Preserve OB privileges
To the editor:
In my opinion, the American Academy of Family Physicians, as well as all state and local Academy chapters, must contrive to ensure family physicians retain obstetrical and nursery privileges in all hospitals.
I have had the honor of delivering nearly 4,000 babies and following up with well-baby and sick-baby care. Many of these deliveries were second-generation births. It was most gratifying to give continuity of care from pregnancy to adulthood. In my opinion, this is what family practice is all about. I urge all family physicians to fight for full obstetrical and pediatric privileges in their local hospitals.
MARVIN E. PRIDDY, M.D.
Ft. Wayne, Ind.
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