Stats can show different things. Sometimes you can manipulate statistics to show what you want. I had been told that a hospital in Atlanta was the number one place for cesarean births, but this chart by Atlanta Parent does not show evidence of that. So, things change. So, I thought I would show their latest chart. But instead of showing a list of hospitals by name- I thought I would show it to you with the lowest primary rate of cesarean first and the highest being the last on the list- kinda saying- think about choosing a location nearer the top! And I think it is really up to the practice you are choosing as to what their rate is personally as a group of care providers. You may find a group like Intown Midwifery who I think their rate is close to 8% for cesareans at a hospital that may not be the number one lowest rate- but may be one of the lowest rates as a group. For instance Joe Tate at Emory Midtown is a care provider that if you have a cesarean with him as your doctor, it will be because you really needed it. His rate of primary is very low and his rate of repeat is also very low. Some hospitals reported their rate as a whole and others reported a break down of primary and repeat rates. for instance Henry Medical may have an okay primary rate- but don’t go there for a VBAC since half of their repeat cesareans result in another cesarean. Now some would say that the providers there must not really support VBACs. I think that is indeed what that statistic shows. But here you go- here is my best to worse list and the link to the Atlanta Parent list as well.
| Hospital | Cesarean Rate |
| North Fulton Regional Hospital | 13% Primary • 13.6% Repeat |
| Atlanta Medical Center | 15% |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | 15.71% Primary Repeat 12.63% |
| Rockdale Medical Center | 17% Primary • 12% Repeat |
| Henry Medical Center | 18% Primary • 50% Repeat |
| WellStar Kennestone Hospital | 19.1% Primary • 15.6% Repeat |
| WellStar Douglas Hospital | 19.4% Primary • 14% Repeat |
| South Fulton Medical Center | 19.6% Primary • 14.6% Repeat |
| WellStar Cobb Hospital | 19.6% Primary • 15.7% Repeat |
| DeKalb Medical at North Decatur | 22% Primary • 13% Repeat |
| Piedmont Hospital | 24% Primary • 16% Repeat |
| Eastside Medical Center | 24.36% Primary • Repeat 46% |
| Southern Regional Women’s Life Center | 26% |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | 30% |
| Grady Health System | 31% |
| Gwinnett Women’s Pavilion | 31% |
| Northside Hospital-Cherokee | 33% |
| Northside Hospital-Forsyth | 35% |
| Northside Hospital-Atlanta | 40% |
Here is the link to Atlanta Parent’s chart: http://www.atlantaparent.com/baby/baby-art-hospital-chart11.shtml

