Percent of Live Births by Method of Delivery and Obstetric Procedures
By
Race and Ancestry of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2020
| 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 | 94.0 | 93.8 | 94.8 | 93.8 | 94.6 | 92.8 | 94.3 | 93.9 |
| Breech | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
| Other | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Final route and method of delivery | ||||||||
| Vaginal/Spontaneous | 64.9 | 65.6 | 63.0 | 62.7 | 61.2 | 66.5 | 66.3 | 64.0 |
| Vaginal/Forceps | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | * | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Vaginal/Vacuum | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
| Cesarean | 32.4 | 31.7 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 34.2 | 31.3 | 31.6 | 32.6 |
| Cesarean/trial of labor attempted | 10.1 | 9.0 | 13.3 | 11.3 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 8.2 |
Obstetric Procedures |
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| Cervical cerclage | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | * | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Tocolysis | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| External Cephalic Version | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Successful1 | 40.6 | 41.7 | * | - | * | * | * | * |
| Failure | 59.4 | 58.3 | 66.7 | - | * | 87.5 | 58.3 | * |
| 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: |
2020 Michigan Resident Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. |