Every year, the CDC compiles a list of birth data. This includes the cesarean rate for that year, the vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) rates, teen pregnancies and more fields than you probably can imagine. The last year we have data for is 2005. Typically the data for the next year is released in November, but we are expecting the preliminary birth data for 2006 to be released on December 5th.
In 2005 the cesarean rate was 30.2%. I’m predicting that the cesarean rate has gone up and that the VBAC rate has gone down. What’s your guess?