OB-GYN shortage could hurt millennial women the most

A new report outlines the extent of the ongoing shortage of OB-GYNs, and millennial women are likely to be hit hard from not having access to services. Here’s more from the report, which looked at data from 43,000 OB-GYNs across the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S.: 

• Shortages: Las Vegas and Salt Lake City are at the highest risk of OB-GYN shortages, while Portland, Ore., and San Jose, Calif., are at the lowest risk. 
• Physician age: 35% of physicians included in the report were older than 55, while only 19% were younger than 40, and the difference could explain the shortages. 
• Doctors’ workload: Physicians in cities with a high shortage risk also had a heavy workload. A Las Vegas physician, for instance, delivered an average of 145 babies a year compared to a Portland doctor, who delivered around 62 babies on average.