| Contents of This Page |
 1. Introduction |
| 2. Definitions |
| 3. Cesarean Births Among Low Risk Women Giving Birth For the First Time |
| 4. Cesarean Births Among Low Risk Women with a Prior Cesarean Birth |
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Introduction
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The following table shows the Healthy People 2020 Objectives for cesarean section outcomes:
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The reports on the IPODR website only include births to women whose primary residence is in California. The California Department of Public Health often includes all births occurring in the state, even those to non-resident mothers, when compiling cesarean statistics. For this reason, the IPODR cesarean rates may differ from other published state figures, such as those used for Title V.
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Definitions
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A live birth is said to be delivered via first time cesarean section if the mother had no previous deliveries, and the delivery is low-risk.
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A live birth is said to be delivered via repeat cesarean section if the delivery is low-risk, and the mother has previously delivered via cesarean.
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A Low-Risk delivery is defined as one for a full-term (at least 37 weeks since LMP), singleton (not a multiple pregnancy), vertex fetus (head facing in a downward position in the birth canal).
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Tables and Figures
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| Number and Percent of Births that are Cesarean to Low Risk Women Giving Birth for the First Time by Race/Ethnicity, California and Kern County, 2008 |
| Race/Ethnicity |
Kern County | California |
| N | Denominator | % | N | All
Births | % |
| Hispanic |
277 |
1,757 |
15.8 |
18,871 |
74,140 |
25.5 |
| Non-Hispanic White |
187 |
972 |
19.2 |
13,163 |
49,616 |
26.5 |
| Non-Hispanic Black |
27 |
154 |
17.5 |
2,303 |
7,857 |
29.3 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander |
23 |
105 |
21.9 |
6,534 |
24,112 |
27.1 |
| Non-Hispanic Other Race |
17 |
68 |
25.0 |
1,982 |
7,047 |
28.1 |
| Overall |
531 |
3,056 |
17.4 |
42,853 |
162,772 |
26.3 |
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Births with unknown risk status, gestation, or delivery mode are not included
Categories with less than 10 live births are grayed
Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Percent of Births that are Cesarean to Low Risk Women Giving Birth for the First Time, Kern County, 2006-2008 |
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| Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Percent of Births that are Cesarean to Low Risk Women Giving Birth for the First Time, California and Kern County, 2005-2008 |
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| Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Number of Births that are Cesarean to Low Risk Women with a Prior Cesarean Birth by Race/Ethnicity, California and Kern County, 2008 |
| Race/Ethnicity |
Kern County | California |
| N | Denominator | % | N | All
Births | % |
| Hispanic |
704 |
768 |
91.7 |
28,994 |
30,307 |
95.7 |
| Non-Hispanic White |
233 |
256 |
91.0 |
13,303 |
14,193 |
93.7 |
| Non-Hispanic Black |
65 |
68 |
95.6 |
2,571 |
2,730 |
94.2 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander |
30 |
30 |
100.0 |
5,887 |
6,258 |
94.1 |
| Non-Hispanic Other Race |
24 |
25 |
96.0 |
1,900 |
2,003 |
94.9 |
| Overall |
1,056 |
1,147 |
92.1 |
52,655 |
55,491 |
94.9 |
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Births with unknown risk status, gestation, or delivery mode are not included
Categories with less than 10 live births are grayed
Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Percent of Births that are Cesarean to Low Risk Women with a Prior Cesarean Birth, Kern County, 2006-2008 |
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| Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Percent of Births that are Cesarean to Low Risk Women with a Prior Cesarean Birth, California and Kern County, 2005-2008 |
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| Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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