Home Research Research Library Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries 2018 Author(s) Barreto, Tyler W, Eden, Aimee R, Hansen, Elizabeth Rose, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) JABFM Policy Brief, Maternity Care, and National Graduate Survey Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Fewer family physicians are providing deliveries, which raises concern for access to obstetric care. We found that among recent family medicine graduates who would like to do deliveries, difficulty finding a position that supports including deliveries was a major barrier. ABFM Research Read all 2025 Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records Go to Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records 2013 Family physicians are essential for mental health care delivery Go to Family physicians are essential for mental health care delivery 2024 Retaining the perinatal care workforce: Lessons learned from experienced physicians who no longer attend deliveries Go to Retaining the perinatal care workforce: Lessons learned from experienced physicians who no longer attend deliveries 2019 Debt and the emerging physician workforce: the relationship between educational debt and family medicine residents’ practice and fellowship intentions Go to Debt and the emerging physician workforce: the relationship between educational debt and family medicine residents’ practice and fellowship intentions
Author(s) Barreto, Tyler W, Eden, Aimee R, Hansen, Elizabeth Rose, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) JABFM Policy Brief, Maternity Care, and National Graduate Survey Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2025 Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records Go to Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records 2013 Family physicians are essential for mental health care delivery Go to Family physicians are essential for mental health care delivery 2024 Retaining the perinatal care workforce: Lessons learned from experienced physicians who no longer attend deliveries Go to Retaining the perinatal care workforce: Lessons learned from experienced physicians who no longer attend deliveries 2019 Debt and the emerging physician workforce: the relationship between educational debt and family medicine residents’ practice and fellowship intentions Go to Debt and the emerging physician workforce: the relationship between educational debt and family medicine residents’ practice and fellowship intentions
2025 Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records Go to Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records
2013 Family physicians are essential for mental health care delivery Go to Family physicians are essential for mental health care delivery
2024 Retaining the perinatal care workforce: Lessons learned from experienced physicians who no longer attend deliveries Go to Retaining the perinatal care workforce: Lessons learned from experienced physicians who no longer attend deliveries
2019 Debt and the emerging physician workforce: the relationship between educational debt and family medicine residents’ practice and fellowship intentions Go to Debt and the emerging physician workforce: the relationship between educational debt and family medicine residents’ practice and fellowship intentions
