| TABLE
N16. LIVE BIRTHS BY METHOD OF DELIVERY |
| NEW
JERSEY, 1998 |
| METHOD
OF DELIVERY |
NUMBER
OF BIRTHS |
PERCENT
OF TOTAL |
| TOTAL
BIRTHS |
113,850 |
|
100.0 |
|
| TOTAL
VAGINAL |
81,163 |
|
71.3 |
|
| WITHOUT
PREVIOUS CESAREAN SECTION, NO OTHER METHOD |
|
68,062 |
|
59.8 |
| WITHOUT
PREVIOUS CESAREAN SECTION AND WITH FORCEPS |
|
2,232 |
|
2.0 |
| WITHOUT
PREVIOUS CESAREAN SECTION AND WITH VACUUM |
|
5,544 |
|
4.9 |
WITHOUT
PREVIOUS CESAREAN SECTION AND WITH FORCEPS AND
VACUUM |
|
274 |
|
0.2 |
| AFTER
PREVIOUS CESAREAN SECTION, NO OTHER METHOD |
|
4,324 |
|
3.8 |
| AFTER
PREVIOUS CESAREAN SECTION WITH FORCEPS |
|
229 |
|
0.2 |
| AFTER
PREVIOUS CESAREAN SECTION WITH VACUUM |
|
474 |
|
0.4 |
| AFTER
PREVIOUS CESAREAN SECTION WITH FORCEPS AND VACUUM |
|
24 |
|
0.0 |
| TOTAL
CESAREAN SECTION |
28,011 |
|
24.6 |
|
| PRIMARY
CESAREAN SECTION, NO OTHER METHOD |
|
17,592 |
|
15.5 |
| PRIMARY
CESAREAN SECTION WITH FORCEPS |
|
21 |
|
0.0 |
| PRIMARY
CESAREAN SECTION WITH VACUUM |
|
245 |
|
0.2 |
| PRIMARY
CESAREAN SECTION WITH FORCEPS AND VACUUM |
|
8 |
|
0.0 |
| REPEAT
CESAREAN SECTION, NO OTHER METHOD |
|
9,934 |
|
8.7 |
| REPEAT
CESAREAN SECTION WITH FORCEPS |
|
15 |
|
0.0 |
| REPEAT
CESAREAN SECTION WITH VACUUM |
|
194 |
|
0.2 |
| REPEAT
CESAREAN SECTION WITH FORCEPS AND VACUUM |
|
2 |
|
0.0 |
|
NOT STATED |
4,676 |
|
4.1 |
|
