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Home Research Research Library The impending crisis in the decline of family physicians providing maternity care The impending crisis in the decline of family physicians providing maternity care 2012 Author(s) Blanchette, H Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Maternity Care, and Policy Brief Commentaries Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine In their article, “Proportion of Family Physicians Providing Maternity Care Continues to Decline,” Tong et al1 outlined that the proportion of US family physicians who report providing maternity care declined from 23.3% in 2000 to 9.7% in 2010. This decline has major health care implications because there is growing evidence that the adequacy of prenatal care for women in rural and medically underserved areas is deteriorating.2 The Association of American Medical Colleges estimated that the nation would have a shortage of approximately 21,000 primary care physicians in 2015. Without action, experts project a continued primary care shortage because of the needs of an aging population and the decline in the number of medical students choosing primary care.3 In addition, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, projects a shortage of obstetricians/gynecologists at 25% by 2030 and 35% by 2050.4 These projected shortages will disproportionately affect maternity patients in rural, semirural, and medically disenfranchised areas of major US cities. The Affordable Care Act, which will be enacted in 2014, acknowledges primary care as the backbone of preventive health care and that the provision of a strong primary care workforce is essential to the health of the US population, particularly with its emphasis on the necessity of the medical home. Read More ABFM Research Read all 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) 1964 General Practice: A Eulogy Go to General Practice: A Eulogy 2020 General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians Go to General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians 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?
Author(s) Blanchette, H Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Maternity Care, and Policy Brief Commentaries Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 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) 1964 General Practice: A Eulogy Go to General Practice: A Eulogy 2020 General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians Go to General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians 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 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)
2020 General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians Go to General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians
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?