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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 2018 Rural Family Physicians in Patient Centered Medical Homes Have a Broader Scope of Practice Go to Rural Family Physicians in Patient Centered Medical Homes Have a Broader Scope of Practice 2022 Barriers to care for perinatal patients with opioid use disorder: family physician perspectives Go to Barriers to care for perinatal patients with opioid use disorder: family physician perspectives 2022 The Path to Coordinated Federal Leadership to Strengthen Primary Health Care Go to The Path to Coordinated Federal Leadership to Strengthen Primary Health Care 2020 Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining Go to Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining
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 2018 Rural Family Physicians in Patient Centered Medical Homes Have a Broader Scope of Practice Go to Rural Family Physicians in Patient Centered Medical Homes Have a Broader Scope of Practice 2022 Barriers to care for perinatal patients with opioid use disorder: family physician perspectives Go to Barriers to care for perinatal patients with opioid use disorder: family physician perspectives 2022 The Path to Coordinated Federal Leadership to Strengthen Primary Health Care Go to The Path to Coordinated Federal Leadership to Strengthen Primary Health Care 2020 Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining Go to Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining
2018 Rural Family Physicians in Patient Centered Medical Homes Have a Broader Scope of Practice Go to Rural Family Physicians in Patient Centered Medical Homes Have a Broader Scope of Practice
2022 Barriers to care for perinatal patients with opioid use disorder: family physician perspectives Go to Barriers to care for perinatal patients with opioid use disorder: family physician perspectives
2022 The Path to Coordinated Federal Leadership to Strengthen Primary Health Care Go to The Path to Coordinated Federal Leadership to Strengthen Primary Health Care
2020 Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining Go to Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining
