About A Third of Births, Even For First-Time Moms, Are Now By Cesarean

The latest snapshot of how women give birth in the United States is sobering. Almost a third of women giving birth for the first time have C-sections. In the late '90s, about 1 in 5 of all deliveries were by cesarean. Read More...

Read the complete post at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/08/31/129552505/cesarean-sections-stay-popular?ft=1&f=103537970


Posted Aug 31 2010, 10:14 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health News Blog