C-Section Rates at Denver Area Hospitals
"The World Health Organization recommends that the caesarean section rate should not be higher than 10% to 15%"
The following information (in no paticular order) was taken from a Blue Cross/Blue Shield Insurance website from data collected in 2007. Keep in mind that rates vary among practitioners, but are somewhat telling of a hosital's support of normal birth. Contact your health care provider or your birthing place for more specific, up-to-date statistics.
| HOSPITAL | C-SECTION RATE | VBAC RATE | EPISIOTOMY RATE |
| Rose | 31% | 8% | 8% |
| St. Joeseph | 22% | 21% | 4% |
| Mountain Midwifery Free-Standing Birth Center |
6% | n/a | n/a |
| Sky Ridge | 27% | 12% | 14% |
| Denver Health | 17% | 34% | 1% |
| Swedish | 26% | 11% | 13% |
| Presbyterian Saint Lukes | 31% | 22% | 4% |
| Littleton | 24% | 6% | 13% |
| St. Anthony | 18% | 20% | 2% |
| Lutheran | 23% | 9% | 6% |
| Boulder Community | 23% | 12% | 3% |
| Parker | 31% | 10% | 15% |
| North Suburban | 20% | 11% | 8% |
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