CDC Data Shows National Cesarean Rate at Record High

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released the reportBirths: Preliminary Data for 2009 this morning, which shows that the U.S. cesarean delivery rate rose to a record high of 32.9 percent in 2009. The national cesarean rate, which is up from 32.3% in 2008, has risen for 13 consecutive years, beginning in 1996 when the rate was 20.7%."

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