Percent of Live Births by Characteristics of Labor and Delivery
By
Race and Ancestry of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2025
| Characteristics of Labor and Delivery | Race | Ancestry | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Races | White | Black | American Indian |
Asian & Pacific Islander |
All Other Races | Hispanic | Arab | |
| Induction of labor | 36.1 | 37.3 | 33.8 | 32.9 | 34.4 | 26.9 | 37.1 | 29.6 |
| Augmentation of labor | 20.3 | 20.5 | 17.7 | 21.3 | 23.4 | 21.8 | 23.1 | 25.9 |
| Non-vertex presentation | 4.1 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Steroids received for fetal lung maturation | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| Antibiotics received by mother during labor | 19.3 | 18.8 | 21.5 | 22.6 | 18.8 | 17.3 | 21.1 | 18.3 |
| Clinical chorioamnionitis diagnosed during labor | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Meconium staining moderate/heavy | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Fetal intolerance of labor | 6.9 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 9.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 8.2 |
| Epidural or spinal anesthesia during labor | 73.0 | 73.3 | 72.3 | 69.0 | 77.0 | 71.3 | 72.7 | 71.3 |
| None of the above | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 15.3 | 12.1 | 16.1 | 13.7 | 15.2 |
| Source: |
2025 Michigan Resident Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. |