Hellobee Boards Topic: Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:07:13 +0000 macintosh on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital/page/2#post-2077884 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 22:23:20 +0000 macintosh 2077884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Very interesting! My hospital is among several other top hospitals in Chicago that are all rated on the worse end of the scale. The only area hospital rated on the Better end is West Suburban, which has am alternative birth center. I started out with a midwife group who practices there, but it wasn't right for me. My friend delivered there recently, but had a csection due to a failed induction. You never know what can happen, I guess. californiadreams on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital/page/2#post-2077857 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:55:39 +0000 californiadreams 2077857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ nope, didn't think of it. avivoca on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital/page/2#post-2077856 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:54:48 +0000 avivoca 2077856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The state I delivered in isn't on there, but it has one of the lowest c-section rates in the area. I delivered there because that's where my midwife delivers. There is a hospital in my state that has a 100% c-section rate, so I would have avoided delivering there (it's a rural hospital). Applesandbananas on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital/page/2#post-2077811 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:27:43 +0000 Applesandbananas 2077811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, I didn't feel strongly about avoiding a c-section. My mother had c-sections and I kinda figured I would too (I did). I picked an OB I trusted and went from there. Mrs.KMM on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital/page/2#post-2077785 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 21:18:57 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2077785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I looked at the hospital, but I was really more concerned with the stats for my OB. And my OB only has privileges at the one hospital. lemondrop on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital/page/2#post-2077599 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 19:13:15 +0000 lemondrop 2077599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope, I didn't care as long as I ended up with a healthy baby. It says mine is worse, but both doctors I had really worked hard to have me avoid the ER. I'd need to see more details about how they made their decisions on these hospitals since most of the hospitals in my state are designated as "worse." Rainbow Sprinkles on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital/page/2#post-2077539 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:19:01 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2077539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @bluestriped bee: yes! There are two hospitals very close to me and I chose the one I delivered at because it has a lower c section rate and a higher rate of med-free deliveries. By quite a bit! meganmp on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077420 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:03:19 +0000 meganmp 2077420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope, but I agree that it's probably hard to interpret. I imagine the C-section rate at a hospital with facilities that draw a higher amount of higher risk pregnancies (multiples, etc.) would garner more C-sections because of their clientele. I chose the hospital with the best NICU because I didn't know what we would be needing early on. I really feel like a doc's C-section rates would matter to me more than the hospital's. sera_87 on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077413 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:59:56 +0000 sera_87 2077413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope. OB only had practicing privileges at that particular hospital. Ms.Badger on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077407 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:59:04 +0000 Ms.Badger 2077407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ That consumer reports ranking seems to have some flaws. As many momma's have noted, having high level NICUs and specialties in high-risk patients will increase C-section rates. The hospital I'm delivering at is one of few area hospitals that encourage VBAC, which I assume also increases C-section rates. I think looking at overall stats of local hospitals (policies on induction, episiotomy rate, policy on when you are admitted, NICU level, infection level, etc) are more useful than a single ranking MenagerieMama on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077397 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:55:38 +0000 MenagerieMama 2077397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No but I also think its hard to interpret. I worked at a hospital that cared for a lot of high risk OB pts so that population as a group had more csections and thus increased the rate of the hospital as a whole. So mostly I just wanted an OB I could trust! ETA: things I did care about - NICU level available, and time from decision to baby out for a crash csection (should at least be less than 10 min). pinkcupcake on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077384 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:48:09 +0000 pinkcupcake 2077384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope and I didn't care. I trusted my ob's judgment. merriment on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077345 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:20:31 +0000 merriment 2077345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I looked and started my search for a provider based on the OBs who delivered at that particular hospital. We moved and I will deliver my second at a different hospital. The new hospital has a higher c-section rate, but it is also the biggest hospital in the area and has the highest rated NICU unit. As a result, I expect their c-section rate to be high because they get sent most of the complicated cases. This is just to say, that rates should be looked at in context. Torchwood on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077249 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:47:05 +0000 Torchwood 2077249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Like I mentioned on the other thread about hospitals, the only midwives in my city only work out of one hospital, so I didn't have a choice. Also, my hospital is the best in the city, with the best NICU, so I would expect it to have higher c-section rates. It's more likely to be chosen by women with high risk pregnancies. sapphire