Proportion of Family Physicians Providing Maternity Care Continues to Decline

被引：84

作者：

Tong, Sebastian T. C. ^{[1
]}

Makaroff, Laura A. ^{[2
]}

Xierali, Imam M. ^{[2
]}

Parhat, Parwen ^{[3
]}

Puffer, James C. ^{[4
]}

Newton, Warren P. ^{[5
]}

Bazemore, Andrew W. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Boston Univ, Sch Med, Brookline, MA USA

[2] Robert Graham Ctr, Washington, DC USA

[3] George Mason Univ, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA

[4] Amer Board Family Med, Lexington, KY USA

[5] Univ N Carolina, Sch Med, Chapel Hill, NC USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE | 2012年 / 25卷 / 03期

关键词：

PREGNANCY CARE;

D O I：

10.3122/jabfm.2012.03.110256

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

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. (J Am Board Fam Med 2012;25:270-271.)

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