Year(s) Funded: 2015-2016
Topic(s): Health Services, Hospitals and Clinics, Maternal Health, Quality, Workforce
Project Lead: Katy Kozhimannil
Statement of the problem: 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.
Project goals: To examine the relationships between key aspects of the obstetric workforce in rural hospitals and procedure intensity and quality of maternity care in those hospitals.
Methods: We will link survey responses from our 2013 Rural Obstetric Care Workforce survey to HCUP Statewide Inpatient Database (SID) hospital discharge data from the same year (2013) to assess the relationships between obstetric workforce, procedure intensity, and quality of maternity care in rural hospitals in 9 states.
Related Publications
- State Variations in the Rural Obstetric Workforce, May 18th, 2016
- The Obstetric Care Workforce in CAHs and Rural Non-CAHs, December 4th, 2014