Table 36
Performance of OB-forceps 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 with Consultation (%) | Not Desired (%) | Privileges Denied (%) | Liability Cost Prohibitive (%) | Fear of Liability Suit (%) | No Hospital Department (%) | Reason Not Reported (%) | Not Reported (%) |
| Total | 902 | 6.9% | 2.1% | 65.1% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 26.3% | 9.0% |
| New England | 42 | 2.4% | 2.4% | 70.2% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 23.4% | 7.1% |
| Mid Atlantic | 87 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 24.2% | 9.2% |
| East North Central | 174 | 12.1% | 1.1% | 74.1% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 17.1% | 5.7% |
| West North Central | 131 | 16.0% | 5.3% | 72.2% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 20.9% | 6.1% |
| South Atlantic | 134 | 1.5% | 0.0% | 54.2% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 41.3% | 14.2% |
| East South Central | 55 | 5.5% | 1.8% | 62.7% | 0.0% | 6.8% | 1.7% | 5.1% | 23.7% | 9.1% |
| West South Central | 90 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 68.5% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5.4% | 18.5% | 8.9% |
| Mountain | 76 | 3.9% | 3.9% | 66.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 26.2% | 10.5% |
| Pacific | 113 | 2.7% | 4.4% | 56.7% | 1.5% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 31.3% | 10.6% |
*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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