babydoll
06-18-2003, 12:22 PM
Perinatal mortality rate - babies that die:
3 per 1000 for planned vbac
4 per 1000 for elective cesarean
Maternal mortality rate - moms that die:
2.8 per 10,000 with a trial of labor
2.4 per 10,000 with an elective cesarean
The risk of a mother dying from a cesarean is small but is still considerably higher than with a vaginal birth:
Maternal death with cesarean: 4 in 10,000
Maternal death with all vaginal births 1 in 10,000
Maternal death with elective cesareans 2 in 10,000
Maternal death with all normal vaginal births 0.5 in 10,000
Countries with some of the lowest perinatal mortality rates in the world have cesarean rates under 10%. The World Health Organization says, "Clearly there is no justification in any specific region to have more than 10-15% cesarean section births."
The infant mortality rate in the US is currently 6.9/1,000. This report states "The United States continues to rank poorly in international comparisons of infant morality."
The maternal mortality rate in 1996 (the last year statistics were available) was 12 per 100,000 births. There has been no decrease in maternal mortality in the US for 20 years according to a Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report.
Sources:
Trends in Cesarean Birth and Vaginal Birth After Previous Cesarean, 1991-1999
National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 49, Number 13, December 27, 2001
A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth, Chapter 38, Labor and birth after previous cesarean, M. Enkin, M.J.N.C. Keirse, J. Nielson, C. Crowther, L. Duley, E. Hodnett, and J. Hofmeyr. Oxford University Press, 2000
Annual Summary of Vital Statistics: 2000, Hoyert DL, Freedman MA, Strobino DM, Guyer B. Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
3 per 1000 for planned vbac
4 per 1000 for elective cesarean
Maternal mortality rate - moms that die:
2.8 per 10,000 with a trial of labor
2.4 per 10,000 with an elective cesarean
The risk of a mother dying from a cesarean is small but is still considerably higher than with a vaginal birth:
Maternal death with cesarean: 4 in 10,000
Maternal death with all vaginal births 1 in 10,000
Maternal death with elective cesareans 2 in 10,000
Maternal death with all normal vaginal births 0.5 in 10,000
Countries with some of the lowest perinatal mortality rates in the world have cesarean rates under 10%. The World Health Organization says, "Clearly there is no justification in any specific region to have more than 10-15% cesarean section births."
The infant mortality rate in the US is currently 6.9/1,000. This report states "The United States continues to rank poorly in international comparisons of infant morality."
The maternal mortality rate in 1996 (the last year statistics were available) was 12 per 100,000 births. There has been no decrease in maternal mortality in the US for 20 years according to a Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report.
Sources:
Trends in Cesarean Birth and Vaginal Birth After Previous Cesarean, 1991-1999
National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 49, Number 13, December 27, 2001
A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth, Chapter 38, Labor and birth after previous cesarean, M. Enkin, M.J.N.C. Keirse, J. Nielson, C. Crowther, L. Duley, E. Hodnett, and J. Hofmeyr. Oxford University Press, 2000
Annual Summary of Vital Statistics: 2000, Hoyert DL, Freedman MA, Strobino DM, Guyer B. Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA