diff --git a/assets/api/writer-generator/python/fhirpy_base_model.py b/assets/api/writer-generator/python/fhirpy_base_model.py
index ace66c95..7226c605 100644
--- a/assets/api/writer-generator/python/fhirpy_base_model.py
+++ b/assets/api/writer-generator/python/fhirpy_base_model.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Any, Union, Optional, Iterator, Tuple, Dict
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from pydantic_core import PydanticUndefined
 from typing import Protocol
 
 
@@ -22,7 +23,10 @@ class FhirpyBaseModel(BaseModel):
     def __pydantic_init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         super().__pydantic_init_subclass__(**kwargs)
         field = cls.model_fields.get("resource_type") or cls.model_fields.get("resourceType")
-        if field is not None and field.default is not None:
+        # Only concrete resources carry a default resourceType. Abstract/family base types
+        # (Resource, DomainResource) leave it unset, so we skip them to avoid registering a
+        # class attribute that concrete subclasses would shadow.
+        if field is not None and field.default is not None and field.default is not PydanticUndefined:
             type.__setattr__(cls, "resourceType", str(field.default))
 
     def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[Tuple[str, Any]]:  # type: ignore[override]
diff --git a/assets/api/writer-generator/python/fhirpy_base_model_camel_case.py b/assets/api/writer-generator/python/fhirpy_base_model_camel_case.py
index 4c41c0bd..862422df 100644
--- a/assets/api/writer-generator/python/fhirpy_base_model_camel_case.py
+++ b/assets/api/writer-generator/python/fhirpy_base_model_camel_case.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Any, Union, Optional, Iterator, Tuple, Dict
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from pydantic_core import PydanticUndefined
 from typing import Protocol
 
 
@@ -21,7 +22,10 @@ class FhirpyBaseModel(BaseModel):
     def __pydantic_init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         super().__pydantic_init_subclass__(**kwargs)
         field = cls.model_fields.get("resource_type") or cls.model_fields.get("resourceType")
-        if field is not None and field.default is not None:
+        # Only concrete resources carry a default resourceType. Abstract/family base types
+        # (Resource, DomainResource) leave it unset, so we skip them to avoid registering a
+        # class attribute that concrete subclasses would shadow.
+        if field is not None and field.default is not None and field.default is not PydanticUndefined:
             type.__setattr__(cls, "resourceType", str(field.default))
 
     def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[Tuple[str, Any]]:  # type: ignore[override]
diff --git a/examples/python-r4-us-core/fhir_types/fhirpy_base_model.py b/examples/python-r4-us-core/fhir_types/fhirpy_base_model.py
index 4c41c0bd..862422df 100644
--- a/examples/python-r4-us-core/fhir_types/fhirpy_base_model.py
+++ b/examples/python-r4-us-core/fhir_types/fhirpy_base_model.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Any, Union, Optional, Iterator, Tuple, Dict
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from pydantic_core import PydanticUndefined
 from typing import Protocol
 
 
@@ -21,7 +22,10 @@ class FhirpyBaseModel(BaseModel):
     def __pydantic_init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         super().__pydantic_init_subclass__(**kwargs)
         field = cls.model_fields.get("resource_type") or cls.model_fields.get("resourceType")
-        if field is not None and field.default is not None:
+        # Only concrete resources carry a default resourceType. Abstract/family base types
+        # (Resource, DomainResource) leave it unset, so we skip them to avoid registering a
+        # class attribute that concrete subclasses would shadow.
+        if field is not None and field.default is not None and field.default is not PydanticUndefined:
             type.__setattr__(cls, "resourceType", str(field.default))
 
