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IN OTHER NEWS – A new study finds that Georgia is among the five states with the highest number of cesarean births.
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- Mississippi experiences the highest number of C-section births, with a rate of 38.5%
- Florida, Louisiana and Georgia also rank high at 35.9%, 35.5% and 35.3% respectively.
- Alaska and South Dakota have the most natural births at 77.3% and 76% respectively.
New research has revealed the states with the highest cesarean birth and natural birth rates. Mississippi has the highest cesarean birth rate, while Alaska It has the highest natural birth rate in the United States.
Experts at the Birth Injury Lawyers Group analyzed data from the National Center for Health Statistics to discover the rates of cesarean sections and natural births in each US state. They calculated the total number of natural and cesarean births from the given rate of each state and the total number of births. The rankings have been listed from highest to lowest rate of both cesarean births and natural births to reveal the top ten.
States with the most cesarean births
The national cesarean section rate in the US in 2022 was 32.2%That is, 1,178,913 cesarean sections were performed in total. Comparing the national rate to the states with the most C-sections shows how far above average they are.
Topping the ranking with the most cesarean births is Mississippiwhere the cesarean birth rate is staggering 38.5%. This equates to 13,324 of the total 34,609 births in Mississippi in 2022 being cesarean sections.
Secondly is Floridawith a staggering 80,487 of the 224,226 births in 2022 being C-sections, meaning Florida’s C-section rate is 35.9%.
Louisiana had a cesarean birth rate of 35.5% in 2022, placing the state in third place. Louisiana experienced 19,914 cesarean sections out of a total of 56,096 births.
Georgia follows, with a cesarean birth rate of 35.3% or 44,417 total cesarean sections in 2022 of the total of 125,827 births.
In fifth place, with 12,434 cesarean sections in 2022, is Connecticut. This means 35.2% of the 35,323 births were cesarean sections.
With a 34.8% birth rate by cesarean section, Rhode Island occupies sixth place. This state experienced 10,214 total births in 2022, 3,554 of them by cesarean section.
Texas is next, with a staggering 135,168 cesarean sections in 2022. The Texas cesarean birth rate in 2022 was 34.7% of a total of 389,533 births.
Kentucky and Alabama have tied for eighth place, both with a cesarean birth rate of 34.5% in 2022. Kentucky had 18,016 C-sections out of 52,219 births, while Alabama had 20,037 C-sections out of 58,079 births.
The ninth place is Marylandwith 34.3% Of the 68,694 births in 2022 were cesarean sections, which is equivalent to 23,562 cesarean sections.
Simply doing the ranking is West Virginia in tenth place, where the cesarean section rate in 2022 was 34.1% o 5,765 of 16,905 births were cesarean sections.
Range | State | cesarean section rate | Total Caesarean Sections |
1 | Mississippi | 38.5% | 13,324 |
2 | Florida | 35.9% | 80,497 |
3 | Louisiana | 35.5% | 19,914 |
4 | Georgia | 35.3% | 44,417 |
5 | Connecticut | 35.2% | 12,434 |
6 | Rhode Island | 34.8% | 3,554 |
7 | Texas | 34.7% | 135,168 |
8 | Kentucky | 34.5% | 18,016 |
Alabama | 34.5% | 20,037 | |
9 | Maryland | 34.3% | 23,562 |
10 | West Virginia | 34.1% | 5,765 |
States with the most natural births
In 2022, the national natural birth rate was 67.8%, meaning that 2,482,307 of all births in the US that year were natural. This national figure shows how far the top ten natural birth states are above average.
The state with the most natural births is Alaskawhere the natural birth rate was astonishing 77.3% in 2022, that is, 7,213 of 9,331 births.
South Dakota and Utah are tied for second place, as both states have a 76% natural birth rate. In 2022, there were 8,503 natural births out of 11,188 in South Dakota and 34,778 out of 45,761 births in Utah.
Outside Idaho in total 22,382 births, 75.5% were natural, meaning Idaho experienced 16,898 natural births in 2022, placing the state in third place.
North Dakota occupies fourth place, with a 74% natural birth rate. The state reported 9,561 births in 2022, of which 7,075 were natural.
The next is Mountain fifthly, where the natural birth rate was 72.9% in 2022, which represents 8,131 of 11,154 births.
Wyoming had a natural birth rate of 72.6% in 2022, which will place the state in sixth place. Wyoming reported 6,044 total births and 4,388 were natural.
New Mexico and Wisconsin They also tied for seventh place, with a natural birth rate of 72.5%. New Mexico experienced 14,138 natural births out of 19,501, while Wisconsin experienced 43,449 out of 59,930.
In eighth place is Hawaiiwith 72.3% that all births are natural. Hawaii had 15,225 total births in 2022, and 11,008 were natural births.
The ninth is Coloradowhere 44,951 of the 62,346 births were natural, which is equivalent to a natural birth rate of 72.1%.
Range | State | Natural birth rate | Total natural births |
1 | Alaska | 77.3% | 7,213 |
2 | South Dakota | 76% | 8,503 |
Utah | 76% | 34,778 | |
3 | Idaho | 75.5% | 16,898 |
4 | North Dakota | 74% | 7,075 |
5 | Mountain | 72.9% | 8,131 |
6 | Wyoming | 72.6% | 4,388 |
7 | New Mexico | 72.5% | 14,138 |
Wisconsin | 72.5% | 43,449 | |
8 | Hawaii | 72.3% | 11,008 |
9 | Colorado | 72.1% | 44,951 |
10 | Vermont | 71.9% | 3,793 |
Finally, Vermont ranks tenth among the states with the most natural births, with 3,793 out of 5,275. This means that Vermont’s natural birth rate in 2022 was 71.9%.
Bob Goldwater, spokesman for Birth Injury Lawyer Groupcommented on the findings:
“Mothers can choose between having a natural vaginal birth or a cesarean birth for their babies. A cesarean section may be required in some cases, such as babies weighing more than 10 pounds, multiple births such as triplets, concerns about the baby such as abnormal heart rate, abnormal position in the uterus, developmental problems, or problems with the placenta or placenta. umbilical cord. However, the most common reason is if the baby’s head is in a difficult position for delivery or if it cannot pass through the pelvis during delivery.”
“Caesarean sections cause increased risks of clots, blood loss, infections and injuries to the intestines and bladder. Whether you choose to have one or your doctor recommends one, he should tell you all the possible risk factors you may face if you undergo the procedure so he can make an informed decision.
“Doctors generally prefer women to deliver vaginally if they can. Although, once you have had a vaginal birth, it could be dangerous in the future to give birth again naturally.”
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