Cesarean Rates in Utah Hospitals

When deciding on where to deliver your baby, it is good to know your provider’s/hospital’s C-Section rate.  But, where do you get this information?

2007 Report on First Time Cesareans and Rate of VBACs from the Utah Department of Health

Hospitals With C-Section Rates Over 10%:

• Allen Memorial
• Ashley Valley
• Beaver Valley
• Central Valley
• Cottonwood
• Davis
• Gunnison Valley
• Heber Valley
• Intermountain Medical Care
• Kane County
• McKay-Dee
• Ogden Regional
• Pioneer Valley
• San Juan
• Sanpete Valley
• St. Mark’s
• Uintah Basin
• University Health Care

This report also contains information on hospital injuries and charges.

Here is a report of C-Sections Rates in Utah 1992-1997

If you are going with a provider that does not deliver in hospitals (ie, a birth center or homebirth service), be sure to ask your midwife what percentage of clients end up with a Cesarean as well.  Usually, that number is well below any hospital rate.

Time Magazine recently ran an interesting article on risks associated with repeat Cesareans.