| Hospital |
Cooley
Dickinson Hospital (Northampton) |
Franklin |
Baystate
Medical Center (Springfield) |
Holyoke
Medical Center (Holyoke) |
Mercy
Medical Center (Springfield) |
| Teaching or community hospital |
Community
|
Community
|
Teaching
|
Community
|
Community
|
| Nursery level |
I
|
I
|
III
|
I
|
I
|
| Total number of births |
825
|
480
|
4158
|
623
|
1413
|
| Cesarean births (total) |
19%
|
20%
|
29%
|
17%
|
18%
|
| First Cesarean |
11%
|
12%
|
17%
|
7%
|
10%
|
| Repeat Cesarean |
8%
|
8%
|
10%
|
10%
|
8%
|
| Successful VBACs |
Not available
|
Not available
|
3%
|
Not available
|
2%
|
| Successfully attempted VBACs |
Not available
|
Not available
|
Not available
|
Not available
|
Not available
|
| Deliveries in birthing rooms |
75%
|
72%
|
67%
|
79%
|
78%
|
| CNM-assisted delivery |
26%*
|
72%
|
19%
|
43%
|
57%
|
| Epidural anesthesia |
65%
|
28%
|
65%
|
38%
|
52%
|
| Spinal anesthesia |
11%
|
18%
|
20%
|
14%
|
17%
|
| General anesthesia |
0%
|
3%
|
3%
|
2%
|
1%
|
| External fetal monitoring |
100%
|
35%
|
88%
|
18%
|
100%
|
| Internal fetal monitoring only |
6%
|
5%
|
12%
|
0.4%
|
2%
|
| External and internal monitoring |
96%
|
40%
|
12%
|
8%
|
2%
|
| Episiotomies |
12%
|
4%
|
6%
|
4%
|
4%
|
| Intravenous (IV) |
Not available
|
71%
|
87%
|
84%
|
99%
|
| Induced labor |
20%
|
31%
|
20%
|
13%
|
23%
|
| Augmented labor |
Not available
|
28%
|
24%
|
18%
|
18%
|
| Forceps-assisted births |
0%
|
1%
|
<1%
|
0%
|
0%
|
| Vacuum-assisted births |
2%
|
1%
|
2%
|
7%
|
3%
|
| Breastfeeding upon discharge |
86%
|
78%
|
74%
|
75%
|
53%
|
Please note: Baystate's statistics are for 2006. All other hospital statistics are for 2005.
* CNM-assisted delivery is no longer available at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, as of July 2007.
| Hospital |
Cooley
Dickinson Hospital (Northampton) |
Franklin |
Baystate
Medical Center (Springfield) |
Holyoke
Medical Center (Holyoke) |
Mercy
Medical Center (Springfield) |
| What kind of rooms? |
LDR and separate postpartum
|
LDRP and LDR; all rooms are different, and upgrades
are possible
|
LDRP
|
LDRP
|
LDRP
|
| Refreshments available? |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| TV/VCR/CD player available? |
TV and CD player in room
|
TVs in all rooms; CD/radio in most; one portable VCR
|
TVs in rooms
|
TVs; some CD players
|
TV and VCR
|
| Showers/tubs/Jacuzzis in rooms? |
Shower and standard-sized tub with jets
|
Showers in all rooms; one with large tub; Jacuzzis avail.
for postpartum as well
|
Showers in all rooms; one with large tub
|
Showers in all rooms; one with large tub
|
Showers in all rooms; some with whirlpools
|
| Is water birth available? |
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Is monitoring by telemetry available? |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Can moms be monitored via telemetry in the tubs/showers? |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Are birth balls provided? |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Are birthing stools available? |
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Are there rocking chairs in rooms? |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Are microwaves available for warming up heat packs? |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Is there a lactation consultant on staff? |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Do CNMs (certified nurse-midwives) attend births? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Any other amenities? |
Nice waiting room (the Solarium) for families and friends
|
Pre-admission visit at 36 weeks to complete paperwork
and feel comfortable in the environment
|
Large labor tub (not for water birth)
|
Large, private rooms and intimate atmosphere
|
Unit is in a separate building from the main hospital
|