Redondo Beach, CA, March 23, 2010 –
The National Center for Health Statistics reports that the
cesarean rate in 2007 is the highest ever reported in the U.S.,
with a rate of 32 percent, up 53 percent from 1996.
The most significant increase is among women under 25,
up 57% since 2000.
“This report confirms the alarming trend affecting all age and ethnic
groups of childbearing women,” said Desirre Andrews, President of ICAN.
“With every state showing an increase of cesarean deliveries,
this concerns all women across the United States today.”
In light of the NIH Consensus Panel recommendation statement ,
the overuse of cesarean and dramatic underuse of vaginal birth after
cesarean (VBAC) must be addressed. Currently, the VBAC rate is
less than 8 percent, with evidence showing that 60%-80%
or more of women having a VBAC trial of labor will be
successful. This decline is driven by the continually growing number
of hospitals banning the VBAC option.
SOURCE: National Vital Statistics System, unpublished data.
Additional information is available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm.
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