C Section Rates By State

How to safely reduce cesarean rates with quality improvement toolkits.
C section rates by state. Available cdc data show that the ntsv cesarean birth rate was as high as 28 1 in the united states reaching this peak in 2009. While nysdoh doesn t publish ntsv c section rates the public can search everything from breastfeeding initiation rates to forceps rates. Every pregnant person is supposed to receive this leaflet per new york state public health law.
Unfortunately 86 7 of women with a history of a previous cesarean birth have a repeat c section as many hospitals and doctors offering maternity services do not permit women with a history of cesarean birth to give birth vaginally at. When the number of events is small differences by state may be unreliable due to instability in rates. Information for maternity patients.
These include maternal morbidity cases maternal conditions and characteristics of labor and delivery not currently accessible in cdc wonder. Maternal morbidity wa 2016. Differences by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may affect the level of the birth characteristic.
About this state dashboard. Hospitals report on their rate of c sections for first time mothers giving birth to a single baby at full term in the head down position. How have rates of c section use in first time moms with low risk deliveries changed over time.
3rd or 4th degree perineal laceration. Among low risk first time births overall the c section rate was 26 in 2017 according to data from the centers for disease control and prevention and state rates ranged from 17 7 to 31. Cdc national center for health statistics.
The state of mississippi has the highest rate of cesarean deliveries in the u s with around 38 percent of all live births being delivered by c section. Toolkit to support vaginal birth and reduce primary cesareans cmqcc. Data table and sources.