This statistic explains the percentage of childbirth-related hospitalizations with childbirth procedures in 1997 and 2008. Eight percent of childbirth-related hospitalizations involved episiotomy procedures in 2008, down from 23 percent in 1997.
Percentage of childbirth-related hospitalizations with childbirth procedures 1997 and 2008
Characteristic
1997
2008
Forceps, vacuum, and breech delivery
11%
7%
Episiotomy
23%
8%
Fetal monitoring
26%
23%
Artificial rupture of membranes to assist delivery
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AHRQ. (July 7, 2010). Percentage of childbirth-related hospitalizations with childbirth procedures 1997 and 2008 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184058/childbirth-related-hospitalizations-with-childbirth-procedures-2008/
AHRQ. "Percentage of childbirth-related hospitalizations with childbirth procedures 1997 and 2008." Chart. July 7, 2010. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184058/childbirth-related-hospitalizations-with-childbirth-procedures-2008/
AHRQ. (2010). Percentage of childbirth-related hospitalizations with childbirth procedures 1997 and 2008. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184058/childbirth-related-hospitalizations-with-childbirth-procedures-2008/
AHRQ. "Percentage of Childbirth-related Hospitalizations with Childbirth Procedures 1997 and 2008." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184058/childbirth-related-hospitalizations-with-childbirth-procedures-2008/
AHRQ, Percentage of childbirth-related hospitalizations with childbirth procedures 1997 and 2008 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184058/childbirth-related-hospitalizations-with-childbirth-procedures-2008/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of childbirth-related hospitalizations with childbirth procedures 1997 and 2008 [Graph], AHRQ, July 7, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184058/childbirth-related-hospitalizations-with-childbirth-procedures-2008/
