Texas ranks in top 10 for states with most cesarean births
HOUSTON (KIAH) - A new study showed Texas ranked among the top 10 states where cesarean births are most common.
Taking the 7th spot, Texas has a nearly 34.7 percent cesarean delivery rate, or 135,168 out of 389,533 yearly births, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data compiled by Birth Injury Lawyers Group.
Texas has a low-risk cesarean rate of 27.7%, the 14th highest rate in America. Regarding late preterm births, Texas has the 11th highest rate of late preterm births, with 8.25%. and the 12th highest rate of preterm births, at 11.25%.
Mississippi has the highest rate of births delivered by cesarean with Alaska at the lowest.