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Obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) hospitalists are physicians who assume care of laboring women on a shift basis and manage obstetric triage and in-hospital obstetric emergencies. The driving need for this new role (sometimes referred to as laborists) centers on the overlapping goals of patient safety, improved efficiency, and decreased clinician fatigue. OB/GYN hospitalists can be present immediately to manage labor and can work jointly with private obstetricians while spearheading new policies concerning labor and delivery, becoming experts at certain procedures, and supervising residents. Currently, 177 OB/GYN hospitalist programs exist in the U.S., and a new national association, the Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists, has been established…