This statistic depicts the percentage of mothers worldwide who said they had select reasons for having a cesarean birth as of 2017. According to the data, 33.9 percent of women said that their previous birth was cesarean or that their doctor had recommended cesarean birth at that time.
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Healthy Baby Network. (March 9, 2017). Percentage of mothers worldwide who had select reasons for their cesarean births as of 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/982580/reasons-for-cesarean-birth-worldwide/
Healthy Baby Network. "Percentage of mothers worldwide who had select reasons for their cesarean births as of 2017." Chart. March 9, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/982580/reasons-for-cesarean-birth-worldwide/
Healthy Baby Network. (2017). Percentage of mothers worldwide who had select reasons for their cesarean births as of 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/982580/reasons-for-cesarean-birth-worldwide/
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Percentage of mothers worldwide who had select reasons for their cesarean births as of 2017 [Graph], Healthy Baby Network, March 9, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/982580/reasons-for-cesarean-birth-worldwide/
