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NTSV Cesarean Birth Rate Dashboard: Utah

The Healthy People 2020 target of 23.9% has been met.

Utah's NTSV cesarean rate is well below the Healthy People 2020 target of 23.9 percent.

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How does utah compare to the United States?

How does utah rank among other states?

About this state dashboard

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics provided a special report on state-level final data to CesareanRates.org. These include maternal morbidity cases, maternal conditions and characteristics of labor and delivery not currently accessible in CDC WONDER. Our organization is publishing these alongside national numbers to inform the public, policy makers, public health experts and the obstetric and midwifery community about state-level progress toward Healthy People 2020 goals for childbirth.

Defined by the World Health Organization Maternal Morbidity Working Group (MMWG), 2013.

Maternal Morbidity, Utah, 2016

All births: 50,464

Maternal transfusion: 238

3rd- or 4th-degree perineal laceration: 492

Ruptured uterus: 12

Unplanned hysterectomy: 18

Admission to intensive care unit: 72

Unknown: 0

Maternal Morbidity, United States, 2016

All births: 3,945,875

Maternal transfusion: 11,494

3rd- or 4th-degree perineal laceration: 25,463

Ruptured uterus: 976

Unplanned hysterectomy: 1,342

Admission to intensive care unit: 5,003

Unknown: 5,362

MORE AVAILABLE ON CDC WONDER, INCLUDING DATA ON AGE, RACE AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS.

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Characteristics of Labor and Delivery

Final Route of Delivery, Utah

Overall cesarean rate in 2016: 22.3 percent

Final Route of Delivery, U.S.

Overall cesarean rate in 2016: 31.9 percent

VBAC v. Repeat Cesarean, Utah

22.5% percent Vaginal Birth After Cesarean rate (excludes unknown)

VBAC v. Repeat Cesarean, U.S.

12.4 percent Vaginal Birth After Cesarean rate (excludes unknown)

Compare Arkansas to other states:

VBAC Rates by State

Births to Women with a Prior C-section, Utah

13.9 percent

Births to Women with a Prior C-section, U.S.

15.3 percent

Epidural/Spinal Utilization, Arkansas

84.4 percent

Epidural/Spinal Utilization, U.S.

73.5 percent

Cesarean with Trial of Labor, Utah

31.0 percent attempted a trial of labor before a cesarean birth (excludes unknown).

Cesarean with Trial of Labor, U.S.

25.3 percent attempted a trial of labor before a cesarean birth (excludes unknown).

Induction of Labor, Utah

15.9 percent

Induction of Labor, U.S.

24.5 percent

Labor Augmentation, Utah

27.4 percent

Labor Augmentation, U.S.

21.0 percent

Tools for Promoting Maternal Safety

Several organizations offer free quality improvement solutions online, including condition-specific toolkits and larger scale data collection and analysis protocols.

Hospital level:

Patient Safety Movement Foundation: Optimizing Obstetric Safety Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS)

Council on Patient Safety in Women's Health Care: Maternal Safety Bundles

California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative: Toolkits and Maternal Data Center

State or regional level:

State Perinatal Quality Collaboratives

Maternal Mortality Review Committees: General information and standardization of data collection