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
2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Table 9
Births:
Final Data for 2005
Related links
National
Hospital Discharge Survey
Birth
data
American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
This page last reviewed
September 25, 2008
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