Percent of Live Births by Method of Delivery and Obstetric Procedures
by Age of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2021

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 93.4 95.3 94.9 93.7 92.9 92.5 90.7
Breech 4.0 2.4 2.7 3.8 4.5 4.7 6.5
Other 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.3
Final route and method of delivery              
Vaginal/Spontaneous 64.0 75.4 70.1 66.3 61.5 56.9 50.6
Vaginal/Forceps 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3
Vaginal/Vacuum 2.3 3.7 2.6 2.3 2.2 1.8 1.4
Cesarean 33.2 20.3 26.7 30.8 35.8 40.7 47.6
Cesarean/trial of labor attempted 10.4 10.9 11.4 10.5 10.0 9.4 11.4
        
Obstetric Procedures
              
Cervical cerclage 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
Tocolysis 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5
External Cephalic Version 0.2 * 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.6
Successful1 42.0 * 50.0 26.6 39.4 69.6 70.6
Failure 58.0 * 50.0 73.4 60.6 30.4 *
        

 

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:

2021 Michigan Resident Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.