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VERTICAL BAR CHART: Rate of Discharges for Obstetrical
Procedures from Short-Stay Hospitals, Among Females Aged
15-44, 2004
(Rate per 10,000 Females)
Repair of Current Obstetric Laceration 99.4
Cesarean Section 98.7
Artificial Rupture of Membranes 75.2
Episiotomy 53.3
Medical Induction of Labor 45.9
Source: Kozak LJ, DeFrances CJ, Hall MJ. National Hospital
Discharge Survey: 2004 annual summary with detailed diagnosis
and procedure data. National Center for Health Statistics.
Vital Health Stat 13(162). 2006.
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VERTICAL BAR CHART: Complications of Labor and
Delivery Among Childbearing Women Through Age 54, by Race/Ethnicity,*
2004
(Rate per 1,000 Live Births)
Total
Moderate/Heavy Meconium 48.3; Breech/Malpresentation 41.6;
Tocolysis** 19.8; Precipitous Labor*** 19.2
Non-Hispanic White
Moderate/Heavy Meconium 42.5; Breech/Malpresentation 47.4;
Tocolysis** 21.8; Precipitous Labor*** 20.4
Non-Hispanic Black
Moderate/Heavy Meconium 63.5; Breech/Malpresentation 36.9;
Tocolysis** 21.9; Precipitous Labor*** 20.4
Hispanic
Moderate/Heavy Meconium 53.0; Breech/Malpresentation 31.3;
Tocolysis** 15.0; Precipitous Labor*** 15.0
*Data not reported for American Indian/Alaska Natives,
Asian/Pacific Islanders, and persons of more than one race.
**Delaying or inhibition of labor, especially to suppress
preterm birth.***Labor that is less than 3 hours from beginning
of contractions to birth.
Source: Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Sutton PD, Ventura SJ,
Menacker F, Kirmeyer S. Births: final data for 2004. National
Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 55, No.1; 2006 Sept.
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