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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Nov;118(5):1095–1101. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182318651

Table 2.

Cesarean delivery rates for vertex and breech presentation for twins in the United States 1995 to 2008.

Year N % twins % breech % cesarean
total
1995 96,785 2.5 24.2 53.9
1996 100,815 2.6 24.6 53.4
1997 104,208 2.7 24.3 53.9
1998 110,743 2.8 24.2 55.0
1999 114,412 2.9 24.2 56.1
2000 119,008 2.9 24.2 58.3
2001 121,368 3.0 23.9 60.9
2002 125,246 3.1 23.6 63.7
2003 128,783 3.1 23.9 66.6
2004 132,356 3.2 24.7 69.3
2005 133,297 3.2 26.0 71.2
2006 137,239 3.2 27.0 72.9
2007 145,647 3.4 27.6 74.3
2008 145,175 3.4 27.8 75.0