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Home Research Research Library Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010 Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010 2014 Author(s) Rayburn, William F, Manning, B K, Petterson, Stephen M, Dickinson, L M, and Phillips, Robert L Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Maternity Care Volume Birth Source Birth Objective: This observational study examined the proportion of family physicians continuing to perform deliveries from 2003-2010. Methods: Data were collected annually from the same census questionnaire completed by family physicians who passed their recertification examination. Aggregated responses began in 2003 when data first became available electronically and ended in 2009 before recertification changes. Using cross-sectional design and logistic regression analysis, we examined associations between physician demographic or geographic factors and performance of deliveries. Results: The sample consisted of 49,267 family physicians between 2003 and 2009, including 7,456 in 2009. The proportion performing any deliveries declined by 40.6 percent, from 17.0 percent in 2003 to 10.1 percent in 2009. Most recently, 5.5 percent of all family physicians delivered 1-25 babies per year, whereas 2.8 percent delivered 26-50, and 1.9 percent delivered ≥ 51. Those who performed deliveries were most likely to be junior members of a partnership or group practice, and provided prenatal and newborn care. Deliveries were more common in nonmetropolitan areas, where other obstetric practitioners were unavailable. Conclusions: The proportion of family physicians performing deliveries continues to decline with most delivering 25 or fewer babies per year. This change will require more effort by obstetrician-gynecologists and midwives in being primary birth attendants. ABFM Research Read all 2015 More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations Go to More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations 2017 Factors Associated With Interest in Pursuing a Fourth Year of Family Medicine Residency Training Go to Factors Associated With Interest in Pursuing a Fourth Year of Family Medicine Residency Training 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 2019 Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants Go to Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants
Author(s) Rayburn, William F, Manning, B K, Petterson, Stephen M, Dickinson, L M, and Phillips, Robert L Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Maternity Care Volume Birth Source Birth
ABFM Research Read all 2015 More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations Go to More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations 2017 Factors Associated With Interest in Pursuing a Fourth Year of Family Medicine Residency Training Go to Factors Associated With Interest in Pursuing a Fourth Year of Family Medicine Residency Training 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 2019 Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants Go to Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants
2015 More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations Go to More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations
2017 Factors Associated With Interest in Pursuing a Fourth Year of Family Medicine Residency Training Go to Factors Associated With Interest in Pursuing a Fourth Year of Family Medicine Residency Training
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
2019 Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants Go to Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants
