The Essential Role of Family Physicians in Providing Cesarean Sections in Rural Communities

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: JABFM

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Sebastian T. Tong¹  Aimee R. Eden²  Zachary J. Morgan²  Andrew W. Bazemore²  Lars E. Peterson² 

[1] From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;American Board of Family Medicine;Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky

关键词: Cesarean Section;    Family Physicians;    Health Workforce;    Maternal Health Services;    Obstetrics;    Pregnancy;    Rural Health;   

DOI  :  10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200132

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: The American Board of Family Medicine

【 摘 要 】

Of family physicians who perform cesarean sections, more than half do so in rural communities and 38.6% provide cesarean sections in counties without any obstetrician/gynecologists. As policymakers in the United States struggle with a widening landscape of ‘obstetrical deserts,’ efforts to adequately train a family physician workforce prepared to provide cesarean sections could help maintain access to local obstetric services in rural communities and reduce perinatal morbidity and mortality.

【 授权许可】

CC BY