This statistic depicts the percentage of mothers worldwide who said they had select reasons for having a cesarean birth as of 2017. According to the data, 33.9 percent of women said that their previous birth was cesarean or that their doctor had recommended cesarean birth at that time.
Percentage of mothers worldwide who had select reasons for their cesarean births as of 2017
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Healthy Baby Network. (March 9, 2017). Percentage of mothers worldwide who had select reasons for their cesarean births as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/982580/reasons-for-cesarean-birth-worldwide/
Healthy Baby Network. "Percentage of mothers worldwide who had select reasons for their cesarean births as of 2017." Chart. March 9, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982580/reasons-for-cesarean-birth-worldwide/
Healthy Baby Network. (2017). Percentage of mothers worldwide who had select reasons for their cesarean births as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982580/reasons-for-cesarean-birth-worldwide/
Healthy Baby Network. "Percentage of Mothers Worldwide Who Had Select Reasons for Their Cesarean Births as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982580/reasons-for-cesarean-birth-worldwide/
Healthy Baby Network, Percentage of mothers worldwide who had select reasons for their cesarean births as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982580/reasons-for-cesarean-birth-worldwide/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of mothers worldwide who had select reasons for their cesarean births as of 2017 [Graph], Healthy Baby Network, March 9, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/982580/reasons-for-cesarean-birth-worldwide/
