This indicator provides the crude assisted delivery rate (overall) among vaginal deliveries.
This indicator provides contextual information on obstetrical services across Canada.
Data availability:
to (fiscal years)
Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
National, Province/Territory, Region
Calculation
Rate = (Number of vaginal deliveries assisted by means of forceps extraction, vacuum extraction or a combination of the two) ÷ (Number of vaginal deliveries) × 100
Unit of Analysis: Discharge from acute care facilities
Denominator
Number of vaginal deliveries
Numerator
Number of vaginal deliveries where a forceps extraction or a vacuum extraction or a combination of the two was applied
Comments
For more information about this indicator, please refer to Hospital stays in Canada.