This statistic depicts large U.S. hospitals with the highest Cesarean section (C-section) rates among first-time, low-risk mothers in the U.S. as of 2017. According to the data, South Miami Hospital in Miami, Florida had a C-section rate for first-time, low-risk mothers of around 51 percent. The targeted national average in the U.S. for such births is under 24 percent.
Highest Cesarean section rates for first-time, low-risk mothers at major U.S. hospitals as of 2017*
* Data is for first-time mothers-to-be who should be at low risk for a cesarean: pregnant women expecting just one child (not twins, triplets, or other multiples) and whose baby is full-term and is positioned head first—the position least likely to require a C-section.
The U.S. national C-section target for first-time mothers with low-risk deliveries is 23.9%.
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Consumer Reports. (May 16, 2017). Highest Cesarean section rates for first-time, low-risk mothers at major U.S. hospitals as of 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/800611/highest-c-section-rates-among-major-us-hospitals/
Consumer Reports. "Highest Cesarean section rates for first-time, low-risk mothers at major U.S. hospitals as of 2017*." Chart. May 16, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/800611/highest-c-section-rates-among-major-us-hospitals/
Consumer Reports. (2017). Highest Cesarean section rates for first-time, low-risk mothers at major U.S. hospitals as of 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/800611/highest-c-section-rates-among-major-us-hospitals/
Consumer Reports. "Highest Cesarean Section Rates for First-time, Low-risk Mothers at Major U.S. Hospitals as of 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/800611/highest-c-section-rates-among-major-us-hospitals/
Consumer Reports, Highest Cesarean section rates for first-time, low-risk mothers at major U.S. hospitals as of 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/800611/highest-c-section-rates-among-major-us-hospitals/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Highest Cesarean section rates for first-time, low-risk mothers at major U.S. hospitals as of 2017* [Graph], Consumer Reports, May 16, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/800611/highest-c-section-rates-among-major-us-hospitals/
