Assessing hospital differences in low-risk cesarean delivery metrics in Florida.

Background: Unnecessary cesarean deliveries lead to increased maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities. In 2020, Florida had a cesarean delivery rate of 35.9%, the third highest in the nation.

Race and Ethnicity Misclassification in Hospital Discharge Data and the Impact on Differences in Severe Maternal Morbidity Rates in Florida.

Hospital discharge (HD) records contain important information that is used in public health and health care sectors. It is becoming increasingly common to rely mostly or exclusively on HD data to assess and monitor severe maternal morbidity (SMM) overall and by sociodemographic characteristics, including race and ethnicity. Limited studies have validated race and ethnicity in HD or provided estimates on the impact of assessing health differences in maternity populations.