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Home Research Research Library Opportunities and Barriers for Family Physician Contribution to the Maternity Care Workforce Opportunities and Barriers for Family Physician Contribution to the Maternity Care Workforce 2019 Author(s) Barreto, Tyler W, Eden, Aimee R, Hansen, Elizabeth Rose, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Maternity Care Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The number of family physicians providing obstetric deliveries is decreasing, but high numbers of new graduates report they intend to include obstetric deliveries in their practices. The objective of this study was to understand barriers to providing obstetrical care faced by recent family medicine residency graduates who intended to provide obstetrical care at graduation. METHODS: Email surveys were sent to graduating family medicine residents who indicated intention to include obstetrics in their practice on the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Certification Examination Registration Survey (2014-2016). We used descriptive and bivariate statistics to analyze the data. RESULTS: Of our sample of 2,098 early career family physicians, 1,016 (48.4%) responded. Seven hundred (68.9%) currently include obstetrics in their practices. Those currently including obstetrics were more likely to practice in a small rural or isolated (15.4% vs 5.2% and 4.6% vs 1.7%, P<0.001) community and report credentialing was easy (85.2% and 26.5%, respectively, P<0.001). Physicians not currently including obstetrics in their practice reported “found a job without OB” and “lifestyle concerns” as the most significant barriers. Respondents living in the Middle Atlantic and West South Central regions were least likely to provide obstetric deliveries, with fewer than 50% doing so. CONCLUSIONS: Among recent graduates who intended to practice obstetrics, finding a job without obstetrics and lifestyle concerns were the most significant barriers to realizing the scope of practice they intended. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2021 Mobility and social deprivation on primary care utilisation among paediatric patients with asthma Go to Mobility and social deprivation on primary care utilisation among paediatric patients with asthma 2018 Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care Go to Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care 2020 Practice Predictors of Buprenorphine Prescribing by Family Physicians Go to Practice Predictors of Buprenorphine Prescribing by Family Physicians 2014 Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010 Go to Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010
Author(s) Barreto, Tyler W, Eden, Aimee R, Hansen, Elizabeth Rose, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Maternity Care Volume Family Medicine Source Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2021 Mobility and social deprivation on primary care utilisation among paediatric patients with asthma Go to Mobility and social deprivation on primary care utilisation among paediatric patients with asthma 2018 Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care Go to Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care 2020 Practice Predictors of Buprenorphine Prescribing by Family Physicians Go to Practice Predictors of Buprenorphine Prescribing by Family Physicians 2014 Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010 Go to Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010
2021 Mobility and social deprivation on primary care utilisation among paediatric patients with asthma Go to Mobility and social deprivation on primary care utilisation among paediatric patients with asthma
2018 Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care Go to Challenges Faced by Family Physicians Providing Advanced Maternity Care
2020 Practice Predictors of Buprenorphine Prescribing by Family Physicians Go to Practice Predictors of Buprenorphine Prescribing by Family Physicians
2014 Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010 Go to Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010