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title: "Sutter's Safe Approach to Lowering C-Section Rates | Sutter Health"
description: "The American Hospital Association spotlights Sutter Health's work cutting first-birth C-section rates, with a focus on equity for women of color."
url: "https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation/safely-effectively-reducing-c-section-rates"
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# Safely, Effectively Reducing C-section Rates

The American Hospital Association spotlights Sutter Health's work cutting first-birth C-section rates, with a focus on equity for women of color.

July 19, 2021 by Sutter Health

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The American Hospital Association features Stephen Lockhart, M.D., Ph.D., founding director emeritus, Sutter Health Institute for Advancing Health Equity, discussing the health network’s efforts to reduce first-birth C-section rates, particularly for women of color.

[Listen to the podcast and read the case study](https://www.aha.org/case-studies/2021-07-12-members-action-case-study-safely-effectively-reducing-c-section-rates).

## Topics

[C-Section](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/search?facets=%5B%7B%22i%22%3A%22c_healthTopics.name%22%2C%22v%22%3A%5B%22C-Section%22%5D%7D%5D&verticalKey=articles)

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