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Where in the US to give birth naturally? Cesarean Statistics by State

'23.09.2017'

Source: CDC

Residents of the United States who emigrated from the CIS countries, and future mothers who plan to come to America to give birth, often have a mistaken idea about the statistics of caesarean sections in the country.

Many are convinced that most American doctors in one way or another want to “cut” almost every woman so that a child can be born. Is it really?

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Of course, all pregnant women want to give birth to healthy babies and are ready to do everything possible to achieve this. Let not everyone, but most expectant mothers agree to endure any pain and discomfort, just to give birth to a baby naturally, without exposing either him or herself to additional risks. Moreover, in the Russian-speaking part of the Internet, natural and even home births and other “natural” tendencies in obstetrics are very actively popularized.

Without evidence, no one wants to go under the knife - all the more, it is not so painless as it may seem to moms without the appropriate experience. Any operation carries a range of risks, from anesthesia to bleeding, and in this respect, natural childbirth is, of course, better.

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In various states of the United States, natural birth and cesarean sections have their own statistics — probably in the regional traditions, and in the particular physical health of women in a particular part of the country, and in the medical views of doctors.

The lowest percentage of operative deliveries is observed in Utah (22,8%), and the highest in Mississippi (38%), Louisiana (37,5%) and Florida (37,3%). New Jersey, Alabama, Maryland, West Virginia, Nevada, Kentucky and Texas were also included in the “dark blue” group of high caesarean rates.

Most often women give birth in a natural way, except for the already mentioned state of Utah, in Alaska, in New Mexico, Idaho, Vermont, South Dakota, Hawaii, Colorado, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Most likely, this is due to the historical proximity of the indigenous population of the American states to nature, mothers themselves insist on natural childbirth. For example, Mormons, which constitute a large part of the population of Utah, are parents of many children who have extensive experience with natural births.

Statistics on this issue was officially collected in 2013-2015 and is unlikely to have changed fundamentally by now. A more detailed rating can be found on the website. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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