Although approximately 25% of U.S. births occur in rural hospitals, many questions about the types and quality of obstetric care in different types of hospital settings have remained unexamined. This study takes a step toward filling this gap, assessing and comparing obstetric care among rural and urban hospitals in nine states.
Key Findings:
• Women who gave birth in CAHs and other rural hospitals in 2010 were younger on average and had lower rates of clinical complications than those who gave birth in urban hospitals.
• CAHs compared favorably with other rural and urban hospitals on a number of obstetric care quality measures.
• Medicaid covered 49 percent of births in CAHs and 56 percent of births in other rural hospitals, compared to 41 percent of births in urban hospitals.
• The percentage of CAHs, other rural hospitals, and urban hospitals providing obstetric services in 2010 varied significantly across states, with the greatest variation among CAHs.
• Half of the CAHs in this study’s sample provided obstetric services in 2010, likely a higher rate than all CAHs nationwide due to the selection criteria for the sample.
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Key Findings:
• Women who gave birth in CAHs and other rural hospitals in 2010 were younger on average and had lower rates of clinical complications than those who gave birth in urban hospitals.
• CAHs compared favorably with other rural and urban hospitals on a number of obstetric care quality measures.
• Medicaid covered 49 percent of births in CAHs and 56 percent of births in other rural hospitals, compared to 41 percent of births in urban hospitals.
• The percentage of CAHs, other rural hospitals, and urban hospitals providing obstetric services in 2010 varied significantly across states, with the greatest variation among CAHs.
• Half of the CAHs in this study’s sample provided obstetric services in 2010, likely a higher rate than all CAHs nationwide due to the selection criteria for the sample.
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