     def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[Tuple[str, Any]]:  # type: ignore[override]
diff --git a/examples/python-r4-us-core/fhir_types/hl7_fhir_r4_core/domain_resource.py b/examples/python-r4-us-core/fhir_types/hl7_fhir_r4_core/domain_resource.py
index 4dc0e5f9..c93c8bce 100644
--- a/examples/python-r4-us-core/fhir_types/hl7_fhir_r4_core/domain_resource.py
+++ b/examples/python-r4-us-core/fhir_types/hl7_fhir_r4_core/domain_resource.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 class DomainResource(Resource, Generic[T]):
     model_config = ConfigDict(validate_by_name=True, serialize_by_alias=True, extra="forbid")
     resourceType: str = Field(
-        default='DomainResource',
         alias='resourceType',
         serialization_alias='resourceType',
         pattern='DomainResource'
diff --git a/examples/python-r4-us-core/fhir_types/hl7_fhir_r4_core/resource.py b/examples/python-r4-us-core/fhir_types/hl7_fhir_r4_core/resource.py
index 3fd02b76..25d887cd 100644
--- a/examples/python-r4-us-core/fhir_types/hl7_fhir_r4_core/resource.py
+++ b/examples/python-r4-us-core/fhir_types/hl7_fhir_r4_core/resource.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 class Resource(FhirpyBaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(validate_by_name=True, serialize_by_alias=True, extra="forbid")
     resourceType: str = Field(
-        default='Resource',
         alias='resourceType',
         serialization_alias='resourceType',
         pattern='Resource'
diff --git a/src/api/writer-generator/python/writer.ts b/src/api/writer-generator/python/writer.ts
index c064b106..bb8e4a9c 100644
--- a/src/api/writer-generator/python/writer.ts
+++ b/src/api/writer-generator/python/writer.ts
@@ -468,11 +468,15 @@ export class Python extends Writer<PythonGeneratorOptions> {
     }
 
     private generateResourceTypeField(schema: SpecializationTypeSchema): void {
-        // Always type as `str`; the value is validated on the pydantic side via `pattern`.
-        // A `Literal[...]` here would shadow the parent's field and trigger Pydantic warnings.
+        // Type as `str`; the value is validated on the pydantic side via `pattern`.
+        const hasChildren = (schema.typeFamily?.resources?.length ?? 0) > 0;
         this.line(`${this.nameFormatFunction("resourceType")}: str = Field(`);
         this.indentBlock(() => {
-            this.line(`default='${schema.identifier.name}',`);
+            // Family/abstract base types (Resource, DomainResource) are subclassed by concrete
+            // resources and never instantiated directly. Omitting the default keeps `resourceType`
+            // out of the class namespace (see fhirpy_base_model.__pydantic_init_subclass__), so the
+            // concrete subclasses don't "shadow" it and trigger Pydantic UserWarnings.
+            if (!hasChildren) this.line(`default='${schema.identifier.name}',`);
             this.line(`alias='resourceType',`);
             this.line(`serialization_alias='resourceType',`);
             if (!this.forFhirpyClient) {
diff --git a/test/api/write-generator/multi-package/__snapshots__/local-package.test.ts.snap b/test/api/write-generator/multi-package/__snapshots__/local-package.test.ts.snap
index 5567bc62..a0e3ef88 100644
--- a/test/api/write-generator/multi-package/__snapshots__/local-package.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/api/write-generator/multi-package/__snapshots__/local-package.test.ts.snap
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ T = TypeVar('T', bound=Resource, default=Resource)
 class DomainResource(Resource, Generic[T]):
     model_config = ConfigDict(validate_by_name=True, serialize_by_alias=True, extra="forbid")
     resourceType: str = Field(
-        default='DomainResource',
         alias='resourceType',
         serialization_alias='resourceType',
         pattern='DomainResource'
diff --git a/test/api/write-generator/multi-package/__snapshots__/sql-on-fhir.test.ts.snap b/test/api/write-generator/multi-package/__snapshots__/sql-on-fhir.test.ts.snap
index 70dfabf8..7ff45b55 100644
--- a/test/api/write-generator/multi-package/__snapshots__/sql-on-fhir.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/api/write-generator/multi-package/__snapshots__/sql-on-fhir.test.ts.snap
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ T = TypeVar('T', bound=Resource, default=Resource)
 class DomainResource(Resource, Generic[T]):
     model_config = ConfigDict(validate_by_name=True, serialize_by_alias=True, extra="forbid")
     resourceType: str = Field(
-        default='DomainResource',
         alias='resourceType',
         serialization_alias='resourceType',
         pattern='DomainResource'