The relationship between physicians' qualifications and experience and the adequacy of prenatal care and low birthweight.

摘要: OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between physicians' qualifications and experience rates completion recommended number prenatal visits delivery a low-birthweight infant. METHODS. All deliveries performed by permanently licensed physician in Massachusetts 1990 (n = 80,537) were examined. Qualification measured board certification. Experience both volume duration practice. RESULTS. Women cared for non-board-certified less likely receive (odds ratio [OR] 0.67, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.54, 0.85) more have infant (OR 1.20, CI 1.00, 1.42). Physicians with smaller or shorter practice deliver CONCLUSIONS. data show an association certification v...