Asian Women with Caucasian Partners = High C-section Risk

It's been known for a long time that there are various things that increase the risk of having a cesarean. Some of them include:

• Age
• Weight
• Practitioner
• Race
• Economic/Insurance status
• Previous pregnancy/birth history

Now there is a new one - the race of your partner, for certain women. A recent study showed that Asian women who had Caucasian partners were more likely to have a cesarean section, 33%, than Caucasian women with Asian partners, 23%. In my practice I've had quite a few Asian women/Caucasian men families. The cesarean rate in that group for my practice is about 50% if you look at families in that category.

Related:

• Giving Birth by Cesarean Section
• Can I request a cesarean?
• Scheduled Cesareans
• Cesarean Scar Gallery
• Cesarean Recovery
• Cesarean Picture Gallery: Step by Step
  
• Cesarean Birth Video
  

_Sources:

Cesarean delivery risk as a metric of racial/ethnic disparities in obstetrical care: The risk of cesarean delivery among low risk multiparas is highest for Black women . A . Bryant , S . Washington , Y . Cheng , A. Kaimal , A . Caughey American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Volume 195 , Issue 6 , Pages S228 - S228.

Perinatal outcomes among Asian–white interracial couples eExtra Michael J. Nystrom, Aaron B. Caughey, Deirdre J. Lyell, Maurice L. Druzin, Yasser Y. El-Sayed pages 385.e1-385.e5.