Table 4.

Comparison of Urban and Suburban Hospitals

Truman Medical Center Hospital HillTruman Medical Center Lakewood
Provider, type, %
    Obstetrics1006.3
    Certified nurse midwife1.9
    Family medicine91.8
Patient race
    Black44.619.2
    White19.562.8
    Other35.817.8
Any vaginal laceration requiring sutures rate
    n679628
    %61.760.9
Severe (third-and fourth-degree) laceration rate
    n4423
    %4.02.2
Vaginal laceration association with epidural
    PIndex for comparison<.001
    OR0.615
    CI0.487 to 0.776
OVD rate
    n6049
    %5.54.8
Epidural rate
    n369475
    %34.847.6

  • CI, confidential interval; OR, odd ratio; OVD, operative vaginal delivery.