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This is defined as first-time mothers giving birth to a single baby, at full-term, in the head-down position who deliver their babies through a C-section. Hospitals should have a rate of C-sections of 23.6% or less.

This is defined as mothers having an incision made in the perineum (the birth canal) during childbirth. Hospitals should have a rate of episiotomies of 5% or less.

Hospitals should screen at least 90% of babies for jaundice.

At least 90% of women undergoing a cesarean section receive treatment to prevent blood clots.

Early elective deliveries, which are scheduled cesarean sections or medical inductions prior to 39 completed weeks of gestation, are known to cause serious complications.