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FIGURE 1—— Overall and primary cesarean rates and primary cesarean rates among low-risk primiparous and multiparous women: United States, 1991–2002.

Note. Rates are per 100 births. Low-risk mothers were defined as those with singleton, full-term ( 37 weeks) births involving vertex presentations.