Objective: This study sought to understand the beliefs and perspectives of women in northern Ontario and their obstetrical providers with respect to water birthing as access to this service is limited in this region Methods: All midwives, family physicians (FPs), and obstetricians providing labour and delivery services in northern Ontario were surveyed, as were a sample of labour and delivery nurses in the region and convenience samples of regional women.

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Objective To examine how rural physician team effectiveness predicts outcomes of team performance, team commitment, and intentions to stay.Design Surveys measuring team climate, team efficacy, and team performance were sent to rural physician team members. Surveys measuring team performance were sent to external observers in supervisory positions.Setting Northern Ontario communities.Participants Rural physicians and external observers, the latter including hospital chief executive officers, family health team executive directors, and clinic managers.This article has been peer reviewed. Cet article a fait l'objet d'une révision par des pairs.

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