Two Hospitals

We have successfully obtained statistics from two hospitals here in Connecticut so far.
One being Stamford Hospital, and the other is Griffin Hospital in Derby.

I don't like the numbers from either, but I do give Griffin props for their VBAC rate.

Stamford Hospital
2007
Cesarean Section - 39.04%
Episiotomy - 20.50%
VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Cesarean) - 1.62%
Out of 1766 births

2008
Cesarean Section - 43.35%
Episiotomy - 24.88%
VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Cesarean) - 1.74%
Out of 2355 births

Griffin Hospital (Derby, CT)
2007
Cesarean Section - 30.6%
Episiotomy - 16.1%
VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Cesarean) - 18.3%


2008
Cesarean Section - 34.8%
Episiotomy - 16.3%
VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Cesarean - 10.4%

Some of these statistics are alarming, and the worst part of it all is, women are not being given this information when they choose to have a baby at these hospitals. Another reason for a push for a type of Mothers Information Act here in Connecticut.