Percent of Live Births by Method of Delivery and Obstetric Procedures
By
Race and Ancestry of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2023
| 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 | 93.2 | 93.0 | 94.4 | 93.3 | 93.0 | 92.1 | 92.8 | 93.7 |
| Breech | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| Other | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| Final route and method of delivery | ||||||||
| Vaginal/Spontaneous | 64.4 | 65.2 | 62.3 | 62.1 | 58.1 | 66.3 | 65.8 | 63.7 |
| Vaginal/Forceps | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | * | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Vaginal/Vacuum | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Cesarean | 33.2 | 32.3 | 35.8 | 35.4 | 37.4 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 33.3 |
| Cesarean/trial of labor attempted | 10.7 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 15.7 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 8.0 |
Obstetric Procedures |
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| Cervical cerclage | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | * | 0.2 | * | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Tocolysis | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | * | * | * | 0.1 | * |
| External Cephalic Version | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | * | 0.4 | * | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Successful1 | 42.9 | 40.9 | 50.0 | * | 62.5 | * | * | * |
| Failure | 57.1 | 59.1 | 50.0 | * | 37.5 | * | 76.2 | 63.6 |
| 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: |
2023 Michigan Resident Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. |