Birth Mode after Primary Cesarean among Hispanic and non-Hispanic Women at One U.S. Institution

Despite a lower percentage of primary cesareans than non-Hispanic White and Black women, Hispanic women in the United States had the highest rate of repeat cesarean deliveries (RCD) in 2016; it is unclear if reasons for differences are due to known risk factors. Our study examined the association between ethnicity/race and RCD among women with one previous cesarean and whether demographic (age, marital status, education, language, and delivery year), anthropomorphic (height, prepregnancy body mass index), obstetrical/medical (parity, gestational age, infant birth weight, gestational diabetes, labor induction or augmentation, vaginal birth after cesarean delivery history), or health system (delivery day/time, payor source, provider gender) factors accounted for any observed differences by ethnicity/race.
Source: Womens Health Issues - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Original article Source Type: research