Nesbitt T S, Baldwin L M
University of California, Davis, Sacramento.
Prim Care. 1993 Sep;20(3):509-22.
Initially, this article examines the relationship between access to components of obstetric care and birth outcomes. It goes on to describe the significant decline in physician participation in obstetrics and its possible relationship to increasing rates of late or no prenatal care in the United States. The limitations of obstetric capacity and future access to providers of obstetric care in the United States versus Canada are explored. The article concludes with a discussion of strategies for improving access to obstetric care.
本文首先探讨了获得产科护理各组成部分与分娩结局之间的关系。接着描述了美国医生参与产科工作的显著下降及其与美国晚期或无产前护理率上升之间的可能关系。还探讨了美国与加拿大产科服务能力的局限性以及未来获得产科护理提供者的情况。文章最后讨论了改善产科护理可及性的策略。
