Becker's Healthcare January 30, 2025
Ensuring sufficient staffing levels in birthing units could help hospitals lower cesarean section rates, according to a study published Jan. 28 in Nursing Outlook.
A team led by researchers at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing conducted the study, which sought to understand whether nurse staffing influences C-section rates. They surveyed 2,786 nurses at 193 hospitals nationwide about maternity unit staffing levels between 2018 and 2019. Researchers matched nurses’ responses to hospital-level data on C-section and vaginal birth rates.
Labor and delivery units with stronger nurse staffing levels were more likely to have lower C-section rates and higher vaginal birth rates, including among mothers who previously had a C-section. Overall, hospitals with nurse staffing levels...
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