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

All births

InterventionThis FacilityStatewide
#%%
Total births 1,312100.0%n/a*
Low/outlet forceps delivery 00.0%0.4%**
Mid forceps delivery 00.0%0.0%
Internal fetal monitoring 18213.9%8.9%
External fetal monitoring 84564.4%89.7%
Induction by artificial rupture of membranes 23417.8%12.0%**
Induction by medicine 1229.3%19.5%**
Augmented labor 35627.1%24.3%
Analgesia 17113.0%34.5%
Attended by midwife 816.2%10.8%

Vaginal births

InterventionThis FacilityStatewide
#%%
Vaginal births 69352.8%63.3%
Vaginal birth after prior cesarean 41.8%7.3%
Breech births delivered vaginally 20.2%0.2%
Episiotomy 33047.6%20.2%
General anesthesia 20.3%0.4%
Spinal anesthesia 00.0%3.7%
Epidural anesthesia 49171.0%54.0%
Local/other anesthesia 12017.3%15.6%
Paracervical anesthesia 00.0%0.1%
Pudendal anesthesia 30.4%0.1%

Cesarean births

InterventionThis FacilityStatewide
#%%
Cesarean births 61947.2%36.4%
Primary cesarean 40130.6%21.2%
Repeat cesarean 21816.6%15.3%
General anesthesia 152.4%4.7%
Spinal anesthesia 42468.7%73.2%
Epidural/local anesthesia 18029.2%21.0%

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