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Updated Cesarean and Payment Charts Available
Two popular resources from Childbirth Connection have been updated with the most recent available data. The Cesarean Section Rate Chart and Table incorporate the most recent trend and incidence data from the National Center for Health Statistics. The International Payment Comparisons Charts demonstrate the United States’ outlier status in average payments for both vaginal birth and cesarean surgery. These resources can help stakeholders make the case for reining in overuse of cesarean section.
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