Vaginal Birth after Previous Cesarean by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2018-2022
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Vaginal Birth after Previous Cesarean by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2018-2022

Why Is This Important?
VBAC is associated with decreased maternal morbidity and a decreased risk of complications in future pregnancies.[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30681543 ^1^]
Definition
A vaginal delivery by a mother who had a cesarean for one or more previous deliveries.
Data Notes
Counts are for the 5-year time period, not per year.Data Sources
- Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
(https://www.nj.gov/health/vital/) - National Vital Statistics Reports, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/nvsr.htm)
How the Measure is Calculated
Numerator:
Number of births delivered vaginally after a previous cesareanDenominator:
Total number of live births to mothers who previously had a cesarean