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Table 5. Method of delivery for HIV-infected women, by 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. %
Vaginal 1,599 47   1,328 45   845 43   663 41   4,435 44
Cesarean section                            
Electivea 1,130 33   1,101 37   727 37   650 40   3,608 36
Non-elective 579 17   421 14   353 18   261 16   1,614 16
Type of decision unknown 71 2   70 2   28 1   21 1   190 2
Unknown 43 1   43 1   34 2   41 3   161 2
Total 3,422     2,963     1,987     1,636     10,008  
Note. Because of rounding, column percentages may not total 100.
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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