Cesarean Section Rates

Number of vaginal deliveries.

Cesarean section rates. Final data for 2018 table 17. 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. The healthy people 2020 target for the ntsv c section rate is 23 9.

In california for example the average cost for a vaginal birth with insurance in 2017 was estimated to be almost 8 000 dollars while the cost of a c section with insurance was just over 11 000. Percent of all deliveries by cesarean. 1 this represents the percentage of all live births that were cesarean deliveries.

Number of cesarean deliveries. Experts agree that cesarean sections c sections particularly among low risk first time mothers may not be necessary and can be actually be risky for mother and baby. Woman s hospital of texas.

Hospital cesarean rates c section rate. 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. Parkland health hospital system.

More than 45 countries globally have c section rates less than 7 5 while more than 50 have rates greater than 27. The american college of obstetrics and gynecology also has released guidance on reducing cesarean section rates. Since then caesarean sections have become increasingly common in both developed and developing countries.

Cdc is not responsible for section 508 compliance. Memorial hermann greater heights hospital. There is no target for the total cesarean rate.