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Percent of Live Births by Method of Delivery, Race and Ancestry of Mother
Michigan Residents, 2006

Procedures During and
Method of Delivery
Race Ancestry
All Races White Black American Indian Asian & Pacific Islander All Other Races Arab Hispanic
Procedures
Vacuum 2.6 2.7 1.6 2.6 4.6 * 3.2 2.4
Forceps 0.8 0.9 0.4 * 1.5 * 1.2 0.8
Method
Vaginal birth 69.5 69.3 70.4 65.8 69.3 74.3 76.2 71.9
Vaginal birth after
previous C-section
1.0 1.0 1.0 * 1.1 * 3.2 1.4
Primary C-section 17.4 17.4 17.3 18.0 18.8 13.2 14.6 14.8
Repeat C-section 12.0 12.1 11.7 15.4 11.0 12.5 8.4 12.8
Unknown method 1.1 1.2 0.6 * 0.8 - 0.8 0.5

Note:   Records with race not stated are included only in the "All Races" column.  Vaginal birth method includes "Vaginal birth after previous C-section".  Asterisk (*) indicates that the data do not meet standards of reliability or precision.
Source: 2006 Michigan Resident Birth File, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health .

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