Percent of Live Births by Method of Delivery and Obstetric Procedures
By
Race and Ancestry of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2025
| Method of Delivery or Obstetric Procedures |
Race | Ancestry | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Races | White | Black | American Indian |
Asian & Pacific Islander |
All Other Races | Hispanic | Arab | |
Method of Delivery |
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| Fetal presentation at birth | ||||||||
| Cephalic | 92.4 | 92.4 | 92.7 | 92.0 | 92.0 | 93.3 | 92.5 | 93.1 |
| Breech | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| Other | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| Final route and method of delivery | ||||||||
| Vaginal/Spontaneous | 65.1 | 66.1 | 63.0 | 62.3 | 58.4 | 64.5 | 66.2 | 63.3 |
| Vaginal/Forceps | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | - | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Vaginal/Vacuum | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Cesarean | 32.4 | 31.6 | 35.1 | 36.1 | 37.3 | 32.6 | 31.9 | 33.8 |
| Cesarean/trial of labor attempted | 11.0 | 10.0 | 14.5 | 9.9 | 15.3 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 9.9 |
Obstetric Procedures |
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| Cervical cerclage | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Tocolysis | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | * | * | * | * | 0.2 |
| External Cephalic Version | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | * | 0.3 | * | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Successful1 | 46.0 | 44.2 | 77.8 | * | 64.3 | * | * | * |
| Failure | 54.0 | 55.8 | * | * | * | * | 85.7 | 72.7 |
| Notes: | 1The percent of successful External Cephalic Version is the number of successful ECVs per 100 live births to women with an attempted ECV in specified group. |
| Source: |
2025 Michigan Resident Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. |