Live Births by Place of Delivery and Type of Attendant,
Michigan Residents, 2022

Attendant Place of Delivery
Total Hospital Intended
Home Birth
Freestanding
Birthing Clinic
Other and
Unknown1
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 102,416 100.0 99,911 100.0 1,833 100.0 407 100.0 249 100.0
Physician, M.D. 67,151 65.6 67,060 67.1 4 *   –   -   87 34.9
Physician, D.O. 21,742 21.2 21,725 21.7 2 *   –   -   15 6.0
Nurse, Nurse-midwife or Midwife 10,845 10.6 10,622 10.6 166 9.1 39 9.6 18 7.2
Other 2,641 2.6 488 0.5 1,660 90.6 368 90.4 125 50.2

 

Notes: 1Includes unintended home births.
2May or may not be certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives.

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