Percent of Live Births by Method of Delivery and Obstetric Procedures
By
Race and Ancestry of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2022
| 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 | 92.9 | 92.7 | 94.2 | 92.3 | 92.7 | 92.3 | 93.1 | 93.9 |
| Breech | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Other | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
| Final route and method of delivery | ||||||||
| Vaginal/Spontaneous | 64.4 | 65.3 | 62.4 | 65.5 | 57.6 | 65.5 | 65.4 | 63.7 |
| Vaginal/Forceps | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | * | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Vaginal/Vacuum | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Cesarean | 33.1 | 32.2 | 35.8 | 32.6 | 38.2 | 31.7 | 32.3 | 33.0 |
| Cesarean/trial of labor attempted | 10.2 | 9.1 | 13.8 | 9.1 | 14.8 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 8.5 |
Obstetric Procedures |
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| Cervical cerclage | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | * | 0.4 | * | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Tocolysis | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | * | 0.3 | * | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| External Cephalic Version | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | * | 0.2 | * | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Successful1 | 41.0 | 38.0 | 66.7 | * | 75.0 | * | * | * |
| Failure | 59.0 | 62.0 | * | * | * | * | 54.5 | * |
| 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: |
2022 Michigan Resident Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. |