Washington Hospital Archives

Hospital Maternity Care Underperforms, Study Finds

March 4, 2015 1407 Views Anne Hudgens, Daikin, Eastern U.S., Morris Hyman Critical Care Pavilion, Scripps Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, Washington Hospital, Washington Hospital Healthcare System, Washington Township Health Care District

WASHINGTON — Maternity care at hospitals nationwide is progressing although there is still room for improvement, according to The Leapfrog Group, a Washington-based nonprofit that provides analysis for the health care industry.

The organization released its annual Maternity Care Report on Feb. 23. The report provides an examination of hospital quality and safety for early elective deliveries, episiotomies and high-risk deliveries. Leapfrog developed the report together with San Francisco-based Castlight Health, a health care information company.