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Obstetrical Procedures (Data are for U.S. for year indicated) Total number of obstetrical procedures performed: 6.9 million Repair of current obstetric laceration: 1.3 million Number of cesarean sections: 1.3 million Number of artificial rupture of membranes: 928,000 Number of episiotomies: 537,000 Source: 2005 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Table 10 Percent of births from Cesarean: 30.3 Rate of vaginal births after previous Cesarean per 100 births: 10.1 Source: Births: Final Data for 2005, Table 31 More data Rate of all-listed procedures for discharges from short-stay hospitals by procedure category and age 2005 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Table 9 Related links National Hospital Discharge Survey American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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