OUR STATISTICS (SINCE 1/2005)

Total clients registered for care: 184

Clients transferring: 40 (for complications, miscarriages, moving, or insurance) 

Total clients beginning labor with us: 144

Cesarean births: 9 (6%)

Instrumented deliveries (vacuum, forceps) by MD: 4 (2%)

Episiotomies: 4 (2%) (with instrumented deliveries by MD)

Preterm birth: 1 (<1%) (at 36 weeks)

Pitocin for labor induction or augmentation: 22 (15%)

Epidural or narcotic for labor: 28 (19%)

Attempted VBACs: 6

Successful VBACs 5 (83%)

Water labors: 61 (42%) Water births: 22 (15%)

Exclusively or majority (>50%) breastfeeding at 6 weeks: 141 (98%)

Home births: 77 (53.5%)

Hospital births: 66 (46.5%)

Home to hospital transfers: 14 (10%)

Transfers from Chicago's largest women's hospital: 19 (13%)

Last updated 2/2/08 (stats through 12/31/07)