Study: Wide hospital quality gap on maternity care

Published August 4, 2014 8:01pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study finds that where a woman delivers her baby can make a major difference to her own health.

Researchers comparing hospitals nationwide found that women who delivered at low-performing facilities suffered more than twice the rate of major complications for vaginal births.

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