Preterm birth and cesarean delivery percentage in Texas 2022

Published by Jenny Yang, Apr 10, 2024

In 2022, the number of births in Texas amounted to 389,741 births, from which approximately a third were delivered by cesarean. Indeed, the cesarean delivery rate in Texas stood at 34.7 percent. This statistic shows the percentage of preterm birth and cesarean delivery in Texas in 2022.

Percentage of preterm birth and cesarean delivery in Texas in 2022

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April 2024

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North America, United States (Texas)

Survey time period

2022

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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