Preterm birth and cesarean delivery percentage in Kentucky 2021

Published by Jenny Yang, Nov 30, 2023
In 2021, the number of births in Kentucky amounted to 52,214 births, from which one third were delivered by cesarean. Indeed, the cesarean delivery rate in Kentucky stood at nearly 35 percent. Furthermore, in this U.S. state, over one out of ten babies were delivered preterm in 2021. This statistic shows the percentage of preterm birth and cesarean delivery in Kentucky in 2021.

Percentage of preterm birth and cesarean delivery in Kentucky in 2021

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January 2023

Region

United States (Kentucky)

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

Low-risk cesarean is defined as singleton, head first, term (37 or more completed weeks) first births that were cesarean deliveries.

Preterm births: before 37 completed weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate.

Late preterm births: at 34–36 completed weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate.

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