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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 2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification 2013 Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? Go to Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? 2018 Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries Go to Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries 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
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 2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification 2013 Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? Go to Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? 2018 Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries Go to Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries 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
2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification
2013 Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? Go to Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice?
2018 Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries Go to Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries
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