Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center

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Maternity Information

New York State's Maternity Information Law requires each hospital to provide the following information about its childbirth practices and procedures. This information can help you to better understand what you can expect, learn more about your childbirth choices, and plan for your baby's birth. Data shown are for 2007. For more information please see the Maternity Information Brochure.

All births

InterventionThis FacilityStatewide
#%%
Total births 2,346100.0%n/a*
Low forceps delivery 10.0%0.5%**
Outlet forceps delivery 10.0%0.0%**
Mid forceps delivery 00.0%0.0%
Internal fetal monitoring 33114.1%15.0%
External fetal monitoring 1,88980.5%85.0%
Induction 32113.7%14.9%**
Augmented labor 24210.3%24.2%
Analgesia 55623.7%11.5%
Attended by midwife 00.0%8.0%

Vaginal births

InterventionThis FacilityStatewide
#%%
Vaginal births‡ 1,62669.3%64.0%
Vaginal birth after prior cesarean† 6919.6%7.1%
Breech births delivered vaginally‡ 20.1%0.4%
Episiotomy 1267.7%16.1%
General anesthesia 50.3%0.5%
Spinal anesthesia 110.7%3.3%
Epidural anesthesia 28917.8%52.5%
Local/other anesthesia 26116.1%13.3%
Paracervical anesthesia 00.0%0.0%
Pudendal anesthesia 00.0%0.1%

Cesarean births

InterventionThis FacilityStatewide
#%%
Cesarean births‡ 72030.7%32.1%
Primary cesarean‡ 43718.6%20.4%
Repeat cesarean‡ 28312.1%14.6%
General anesthesia 547.5%3.0%
Spinal anesthesia 49568.8%55.9%
Epidural/local anesthesia 16522.9%21.5%

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