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Pregnancy Complication Rate Varies Widely Between U.S. Hospitals

A new study has found that the odds of a woman having an obstetric complication depends on where she delivers her baby in the United States. The author of the study, a health outcomes researcher at the University of Rochester, said that “there is a significant variability in maternal outcomes across U.S. hospitals.”

The study examined 750,000 childbirths around the country. According to the research, about 13 percent of all deliveries have a complication, but the ...

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