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State Municipality Hospital/Place of Birth TotalBirths TotalVaginalBirths PercentVaginalBirths TotalVBACs PercentVBACs TotalCesarean PercentCesarean TotalPrimaryCSec PercentPrimaryCSec TotalRepeatCSec PercentRepeatCSec Record Year Source
NH Lebanon Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital 458 370 80.8 18 * 88 19.2 68 14.8 20 4.4 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Berlin Androscoggin Valley Hospital 237 193 81.4 18 * 44 18.6 25 5.5 19 * 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Keene Cheshire Medical Center 1,021 861 84.3 50 42.4 160 15.7 92 20.1 68 14.8 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Concord Concord Hospital 2,714 2,195 80.9 56 23 519 19.1 332 72.5 187 40.8 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Haverhill Cottage Hospital 149 123 82.6 5 * 26 17.4 17 * 9 * 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Manchester Elliot Hospital 5,214 4,036 77.4 169 28.6 1,178 22.6 757 165.3 421 91.9 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Exeter Exeter Hospital 1,615 1,307 80.9 43 26.4 308 19.1 188 41 120 26.2 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Franklin Franklin Regional Hospital 195 145 74.4 8 * 50 25.6 35 7.6 15 * 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Rochester Frisbie Memorial Hospital 950 754 79.4 44 38.3 196 20.6 125 27.3 71 15.5 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Wolfeboro Huggins Hospital 219 184 84 12 * 35 16 22 4.8 13 * 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Laconia Lakes Region General Hospital 1,018 846 83.1 44 44 172 16.9 116 25.3 56 12.2 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Littleton Littleton Regional Hospital 503 440 87.5 28 52.8 63 12.5 38 8.3 25 5.5 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Hanover Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital 2,007 1,494 74.4 57 28.6 513 25.6 371 81 142 31 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH North Conway Memorial Hospital 477 388 81.3 17 * 89 18.7 63 13.8 26 5.7 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Peterborough Monadnock Community Hospital 716 576 80.4 41 43.2 140 19.6 86 18.8 54 11.8 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH New London New London Hospital 220 176 80 11 * 44 20 26 5.7 18 * 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Derry Parkland Medical Center 1,185 899 75.9 35 24 286 24.1 175 38.2 111 24.2 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Portsmouth Portsmouth Hospital 1,816 1,486 81.8 62 36.3 330 18.2 221 48.3 109 23.8 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Nashua Southern NH Regional Medical Center 2,960 2,390 80.7 142 38.7 570 19.3 345 75.3 225 49.1 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Plymouth Speare Memorial Hospital 244 202 82.8 5 * 42 17.2 34 7.4 8 * 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Nashua St Joseph's Hospital 1,585 1,250 78.9 67 34.4 335 21.1 207 45.2 128 27.9 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Colebrook Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital 114 93 81.6 5 * 21 18.4 12 * 9 * 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Claremont Valley Regional Hospital 437 374 85.6 22 43.1 63 14.4 34 7.4 29 6.3 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Lancaster Weeks Memorial Hospital 171 132 77.2 3 * 39 22.8 31 6.8 8 * 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Dover Wentworth-Douglas Hospital 1,187 1,002 84.4 42 37.8 185 15.6 116 25.3 69 15.1 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Keene The Borning Room Birthing Center 22 22 100 1 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Hopkinton The Longmeadow Farm Midwifery Service 1 1 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH NA At home planned 205 205 100 4 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH NA At home unplanned 22 22 100 0 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH NA Other 12 12 * 1 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH All State Total 1999-2000 27,674 22,178 80.1 1,010 34 5,496 19.9 3,536 12.8 1,960 7.1 1999/2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Lebanon Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital 225 179 79.6 8 * 46 20.4 35 15.6 11 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Berlin Androscoggin Valley Hospital 111 90 81.1 7 * 21 18.9 12 * 9 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Keene Cheshire Medical Center 538 453 84.2 20 37 