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 34(1):6-9 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 2021 The Essential Role of Family Physicians in Providing Cesarean Sections in Rural Communities Go to The Essential Role of Family Physicians in Providing Cesarean Sections in Rural Communities 2026 Behavioral Health in Independently Owned Family Medicine Practices Go to Behavioral Health in Independently Owned Family Medicine Practices 2014 Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways Go to Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways 2026 Early Career Family Physicians Continue to Provide Maternity Care and Deliver Babies Go to Early Career Family Physicians Continue to Provide Maternity Care and Deliver Babies
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 34(1):6-9 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2021 The Essential Role of Family Physicians in Providing Cesarean Sections in Rural Communities Go to The Essential Role of Family Physicians in Providing Cesarean Sections in Rural Communities 2026 Behavioral Health in Independently Owned Family Medicine Practices Go to Behavioral Health in Independently Owned Family Medicine Practices 2014 Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways Go to Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways 2026 Early Career Family Physicians Continue to Provide Maternity Care and Deliver Babies Go to Early Career Family Physicians Continue to Provide Maternity Care and Deliver Babies
2021 The Essential Role of Family Physicians in Providing Cesarean Sections in Rural Communities Go to The Essential Role of Family Physicians in Providing Cesarean Sections in Rural Communities
2026 Behavioral Health in Independently Owned Family Medicine Practices Go to Behavioral Health in Independently Owned Family Medicine Practices
2014 Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways Go to Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways
2026 Early Career Family Physicians Continue to Provide Maternity Care and Deliver Babies Go to Early Career Family Physicians Continue to Provide Maternity Care and Deliver Babies
