Older, first-time mothers were the most likely to have a cesarean without an obvious medical reason.
"Failure to progress is primarily a problem of first-time mothers," he said.
It would be strange if a first-time mother weren't scared.
A first-time mother often will not dilate until active labor begins.
Still, do I really want to be a 50-year-old first-time mother?
The percentage of first-time mothers in the early 2000s who were working by the sixth month after they gave birth.
Does the average age of first-time mothers differ by race and Hispanic origin?
"The number of first-time mothers between 30 and 34 has tripled in the past 15 years," he said.
By 2007, the average age of the first-time mother in Rajasthan had gone up to 16.5 years.
Only about one percent of first-time mothers deliver more than four weeks before their due date.