Pediatric Experience in a Family Health Clinic

We conclude that this type of study of pediatric collaboration with several professions in an obstetric-pediatric clinic warrants further trial. We do not propose that the multi-professional obstetric-pediatric approach as practiced in this clinic be substituted for traditional practice of obstetrics and pediatrics, although we are convinced that some of its values could profitably be incorporated into them. We believe that where teaching, determination of standards, and research are involved, this pattern offers high quality service for patients, and in-service and pre-service educational opportunities. The described clinic pattern is conducive to joint pediatric and psychiatric exploration of family and personality growth and development, and to early identification and furtherance of parental strengths-factors which make this clinic pattern helpful in the teaching and practice of child health supervision.