Characteristics of Family Physician Provision of Maternity Care Services by Hospital Size
| Hospital Size | P Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 25 Beds (n = 112) | 26 to 50 Beds (n = 26) | 51 to 100 Beds (n = 30) | ≥101 Beds (n = 28) | ||
| FPs with hospital privileges | 5.9 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 9.8 | .001 |
| FPs who perform vaginal deliveries | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | <.001 |
| FPs who perform cesarean deliveries | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .025 |
| Obstetricians who deliver babies | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | <.001 |
| Midwives who deliver babies | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | .004 |
| Hospitals with any FP providing maternity care services (%) | 94 | 84 | 60 | 36 | <.001 |
| Hospitals with any FP performing cesarean deliveries | 78 | 64 | 43 | 32 | <.001 |
| FPs providing maternity care who perform cesarean deliveries (%) | 63 | 71 | 70 | 80 | .468 |
| FPs who provide maternity care services, among all physicians (%) | 81 | 65 | 34 | 15 | <.001 |
| Deliveries per year | 139 | 278 | 412 | 643 | <.001 |
| Cesarean deliveries (%) | 27 | 25 | 29 | 30 | .18 |
Data are mean numbers unless otherwise indicated.
FP, family physician.