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Table 18

Number of Babies Delivered in 2009 by Family Physicians (as of April 2011)


  Percent of Total Physicians
Reporting They Delivered
One or More Babies
Mean Number
of Babies
Delivered by Physicians Performing OB in Their Hospital Practice
Valid N
All Respondents 10.1% 40 655
       
Practice Location
Metropolitan Area 8.2% 40 476
Non-Metropolitan Area 17.0% 35 135
       
Number of Years Since Residency Completion
7 or Fewer Years 12.1% 37 190
8 to 14 Years 12.2% 57 148
15 to 21 Years 9.2% 47 98
22 or More Years 7.4% 24 215

Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, April 2011