Staten Island University Hosp-North

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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

Intervention	This Facility		Statewide
Intervention	#	%	%
Total births	3,258	100.0%	n/a*
Low forceps delivery	3	0.1%	0.5%**
Outlet forceps delivery	2	0.1%	0.0%**
Mid forceps delivery	2	0.1%	0.0%
Internal fetal monitoring	135	4.1%	15.0%
External fetal monitoring	3,206	98.4%	85.0%
Induction	611	18.8%	14.9%**
Augmented labor	723	22.2%	24.2%
Analgesia	456	14.0%	11.5%
Attended by midwife	127	3.9%	8.0%

% based on totals excluding cases with missing information.
^*Data not currently available
^**Average for New York City

Vaginal births

Intervention	This Facility		Statewide
Intervention	#	%	%
Vaginal births^‡	2,489	76.4%	64.0%
Vaginal birth after prior cesarean^†	118	24.2%	7.1%
Breech births delivered vaginally^‡	71	2.2%	0.4%
Episiotomy	401	16.1%	16.1%
General anesthesia	3	0.1%	0.5%
Spinal anesthesia	43	1.7%	3.3%
Epidural anesthesia	1,909	76.7%	52.5%
Local/other anesthesia	211	8.5%	13.3%
Paracervical anesthesia	0	0.0%	0.0%
Pudendal anesthesia	0	0.0%	0.1%

% based on total vaginal births excluding cases with missing information.
^‡% is percentage of total births
^†% is percentage of prior cesareans

Cesarean births

Intervention	This Facility		Statewide
Intervention	#	%	%
Cesarean births^‡	769	23.6%	32.1%
Primary cesarean^‡	399	12.2%	20.4%
Repeat cesarean^‡	370	11.4%	14.6%
General anesthesia	9	1.2%	3.0%
Spinal anesthesia	609	79.2%	55.9%
Epidural/local anesthesia	134	17.4%	21.5%

% based on total cesarean births excluding cases with missing information.
^‡% is percentage of total births

Related Information

Maternity Information Brochure

New York State

Department of Health