Childbirth

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These indicators summarize Cesarean-section (C-section) rates and other data associated with childbirth. Obstetric practices have changed considerably in recent years, so the applicability of these indicators and the accuracy of the national comparative data are unclear. At Norton Healthcare, only Norton Hospital (downtown) and Norton Suburban Hospital deliver babies.

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better than U.S. average near U.S. average worse than U.S. average # = too few eligible cases to calculate a reliable statistic
blank = does not apply
italic number = no comparative data
  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Vaginal deliveries - percent of patients with injury/tear
delivery with instrument low   11 17      
delivery without instrument low   1.5 4.0      
  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Cesarean deliveries - percent of patients
mother's first cesarean low   21 22      
With injury/tear low   0.13 0.44      
  Desired Performance Norton Audubon Norton Hospital Norton Suburban Kosair Children's Kentucky U.S.
Newborns - percent of patients
with birth trauma or injury low   0.14 0.14      
who die w/in 28 days of birth (JCAHO risk-adj) low            

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