Even tho this is good news, the numbers are alarming when it comes - TopicsExpress



          

Even tho this is good news, the numbers are alarming when it comes to which population got benefited by it. Sad. The report also said c-section rates decreased across all maternal age and racial groups between 2009 and 2013. But the c-section rate dropped by 6 percent among white women, whereas among black and Hispanic women, it dropped 1 percent over the study period. The c-section rate for women under age 40 decreased 6 percent, while for those over age 40, it dropped 2 percent. The largest decline was observed among women who were 38 weeks pregnant at time of delivery, according to the report. For these women, the rate of low-risk cesarean decreased 9 percent between 2009 and 2013.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:35:17 +0000

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