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Doctors urge funding, clearer rules to expand maternal care training and reduce county-level care deserts
Summary
A family physician who runs an OB fellowship for family medicine told the committee that Idaho has many counties with no obstetricians, urged support for fellowships and hospital teaching reimbursements, and recommended clarifying legal protections so clinicians feel safe providing maternal care.
A family physician and fellowship director urged the Joint Legislative Sessions to support training programs and clearer guidance for clinicians to expand access to maternal care across Idaho.
Dr. Jennifer Cook, who directs an OB fellowship associated with a family medicine residency, told the committee the state has 28 counties with no medically trained obstetricians and that many counties qualify as maternal-care deserts. She described the long development path for a fellowship: it can take several years to build residency ties, secure…
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