Journal article
The Role of the Family Physician in Rural Maternity Care
Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, Vol.65(4), pp.801-807
09/22/2022
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000750
PMID: 36162087
Abstract
Of the 28 million rural women of reproductive age in the United States, ∼7 million of them live in areas of limited access to maternity care. While only 6.7% of Family Physicians currently provide maternity care, they are the only delivering physicians in 27% of rural hospitals. Of the 1.6% of Family Physicians performing cesarean deliveries as a primary surgeon, 57.3% do so in a rural county and 38.6% do so in a county without an obstetrician. Cultivation of the next generation of Family Physicians providing maternity care is essential to prevent further spread of existing maternity care deserts.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Role of the Family Physician in Rural Maternity Care
- Creators
- Jeffrey D Quinlan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, Vol.65(4), pp.801-807
- DOI
- 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000750
- PMID
- 36162087
- ISSN
- 0009-9201
- eISSN
- 1532-5520
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/22/2022
- Academic Unit
- Family and Community Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984302215702771
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