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Table 2 Characteristics of the 46 L&D units that completed participation in the AHRQ SPPC, 2015–2016

From: Advancing perinatal patient safety through application of safety science principles using health IT

Hospital or L&D unit characteristic

Frequency (%) or median (IQR)

Publicly owned

9 (20%)

Rural referral center

5 (11%)

Median number of hospital beds

9 9(IQR 6 to 14)

Level 1 Basic neonatal care

14 (30%)

Level 2 Specialty neonatal care

12 (26%)

Level 3 Subspecialty neonatal carea

20 (44%)

Graduate medical program in obstetrics and gynecology

12 (26%)

Median annual number of births

1430 (IQR 513 to 2692)

L&D patient ageb

27 (IQR 26 to 29)

Proportion of L&D patients that are whitec

68 (IQR 48% to 85%)

  1. aIncludes Level 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D
  2. bEach unit reported the mean age of L&D patients treated on their unit. The value reported here represents the median of the ages reported by units
  3. cEach unit reported the racial and ethnic composition of L&D patients treated on their unit. The value reported here represents the median of the proportion of white patients reported by units