7/18/09 I am currently switching from MANA stats to AABC/UDS statistics program. I will be unable to update the birth center's statistics on this page until that is completed.
Sorry for the inconvenience
This page provides recommendations from the World Health Organization, and the Coalition for Improved Maternity Services. These are the goals for the safest, highest quality maternity care.
The 2003 National Vitals Statistics and the Listen to Women II Study show the most recent information regarding maternity care in the US. If the information is available for comparison between current and previous studies, that information is provided.
The statistics for Mother's Own Birth Center are provided for comparison.
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World Health Organization
Recommendations |
CIMS Suggestions |
2004 National
Vital Statistics |
Listen to Women Study |
Our Statistics |
| Birth Attendant |
Midwives for normal
pregnancy and birth |
Access to professional
midwifery care |
7.9 % of births
delivered by midwives
(probably underreported) |
10% delivered by midwives |
All of our births are with the midwife of your choice |
| Place of Birth |
Out-of-hospital
preferred |
Where mother prefers |
99% at hospital |
97 % at hospital |
Home or birth center |
Continuous Electronic
Fetal Monitoring |
Not routine |
Not routine |
No longer reported, but last reported (2003) was 85.4 % of all births
(probably underreported) |
93 % |
Intermittent monitoring only as recommended by WHO and CIMS |
| Drugs in Labor |
Not routine |
Not routine |
80% |
80% |
Non-drug methods of pain relief only |
| Induction of Labor |
10 % or less |
10 % or less |
Increased to 21.2 % from 20 % and probably underreported |
44 % |
Natural methods only, but rarely needed |
| Stimulation of Labor |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
Natural methods only (rest, eating, walking, position changes)
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| Episiotomies |
Routine use not justified |
Goal of 5 % |
23.7% |
35 % |
0.5 % |
| Cesarean section rate |
10-15 % |
10-15 % |
29.1%
Preliminary data for 2006 shows a Cesarean rate of 30.4% |
* 31.5% |
These numbers are being updated as of 3/16/09 to reflect recent activity |
Vaginal Birth After
Cesarean Rate |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
Not mentioned |
26 % for Listen to Women.
*Dropped to 11% in Listen to Women II |
These numbers are being updated as of 3/16/09 to reflect recent activity |
| Moms Breastfeeding at Birth |
Immediately |
Follow WHO Guidelines |
67 % |
59 % |
98% begin breastfeeding within 30 minutes |
The World Health Organization (WHO) sets the standard for excellence in maternity care based on the best research evidence available. These recommendatons are taken from a report on the Appropriate Technology for Birth, published by WHO in April, 1985.
CIMS suggestions-taken from The Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative from the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS), 1996, www.motherfriendly.org.
The 2004 National Vital Statistics are published by the Center for Disease Control and taken from Births: Final Data for 2004, National Vital Statistics Report Vol. 55, No.1, published 9/29/06.
The Listen to Women Study was compiled by the Maternity Center Association in New York. They explored women's attitudes toward birth and then compared that with the actual events and interventions that occurred. A copy may be downloaded at www.childbirthconnection.org.
* 2006 rate among women in the Listen to Women II survey.
Other Mother's Own Statistics
Percentage of women who have transferred out of our care during pregnancy for medical reasons: 0.5%
Percentage of women who have transferred to the hospital during labor: 12%
Approximately 80% of the transfers during labor are for pain relief (posterior or poorly positioned baby causing back pain).
Percentage of women who have transferred to the hospital after the birth: 1.4%
Percentage of babies who have been transferred to the hospital for additional care: 0.5%
Our rate of Vaginal Birth After Transport: 90% |
From the National Birth Center Study
Percentage of women who transfer out of care for medical reasons before labor: 10%
Percentage of women who transfer during labor or after birth: 15.8%
Percentage of babies requiring hospital care after birth at the birth center: 1%
Percentage of Cesarean births: 4.4%
Percentage of women who would choose a birth center birth with her next baby or recommend it to a friend or family member: 98% |
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