Cesarean Section (C-section) Births

• Purpose:To determine trends over time and differences among Rhode Island's Birthing Hospitals in Cesarean birth rates.
• Key Information: Number and rate of primary and repeat cesarean, and vaginal births
• Collection Period: Since 2002

Rhode Island Numbers

• The statewide rate of Cesarean section births has increased from 23.6% in 2002 to 33.7% in 2011

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Definitions from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

• Primary C/sec rate: Number of primary cesarean deliveries divided by the Total number of deliveries minus number of previous cesarean deliveries (including VBACs)
• Repeat C/sec Rate: Number of repeat cesarean deliveries divided by Total number of repeat cesarean plus VBACs deliveries
• Total C/sec rate: "Number of cesarean deliveries (repeat and primary) divided by Total number of deliveries
• VBACs: Vaginal births after cesarean section deliveries

Cesarean Rates by Hospital for the Last 3 Years