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The Cesarean Rate for the U.S. for 2005 is 30.2%
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The Rate is up from 27.6% in 2003
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US Cesareans have risen 40% since 1996
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VBAC Rate fell to 9.2%
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Since 1996, the VBAC rate in the US has plummeted 67%
Georgia had a cesarean rate of 30.4% for 2005. South Carolina had a rate 32.7% for the same year.
For more detailed statistics, visit ICAN's website: http://ican-online.org/resources/statistics.php
The latest data from the CDC was released in December 2007.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr56/nvsr56_07_tables.pdf
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The Cesarean Rate forthe U.S. for 2006 is 31.1%
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Georgia has a Cesarean Rate of 31.3%
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South Carolina has a Cesarean Rate of 32.9%
The cesarean rates for Augusta area hospitals are:
Hospital Jan 06-Dec 06 Jan 07- Dec 07
Doctors 35.6% 31.7%
University 38.7% 40.1%
MCG 35.0% 35.6%
Trinity (formerly St. Joseph's) 31.0% 36.0%
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