Number of Live Births by Maternal Morbidity and Onset of Labor
By Race and Ancestry of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2021

Maternal Morbidity and
Onset of Labor 		Race Ancestry
All Races White Black American
Indian		 Asian &
Pacific
Islander		 All Other Races Hispanic Arab
Maternal Morbidity
                
Maternal transfusion 522 371 96 6 20 26 40 24
Third/fourth degree perineal laceration 894 680 83 4 96 19 42 41
Ruptured uterus 38 19 9 - 3 7 3 6
Unplanned hysterectomy 38 19 9 - 3 7 3 6
Admission to Intensive Care Unit 199 134 37 3 9 13 14 12
Unplanned operating room procedure following delivery 290 213 47 2 9 14 20 15
None of the above 103,092 74,786 18,110 791 3,572 4,821 6,932 4,387
         
Onset of Labor
                
Premature rupture of the membranes 4,710 3,340 861 33 270 175 314 208
Precipitous labor (<3 hours) 13,452 9,796 2,261 97 604 549 815 697
Prolong labor (>= 20 hours) 2,480 1,931 321 21 103 83 177 90
None of the above 84,605 61,319 14,954 658 2,748 4,098 5,762 3,491
         
Total Live Births 105,022 76,190 18,384 808 3,702 4,890 7,056 4,474
         

 

Notes: Records with race not stated are included only in the 'All Races' 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:

2021 Michigan Resident Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.