C-section rates in your area?

[mamato3cherubs]

Just wondering if anyone would like to share what the c-section rates are in there area. Homebirth midwives I would love to hear what your transfer rates are that end in c/s.
And anyone who does hospital delivery, what the stats are at the hospital/s you deliver at.
This includes Doulas, if you know what the stats are at the hospitals you attend births at?
Oh, please include the area you are in, if you are not comfortable sharing the hospital name for some reason, the town or something would be great!

I am trying to get an idea of how what I am learning about our local hospital compares to other areas and thought this might be a good place for real life info:lol
just curious and thought it might be an interesting thread
Thanks!

[Levatrice]

According to the last data I saw, which was from 2002, 27% was the rate... but I have heard from reputable sources that it is now closer to 45%. In the past few years nearly all OBs here have stopped attending VBACs. Sigh.

[mamato3cherubs]

According to the last data I saw, which was from 2002, 27% was the rate... but I have heard from reputable sources that it is now closer to 45%. In the past few years nearly all OBs here have stopped attending VBACs. Sigh.
can i ask what area you are refering to?

[Levatrice]

Dur, that might help, lol.

Dallas/Ft. Worth.

[mamato3cherubs]

Dur, that might help, lol.

Dallas/Ft. Worth.
thanks!
I know in our small town here there are still OB that would do VBAC but our hospital no longer allows it at all, as of about 2 years ago.:irked:

[MamaRabbit]

The "baby-friendly, natural-childbirth" hospital DD was born in - 25%

The overall Thai average - 28% and rising

Breastfeeding (EBF) - less than 20%

It has come to the point where if you can afford it, have a c-section and formula feed. Breastfeeding is considered low-class. C-section by demand is increasing. There is little to no CBE for the majority of the population.

Midwifery, nursing, doctors (for non-Thais like me) has been made almost impossible to practice. All Thai nurses have midwifery training but rarely, if ever, catch babies. Many get yelled at by the doctor or try to push the baby back in so they don't get in trouble. Outside of Bangkok, in the rural areas, LM's with very little experience will do some homebirths.

The main doctor who has been fighting for real natural childbirth for 25 years is about to retire and has said that the future is bleak for this country :(

[mamato3cherubs]

Kannon99- thanks for sharing, that is very interesting to me. SOOO sad. It reallly blows me away that any mother could choose a surgical birth over a normal vaginal birth. It just always seemed to me that human natural instinct should tell you that isnt right, it did me even when I was pg at 16. I didnt need CBE to know that. So sad that the future doesnt look good. But the #'s you have for right now actually look better than many places here in the US. Hmmm

[DreamsInDigital]

The city closest to me is Portland, Oregon. Check this out from FitPregnancy:
27 percent of Portland moms breastfeed their babies for 6 months or longer, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. That’s among the top 2 percent of cities in our survey.
88 percent of Portland mothers attempt breastfeeding. That’s the 2nd highest percentage of any city in our report.
14.9 percent of births statewide are attended by midwives. That’s 99 percent more than average.
Compared with the number of babies born, Portland has 164 percent more lactation consultants than average. That’s the 3rd highest ratio in our survey.
25 percent of babies in Oregon are born via C-section -- that rate is 8 percent less than average, and among the lowest in our survey.

[mothragirl]

i've also heard 45% although on paper it is 27-30% here.

[sevenkids]

Several hospitals have a 70% c-section rate. I think the average is about 60%:(

[MamaTaraX]

Indianapolis IN -- Last time I heard, the overall c/s rate around here was 29% for all hospitals. THehospital I mainly doula at has a 24% c/s rate (I think? I truly forget, I saw it on the board right before I left...) The hospital system that I work for has an overall 28% c/s rate. There is a hospital near my house that has a 50% c/s rate, a 98% epidural rate. Most of the hospitals in the city are around 25% except for a couple and they are the hospitals with morehigh-risk patients (including one with a good high-risk maternity unit)

Namaste, Tara

[Belle]

The city closest to me is Portland, Oregon. Check this out from FitPregnancy:
27 percent of Portland moms breastfeed their babies for 6 months or longer, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. That’s among the top 2 percent of cities in our survey.
88 percent of Portland mothers attempt breastfeeding. That’s the 2nd highest percentage of any city in our report.
14.9 percent of births statewide are attended by midwives. That’s 99 percent more than average.
Compared with the number of babies born, Portland has 164 percent more lactation consultants than average. That’s the 3rd highest ratio in our survey.
25 percent of babies in Oregon are born via C-section -- that rate is 8 percent less than average, and among the lowest in our survey.
Wow, That report ranks Portland as the best place to have a baby. :thumb I also live near Portland.

But the hospital where my dd was born in Portland had a 30% c/s rate and a VBAC ban. Next one's going to be born at home.

