Characteristics of Physicians Providing Maternity Care by State and Overall
| State | Hospitals Responding (n) | Family Physicians with Any Hospital Privileges (mean n) (P = .20) | Family Physicians Who Provide Maternity Care (mean n) (P = .001) | Obstetricians (mean n) (P < .001) | Midwives (mean n) (P = .14) | Family Physicians Who Perform Cesarean Deliveries (mean n) (P = .015) | Physicians Who Provide Maternity Care Who Are Family Physicians (%) (P < .001) | Family Physicians Providing Maternity Care Who Perform Cesarean Deliveries (%) (P < .001) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 12 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 46 | 56 |
| Georgia | 9 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 21 | 100 |
| Indiana | 10 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 73 | 51 |
| Iowa | 18 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 78 | 49 |
| Kansas | 22 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 88 | 68 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 29 | 75 |
| Maine | 5 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 71 | 18 |
| Minnesota | 22 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 87 | 45 |
| Mississippi | 5 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 40 | 100 |
| Montana | 9 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 75 | 83 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 38 | 79 |
| Oregon | 15 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 52 | 66 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 83 | 80 |
| Texas | 41 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 60 | 91 |
| Total | 196 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 63 | 66 |