Births -- Method of Delivery (Data for for U.S. in 2002) Number of vaginal deliveries: 2,958,423 Number of cesarean deliveries (primary): 634,426 Number of cesarean deliveries (repeat): 409,420 Cesarean delivery rate: 26.1 percent Source: Births: Final Data for 2002 More data Cesarean delivery rates by race and Hispanic origin, and State Births: Final Data for 2002, table 41 Live births by method of delivery and delivery rates, by race of mother, 1989-2001 Births: Final Data for 2002, table 39 Live births by method of delivery and delivery rates, by race and age of mother Births: Final Data for 2002, table 40 Related links American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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