85 15.8 51 22.7 34 15.1 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Concord Concord Hospital 1,354 1,099 81.2 18 * 255 18.8 159 70.7 96 42.7 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Haverhill Cottage Hospital 82 64 78 3 * 18 * 11 * 7 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Manchester Elliot Hospital 2,628 2,004 76.3 74 25.3 624 23.7 406 180.4 218 96.9 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Exeter Exeter Hospital 794 635 80 17 * 159 20 100 44.4 59 26.2 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Franklin Franklin Regional Hospital 107 84 78.5 5 * 23 21.5 17 * 6 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Rochester Frisbie Memorial Hospital 480 376 78.3 12 * 104 21.7 65 28.9 39 17.3 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Wolfeboro Huggins Hospital 108 89 82.4 6 * 19 * 13 * 6 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Laconia Lakes Region General Hospital 506 425 84 27 49.1 81 16 53 23.6 28 12.4 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Littleton Littleton Regional Hospital 254 215 84.6 8 * 39 15.4 28 12.4 11 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Hanover Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital 1,012 740 73.1 28 26.9 272 26.9 196 87.1 76 33.8 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH North Conway Memorial Hospital 238 195 81.9 5 * 43 18.1 30 13.3 13 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Peterborough Monadnock Community Hospital 361 289 80.1 19 * 72 19.9 45 20 27 12 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH New London New London Hospital 103 81 78.6 6 * 22 21.4 11 * 11 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Derry Parkland Medical Center 606 456 75.2 15 * 150 24.8 95 42.2 55 24.4 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Portsmouth Portsmouth Hospital 902 748 82.9 25 37.3 154 17.1 112 49.8 42 18.7 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Nashua Southern NH Regional Medical Center 1,458 1,156 79.3 55 30.6 302 20.7 177 78.7 125 55.6 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Plymouth Speare Memorial Hospital 140 114 81.4 2 * 26 18.6 19 * 7 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Nashua St Joseph's Hospital 838 668 79.7 37 39.4 170 20.3 113 50.2 57 25.3 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Colebrook Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital 60 51 85 1 * 9 * 5 * 4 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Claremont Valley Regional Hospital 225 193 85.8 12 * 32 14.2 20 8.9 12 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Lancaster Weeks Memorial Hospital 92 70 76.1 2 * 22 23.9 19 * 3 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Dover Wentworth-Douglas Hospital 619 520 84 18 * 99 16 60 26.7 39 17.3 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Keene The Borning Room Birthing Center 22 22 100 1 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH Hopkinton The Longmeadow Farm Midwifery Service 1 1 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH NA At home planned 109 109 100 2 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH NA At home unplanned 9 9 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH NA Other 5 5 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
NH All State Total 2000 13,987 11,140 79.6 433 30.3 2,847 20.4 1,852 13.2 995 7.1 2000 BUREAU OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND DATA MANAGEMENT, OCPH, NH DHHS, NEW HAMPSHIRE BIRTHS, 1999 - 2000 (JANUARY 2003)
* rates based on fewer than 20 births do not meet standards of reliability or precision and are not reported
Note: There was one birth that took place at Monadnock Community Hospital in 1999 with an unknown method of delivery. This birth has been excluded from the table.
Vaginal rate: Percentage of all births delivered vaginally.
Cesarean rate: Percentage of all births delivered by c-section.
Primary c-sections: Number of births to women having their first c-section delivery.
Primary c-section rate: Percentage of c-section births to women who had not had prior c-section deliveries.
Repeat c-sections: Number of births to women having a c-section delivery who have had a previous c-section delivery.
VBAC (vaginal births after Cesarean section): Vaginal births to women who have had a previous c-section delivery.
VBAC rate: Percentage of vaginal births to women who have had a previous c-section delivery.
Total excludes one birth where method of delivery was unknown (Monadnock Community Hospital)