Birth Volume and Geographic Distribution of US Hospitals With Obstetric Services From 2010 to 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Timely access to clinically appropriate obstetric services is critical to the provision of high-quality perinatal care.

Objective

To examine the geographic distribution, proximity, and urban adjacency of US obstetric hospitals by annual birth volume.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective population-based cohort study identified US hospitals with obstetric services using the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey of Hospitals and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid provider of services data from 2010 to 2018. Obstetric hospitals with 10 or more births per year were included in the study. Data analysis was performed from November 6, 2020, to April 5, 2021.

Exposure

Hospital birth volume, defined by annual birth volume categories o

SUBMITTER: Handley SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8501399 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature