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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Nov 30;141(1):173–175. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004998

Table 1.

Rates of attempted and successful trial of labor after cesarean, and rates of vaginal birth after cesarean, among singleton, cephalic, term deliveries in the U.S. from 2010 to 2020

Year Deliveries* Attempt TOLAC Successful TOLAC VBAC
2010 293,723 44,888 (15.3) 31,324 (69.8) 31,324 (10.7)
2011 328,720 52,866 (16.1) 36,487 (69.0) 36,487 (11.1)
2012 352,190 59,936 (17.0) 41,393 (69.1) 41,393 (11.8)
2013 371,051 64,868 (17.5) 45,500 (70.1) 45,500 (12.3)
2014 408,525 73,427 (18.0) 53,155 (72.4) 53,155 (13.0)
2015 421,722 78,422 (18.6) 57,455 (73.3) 57,455 (13.6)
2016 445,577 87,909 (19.7) 64,060 (72.9) 64,060 (14.4)
2017 441,286 88,006 (19.9) 65,130 (74.0) 65,130 (14.8)
2018 438,610 90,537 (20.6) 67,479 (74.5) 67,479 (15.4)
2019 367,246 93,076 (25.3) 69,971 (75.2) 69,971 (19.1)
2020 409,150 88,797 (21.7) 66,319 (74.7) 66,319 (16.2)

Data presented as n(%). Trial of labor (TOLAC); vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)

*

Individuals missing mode of delivery data (0.1%) were excluded from analysis.

Successful TOLAC defined as vaginal mode of delivery among those attempting TOLAC.

VBAC defined as vaginal mode of delivery among all deliveries with a history of cesarean.