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Does Providing Women With Cesarean Delivery Rate Comparison Data Influence Hospital Choice?
A study in this month's issue sought to determine whether directly giving women access to cesarean delivery rates of local hospitals affected their choice of hospital.
Rates of cesarean delivery throughout the country vary greatly. As many as 45% of these deliveries are unindicated, and more than three-fourths of women prefer not to have an unindicated cesarean delivery. While there are publicly available data on hospital-level cesarean delivery rates, many women don't know where to access the data. A study in this month's issue sought to determine whether directly giving women access to cesarean delivery rates of local hospitals affected their choice of hospital.
In this podcast, we speak with Rebecca A. Gourevitch, MS, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, and lead author on the study.
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Does Comparing Cesarean Delivery Rates Influence Women’s Choice of Obstetric Hospital?
Making Giant Strides in Maternity Health Through Baby Steps
April 9th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are kicking off a special month-long podcast series with our strategic alliance partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our first episode, which is all about the Baby Steps Maternity Program and its mission to support women throughout every step of their pregnancy journey.
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