Leapfrog Group 2024-2025 Hospital Survey, US News Best Hospitals 2025 Maternity Care ratings. US News does not publish exact NTSV c-section or episiotomy percentages — only ranges and qualitative tiers. Exact numeric rates are sourced from Leapfrog when available. For US News-sourced hospitals, c_section_rate is null and c_section_rate_range reflects the US News-reported range. Episiotomy_rate is null for US News hospitals; episiotomy_below_5_pct indicates whether US News reported the rate as below 5%.