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Early Elective Delivery and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean in Rural US Maternity Hospitals

Description
Results of a telephone survey of 263 rural hospitals in nine states, describing policies related to early elective delivery and vaginal birth after cesarean procedures. Includes statistics with breakdowns by birth volume, types and numbers of clinicians delivering babies, and types of operating rooms for cesareans.
Author(s)
Demetra Heinrich, Rachel Vogel, Katy Kozhimannil
Citation
Rural and Remote Health, 16(4), 3956
Date
11/2016
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Hospitals · Maternal health and prenatal care · Statistics and data · Women · Colorado · Iowa · Kentucky · New York · North Carolina · Oregon · Vermont · Washington · Wisconsin