Malpractice Burden, Rural Location, and Discontinuation of Obstetric Care: A Study of Obstetric Providers in Michigan

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Reports on a study that examined whether higher malpractice burden on obstetric providers was associated with an increased likelihood of discontinuing obstetric care and whether there were rural-urban differences in the relationship.

Xiao Xu, Kristine A. Siefert, Peter D. Jacobson, et al.

Journal of Rural Health, 25(1), 33-42

2009

Access · Health workforce supply and demand · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Physicians · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Michigan