on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077244 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:43:32 +0000 sapphire 2077244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't overall find this very useful. A) whether my doctor had a higher rate would matter more to me than the hospital B) still have to take A with a grain of salt - what kind of patients does your doctor see? Are they taking more high risk patients that are more likely to get sectioned? Or do they have a baseline low risk practice ? Overall I still think finding the right provider for you is so much more important than the particular hospital? My Only Sunshine on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077219 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:24:19 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2077219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My OB only delivers at one hospital so I didn't even look. I ended up with a scheduled c-section anyway because my little peanut flipped breech at 38 weeks. Like some other ladies said, there is one hospital in my area that has a really impressive NICU, so high-risk mamas deliver there, which drives up the c-section rate. MoreCoffee on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077199 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:14:17 +0000 MoreCoffee 2077199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I switched to a midwives practice at about 16 weeks because I was unhappy with my OB and thought midwives would be a better fit (they were!). I looked at the c-section rates at the hospital where they deliver as well as the rates for their practice. Ultimately my choice was based on provider not hospital. buttermilk on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077182 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:06:31 +0000 buttermilk 2077182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did check. The midwives said of patients delivering at the hospital with one of their midwives rather than an OB that it was only 10%. blackbird on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077174 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:03:39 +0000 blackbird 2077174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope, i asked my dr for hers. I think hospital can give you skewed results. A hospital with a very high rated nicu may, by default, have more c-sections due to having more high risk deliveries anyways. For instance, the local best NICU hospital has a 45% some odd c-section rate, I think? But...that makes sense! I chose a hospital with only a level 2. catomd00 on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077162 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:00:26 +0000 catomd00 2077162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, c-section and episiotomy rates! Maysprout on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077157 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:59:35 +0000 Maysprout 2077157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did. It made me more intent on laboring at home for the first part since we lived very close. Dandelion on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077146 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:53:45 +0000 Dandelion 2077146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope. I was going to have a c section anyway. mediagirl on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077141 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:52:25 +0000 mediagirl 2077141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I didn't really care - I just trusted my OB enough to know they would do the right thing. ElbieKay on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077077 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:37:21 +0000 ElbieKay 2077077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would check the rate of your provider and the rest of his/her practice. That is the rate that will most likely apply to your delivery. sunshineandsushi on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077059 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:33:38 +0000 sunshineandsushi 2077059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I didn't look, but checking that link confirmed my expectation that they would have a higher rate because they have Level II & III NICU units, as well as a high-risk OB unit. BSB on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077040 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:29:52 +0000 BSB 2077040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @spaniellove: True. Great point! ValentineMommy on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077039 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:29:33 +0000 ValentineMommy 2077039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had one, but it was medically necessary (and scheduled), so I didn't look it up. Now that I had, mine is in the "worse"/black dot section, but I know plenty of people who delivered babies there without csections. PurplePeony on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077037 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:27:57 +0000 PurplePeony 2077037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Rates vary so much by provider that I didn't care what the overall hospital rate was -- just what my specific provider group's stats were. @bluestriped bee: I think there's one free-standing birth center in Seattle proper and at least one on the Eastside, and I think another somewhere south of the city. But a couple of the hospitals have midwife practices and hospital setups that function sort of like a birth center (including the one I delivered at). IMO, it was the best of both worlds because the hospital was very accustomed to low-intervention and med-free births, but if I had needed a C-section, transfer of care would have been immediate and there was an OR literally next door to my room. oliviaoblivia on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077002 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:15:47 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2077002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was more interested in their high risk care and NICU. Our hospital is where all the more risky pregnancies and babies are delivered. I wanted to be wherever LO and I could get the best care should something go wrong. Orchid on "Did you look at the c-section rate at your hospital?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-look-at-the-c-section-rate-at-your-hospital#post-2077001 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:15:47 +0000 Orchid 2077001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I live close to the border of two states. When we looked up c-section rates, we realized that one hospital across the bridge In the other state had a c-section rate more than half that of the hospital at which I was intending to birth. We switched practices and hospitals.