Table 40
Performance of OB-VBAC 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 Prohibitive (%) | Fear of Liability Suit (%) | No Hospital Department (%) | Reason Not Reported (%) | Not Reported (%) |
| Total | 900 | 6.3% | 4.3% | 60.0% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 4.5% | 27.6% | 8.9% |
| New England | 42 | 4.8% | 7.1% | 72.1% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25.6% | 7.1% |
| Mid Atlantic | 86 | 3.5% | 0.0% | 66.3% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 5.1% | 23.5% | 9.3% |
| East North Central | 174 | 9.2% | 6.9% | 69.3% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 4.3% | 18.4% | 5.2% |
| West North Central | 131 | 9.2% | 8.4% | 56.7% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 6.7% | 5.8% | 23.3% | 6.1% |
| South Atlantic | 134 | 5.2% | 2.2% | 52.6% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 42.7% | 14.2% |
| East South Central | 54 | 1.9% | 0.0% | 48.4% | 0.0% | 19.4% | 1.6% | 4.8% | 25.8% | 9.3% |
| West South Central | 90 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 66.0% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 22.3% | 8.9% |
| Mountain | 76 | 7.9% | 5.3% | 59.3% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 9.9% | 28.4% | 10.5% |
| Pacific | 113 | 3.5% | 5.3% | 53.8% | 3.0% | 6.8% | 1.5% | 3.8% | 31.1% | 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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