The Geographic Distribution of Family Physicians Providing Maternity Care and Opportunities for Expanding Access to Care in Rural Areas

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Examines family physicians (FPs) who provide maternity care and their geographic distribution in the United States. Analyzes maternity care across 325 counties, observing counties where FPs are the only maternity care providers, counties where there are no maternity care providers, and counties with or without hospital obstetric services. Includes discussion on maternity healthcare access disparities in rural areas.

Michael Topmiller, Grace Walter, Anuradha Jetty, et al.

The Annals of Family Medicine, 23(4), 302-307

07/2025

Access · Health disparities · Health workforce supply and demand · Hospitals · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Physicians · Statistics and data