Obstetrical Procedures
(Data are for U.S. for 2002)
Total number of obstetrical
procedures performed: 6.6 million
Repair of current obstetric
laceration: 1.2 million
Number of cesarean sections:
1.1 million
Number of artificial rupture
of membranes: 901,000
Number of episiotomies:
780,000
Source:
2002 National Hospital Discharge Survey,
table 8
Percent of births from
Cesarean: 26.1
Percent of births from Primary
Cesarean: 18
Rate of vaginal births after
previous Cesarean per 100 births: 12.6
More data
Rate of all-listed procedures
for discharges from short-stay hospitals by procedure category and age 2002
National Hospital Discharge Survey, table 9
Births:
Final Data for 2002
Related links
National
Hospital Discharge Survey
Birth
data
American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
This page last reviewed
September 01, 2004
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