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Home Research Research Library Proportion of family physicians providing maternity care continues to decline Proportion of family physicians providing maternity care continues to decline 2012 Author(s) Tong, Sebastian T, Makaroff, Laura A, Xierali, Imam M, Parhat, P, Puffer, James C, Newton, Warren P, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Continuing Certification Questionnaire, and Maternity Care Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Family physicians traditionally have played an integral role in delivering babies as a component of the comprehensive care they provide for women. The proportion of family physicians who report providing any maternity care continues to decrease. This trend is particularly concerning because family physicians are the most widely distributed specialty and are essential to health care access in rural areas. ABFM Research Read all 2015 Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice Go to Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice 2021 Family Physicians Ability to Perform Cesarean Sections Can Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality Go to Family Physicians Ability to Perform Cesarean Sections Can Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality 2021 Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care? Go to Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care? 2019 Declining Endoscopic Care by Family Physicians in Both Rural and Urban Areas Go to Declining Endoscopic Care by Family Physicians in Both Rural and Urban Areas
Author(s) Tong, Sebastian T, Makaroff, Laura A, Xierali, Imam M, Parhat, P, Puffer, James C, Newton, Warren P, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Continuing Certification Questionnaire, and Maternity Care Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2015 Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice Go to Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice 2021 Family Physicians Ability to Perform Cesarean Sections Can Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality Go to Family Physicians Ability to Perform Cesarean Sections Can Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality 2021 Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care? Go to Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care? 2019 Declining Endoscopic Care by Family Physicians in Both Rural and Urban Areas Go to Declining Endoscopic Care by Family Physicians in Both Rural and Urban Areas
2015 Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice Go to Family Medicine Department Chairs’ Opinions Regarding Scope of Practice
2021 Family Physicians Ability to Perform Cesarean Sections Can Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality Go to Family Physicians Ability to Perform Cesarean Sections Can Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality
2021 Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care? Go to Is Artificial Intelligence the Key to Reclaiming Relationships in Primary Care?
2019 Declining Endoscopic Care by Family Physicians in Both Rural and Urban Areas Go to Declining Endoscopic Care by Family Physicians in Both Rural and Urban Areas
