Characteristics of Family Physician Provision of Maternity Care Services by Rurality
| Rural-Urban Commuting Area Grouping | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural (n = 32) | Small Town (n = 93) | Micropolitan (n = 70) | ||
| FPs with hospital privileges | 4.7 | 6.9 | 8.1 | .003 |
| FPs who perform vaginal deliveries | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | .001 |
| FPs who perform cesarean deliveries | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | .10 |
| Obstetricians who deliver babies | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.8 | <.001 |
| Midwives who deliver babies | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .002 |
| Hospitals with any FP providing maternity care services (%) | 94 | 89 | 61 | <.001 |
| Hospitals with any FP performing cesarean deliveries | 75 | 76 | 46 | <.001 |
| FPs providing maternity care who perform cesarean deliveries (%) | 70 | 63 | 67 | .70 |
| FPs who provide maternity care services, among all physicians (%) | 84 | 76 | 37 | <.001 |
| Deliveries per year | 116 | 177 | 464 | <.001 |
| Cesarean deliveries (%) | 25 | 26 | 29 | .051 |
Data are mean numbers unless otherwise indicated.
FP, family physician.