The Leapfrog Group releases its 2025 Maternity Care Report

WASHINGTON, DC – March 25, 2025 – The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit calling for better and safer patient care, today released its 2025 Maternity Care Report. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of unique national data from hospitals representing 80% of inpatient beds in the United States—data not available from any other source. Leapfrog reports on key aspects of maternity care, including C-sections, episiotomies and early elective deliveries, as well as the availability of patient-requested services such as doula support, certified midwives and more. As the only organization that publicly reports this vital data by individual hospital nationwide, Leapfrog’s latest findings highlight key national and state-level trends in maternity care.