Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp

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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 2008. For more information please see the Maternity Information Brochure.

All births

Intervention	This Facility		Statewide
Intervention	#	%	%
Total births	378	100.0%	n/a*
Low/outlet forceps delivery	0	0.0%	0.4%**
Mid forceps delivery	1	0.3%	0.0%
Internal fetal monitoring	29	7.7%	8.9%
External fetal monitoring	323	85.4%	89.7%
Induction by artificial rupture of membranes	32	8.5%	12.0%**
Induction by medicine	140	37.0%	19.5%**
Augmented labor	164	43.4%	24.3%
Analgesia	127	33.6%	34.5%
Attended by midwife	90	23.8%	10.8%

% based on totals excluding cases with missing information.
^*Data not currently available
^**Average for NY State excluding NYC

Vaginal births

Intervention	This Facility		Statewide
Intervention	#	%	%
Vaginal births^‡	234	61.9%	63.3%
Vaginal birth after prior cesarean^†	0	0.0%	7.3%
Breech births delivered vaginally^‡	2	0.5%	0.2%
Episiotomy	32	13.7%	20.2%
General anesthesia	0	0.0%	0.4%
Spinal anesthesia	0	0.0%	3.7%
Epidural anesthesia	73	31.2%	54.0%
Local/other anesthesia	38	16.2%	15.6%
Paracervical anesthesia	0	0.0%	0.1%
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^‡	144	38.1%	36.4%
Primary cesarean^‡	87	23.0%	21.2%
Repeat cesarean^‡	57	15.1%	15.3%
General anesthesia	17	11.8%	4.7%
Spinal anesthesia	116	80.6%	73.2%
Epidural/local anesthesia	11	7.6%	21.0%

% 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