Percent of Live Births by Characteristics of Labor and Delivery
By
Race and Ancestry of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2023
| Characteristics of Labor and Delivery | Race | Ancestry | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Races | White | Black | American Indian |
Asian & Pacific Islander |
All Other Races | Hispanic | Arab | |
| Induction of labor | 33.5 | 34.6 | 29.7 | 36.4 | 31.2 | 33.3 | 33.6 | 28.4 |
| Augmentation of labor | 21.3 | 21.9 | 17.4 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 25.6 | 25.2 | 27.1 |
| Non-vertex presentation | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Steroids received for fetal lung maturation | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| Antibiotics received by mother during labor | 18.9 | 18.3 | 21.3 | 24.2 | 18.2 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 18.7 |
| Clinical chorioamnionitis diagnosed during labor | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Meconium staining moderate/heavy | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
| Fetal intolerance of labor | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.0 |
| Epidural or spinal anesthesia during labor | 72.9 | 73.2 | 71.4 | 70.2 | 75.2 | 70.0 | 72.4 | 70.8 |
| None of the above | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 13.6 | 17.0 | 14.2 | 15.1 |
| Source: |
2023 Michigan Resident Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. |