Attitude of obstetricians towards evidence-based practice.

Objective: This study was aimed to assess the awareness and views of clinicians with special emphasis on obstetric practice.Materials and methods: All practicing obstetricians/gynecologists in private/public sector were interviewed according to a predesignedproforma to assess their views regarding evidence-based practice.Results: Total 100 surveys were obtained. Majority of obstetricians were postgraduate trainees (60%) and attached with tertiary carehospitals. 32% of doctors had no awareness about evidence-based practice (EBM), while all others were either fully aware or partially.Only 25% in tertiary care facility and 20% in private sector considered evidence-based medicine to be strongly applicable to obstetricpractice and another 36% in public sector and 49% in private sector thought it somewhat applicable. However, 44% of doctors consideredit to be a time consuming practice, while according to 26% EBM ignores clinical experience.Conclusion: Surveys of health care providers in obstetrics report satisfaction with clinical practice guidelines, but there are concerns aboutthe practicality of guidelines due to different reasons as expressed by obstetricians in this survey.