Cesarean delivery rates by hospital type among nulliparous and multiparous patients

Background Cesarean delivery rates continue to remain high despite recent attempts to decrease these rates. Prior data suggest that there is great variation in cesarean rates by hospital.Objective The intent of this study is to examine the association of several hospital characteristics and cesarean delivery rates in California.Methods We performed a retrospective study of singleton, non-anomalous, term (37–42 week) deliveries in California. We...