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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 1990 Residency training for rural primary care Go to Residency training for rural primary care 2018 Frequency and Criticality of Diagnoses in Family Medicine Practices: From the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) Go to Frequency and Criticality of Diagnoses in Family Medicine Practices: From the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) 2021 Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic Go to Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic 2023 Healthcare Workforce Implications of Physician Student Loan Repayment Funding Go to Healthcare Workforce Implications of Physician Student Loan Repayment Funding
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 1990 Residency training for rural primary care Go to Residency training for rural primary care 2018 Frequency and Criticality of Diagnoses in Family Medicine Practices: From the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) Go to Frequency and Criticality of Diagnoses in Family Medicine Practices: From the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) 2021 Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic Go to Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic 2023 Healthcare Workforce Implications of Physician Student Loan Repayment Funding Go to Healthcare Workforce Implications of Physician Student Loan Repayment Funding
2018 Frequency and Criticality of Diagnoses in Family Medicine Practices: From the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) Go to Frequency and Criticality of Diagnoses in Family Medicine Practices: From the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS)
2021 Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic Go to Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic
2023 Healthcare Workforce Implications of Physician Student Loan Repayment Funding Go to Healthcare Workforce Implications of Physician Student Loan Repayment Funding
