Preterm birth and cesarean delivery percentage in New York 2023

Published by Jenny Yang, May 2, 2025

In 2023, there were 203,612 births in New York, of which a third were delivered by cesarean section. Furthermore, in this U.S. state, almost one out of ten babies were delivered preterm in 2023. This statistic shows the percentage of preterm birth and cesarean delivery in New York in 2023.

Percentage of preterm birth and cesarean delivery in New York in 2023

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March 2025

Region

North America, United States (New York)

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

Low-risk cesarean is defined as singleton, head first, term (37 or more completed weeks) first births that were cesarean deliveries.

Preterm births: before 37 completed weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate.

Late preterm births: at 34–36 completed weeks of gestation based on the obstetric estimate.

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