Weak link found between induction and high C-section rates
February 21, 2014|Family Practice News
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FROM THE 2014 PREGNANCY MEETING
Because birth certificate data is not kept at the hospital level, the investigators used billing data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. "This is not perfect, as it lacks some covariates, such as parity and gestational age, but it is the best national data available currently at the hospital level," Dr. Little said. "The next step might be to look at data sets, which combine birth certificate and discharge data, or collect this data prospectively at a hospital level."
