February 2010 – First quarter data reports are underway

35 teams submitted data for each month of the first quarter, October, November and December.  Data reports are being prepared for each hospital and aggregate data will be posted on the website in early March.  Preliminary analysis of the data indicates that the number of scheduled c-sections and inductions between 36w0d and 38w6d decreased overall during this time period, which may reflect seasonal variation, and that there has been a decrease in the percentage of cases scheduled without medical indication in the first quarter of this project.