Challenges in providing maternity care in remote areas and islands for primary care physicians in Japan: a qualitative study

Table 1 Backgrounds of research participants

No.	Region	Specialty	Position	Training	Sex
1	Gunma	OB/GYN^a	Attending	Jichi^b	M
2	Shimane	PCP^c	Attending	Jichi, Island practice OB/GYN residency training	M
3	Ishikawa	PCP	Resident	OB/GYN residency training	F
4	Ishikawa	OB/GYN	Attending	PC residency training	M
5	Ishikawa	OB/GYN	Attending	OB/GYN attending	M
6	Ishikawa	PCP	Attending	PCP attending	M
7	Nagasaki	PCP	Resident	OB/GYN residency training	M
8	Tokyo island	PCP	Attending	Jichi, Island practice	M
9	Tokyo island	PCP	Resident	Jichi	M
10	Tokyo island	PCP	Resident	Jichi, Island practice	M
11	Tokyo island	PCP	Resident	Jichi, Island practice	M
12	Shizuoka	PCP	Attending	PCP attending	M
13	Shizuoka	PCP	Resident	OB/GYN residency training	F
14	Iwate	OB/GYN	Resident	OB/GYN residency training	M
15	Hokkaido	PCP	Attending	Island practice	M
16	Hokkaido	PCP	Resident	PCP residency training	M
17	Chiba	PCP	Attending	PCP attending	M

ISSN: 2731-4553