New York State hospital data provides maternal sepsis event counts and rates per 100,000 live births from 2016 to 2018. The dataset, published by health.data.ny.gov, is derived from de-identified SPARCS acute care hospital claims. It quantifies sepsis occurrences during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum periods by patient county and demographic strata.
Use Cases
- Analyze geographic disparities in 'Any Sepsis Events During Pregnancy (per 100,000)' across 'Patient County'.
- Model risk factors for 'Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock During Delivery (N)' using 'Demographic Strata' like age or race.
- Track temporal trends in 'Any Sepsis Events Peripartum (per 100,000)' over the 'Year(s) of Live Birth' from 2016 to 2018.
- Compare sepsis rates between 'Demographic Characteristics' groups using 'Live Births (N)' as a denominator for rate calculation.
Strengths
- Data covers a 3-year period from 2016 to 2018.
- Includes counts and normalized rates (per 100,000) for multiple clinical windows (pregnancy, delivery, postpartum).
- Provides breakdowns by patient county and multiple demographic strata.
Limitations
- Sample size (number of rows) is unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
- Data is administratively coded from claims, which may contain diagnostic inaccuracies.
- Limited to New York State, reducing generalizability to other regions.
Provenance
- Source
- health.data.ny.gov, from SPARCS (Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System) hospital claims.
- Collection Method
- Derived from de-identified administrative coding of acute care hospital claims linked to live birth events.
- Time Range
- 2016 to 2018.
- Freshness
- Data last updated on platform in April 2025, but underlying coverage ends in 2018.
- Geography
- New York State, by patient county of residence.