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Table 5. Method of delivery for HIV-infected women, by year of infant's birth, 1999–2001—24 areas conducting Enhanced Perinatal Surveillance
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  Year of infant's birth   Cumulative
total
  1999   2000   2001  
Method of delivery No. %   No. %   No. %   No. %
Vaginal 1604 54   1487 48   1113 47   4204 50
Cesarean section
  Electivea 772 26   987 32   822 35   2581 31
  Nonelective 499 17   530 17   367 15   1396 17
  Type of decision unknown 58 2   57 2   50 2   165 2
Unknown 37 1   35 1   30 1   102 1
 
Total 2970     3096     2382     8448 100
Note. Because of rounding, column percentages may not total 100.
a Refers to a cesarean section that is performed before the membranes rupture and before labor begins. However, a planned cesarean section that was performed ahead of schedule because of unexpected circumstances was coded Elective.
Last Modified: September 19, 2006
Last Reviewed: September 19, 2006
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