Number of Live Births by Method of Delivery and Obstetric Procedures
by Age of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2022

Method of Delivery or
Obstetric Procedures		 Age of Mother
All Ages Under 20 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40 Plus
Method of Delivery
              
Fetal presentation at birth              
Cephalic 95,165 3,475 16,381 28,666 30,270 13,592 2,750
Breech 3,982 88 504 1,072 1,393 718 207
Other 2,738 77 404 810 942 400 103
Final route and method of delivery              
Vaginal/Spontaneous 65,946 2,749 12,286 20,471 20,444 8,422 1,548
Vaginal/Forceps 415 20 56 127 148 45 18
Vaginal/Vacuum 2,086 145 400 652 621 226 42
Cesarean 33,904 738 4,613 9,431 11,555 6,077 1,482
Cesarean/trial of labor attempted 10,482 387 1,927 3,210 3,199 1,408 351
        
Obstetric Procedures
              
Cervical cerclage 169 2 13 35 59 42 18
Tocolysis 186 8 28 58 66 21 5
External Cephalic Version 239 5 26 70 87 39 12
Successful 98 1 9 30 35 19 4
Failure 141 4 17 40 52 20 8
        
Total Live Births 102,404 3,655 17,359 30,700 32,784 14,776 3,091
        

 

Notes: Records with age not stated are included only in the 'All Ages' column. Sum of births with any one maternal morbidity does not equal the sum of all morbidity because any one mother may have multiple morbidity.
Source:

2022 Michigan Resident Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.