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Table 12. Method of delivery for HIV-infected women, by race/ethnicity and year of infant's birth, 1999–2001—24 areas conducting Enhanced Perinatal Surveillance
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  Year of infant's birth   Subtotal
  1999   2000   2001  
Method of delivery No. %   No. %   No. %   No. %
  White, not Hispanic
Vaginal 145 41   150 47   114 42   409 43
Cesarean section                      
  Electivea 131 37   116 36   107 39   354 37
  Nonelective 62 18   44 14   41 15   147 16
  Type of decision unknown 9 3   9 3   8 3   26 3
Unknown 5 1   3 1   3 1   11 1
 
Total 352     322     273     947 100
  Black, not Hispanic
Vaginal 1169 57   1053 50   790 49   3012 52
Cesarean section                      
  Electivea 517 25   665 31   549 34   1731 30
  Nonelective 320 16   357 17   241 15   918 16
  Type of decision unknown 35 2   30 1   34 2   99 2
Unknown 11 1   13 1   15 1   39 1
 
Total 2052     2118     1629     5799 100
  Hispanic
 
Vaginal 229 53   227 43   184 45   640 47
Cesarean section                      
  Electivea 99 23   181 34   148 37   428 31
  Nonelective 95 22   107 20   67 17   269 20
  Type of decision unknown 9 2   15 3   7 2   31 2
Unknown 3 1   3 1   0 0   6 0
 
Total 435     533     406     1374 100
Note. Because of rounding, column percentages may not total 100. Asians/Pacific Islanders and American Indians/Alaska Natives were not included because of small numbers. See Table 5 for cumulative totals of all races.
a Refers to a cesarean section that is performed before the membranes rupture and before labor begins. However, a planned cesarean section that was performed ahead of schedule because of unexpected circumstances was coded Elective.
Last Modified: September 19, 2006
Last Reviewed: September 19, 2006
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