16-9


16-9.		Reduce cesarean births among low-risk (full term, singleton, vertex presentation) women.

Target and baseline:

Objective	Reduction in Cesarean Births	1998 Baseline	2010 Target
Objective	Reduction in Cesarean Births	Percent of Live Births
16-9a.	Women giving birth for the first time	18	15
16-9b.	Prior cesarean birth	72	63

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data source: National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS.

Cesarean Births to Low-Risk Women, 1998	Cesarean Birth
	16-9a. Women Giving Birth for the First Time	16-9b. Prior Cesarean Birth
	Percent
TOTAL	18	72
Mother’s race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	16	68
Asian or Pacific Islander	18	70
Asian	19	72
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	17	65
Black or African American	21	73
White	18	72

Hispanic or Latino	18	76
Not Hispanic or Latino	18	71
Black or African American	21	73
White	18	71
Mother’s education level
Less than high school	14	72
High school graduate	18	73
At least some college	20	71
Mother’s disability status
Mothers with disabilities	DNC	DNC
Mothers without disabilities	DNC	DNC
Select populations
Mother’s age groups
Under 15 years old	13	DSU
15 to 19 years	12	67
20 to 24 years	16	70
25 to 29 years	20	71
30 to 34 years	24	72
35 years and older	32	75

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.