Am Fam Physician. 2002 Dec 15;66(12):2192.
A substantial decline in prenatal care by family physicians has occurred over the past 20 years in all geographic regions of the country. Even so, during the past two decades, family physicians and general practitioners (FP/GPs) have provided more than 2 million prenatal visits per year. As the field re-explores future scope, it should consider the erosion of the provision of prenatal care, its effect on the U.S. population and the specialty, and possibilities for revitalization of prenatal care in residency curricula and practice.
在过去20年里，美国所有地理区域的家庭医生提供的产前护理服务都大幅减少。即便如此，在过去二十年中，家庭医生和全科医生每年仍提供超过200万次产前检查。随着该领域重新审视未来的发展范围，应考虑产前护理服务的减少情况、其对美国人口和该专业的影响，以及在住院医师培训课程和实践中振兴产前护理的可能性。
