Abstract
To compare obstetric intervention rates between Dutch hospitals. A total of 28,934 hospital births under secondary care (specialist care for medium-/high-risk pregnancies) in 1990 were analyzed in a stratified, random sample of Dutch hospitals based on the records of the Dutch Netherlands perinatal database. Comparisons were made of the intervention rates between hospitals. The intervention rates of the various hospitals differed widely. The most striking difference was in the cesarean section (CS) rate for non-vertex first twins, with a range of 0-100% and a mean rate of 47.6%. On average a CS for a term breech was performed in 30.8% of cases and sedation or analgesics were administered in 16.2% of cases. The mean rate of episiotomy for a term breech was 71.5%, the lowest rate being 18.8%. Our results show relatively low intervention rates with considerable interhospital variation.
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