Table 34
Performance of OB-routine delivery in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division, July 2008
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| Census Division | Total | Performed in Hospital Practice (%) | Performed only w/ Consultation (%) | Not Desired (%) | Privileges Denied (%) | Liability Insurance Prohibitive (%) | Fear of Liability Suit (%) | No Hospital Department (%) | Reason Not Reported (%) | Not Reported (%) |
| Total | 902 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 62.2% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 3.6% | 28.4% | 8.3% |
| New England | 41 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 70.7% | 4.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 24.4% | 7.3% |
| Mid Atlantic | 87 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 64.9% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 23.4% | 9.2% |
| East North Central | 175 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 72.7% | 0.7% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 17.3% | 4.0% |
| West North Central | 130 | 45.4% | 0.0% | 67.1% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 24.4% | 4.6% |
| South Atlantic | 134 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 53.0% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 42.9% | 14.2% |
| East South Central | 55 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 54.2% | 0.0% | 8.3% | 2.1% | 6.3% | 29.2% | 9.1% |
| West South Central | 90 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 68.2% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5.7% | 20.5% | 8.9% |
| Mountain | 76 | 28.9% | 0.0% | 59.7% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 31.3% | 9.2% |
| Pacific | 114 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 54.8% | 0.9% | 5.2% | 1.7% | 4.3% | 33.0% | 10.5% |
*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Estimated percentages were adjusted by the sampling fraction and the response percentage for selected characteristics. |
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, July 2008 |
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