High C-section rates at academic medical centers often reflect higher-risk patients transferred for complex care. The safety standard for C-sections is 23.6% or lower.
C-Section Rate
31.5%
✗ Well above the safety standard
Safety standard: 23.6% · National avg: 25.3%
This hospital
31.5%
TX state avg
27.4%
National avg
25.3%
Well below the safety standard
Episiotomy Rate
2.2%
✓ Meets the safety standard
Safety standard: 5% · National avg: 3.4%
This hospital
2.2%
National avg
3.4%
Meets the safety standard
These rates are for first-time mothers with a single baby, full-term, head-down. This is the most common low-risk birth situation.
Services & Patient Support
✓VBAC available
✓Midwives on staff
✓Bring your own doula
✗No hospital doulas
✓Breastfeeding support, in-hospital and after discharge
✗No policy against early induction
✓NICU on site
What to Know Before You Choose
⚠C-section rate well above the safety standard
⚠No policy to prevent early elective deliveries
⚠Academic medical center — handles many complex and high-risk pregnancies
⚠Midwives on staff
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