Table 3. Forceps Delivery Volumes from Nine States in 2008, According to State Inpatient Data, By Hospital Category*.
Hospital category | No. forceps deliveries | P value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 5 | 6-15 | 16-25 | ≥ 26 | ||
Major teaching, no. (%) | 13/57 (22.8) | 15/57 (26.3) | 9/57 (15.8) | 20/57 (35.1) | < .0001 |
Minor teaching, no. (%) | 44/100 (44.0) | 30/100 (30.0) | 8/100 (8.0) | 18/100 (18.0) | < .0001 |
Nonteaching, no. (%) | 210/358 (58.7) | 87/358 (24.3) | 29/358 (8.1) | 32/358 (8.9) | < .0001 |
We categorized hospitals that were members of the Association of American Medical Colleges' Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH) as major teaching hospitals, non-COTH hospitals that had one or more accredited residency training program as minor teaching hospitals, and all other hospitals as nonteaching hospitals.