Obstetrics

Continuity from the first prenatal visit

We prioritize residents' ability to care for patients from the first prenatal visit through delivery. These continuity deliveries let residents follow a family through the whole pregnancy and postpartum experience, as well as newborn care.

Specialized surgical OB-trained faculty

Three of our core family medicine faculty have fellowship training in surgical obstetrics, and our core faculty also includes an OB/GYN. Because of this, residents see both routine and higher-complexity obstetric patients in their own continuity clinic.

In deliveries, residents work with core family medicine faculty, community OB/GYN physicians, and midwives, and they have opportunities to scrub into cesarean sections.

Reproductive health (RHEDI)

Valley Family Medicine is a RHEDI (Reproductive Health Education in Family Medicine) program. Our residents receive training in reproductive justice, contraception, miscarriage management, and medical abortion.

Education

• Morning teaching sessions on obstetrics and newborn care
• Dedicated lactation didactics and time spent with lactation consultants
• Labor RN shadowing experience
• Obstetric ultrasound training in both first-trimester and third-trimester ultrasound
• Hands-on teaching with models to practice obstetric skills and procedures
• Multiple workshops throughout residency on obstetric emergencies, including ALSO (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics) training with a variety of models, including full-body simulation mannequins