Research Letter

Trends in Labor After Cesarean Delivery Access in the US

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.26224

August 08, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study examines county-level trends in labor after cesarean delivery access across the US from 2016 to 2021.

Corresponding Author: Brittany L. Ranchoff, PhD, MPH, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, 401 Park Dr, Ste 401 East, Boston, MA 02215 (brittany_ranchoff@hphci.harvard.edu).

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