Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Since its inception in 1988, the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM) has served as the official peer-reviewed publication for the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). JABFM is committed to providing open access to its articles, ensuring that both the public and the scientific community can access valuable information without any cost or registration required at www.jabfm.org. The journal is indexed in Medline, Index Medicus, and several other databases.

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Associations Between Modifiable Preconception Care Indicators and Pregnancy Outcomes

1 month ago | jabfm.org | Melanie Johnson |Nicole Burgess |Kyle Shaak |Katie Nisbett

AbstractPurpose: This study explored gaps and opportunities in preconception care with a focus on determining whether modifiable preconception care indicators are associated with preterm births. Methods: This retrospective case-control study explored prepregnancy data of patients ≥18 years old who delivered preterm (cases) versus full term (controls) between June 1, 2018, and May 31, 2019, at a health care network in Pennsylvania.
Maternity Care Deserts: Key Drivers of the National Maternal Health Crisis

1 month ago | jabfm.org | Eli Y. Adashi |Daniel O’Mahony |I. Glenn Cohen

Maternity Care Deserts: Key Drivers of the National Maternal Health Crisis Eli Y. Adashi, Daniel P. O’Mahony, I. Glenn Cohen The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2025, 38 (1) 165-167; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240198R1
Maternity Care Deserts: Key Drivers of the National Maternal Health Crisis

2 months ago | jabfm.org | Eli Y. Adashi |Daniel O’Mahony |I. Glenn Cohen

Health PolicyMaternal HealthMaternity Care DesertOn June 24, 2022, in the wake of its first-ever Maternal Health Day of Action, the White House released a strategic national action plan proposal titled “White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis.”1 The brainchild of Vice President Kamala D.
Associations Between Modifiable Preconception Care Indicators and Pregnancy Outcomes

Mar 28, 2025 | jabfm.org | Melanie Johnson |Nicole Burgess |Kyle Shaak |Katie Nisbett

Case-Control Studies Counseling Pennsylvania Preconception Care Pregnancy Pregnancy Outcome Preterm Birth Primary Health Care Retrospective Studies Introduction The United States ranks low among developed nations when it comes to maternal and infant mortality, with poor maternal outcomes continuing to rise.1,2 The preterm birth rate is rising, with 1 in 10 babies in the United States born prematurely.3 It is the second leading cause of infant mortality,3 and it is a major cause of infant...
Rural Family Physicians Are More Likely to Collaborate with Multisector Community Organizations

Mar 21, 2025 | jabfm.org | Sarah E. Fleischer |Rachel Hogg-Graham |Lars Peterson

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Experiences of Transgender and Nonbinary Patients in an Academic Family Medicine Clinic

Mar 21, 2025 | jabfm.org | Benjamin Kaplan

AbstractBackground: Transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) patients face significant health disparities and negative experiences in health care spaces. With our family medicine residency clinic caring for an increasing number of TGNB patients, we sought to better understand the unique experiences and needs of this population.
Screening and Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes in Sickle Cell Disease

Feb 20, 2025 | jabfm.org | Rachel Klein |Fernando Ovalle |Julie Kanter

EndocrinologyFamily MedicineFructosamineHematologyInternal MedicineSickle Cell DiseaseType 2 DiabetesIntroductionAccurate testing for screening and diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among persons with hemoglobinopathies or hemoglobin variance is needed. For example, sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy formed from a missense mutation on the sixth β-globin gene.
Family Medicine Residents Intentions to Provide Gender Affirming Care

Feb 20, 2025 | jabfm.org | Wendy B. Barr |Sarah E. Fleischer |Lars Peterson

Family Medicine Residents Intentions to Provide Gender Affirming Care Wendy B. Barr, Sarah Fleischer, Lars E. Peterson The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2024, 37 (5) 974-975; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240077R1
Perceptions of Medically Complex Patients Enrolled in an Ambulatory Intensive Care Unit at a Healthcare-for-the-Homeless Clinic

Feb 20, 2025 | jabfm.org | Brian Chan |Portland OR |Johns Hopkins |Elizabeth Hulen

AbstractBackground: There is great interest in intensive primary care interventions to address high utilization among medically and socially complex patients. How patients experience these interventions has received less attention.
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Fluoride Varnish Application

Feb 20, 2025 | jabfm.org | Mary C. Tandon |Research Scientist |John Warren

Case-Control Studies Child Health Fluoride Varnishes Oral Health Prevalence Primary Health Care Retrospective Studies Tertiary Care Centers Background Dental caries is prevalent in children, is the most common chronic childhood disease in the United States, and can negatively impact a child’s quality of life through pain, difficulty eating, or missed school days.1⇓–3 The prevalence of caries experience in the United States is 21.4% in children aged 2 to 5 years and 50.5% in children aged 6 to...