Background: The purpose of this study was to describe how many rural family physicians
(FPs) and other types of providers currently provide maternity care services, and the …

Background Reduced access to maternity care in rural areas of the United States presents a
significant burden to pregnant persons and infants. The objective of this study was to …

Family physicians provide access to maternity care for a disproportionate share of rural and
urban underserved communities. This paper aims to determine trends in maternity care …

Maternity care in the United States is in jeopardy. There is a need for physicians trained in
obstetrics, including preconception, prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care. Almost 50% of …

For the 30 years family practice has formally been accepted as a primary specialty, it has
had a defined scope of practice that includes all conditions and both sexes. Pregnancy is …

Family physicians provided nearly 20 percent of labor and delivery care in Maine in the year
2000. A substantial proportion of this care was provided to women insured by Medicaid and …

BACKGROUND. Provision of obstetric care in the United States requires the capacity to
perform cesarean sections. It is unknown who actually performs these procedures in rural …

Introduction: As an increasing number of rural hospitals close their maternity care units,
many of the approximately 28 million reproductive-age women living in rural America do not …

Background. Fewer family physicians now practice ma ternity care than a decade ago, a
trend that is worsening access to obstetrical care in some rural areas. This study explores …

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 …