Table 51
Performance of newborn care 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 | 56.4% | 1.2% | 48.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 6.7% | 41.3% | 8.0% |
| New England | 41 | 68.3% | 0.0% | 60.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 34.8% | 4.9% |
| Mid Atlantic | 87 | 48.3% | 3.4% | 50.8% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 8.5% | 33.9% | 8.0% |
| East North Central | 175 | 76.0% | 0.0% | 56.3% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 6.3% | 34.4% | 2.9% |
| West North Central | 130 | 75.4% | 0.0% | 52.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.2% | 43.8% | 4.6% |
| South Atlantic | 134 | 34.3% | 0.0% | 40.3% | 2.2% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 5.8% | 50.4% | 14.9% |
| East South Central | 54 | 42.6% | 3.7% | 42.5% | 0.0% | 7.5% | 2.5% | 12.5% | 35.0% | 7.4% |
| West South Central | 90 | 35.6% | 2.2% | 61.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 30.9% | 10.0% |
| Mountain | 76 | 63.2% | 2.6% | 40.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.9% | 47.6% | 9.2% |
| Pacific | 113 | 51.3% | 1.8% | 44.6% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 45.8% | 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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