Recent Trends and Patterns in Cesarean and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Deliveries in the United States

• Autores: Marian F. MacDorman, E. Declercq, F. Menacker
• Localización: Clinics in Perinatology, ISSN 0095-5108, Vol. 38, Nº. 2, 2011, págs. 179-192
• Idioma: inglés
• Texto completo no disponible (Saber más ...)
• Resumen

  • Cesarean delivery is the most common major surgical procedure for women in the United States, with 1.4 million surgeries annually. In 2008, nearly one-third (32.3%) of US births were by cesarean delivery. Cesarean delivery rates have increased rapidly in the United States in recent years because of an increasing primary cesarean delivery rate and a declining vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) rate. In 2007, the VBAC rate was 8.3% in a 22-state reporting area. The US VBAC rate was lowest among 14 industrialized countries; 3 countries had VBAC rates greater than 50%.