c-section among all live births in the U.S., standing at 32.1 percent in 2021 (which includes mothers of higher risks such as giving birth to multiples or having hypertension or diabetes).
According to a U.S. hospital survey, the average Nulliparous, Term, Singleton, Vertex (NTSV) cesarean sections (c-sections) rate was 25.2 percent in 2022*. This is the c-section rate for low-risk first-time mothers and it did not meet the national target of 23.6 percent. Even higher is the rate of Average cesarean section rates among first-time low-risk mothers among reporting U.S. hospitals from 2015 to 2022*
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Average cesarean section rates among first-time low-risk mothers among reporting U.S. hospitals from 2015 to 2022* [Graph]. (May 23, 2023). In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448381/ntsv-c-section-rates-in-us-hospitals/
"Average cesarean section rates among first-time low-risk mothers among reporting U.S. hospitals from 2015 to 2022*." Chart. May 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448381/ntsv-c-section-rates-in-us-hospitals/
Average cesarean section rates among first-time low-risk mothers among reporting U.S. hospitals from 2015 to 2022*(2023). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448381/ntsv-c-section-rates-in-us-hospitals/
"Average Cesarean Section Rates among First-time Low-risk Mothers among Reporting U.S. Hospitals from 2015 to 2022*." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448381/ntsv-c-section-rates-in-us-hospitals/
Average cesarean section rates among first-time low-risk mothers among reporting U.S. hospitals from 2015 to 2022* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448381/ntsv-c-section-rates-in-us-hospitals/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Average cesarean section rates among first-time low-risk mothers among reporting U.S. hospitals from 2015 to 2022* [Graph], , May 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448381/ntsv-c-section-rates-in-us-hospitals/