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Table 12. Method of delivery for HIV-infected women, by race/ethnicity and year of infant’s birth, 2000–2003—24 areas conducting enhanced perinatal surveillance in the United States and dependent areas
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  Year of infant's birth   Cumulative
total
  2000   2001   2002   2003  
Method of delivery No. %   No. %   No. %   No. %   No. %
  White, not Hispanic
Vaginal 161 44   135 38   97 42   61 39   454 41
Cesarean section                            
Electivea 136 37   152 43   86 37   70 45   444 40
Non-elective 50 14   48 13   45 19   21 13   164 15
Type of decision unknown 12 3   12 3   2 1   3 2   29 3
Unknown 4 1   9 3   2 1   2 1   17 2
Total 363     356     232     157     1,108  
  Black, not Hispanic
Vaginal 1,138 49   953 47   555 43   407 41   3,053 46
Cesarean section                            
Electivea 743 32   719 36   457 35   392 39   2,311 35
Non-elective 395 17   282 14   244 19   162 16   1,083 16
Type of decision unknown 38 2   46 2   17 1   14 1   115 2
Unknown 17 1   20 1   19 1   23 2   79 1
Total 2,331     2,020     1,292     998     6,641  
  Hispanic
Vaginal 242 40   214 42   164 40   170 40   790 41
Cesarean section                            
Electivea 225 38   209 41   168 41   175 41   777 40
Non-elective 111 19   72 14   58 14   69 16   310 16
Type of decision unknown 17 3   10 2   9 2   3 1   39 2
Unknown 5 1   0 0   8 2   7 2   20 1
Total 600     505     407     424     1,936  
  Asian/Pacific Islander
Vaginal 15 60   2 17   8 57   4 33   29 46
Cesarean section                            
Electivea 3 12   6 50   4 29   7 58   20 32
Non-elective 6 24   4 33   1 7   1 8   12 19
Type of decision unknown 1 4   0 0   0 0   0 0   1 2
Unknown 0 0   0 0   1 7   0 0   1 2
Total 25     12     14     12     63  
Note. Because of rounding, column percentages may not total to 100 percent. American Indian/Alaska Native excluded due to small numbers. See Table 5 for cumulative totals of all races. 234 cases excluded due to unknown race/ethnicity.
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.
 

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Last Modified: January 5, 2009
Last Reviewed: January 5, 2009
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