Retraining family physicians to deliver our babies.

Inadequate access to maternity care services is increasingly a problem in Canada owing to health human resource shortages among obstetricians, family doctors, midwives, and nurses who participate in maternity care teams.1 The issue is particularly troublesome for pregnant women residing in rural and remote areas who often have to travel to receive integrated and safe maternity care.2 Considering that family physicians play an important role in providing integrated, comprehensive care to women throughout many periods of their lives, the provision of maternity care services by family doctors is a critical force of influence that can address the issue of adequate access to maternity care.