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[0] Surgical birth (Cesarean section) [1] 33% total2 27% first-time mother3 [2] See Note [3] 
Researchers have not agreed on the best rate for mother/baby outcomes. Surgical birth increases the risk of many different negative health outcomes for women and babies. (Read more here). Healthy People 2020 has set a goal to lower the first-time mother surgical birth rate to <24%3
Labor Day 2012: The State of Evidence-Based Maternity Care in the United States - Evidence Based Birth -