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What is Obstetric Medicine?

Medical problems may exist prior to pregnancy or develop as a result of pregnancy. Obstetric medicine is a sub-speciality that aims to provide care to both these patient groups by bridging the gap between the expertise of general physicians and obstetricians. With rapid advances in other areas of medicine, such as surgery for congenital heart disease, transplantation and IVF, the popluation of women who require specialist ante-natal, peri-partum and post-natal care are expanding on a daily basis.

This website aims to provide guidance and resources for those interested in training in Obstetric Medicine, irrespective of their background and also to provide a forum for discussion to encourage the formal expansion of this exciting specialty

 

 

Training

There are two approaches to becoming a specialist in Obstetric Medicine; the following articles discuss some of the issues.

• Maternal Medicine Kenyon A, Nelson-Piercy C BMJ Career Focus 2002;324:S41a
• Obstetric medicine training: picking up where the licentiate in midwifery left off Nelson-Piercy C, Clinical Medicine, J R Coll Physicians March 2002; 2:119-121
• Obstetric medicine, its premise and promise Walters BNJ, ANZJOG 2004; 44: 295–297
• The Case for an Obstetric Physician Hadden DR, J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2006; 36:000-000 (available on-line)