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Figure 15. Obstetric Patient Age, by Type of Delivery

Bar chart showing type of delivery for obstetric patients, by age group. Go to Text Description below for details.

Figure 15. Obstetric Patient Age, by Type of Delivery (Text Description)

Vaginal delivery excluding VBAC
18-24 years: 35.6 percent of discharges in age group
25-34 years: 51.7 percent of discharges in age group
35+ years: 12.7 percent of discharges in age group

VBAC
18-24 years: 21.0 percent of discharges in age group
25-34 years: 58.2 percent of discharges in age group
35+ years: 20.8 percent of discharges in age group

Primary C-section
18-24 years: 29.9 percent of discharges in age group
25-34 years: 52.7 percent of discharges in age group
35+ years: 17.4 percent of discharges in age group

Repeat C-section
18-24 years: 18.6 percent of discharges in age group
25-34 years: 57.3 percent of discharges in age group
35+ years: 24.1 percent of discharges in age group

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