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Table 59a

Types of patient care in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division and family practice residency training, May 2005


Census Division Respondents OB Routine Delivery Percent OB Vacuum Delivery Percent OB Forceps Percent OB Augmentation Percent OB Induction Percent OB High Risk Percent
All Divisions              
  FP Trained 1,226 24 19.6 8 21.6 20.7 8.4
  Not FP Trained 108 5.4** 5.4** 4.6 5.4** 5.9** 3.7**
New England              
  FP Trained 120 18.3  8.3 1.7 13.3 11.7 6.7
  Not FP Trained  8 0.0** 0.0** 0.0** 0.0** 0.0** 0.0**
Middle Atlantic              
  FP Trained 150  8.0  6.0 1.3 6 6 0.7
  Not FP Trained  9 0.0** 0.0** 0 0.0** 0.0** 0.0**
East North Central              
  FP Trained 131 27.5 21.4 8.4 22.9 22.9 12.2
  Not FP Trained 10 10 10 10 10 10 0.0**
West North Central              
  FP Trained 181 45.9 43.6 22.1 44.8 40.9 17.7
  Not FP Trained 17 29.4 29.4 23.5 29.4 29.4 29.4
South Atlantic              
  FP Trained 123  14.6 12.2 4.9 15.4 15.4 1.6
  Not FP Trained  8 0.0** 0.0** 0.0** 0.0** 0.0** 0
East South Central              
  FP Trained 111 12.6 11.7 4.5 11.7 10.8 5.4
  Not FP Trained 15 0.0** 0.0** 0.0** 0.0** 0.0** 0.0**
West South Central              
  FP Trained 128 19.5 13.3 12.5 16.4 15.6 5.5
  Not FP Trained 16 0.0** 0.0** 0.0** 0.0** 0.0** 0.0**
Mountain              
  FP Trained 146 38.4 34.9 11 32.2 29.5 14.4
  Not FP Trained 13  0.0**  0.0** 0.0**  0.0**  0.0** 0.0**
Pacific              
  FP Trained 135 28.1 20.7 3 25.9 25.9 11.1
  Not FP Trained 12  0.0** 0.0** 0.0**  0.0** 0.0** 0.0**

*Includes only active respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Estimates were adjusted by the sampling fraction and the response percentage for each division. **Statistically significant at P = .025 using a standardized normal Z test for comparing proportions, a one-tailed test. Calculated for national estimates only.


Source: American Academy of Family Physicians. Practice Profile I Survey, May 2005.