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Low-Risk Cesarean Deliveries by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2018-2022

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Low-Risk Cesarean Deliveries by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2018-2022

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County, New Jersey, United StatesAtlanticBergenBurlingtonCamdenCape MayCumberlandEssexGloucesterHudsonHunterdonMercerMiddlesexMonmouthMorrisOceanPassaicSalemSomersetSussexUnionWarrenNew Jersey0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%35.0%Percentage of Low-Risk BirthsLow-Risk Cesarean Deliveries by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2018-2022
County, New Jersey, United StatesPercentage of Low-Risk Births95% Confidence Interval, Lower Limit95% Confidence Interval, Upper LimitLow-Risk Births by CesareanAll Low-Risk BirthsFootnotes
Atlantic127.1%25.8%28.4%1,2094,462
Bergen229.8%29.1%30.5%4,81316,166
Burlington323.4%22.5%24.3%1,8407,864
Camden421.2%20.4%22.0%2,15310,173
Cape May53801,234**
Cumberland621.8%20.2%23.4%5712,623
Essex728.0%27.3%28.7%4,56116,273
Gloucester822.8%21.6%24.0%1,1054,842
Hudson929.2%28.6%29.8%6,00220,555
Hunterdon1027.4%25.4%29.5%4941,801
Mercer1125.1%24.1%26.1%1,7046,792
Middlesex1228.5%27.8%29.2%4,35815,273
Monmouth1326.5%25.7%27.4%2,73410,307
Morris1426.8%25.9%27.8%2,3578,779
Ocean1519.0%18.3%19.7%2,26511,902
Passaic1630.3%29.4%31.2%3,11710,282
Salem172491,073**
Somerset1827.3%26.2%28.5%1,5855,797
Sussex1927.2%25.4%29.0%6452,368
Union2027.0%26.2%27.9%2,97110,987
Warren2127.4%25.2%29.5%4541,659
New Jersey3400026.6%26.4%26.8%45,567171,212
  • **Percentage does not meet National Center for Health Statistics standards of statistically reliability for presentation (denominator<30 and/or confidence interval >5).

Why Is This Important?

Compared to vaginal deliveries, cesareans carry an increased risk of infection, blood clots, longer recovery, and difficulty with future pregnancies.

Definition

The low-risk cesarean delivery rate is the percentage of cesarean deliveries among nulliparous (first birth), term (37 completed weeks or more, based on the obstetric estimate), singleton (one fetus), vertex (head first) births, sometimes referred to as NTSV births.

Data Notes

Counts are for the 5-year time period, not per year.

Data Source

Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
(https://www.nj.gov/health/vital/)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of cesarean deliveries among nulliparous, full-term, singleton, vertex presentation (NTSV) births

  • Denominator:

    Total number of nulliparous, full-term, singleton, vertex presentation (NTSV) births

Related Health Objectives and Indicators




  • Health Initiative: HNJ2020

    Healthy NJ 2020 Objective MCH-14

    NJ Target: Reduce cesarean births among low-risk (nulliparous, full-term, singleton, vertex presentation) women to 27.9 percent for the total population, 30.3% for Asians, 29.3% for Blacks, 27.6% for Hispanics, and 27.0% for Whites by 2020.0
    https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/maternal-child-health.shtml


Related Health Care System Factors Indicators:

Health Topic Pages Related to: Cesarean Deliveries among Low Risk Women

Indicator Data Last Updated On 04/09/2024, Published on 05/15/2024
Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360, e-mail: chs@doh.nj.gov (https://www.nj.gov/health/chs)