2022 Year in Review

Do you love stats? We’ve got some data for you! 2022 was a great year at Andaluz, and we can’t wait to see what 2023 has in store!

There were 109 babies born at our Portland location!

57 males and 52 females took their first breaths under our roof.

Our vaginal birth rate was 97.08%, meaning only 2.92% of our clients needed a surgical birth, even after a hospital transfer.

Our transfer rate continues to be low, and in line with the birth center model standard of care.

Transfers are never ideal, but they mean that our systems of ensuring safety for our clients is working!

All of the clients who came to Andaluz in 2022 with the hopes of a vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC) made their dream a reality!

Some degree of perineal tearing is normal and is typically experienced by 8 out 10 people who give birth. That means the average rate for intact perineum is only about 20%. Ours is more than double that!

Over half of our clients chose to give birth in one of our spacious birth tubs— and virtually 100% used the tubs for pain relief during labor even if they chose to deliver in a different position.

36 clients came back to us again to welcome another baby into their family.

40% of our 2022 clients were first time parents! You don't have to be an experience parent to have an empowering out-of-hospital birth experience!