TY - JOUR T1 - Exploring family physicians’ reasons to continue or discontinue providing intrapartum care JF - Canadian Family Physician JO - Can Fam Physician SP - e387 LP - e393 VL - 63 IS - 8 AU - Marion Dove AU - Maman Joyce Dogba AU - Charo Rodríguez Y1 - 2017/08/01 UR - http://www.cfp.ca/content/63/8/e387.abstract N2 - Objective To examine the reasons why family physicians continue or discontinue providing intrapartum care in their clinical practice.Design Qualitative descriptive study.Setting Two hospitals located in a multicultural area of Montreal, Que, in November 2011 to June 2012.Participants Sixteen family physicians who were current or former providers of obstetric care.Methods Data were collected using semistructured qualitative interviews. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the interview transcripts.Main findings Three overarching themes that help create understanding of why family doctors continue to provide obstetric care were identified: their attraction, often initiated by role models early in their careers, to practising complete continuity of care and accompanying patients in a special moment in their lives; the personal, family, and organizational pressures experienced while pursuing a family medicine career that includes obstetrics; and their ongoing reflection about continuing to practise obstetrics.Conclusion The practice of obstetrics was very attractive to family physician participants whether they provided intrapartum care or decided to stop. More professional support and incentives might help keep family doctors practising obstetrics. ER -