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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

Births: Final Data for 2005

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National Hospital Discharge Survey

Birth data

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

 

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