Women aged 15-29 years are more likely than older women to see a non-ob.gyn. for their routine prenatal care, the National Center for Health Statistics reported.
In 2009-2010, women aged 15-19 years saw a non-ob.gyn. provider for 20.5% of their routine prenatal care visits, and women aged 20-29 years went to a non-ob.gyn. provider for 17% of such visits. In comparison, only 8.9% of visits by women aged 30-34 years and 10.3% of visits by women 35-54 involved a non-ob.gyn. provider, the NCHS said.
Overall, women aged 15-54 years saw a non-ob.gyn. provider for 14.1% of their routine prenatal care visits, according to data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.
