Best Maternity Hospitals 2020

METHODOLOGY

The Leapfrog Group is an independent nonprofit that collects data and monitors health care quality and safety. To be considered for the Best Maternity Hospitals list, hospitals had to demonstrate that they met Leapfrog’s performance targets for all of the following measures:

→ Early Elective Delivery: Both moms and babies are at risk when deliveries are scheduled too early. Leapfrog’s target is a rate of 5% or less.

→ NTSV C-section: Hospitals with lower rates of cesarean sections tend to manage labor better. Leapfrog’s target is a rate of 23.9% or less.

→ Episiotomy: Once routine, episiotomies can actually cause more harm than good. Leapfrog’s target is a rate of 5% or less.

→ Maternity Care Processes: Standard precautions, including screening newborns for jaundice prior to discharge and applying techniques to prevent blood clots in women undergoing cesarean delivery, help to ensure a safe and healthy delivery. Leapfrog’s target is a rate of 90% or greater. Additionally, hospitals had to earn an A or B on the Spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade.

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