The Goal Established by the United States Public Health Service

question 6

Multiple Choice

The goal established by the United States Public Health Service regarding childbirth via cesarean delivery is to

• A) make cesarean delivery the standard method of childbirth by the year 2012.
• B) increase the incidence of cesarean deliveries from 24% to 30% of all births.
• C) reduce the rate of cesarean deliveries to 15%.
• D) reduce the number of days in the hospital following cesarean deliveries.

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