Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital birthing centre statistics (2001–6)
| Year | Births (n) | Caesarean deliveries total (primary)* | % Cesarean deliveries total (primary) | % Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC rate)† | Infants with 5 minute APGAR <7‡ | Infants transferred to neonatal intensive care unit‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All p values as measured by a “test for trend” are greater than 0.05. | ||||||
| *Primary caesarean deliveries are first surgery performed. Total number of caesarean deliveries includes repeat operations. | ||||||
| †VBAC rate is the number of successful vaginal births after caesarean delivery divided by all women with prior caesarean deliveries. | ||||||
| ‡Data from these two columns indicates total number of infants per year. | ||||||
| §At time of this report, only data from first two quarters of 2006 were available. | ||||||
| 2001 | 209 | 38 (25) | 18 (13) | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 224 | 53 (32) | 24 (16) | 13 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 235 | 43 (25) | 18 (12) | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 243 | 59 (34) | 24 (16) | 19 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 242 | 35 (23) | 14 (10) | 33 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006§ | 125 | 21 (16) | 17 (14) | 50 | 2 | 4 |