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Table 59a

Types of patient care in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division and family medicine residency training, July 2008


Census Division N OB Routine
Delivery
(%)
OB Vacuum
Delivery
(%)
OB Forceps
(%)
OB
Augmentation
(%)
OB
Induction
(%)
OB
High Risk
(%)
OB VBAC
(%)
All Divisions                
  More than 7 Years 732 15.9% 13.9% 6.5% 14.5% 14.7% 6.3% 4.7%
  7 or Fewer Years 314 28.7% 23.8% 4.2% 27.6% 27.7% 13.8% 6.8%
                   
New England                
  More than 7 Years 38 12.4% 9.4% 2.0% 10.4% 10.4% 2.0% 2.0%
  7 or Fewer Years 9 24.4% 12.2% 0.0% 24.4% 24.4% 0.0% 12.2%
                   
Middle Atlantic                
  More than 7 Years 75 6.5% 3.9% 0.0% 5.2% 3.9% 1.5% 2.8%
  7 or Fewer Years 25 8.5% 4.7% 0.0% 4.7% 4.7% 0.0% 4.7%
                   
East North Central                
  More than 7 Years 132 24.3% 19.9% 13.3% 22.1% 24.3% 10.5% 7.8%
  7 or Fewer Years 56 31.1% 24.5% 5.9% 31.1% 27.0% 17.9% 9.5%
                   
West North Central                
  More than 7 Years 104 37.8% 33.9% 19.0% 37.8% 37.0% 14.5% 11.6%
  7 or Fewer Years 37 54.0% 48.6% 3.1% 54.0% 54.0% 17.0% 0.0%
                   
South Atlantic                
  More than 7 Years 131 3.0% 2.4% 0.8% 2.3% 2.4% 0.6% 1.5%
  7 or Fewer Years 51 18.3% 10.1% 2.3% 13.3% 18.3% 5.5% 10.1%
                   
East South Central                
  More than 7 Years 33 3.0% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0% 0.0% 3.0%
  7 or Fewer Years 29 40.9% 40.9% 9.8% 40.9% 40.9% 39.4% 0.0%
                   
West South Central                
  More than 7 Years 67 10.8% 9.4% 6.2% 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 4.4%
  7 or Fewer Years 32 15.7% 11.4% 11.4% 19.3% 19.3% 7.9% 7.9%
                   
Mountain                
  More than 7 Years 58 19.0% 19.0% 3.3% 16.1% 15.7% 5.0% 1.3%
  7 or Fewer Years 30 35.7% 35.7% 3.9% 31.0% 35.7% 19.3% 16.2%
                   
Pacific                
  More than 7 Years 94 12.7% 12.7% 2.8% 11.7% 11.5% 5.6% 2.8%
  7 or Fewer Years 45 25.9% 20.7% 0.0% 25.9% 23.3% 9.9% 2.6%

*Includes only active respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Estimates were adjusted by the sampling fraction and the response percentage for selected characteristics.


Source: American Academy of Family Physicians. Practice Profile I Survey, July 2008