Cesarean-sections in the US - Incidence

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[edit] Incidence of Cesarean-sections in the US in 2007: 31%

"The rate of C-sections has reached more than 31% in the U.S., a historical high, according to 2007 data from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The reasons for the increase are many and have been widely discussed: the rising rate of multiple births, more obesity in pregnant women, the older age of women giving birth."

[edit] Source

Time, Too Many C-Sections: Docs Rethink Induced Labor, 8/2/2010, which cites data from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists