Cesarean section rates increased with increasing age of mother in the United States. In 2024, around 18.9 percent of mothers under the age of 20 gave birth via c-section, while the rate of cesarean delivery for mothers aged 40 to 54 was 47.9 percent. In the recorded time period, c-section rates for most age groups have remained stable since 2007.
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