Table 51
Performance of newborn care in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division, October 2006.
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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 | 1,268 | 57.4 | 0.5 | 25.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 7.5 |
| New England | 119 | 68.9 | 0.8 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 5.9 |
| Mid Atlantic | 151 | 50.3 | 0.0 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 9.9 |
| East North Central | 168 | 70.2 | 0.6 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 6.5 |
| West North Central | 174 | 79.9 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| South Atlantic | 116 | 45.7 | 0.0 | 37.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 10.3 |
| East South Central | 136 | 28.7 | 2.9 | 40.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 11.0 | 8.8 |
| West South Central | 114 | 36.0 | 0.0 | 43.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| Mountain | 156 | 65.4 | 0.6 | 19.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 9.0 |
| Pacific | 134 | 61.9 | 0.7 | 21.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
*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 each division. |
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, October 2006. |
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