PURPOSE Cesarean delivery rates vary widely across populations. Studying communities
with low rates of cesarean delivery may identify practices that can lower the cesarean rate …

Background: Studying populations with low cesarean delivery rates can identify strategies
for reducing unnecessary cesareans in other patient populations. Native American women …

Background: American Indian women have one of the lowest cesarean delivery rates among
all ethnic groups evaluated in the United States. Our objective was to identify risk factors for …

Our objective was to examine differences in risk of cesarean delivery among diverse ethnic
groups in New York City. Using cross-sectional New York City birth and hospitalization data …

OBJECTIVE: We examine the association between prior cesarean delivery and risk of
stillbirth in a subsequent pregnancy. METHODS: The Missouri maternally linked cohort data …

Background Our objective was to examine the likelihood of primary cesarean delivery for
women at low risk for the procedure in M assachusetts. Methods Birth certificate data for all …

OBJECTIVE: To examine trends in primary cesarean deliveries by indications and
race/ethnicity. STUDY DESIGN: We examined temporal trends in primary cesarean …

Background Cesarean delivery rates vary widely across the United States. Health care
usage in many other areas of medicine also varies widely across the United States; it is …

Background Black and L atina women in the U nited S tates are known to undergo cesarean
delivery at a higher rate than other women. We sought to explore the role of medical …

Background Primary cesarean deliveries are a major contributor to the large increase in
cesarean delivery rates in the United States over the past 2 decades and are an essential …