Number of Live Births by Method of Delivery and Obstetric Procedures
by Age of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2023

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 92,460 3,299 15,285 27,507 29,941 13,610 2,785
Breech 3,849 80 455 1,083 1,319 743 167
Other 2,459 68 355 696 834 413 92
Final route and method of delivery              
Vaginal/Spontaneous 63,826 2,640 11,427 19,613 20,170 8,427 1,521
Vaginal/Forceps 362 11 70 100 119 49 12
Vaginal/Vacuum 1,973 108 392 581 609 236 47
Cesarean 32,919 698 4,245 9,094 11,297 6,098 1,478
Cesarean/trial of labor attempted 10,628 393 1,879 3,253 3,189 1,539 373
        
Obstetric Procedures
              
Cervical cerclage 181 1 15 42 76 41 6
Tocolysis 92 8 16 34 20 10 4
External Cephalic Version 280 4 29 84 105 47 11
Successful 120 1 12 33 43 24 7
Failure 160 3 17 51 62 23 4
        
Total Live Births 99,179 3,460 16,149 29,415 32,230 14,822 3,063
        

 

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:

2023 Michigan Resident Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.