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May 26, 2013

Delivery Method

Total cesarean deliveries: US, 2000-2010

In the United States in 2010, 32.8% of live births were cesarean deliveries.

Between 2000 and 2010, the percent of live births delivered by cesarean section increased more than 43% in the United States.

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•	National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data.
•	Retrieved May 26, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.

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