Birth Table 14: Live Births by Method of Delivery and Resident County

Vital Statistics of New York State 2004

  Method of Delivery  
County Total Births Vaginal Delivery Cesarean Delivery  
#
Vaginal
#
VBAC*
%
VBAC*
#
Cesarean
%
Cesarean
#
Primary*
%
Primary*
#
Repeat*
%
Repeat*
Not
Stated
New York State
New York State 249,000 173,053 N/A N/A 75,892 30.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 55
New York City
New York City 118,649 84,506 N/A N/A 34,088 28.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 55
Bronx 22,197 16,207 N/A N/A 5,984 27.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 6
Kings 39,724 28,902 N/A N/A 10,805 27.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 17
New York 20,512 14,254 N/A N/A 6,241 30.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 17
Queens 30,375 21,268 N/A N/A 9,092 29.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 15
Richmond 5,841 3,875 N/A N/A 1,966 33.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Rest of State
Rest of State 130,351 88,547 N/A N/A 41,804 32.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Albany 3,063 2,190 N/A N/A 873 28.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Allegany 534 382 N/A N/A 152 28.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Broome 2,026 1,450 N/A N/A 576 28.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Cattaraugus 937 678 N/A N/A 259 27.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Cayuga 840 631 N/A N/A 209 24.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Chautauqua 1,434 954 N/A N/A 480 33.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Chemung 975 715 N/A N/A 260 26.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Chenango 526 394 N/A N/A 132 25.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Clinton 751 555 N/A N/A 196 26.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Columbia 585 440 N/A N/A 145 24.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Cortland 507 371 N/A N/A 136 26.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Delaware 437 296 N/A N/A 141 32.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Dutchess 3,167 2,174 N/A N/A 993 31.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Erie 10,207 7,041 N/A N/A 3,166 31.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Essex 379 262 N/A N/A 117 30.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Franklin 522 366 N/A N/A 156 29.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Fulton 549 390 N/A N/A 159 29.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Genesee 626 427 N/A N/A 199 31.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Greene 444 314 N/A N/A 130 29.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Hamilton 38 28 N/A N/A 10 26.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Herkimer 698 489 N/A N/A 209 29.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Jefferson 1,511 1,200 N/A N/A 311 20.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Lewis 284 203 N/A N/A 81 28.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Livingston 634 451 N/A N/A 183 28.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Madison 704 488 N/A N/A 216 30.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Monroe 8,537 6,237 N/A N/A 2,300 26.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Montgomery 611 430 N/A N/A 181 29.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Nassau 15,626 9,792 N/A N/A 5,834 37.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Niagara 2,319 1,485 N/A N/A 834 36.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Oneida 2,576 1,790 N/A N/A 786 30.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Onondaga 5,596 3,974 N/A N/A 1,622 29.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Ontario 1,072 780 N/A N/A 292 27.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Orange 5,206 3,651 N/A N/A 1,555 29.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Orleans 454 321 N/A N/A 133 29.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Oswego 1,356 943 N/A N/A 413 30.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Otsego 546 432 N/A N/A 114 20.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Putnam 1,164 754 N/A N/A 410 35.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Rensselaer 1,741 1,214 N/A N/A 527 30.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Rockland 4,548 3,285 N/A N/A 1,263 27.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
St Lawrence 1,227 816 N/A N/A 411 33.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Saratoga 2,409 1,681 N/A N/A 728 30.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Schenectady 1,833 1,333 N/A N/A 500 27.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Schoharie 290 215 N/A N/A 75 25.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Schuyler 187 124 N/A N/A 63 33.7 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Seneca 337 259 N/A N/A 78 23.1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Steuben 1,088 789 N/A N/A 299 27.5 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Suffolk 19,643 12,208 N/A N/A 7,435 37.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Sullivan 837 584 N/A N/A 253 30.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Tioga 565 445 N/A N/A 120 21.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Tompkins 915 651 N/A N/A 264 28.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Ulster 1,839 1,190 N/A N/A 649 35.3 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Warren 618 435 N/A N/A 183 29.6 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Washington 642 434 N/A N/A 208 32.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Wayne 1,118 772 N/A N/A 346 30.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Westchester 12,405 8,140 N/A N/A 4,265 34.4 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Wyoming 430 313 N/A N/A 117 27.2 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Yates 238 181 N/A N/A 57 23.9 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0

Notes

  • VBAC -- Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
  • VBAC % -- VBAC/(VBAC+Repeat Cesarean)*100
  • Cesarean % -- Cesarean/All Births with Known Method*100
  • * Data not reported accurately in 2004