The future of intrapartum care: navigating the perfect storm--an obstetrician's odyssey.

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Fellow officers, members, and guests, it is a humbling privilege to address you as the 71st president of this venerable society. Although I wear size-12 shoes, I am following in the very large footprints of the eminent presidents who have preceded me. 2009 will be a significant year in my life. It will mark my 40th year as a physician and my eligibility for Medicare and Social Security. By year's end, I will retire from the full-time practice of obstetrics and will deliver the last of thousands of babies.