CMAJ is to be congratulated for publishing Michael Klein and colleagues' article. 1 For many
family physicians, like myself, who are committed to practising obstetrics (low-risk, dare I …

CMAJ is to be congratulated for pub-lishing Michael Klein and colleagues' article. 1 For
many family physicians, like myself, who are committed to practising obstetrics (low-risk …

CMAJ is to be congratulated for pub-lishing Michael Klein and colleagues' article. 1 For
many family physicians, like myself, who are committed to practising obstetrics (low-risk …

1. Klein MC, Spence A, Kaczorowski K, Kelly A, Grzybowski S. Does delivery volume of
family physicians predict maternal and newborn outcomes? CMAJ 2002; 166 (10): 1257-63 …

“Practice makes perfect” e an old adage in support of the current emphasis on how volumes
appear to impact healthcare outcomes. Variations in healthcare volume were first noted by …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between an obstetrician's delivery volume and a
patient's risk for cesarean delivery. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study examined …

Objective Although the surgical literature suggests that higher provider and institutional
volumes are associated with better outcomes, we know little about whether these …

Objective To study the association between volume of hospital births per annum and birth
outcome for low risk women. Design Population‐based study using the National Perinatal …

Sir, Our paper published in the January 2006 issue of BJOG outlined the relative safety of
small-volume maternity units for women without identified risk markers during pregnancy, 1 …

Our article showing that maternal and newborn outcomes at delivery were similar for
physicians with high and low obstetric volume1 generated speculation among our …