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Research:
Michael C. Klein, Andrea Spence, Janusz Kaczorowski, Ann Kelly, and Stefan Grzybowski
Does delivery volume of family physicians predict maternal and newborn outcome?
CMAJ 2002; 166: 1257-1263 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
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[Read eLetter] Never Had A Doubt About It!
DAN DATTANI   (23 May 2002)

Never Had A Doubt About It! 23 May 2002
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DAN DATTANI,
Family Doc with Obstetrics
University of Saskatchewan

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acadia.medical{at}shaw.ca DAN DATTANI

Your editorial board is to be congratulated for publication of Dr Michael Klein's research paper "Does delivery volume of family physicians predict maternal and newborn outcome?" CMAJ 2002; 166: 1257-1263. For many Family Physicians like myself, who are committed to practicing Obstetrics (low-risk, dare I say); it was a breath of much needed fresh air. SOGC policy statement "24" never did make much sense in the absence of evidence when subjected to critical review by individual Family Physicians practicing low-risk, low-volume obstetrics. It is increasingly obvious that any policies or Clinical Practice Guidelines in general that impact a broad section of practicing physicians like Family Doctors, ought to be subjected to due diligence & mandatory endorsement or rejection by the body that truly represents us, the College of Family Physicians of Canada. I am not really surprised by the conclusions of the study and was indeed very pleased to read the bottom-line, the postscript.