The E. W. Sparrow Family Practice Residency Program has developed a unique system of training family practice residents in obstetrics. A continuous obstetrical training experience is provided on a non-rotational basis over the three-year residency training period. This experience has been arranged through the creation of the family practice obstetrical population, the use of family practice faculty as primary teachers, and the use of residents and faculty in obstetrics-glynecology as consultants. Extensive documentation and evaluation is used to allow residents to progress through varied levels of privileges in preparation for private practice.