Money and The Leapfrog Group’s released their list of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care, comprising of over 250 hospitals. To compile its new list of the top hospitals in the country for maternity care in partnership with Money, the Leapfrog Group used maternity care data submitted via the 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which participants were required to submit by August 31, 2022.
To qualify for the list, eligible hospitals were required to carry an A or B letter grade on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assessment for spring 2022. Hospitals were also required to meet criteria specific to providing maternity care, which is outlined below.
The 259 hospitals that made the cut are a combination of hospitals that provide care for uncomplicated pregnancies, as well as hospitals that provide care for high-risk deliveries, such as offering neonatal intensive care units, etc.
For the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care list, the following criteria were applied :
- Early Elective Deliveries: A hospital must achieve Leapfrog’s standard for Early Elective Deliveries.
- Cesarean Birth: A hospital must achieve Leapfrog’s standard for Cesarean Birth.
- Episiotomy: A hospital must achieve Leapfrog’s standard for Episiotomy.
- DVT Prophylaxis: A hospital must achieve Leapfrog’s standard for DVT Prophylaxis.
- Bilirubin Screening: A hospital must achieve Leapfrog’s standard for Bilirubin Screening.
- High-Risk Deliveries: A hospital must achieve or make considerable progress towards achieving Leapfrog’s standard for High Risk Deliveries.
- Hospitals eligible for a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade must receive an A or B on the letter grades publicly reported at the time of the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care public announcement.
Read more: