title: Proportion of family physicians providing maternity care continues to decline.
abstract: 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 physicians who report providing any maternity care continues to decrease. This trend is particularly concerning because family physicians are the most widely distributed specialty and are essential to health care access in rural areas.
authors.affiliation: Boston University School of Medicine, Brookline, MA, USA. sebastian.tc.tong@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sebastian T C
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Makaroff
authors.forename: Imam M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Xierali
authors.forename: Parwen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parhat
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Puffer
authors.forename: Warren P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: Andrew W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Bazemore
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012423:Rural Health; D014481:United States