[mamato3cherubs]

Alright everyone, I am starting to feel like i wasnt toatally crazy in thinking that our hospital is pretty natural birth friendly. These numbers just sort of add to my theory. Although we all know how wrong #s on paper really can be.
BUT for those in the portland area, I also got a figure from another source that the Oregon rate is about 25%
I live in southern Oregon, Roseburg, we have only one hospital and no longer have a birthing center(used to), and we have a VBAC ban now but the c/s rate at our hospital is at 18% right now! Not too bad considering i guess

[doula and mom]

In Yuma, Arizona, at our one and only hospital, it is 25%. Sounds great, but the hospital itself sucks.

[mamato3cherubs]

In Yuma, Arizona, at our one and only hospital, it is 25%. Sounds great, but the hospital itself sucks.
:(

And really compared to what should be medically needed for the well being of mom and baby 25% is insane! that is one of every 4 woman that give birth. I really cant bring myself to believe that 25% of women or babies would loose there lives without c/s :irked:

[Rockies5]

how do you find the rate in your city??

[mamato3cherubs]

There is a hospital near my house that has a 50% c/s rate, a 98% epidural rate.

Namaste, Tara
:dropjaw This is crazy!! 98%!! wow. I knew that the statistics are showing women are not tolerating the pain of labor well right now but that is rediculous.

Reminds me of an episode of A Baby Story that I watched recently-This lady goes into her local hospital in early labor. 2nd baby. She was not even in pain, but contractions were 4-5 min apart. she labors this way for a few hours, they go ahead with AROM, her labor picks up , she is a little uncomfortable, but still not in real pain. The nurse repeatedly asks her throughout if she is "ready" for her epidural. she says, no I'm ok, but is all casual about it. A little while after the water is broken, the nurse comes in, tells her the contractions look better and that she is going to call in the anesthesiologist to get her epidural in so that she will maybe relax more and move labor along. The lady, still not complaining of any pain says"OK". 30 minutes later the whole crew comes in, mom mentions some pressure so the dr says, "well I guess we better check you before we get the epi started". she is complete and delivers baby about 4 contractions later. they almost seemed upset with her that she didnt get the epidural:irked:
Sorry for rambling, just thought id rant a little,:lol , since this is the only place i can seem to find people that understand:lol

[Rockies5]

the primary rate is a little over 19%, total is almost 30%!!

[emgremore]

The hospital in my town (Howell, MI) says their rate for the first 3 quarters of 2004 was 28.1%.

[SleeplessMommy]

Several hospitals have a 70% c-section rate. I think the average is about 60%:(

This is butchery! Don't doctors know how to catch babies any more? :(

[bobandjess99]

This is butchery! Don't doctors know how to catch babies any more? :(


Ummm...NO?? does this surprise you? Practically ALL of the actual SKILLS of babycatching have been eliminated..even many midwives these days simply can't get the training/experince...it used to be that so much was known about how to attend a twin birth, breech birth, etc...NOW, well, it's an AUTOMATIC C/S in most places......

Here, northern IN, It is well over 30%, I'm sure..recently all the docs/hospitals stopped doing VBACS..(including the one with the level 3 NICU/constant anasthesia, GGRRR!!!), so the only way to get a vbac is to go with this one particular homebirth midwife, and of course most won't do that....but, the hospital midwife has about a 4% C/S rate..last year she had 3 births out of just under a hundred end in C/S......pretty GREAT!

[MamaRabbit]

The "baby-friendly, natural-childbirth" hospital DD was born in - 25%

The overall Thai average - 28% and rising

Oh my goodness. This is so incorrect! The 28% is the OFFICIAL statistic that was quoted to me.

But, after asking some who are involved in the birthing scene, the average in most Bangkok hospitals is... 80% or higher. :jaw

Outside of Bangkok, it is much much lower. And in the tribal areas, homebirth or natural birth is the norm. Because they are "too uneducated to know any better."

I'm so glad you started this post. It made me go searching for answers when I just knew that 28% had to be wrong. If only I can somehow someday make a difference here.

[mamato3cherubs]

Oh my goodness. This is so incorrect! The 28% is the OFFICIAL statistic that was quoted to me.

But, after asking some who are involved in the birthing scene, the average in most Bangkok hospitals is... 80% or higher. :jaw

Outside of Bangkok, it is much much lower. And in the tribal areas, homebirth or natural birth is the norm. Because they are "too uneducated to know any better."

I'm so glad you started this post. It made me go searching for answers when I just knew that 28% had to be wrong. If only I can somehow someday make a difference here.
I am so sorry to hear that. it is soo sad to me. What is even sadder is the fact that the reason outer areas have the lower rate is due to poverty:( How much money and education an area has should have nothing to do with it. I really how you can help too, even if it is a littel maybe it will just be the begining:)