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IPODR - California County Profile Report

San Diego County, 2008

Cesarean Sections
Cesareans
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
Introduction
The following table shows the Healthy People 2020 Objectives for cesarean section outcomes:
Cesarean Section Rate2020 Objective
Low-Risk Women Giving Birth for the First Time 23.9%
Low-Risk Women with a Prior Cesarean (i.e., Repeat Cesarean) 81.7%
Source:
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/objectiveslist.aspx?topicId=26
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.
Definitions
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.
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.
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).
Tables and Figures
Number and Percent of Births that are Cesarean to Low Risk Women Giving Birth for the First Time by Race/Ethnicity, California and San Diego County, 2008
Race/Ethnicity San Diego CountyCalifornia
NDenominator%NAll
Births
%
Hispanic 1,963     7,152     27.4     18,871     74,140     25.5    
Non-Hispanic White 1,683     5,850     28.8     13,163     49,616     26.5    
Non-Hispanic Black 223     708     31.5     2,303     7,857     29.3    
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander 567     1,789     31.7     6,534     24,112     27.1    
Non-Hispanic Other Race 559     1,689     33.1     1,982     7,047     28.1    
Overall 4,995     17,188     29.1     42,853     162,772     26.3    
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)
Percent of Births that are Cesarean to Low Risk Women Giving Birth for the First Time, San Diego County, 2006-2008
 map FIRSTCSEC
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 Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Percent of Births that are Cesarean to Low Risk Women Giving Birth for the First Time, California and San Diego County, 2005-2008
 trend FIRSTCSEC
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 Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Number of Births that are Cesarean to Low Risk Women with a Prior Cesarean Birth by Race/Ethnicity, California and San Diego County, 2008
Race/Ethnicity San Diego CountyCalifornia
NDenominator%NAll
Births
%
Hispanic 2,512     2,654     94.6     28,994     30,307     95.7    
Non-Hispanic White 1,413     1,479     95.5     13,303     14,193     93.7    
Non-Hispanic Black 230     240     95.8     2,571     2,730     94.2    
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander 483     508     95.1     5,887     6,258     94.1    
Non-Hispanic Other Race 504     520     96.9     1,900     2,003     94.9    
Overall 5,142     5,401     95.2     52,655     55,491     94.9    
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)
Percent of Births that are Cesarean to Low Risk Women with a Prior Cesarean Birth, San Diego County, 2006-2008
 map RPTCSEC
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 Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Percent of Births that are Cesarean to Low Risk Women with a Prior Cesarean Birth, California and San Diego County, 2005-2008
 trend RPTCSEC
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 Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

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