Woodhull 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 1,935100.0%n/a*
Low forceps delivery 10.1%0.5%**
Outlet forceps delivery 00.0%0.0%**
Mid forceps delivery 00.0%0.0%
Internal fetal monitoring 51526.6%15.0%
External fetal monitoring 1,87296.7%85.0%
Induction 41021.2%14.9%**
Augmented labor 47724.7%24.2%
Analgesia 23412.1%11.5%
Attended by midwife 1,34469.5%8.0%

Vaginal births

InterventionThis FacilityStatewide
#%%
Vaginal births 1,46475.7%64.0%
Vaginal birth after prior cesarean 7125.2%7.1%
Breech births delivered vaginally 40.2%0.4%
Episiotomy 533.6%16.1%
General anesthesia 161.1%0.5%
Spinal anesthesia 40.3%3.3%
Epidural anesthesia 59040.3%52.5%
Local/other anesthesia 27318.6%13.3%
Paracervical anesthesia 10.1%0.0%
Pudendal anesthesia 00.0%0.1%

Cesarean births

InterventionThis FacilityStatewide
#%%
Cesarean births 47124.3%32.1%
Primary cesarean 26013.4%20.4%
Repeat cesarean 21110.9%14.6%
General anesthesia 398.3%3.0%
Spinal anesthesia 27157.5%55.9%
Epidural/local anesthesia 15031.8%21.5%

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