West Virginia Hospital Data
These numbers were discussed in our August 2011 meeting. Use these numbers to educate yourself about local options and talk with potential providers. Weigh their answers with the data. Links for the data are listed below. Please email ICAN Greater Charleston WV @ gmail.com (take out spaces) with any questions. We hope this is beneficial for you. Both overall WV data and local hospital data (for the two Charleston area hospitals) is listed below
Total Births in 2007 - by method of delivery
Vaginal births - 13982 (63.8%)
VBACs - 141 (0.6%)
Cesareans - 7695 (35.1%)
Total Births in 2008 - by method of delivery
Vaginal births - 13644 (63.6%)
VBAC - 130 (0.6%)*
Cesarean - 7599 (35.4%)
*Please note - in the overall data for 2008, VBACs are listed as 0. However, later in the document VBACs are listed by hospital. The number shown here is from the individual hospital data.
Individual Hospital Data - 2007
CAMC - Women's and Children's
Thomas Memorial
Individual Hospital Data - 2007
CAMC - Women's and Children's
Thomas Memorial
Links for the data from WV Vital Statistics
2007 data: http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/hsc/pubs/vital/2007/2007Vital.pdf
2008 data: http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/hsc/pubs/vital/2008/2008vital.pdf
Vaginal births - 13982 (63.8%)
VBACs - 141 (0.6%)
Cesareans - 7695 (35.1%)
- Primary Cesareans - 4565 (20.8%)
- Repeat Cesareans - 3130 (14.3%)
Total Births in 2008 - by method of delivery
Vaginal births - 13644 (63.6%)
VBAC - 130 (0.6%)*
Cesarean - 7599 (35.4%)
- Primary Cesareans - 4457 (20.8%)
- Repeat Cesareans - 3142 (14.7%)
*Please note - in the overall data for 2008, VBACs are listed as 0. However, later in the document VBACs are listed by hospital. The number shown here is from the individual hospital data.
Individual Hospital Data - 2007
CAMC - Women's and Children's
- Total number of births - 3173
- Percent vaginal births - 58.6%
- Percent VBAC births - 0.1%
- Percent Cesarean births - 41.2%
- Percent Primary Cesarean - 25.5%
- Percent Repeat Cesarean - 15.8%
Thomas Memorial
- Total number of births - 914
- Percent vaginal births - 47.9%
- Percent VBAC births - 0.1%
- Percent Cesarean births - 52.0%
- Percent Primary Cesarean - 30.1%
- Percent Repeat Cesarean - 21.9%
Individual Hospital Data - 2007
CAMC - Women's and Children's
- Total number of births - 3158
- Percent vaginal births - 57.7%
- Percent VBAC births - 0.1%
- Percent Cesarean births - 42.2%
- Percent Primary Cesarean - 24.5%
- Percent Repeat Cesarean - 17.7%
Thomas Memorial
- Total number of births - 918
- Percent vaginal births - 46.6%
- Percent VBAC births - 0.0%
- Percent Cesarean births - 53.4%
- Percent Primary Cesarean - 30.1%
- Percent Repeat Cesarean - 23.3%
Links for the data from WV Vital Statistics
2007 data: http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/hsc/pubs/vital/2007/2007Vital.pdf
2008 data: http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/hsc/pubs/vital/2008/2008vital.pdf