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Transparency Project 2008
About the Project
In the fall of 2007, Birth Circle of Kirksville applied for a grant from Lamaze International.
The purpose of the grant is to work towards improving public reporting and transparency in maternity care. In late December 2007,
Birth Circle was very excited to learn that we had recieved $1,000 from Lamaze to work toward these goals in the Northeast Missouri area.
We used the money to help fund four major projects:
- A Birth Satisfaction Survey which helped us evaluate the birth experiences and satisfaction of families in the Northeast Missouri area. Results will be available online in late 2008, early 2009.
- A Better Birth Workshop 2008 held November 15, 2008 that brought together doctors, midwives, nurses and families to learn about and discuss
issues in local maternity care. We had 9 informative presentations in the morning and a well-attended community discussion in the afternoon. Over 50 people attended our workshop!!
- A program that encouraged local doctors to openly share their intervention rates and post their
compliance with the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS)
Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI) guidelines.
- A semi-annual newsletter that will kept local doctors, organizations, and private supporters aware of our progress toward achieving our goals. To read issues of the newsletters, please see the right sidebar.
Birth Circle of Kirksville believes that birth is a life-changing event that a woman will remember and cherish forever. Women
deserve to receive maternity care that is up-to-date, research-based, and respectful of the woman, her family, and her beliefs.
Research has shown that a woman's risk of intervention during pregnancy and labor is most directly related to her care provider and birth place, not from medical issues that arise during labor.
It is important that women learn as much as they can about their particular care provider and birth place in order to make the best decisions about her and her baby's care. Encouraging care providers to document and
openly share their intervention rates helps ensure that a woman can confidently find care that best fits with her beliefs about pregnancy, birth, and newborn care.
For more detailed information about the benefits of transparency in maternity care, please read Lamaze International's "Why Transparency in Maternity Care Matters:
A Fact Sheet for Birth Advocates."
Cesarean Rates by County
(in percentages of total live births)
| | Adair | Knox | Linn | Macon | Putnam |
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| 2003 | 38.9 | 26.7 | 37.0 | 38.2 | 32.7 |
| 2004 | 41.9 | 40.4 | 45.1 | 32.5 | 45.3 |
| 2005 | 35.9 | 34.0 | 34.2 | 32.5 | 32.8 |
| 2006 | 34.4 | 37.8 | 34.9 | 32.5 | 32.3 |
| 2007 | 36.9 | 43.8 | 33.9 | 30.3 | 32.1 |
| 2008 | 32.7 | 27.6 | 34.4 | 26.0 | 30.2 |
| 2009 | * | * | * | * | * |
| | Randolph | Schuyler | Scotland | Shelby | Sullivan |
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| 2003 | 29.9 | 34.4 | 21.5 | 22.2 | 41.4 |
| 2004 | 29.5 | 34.4 | 29.5 | 21.3 | 41.6 |
| 2005 | 29.9 | 37.0 | 21.5 | 23.9 | 34.0 |
| 2006 | 29.3 | 37.8 | 30.6 | 31.1 | 35.4 |
| 2007 | 29.6 | 32.0 | 29.7 | 35.6 | 38.2 |
| 2008 | 33.0 | 40.4 | 29.2 | 34.5 | 27.1 |
| 2009 | * | * | * | * | * |
*not yet available
Information is from Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Official information from 2008 can be found here.
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Missouri Obstetric Procedures Rates
(in percentages of total live births)
| | Induction of Labor | Stimulation of Labor | VBACs | Total Cesareans |
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| 2003 | 29.3 | 18.9 | 3.3 | 28.1 |
| 2004 | 29.6 | 19.1 | 1.2 | 29.6 |
| 2005 | 29.8 | 17.9 | 1.0 | 30.6 |
| 2006 | 29.8 | 16.9 | 1.0 | 30.9 |
| 2007 | 29.7 | 17.3 | .9 | 32.2 |
| 2008 | 29.3 | 20.1 | 1.0 | 33.0 |
| 2009 | * | * | * | * |
*not yet available
Information is from Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Official information from 2008 can be found here.
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