Primary Cesarean Delivery Rate

Utilization indicators examine procedures whose use varies significantly across hospitals and for which questions have been raised about overuse, underuse, or misuse. This measure is used to assess the number of Cesarean deliveries per 100 deliveries in women with no history of previous Cesarean delivery. (IQI 33)

--Author: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Reporting time period: 07/01/2012 - 06/30/2013 (Q312 - Q213)