Home Research Research Library Family Physicians Ability to Perform Cesarean Sections Can Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality Family Physicians Ability to Perform Cesarean Sections Can Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality 2021 Author(s) Cullen, John Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Continuing Certification Questionnaire, Maternity Care, Policy Brief Commentaries, Population Health, Rural, and Shortage Areas Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine In the United States maternal and infant mortality are increasing.1 It is now more dangerous for our daughters to have children than for their mothers. Multifactorial reasons exist, including the greater maternal mortality for women of color as well as the increased mortality for pregnant women and neonates in rural communities.2 The decrease in the number of Family Physicians providing maternity care and performing cesarean sections may explain some of these trends. ABFM Research Read all 2013 The role of family physicians in mental health care delivery in the United States: implications for health reform Go to The role of family physicians in mental health care delivery in the United States: implications for health reform 2020 Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining Go to Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining 2019 The Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care Go to The Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care 2025 The Impact of COVID-19 on Cervical Cancer Screening in Primary Care Go to The Impact of COVID-19 on Cervical Cancer Screening in Primary Care
Author(s) Cullen, John Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Continuing Certification Questionnaire, Maternity Care, Policy Brief Commentaries, Population Health, Rural, and Shortage Areas Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2013 The role of family physicians in mental health care delivery in the United States: implications for health reform Go to The role of family physicians in mental health care delivery in the United States: implications for health reform 2020 Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining Go to Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining 2019 The Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care Go to The Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care 2025 The Impact of COVID-19 on Cervical Cancer Screening in Primary Care Go to The Impact of COVID-19 on Cervical Cancer Screening in Primary Care
2013 The role of family physicians in mental health care delivery in the United States: implications for health reform Go to The role of family physicians in mental health care delivery in the United States: implications for health reform
2020 Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining Go to Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining
2019 The Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care Go to The Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care
2025 The Impact of COVID-19 on Cervical Cancer Screening in Primary Care Go to The Impact of COVID-19 on Cervical Cancer Screening in Primary Care
