting for elective abortion between January 2004 and March 2009 who requested an IUD were included in this retrospective review.

Results: Of 308 women requesting postabortion IUD placement, 221 (72%) planned insertion at the time of abortion (immediate group) and 87 (28%) planned insertion at their postoperative visit (interval group).