Percent of Live Births by Method of Delivery and Obstetric Procedures
By
Race and Ancestry of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2021
Method of Delivery or Obstetric Procedures |
Race | Ancestry | ||||||
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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 | 93.4 | 93.3 | 94.2 | 93.7 | 93.9 | 93.1 | 93.4 | 93.3 |
Breech | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
Other | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
Final route and method of delivery | ||||||||
Vaginal/Spontaneous | 64.0 | 64.8 | 61.3 | 62.0 | 59.3 | 65.1 | 65.3 | 64.4 |
Vaginal/Forceps | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Vaginal/Vacuum | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
Cesarean | 33.2 | 32.4 | 36.1 | 34.9 | 35.5 | 32.3 | 32.2 | 32.5 |
Cesarean/trial of labor attempted | 10.4 | 9.3 | 14.3 | 10.0 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 8.1 |
Obstetric Procedures |
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Cervical cerclage | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | * | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Tocolysis | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | - | 0.3 | * | 0.2 | * |
External Cephalic Version | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | 0.2 | * | * | 0.2 |
Successful1 | 42.0 | 39.5 | 40.0 | - | 88.9 | * | * | * |
Failure | 58.0 | 60.5 | 60.0 | - | * | * | * | * |
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. |