TABLE N15. LIVE BIRTHS BY METHOD OF DELIVERY AND RATES OF CESAREAN DELIVERY,
PRIMARY CESAREAN DELIVERY, AND VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER PREVIOUS CESAREAN DELIVERY
NEW JERSEY, 1989-1998
YEAR	ALL BIRTHS	BIRTHS BY METHOD OF DELIVERY							CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE		RATE OF VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER PREVIOUS CESAREAN3
		VAGINAL		CESAREAN				NOT STATED
		TOTAL	AFTER PREVIOUS CESAREAN	TOTAL	PRIMARY	REPEAT	NOT STATED		TOTAL1	PRIMARY2
1989	121,643	84,445	1,954	29,078	18,256	10,804	18	8,120	23.9	18.1	15.3
1990	123,054	87,904	2,343	28,713	17,435	11,249	29	6,437	23.3	16.9	17.2
1991	121,435	88,080	2,572	27,456	16,579	10,877	0	5,899	22.6	16.2	19.1
1992	120,498	86,660	2,815	27,512	16,603	10,908	1	6,326	22.8	16.5	20.5
1993	117,841	84,784	2,927	27,579	16,839	10,740	0	5,478	23.4	17.1	21.4
1994	117,684	85,248	2,931	26,607	16,350	10,257	0	5,829	22.6	16.6	22.2
1995	114,905	83,986	3,575	25,453	15,727	9,717	9	5,466	22.2	16.4	26.9
1996	114,335	82,962	5,405	26,227	16,467	9,760	0	5,146	22.9	17.5	35.6
1997	113,332	81,172	5,225	27,031	16,983	10,048	0	5,129	23.9	18.3	34.2
1998	113,850	81,163	5,051	28,011	17,866	10,145	0	4,676	24.6	19.0	33.2
1Percent of all live births by cesarean delivery.
2Number of primary cesareans per 100 live births to women who have not had a previous cesarean.
3Number of vaginal births after previous cesarean delivery per 100 live births to women with a previous cesarean delivery.