Innovation in Obstetric Care

FMIG and ACOG hosted a panel discussion on November 10 about the role that family practitioners, OB-Gyn physicians, and certified nurse midwives play in the reproductive health care of women. Dr. Michelle O'Brien from family medicine, Dr. Michelle Sia from OB-GYN, and Susanne Kisten, a midwife, discussed the different approaches each of their respective fields brings to women's health and the impact the interaction of these approaches has. They focused on the model at the Boston Medical Center Labor and Delivery ward, which is one of the most innovative and collaborative models nationwide. Family doctors, OB-GYN doctors and midwives work together in making decisions and learn from each others expertise instead of dividing their patients.