Safe Reduction of Nulliparous, Term, Singleton, Vertex Cesarean Delivery Rates Using Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Efforts
Our hospital NTSV cesarean delivery rate decreased without an increase in severe newborn complication rates. Our chart audit allowed us to identify an opportunity to target specific QI interventions. Sharing disaggregated data and detailed chart review to identify hospital-specific drivers of nonmedically indicated cesarean delivery may be strategies to safely reduce NTSV cesarean delivery rates and drive QI initiatives.
Authors
- Kristin Thorp
- Tara Barrick
- Grace C. Achim
- Audra Timmins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2486-2815)
- Celeste A. Green
- Adewunmi Babalola
- Erin Gonzales
- Christina M. Davidson
- Stephanie Gonzales-Hughes
- Khanh Nguyen
- Sharon Burks
- Anne-Marie Savage
- Sheena Glover
- Matt Carroll
- Chandler McGee
- Lauren Shubert
- Courtney Thompson
Institutions
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- O&G Open
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/og9.0000000000000157
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00