Year(s) Funded: 2015-2016
Topic(s): Health Services, Hospitals and Clinics, Maternal Health, Quality, Workforce
Project Lead: Katy Kozhimannil
Approximately half a million women give birth in rural hospitals each year in the U.S. Workforce issues are an important constraint on obstetric care in rural hospitals, especially for small-volume obstetric units. However, limited research explores the relationship between obstetric care workforce and the procedure intensity and quality of childbirth care provided in rural hospitals in the U.S. This project will examine the relationships between key aspects of the obstetric workforce in rural hospitals and procedure intensity and quality of maternity care in those hospitals.
Related Publications
- The Maternity Care Nurse Workforce in Rural US Hospitals, May 6th, 2017
- State Variations in the Rural Obstetric Workforce, May 18th, 2016
- The Practice of Midwifery in Rural Hospitals, April 14th, 2016
- The Obstetric Care Workforce in CAHs and Rural Non-CAHs, December 4th, 2014
- The Mobile Hospital Technology Unit in Rural Hospitals: Focus on the CT Scanner, June 7th, 1996