This discussion addresses the involvement of maternal-fetal medicine specialists in labor care, suggesting benefits for all parties involved.
Maternal-fetal medicine specialists face strong financial incentives to absent themselves from labor floors and the management of laboring patients. Nevertheless, health care systems and medical education benefit from MFM involvement in every aspect of obstetrical care, and their presence on the labor floor will benefit patients, learners, and themselves.
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