C-Section Rates at my hospital

It's been something I've been thinking about for awhile. What exactly *is* our C/S rate, and why are they being done? So I started writing down the stats this week on the nights I work. I'll update it every so often, till I get maybe a month's worth of data. We'll see.

1/18/12
C/S: Primary - 1 (Fetal Intolerance to Labor)
Repeat - 1

Vag: Spontaneous - 4
Assisted - 0

1/19/12
C/S: Primary - 2 (Failure to Progress. Twins)
Repeat - 0

Vag: Spontaneous - 3
Assisted - 1 (Vacuum)


1/23/12
C/S: Primary - 3 (Non-Reassuring Fetal Heart Tones/Code C. Breech. Fibroids)
Repeat - 1

Vag: Spontanous - 6 (one VBAC)
Assisted - 0


1/24/12
C/S: Primary - 6 (FTP/Failed elective induction. Decels/Failed Vacuum. FITL/IUGR. Breech. AOD/Failed elective induction. NRFHT/Post-dates.
Repeat - 2

Vag: Spontaneous - 7
Assisted - 1 (Vacuum)



So far we're at 42%. Granted, we are a hospital that specializes in high-risk pregnancies, but that still seems a little high....