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Percentage of mothers who had planned their cesarean section birth worldwide as of 2017
by John Elflein,
last edited
Mar 14, 2019
This statistic depicts the percentage of mothers worldwide who said they had planned their cesarean section birth as of 2017. According to the data, 39.5 percentage of respondents said their cesarean section was unplanned at that time.
Percentage of mothers who had planned their cesarean section birth worldwide as of 2017
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| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Elective or planned | 14.8% |
| Unplanned | 39.5% |
| Emergency | 21% |
| Repeat cesareans | 15.1% |
| First birth was cesarean, VBAC attempt or other births (first was unplanned cesarean, scheduled subsequent cesareans) | 5.6% |
| Always attempted vaginal birth, always ended in cesarean | 3.9% |
| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Elective or planned | 14.8% |
| Unplanned | 39.5% |
| Emergency | 21% |
| Repeat cesareans | 15.1% |
| First birth was cesarean, VBAC attempt or other births (first was unplanned cesarean, scheduled subsequent cesareans) | 5.6% |
| Always attempted vaginal birth, always ended in cesarean | 3.9% |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Mar 14, 2019
This statistic depicts the percentage of mothers worldwide who said they had planned their cesarean section birth as of 2017. According to the data, 39.5 percentage of respondents said their cesarean section was unplanned at that time.
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- March 2017
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Number of respondents
- 799 respondents
- Special properties
- Women who had cesarean births
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Question 2: "Your cesarean birth was..."
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Number of respondents
- 799 respondents
- Special properties
- Women who had cesarean births
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Question 2: "Your cesarean birth was..."
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