OUR STATISTICS (SINCE 1/2005)
Total clients registered for care: 364
Clients transferring for medical reasons: 35 (for complications or miscarriages)
Clients transferring for non medical reasons: 60 (moving, insurance, choice)
Total clients beginning labor with us: 269
Intrapartum (during labor) transfers:43 (16%)
Cesarean births: 18 (7%)
Instrumented deliveries (vacuum, forceps) by MD: 3 (1%)
Episiotomies: 4 (1%)
Preterm birth: 6 (2%) (4 at 36 weeks)
Pitocin for labor induction or augmentation: 39 (14%)
Epidural or narcotic for labor: 42 (16%)
Water labors but birth out of water: 112 (42%)
Water births: 64 (24%)
Exclusively or majority (>50%) breastfeeding at 6 weeks: 97%
Last updated 9/13/2010 (stats through 06/30/10)