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 2025 Developing Content Domain Weights for the 2025 Family Medicine Certification Scale Go to Developing Content Domain Weights for the 2025 Family Medicine Certification Scale 2019 Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs Go to Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs 2019 Improving treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy: first define the workforce Go to Improving treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy: first define the workforce 2005 From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination Go to From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination
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 2025 Developing Content Domain Weights for the 2025 Family Medicine Certification Scale Go to Developing Content Domain Weights for the 2025 Family Medicine Certification Scale 2019 Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs Go to Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs 2019 Improving treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy: first define the workforce Go to Improving treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy: first define the workforce 2005 From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination Go to From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination
2025 Developing Content Domain Weights for the 2025 Family Medicine Certification Scale Go to Developing Content Domain Weights for the 2025 Family Medicine Certification Scale
2019 Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs Go to Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs
2019 Improving treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy: first define the workforce Go to Improving treatment of opioid use disorder in pregnancy: first define the workforce
2005 From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination Go to From specialty-based to practice-based: a new blueprint for the American Board of Family Medicine cognitive examination
