Percent of Live Births by Characteristics of Labor and Delivery
By
Race and Ancestry of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2024
| Characteristics of Labor and Delivery | Race | Ancestry | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Races | White | Black | American Indian |
Asian & Pacific Islander |
All Other Races | Hispanic | Arab | |
| Induction of labor | 32.9 | 34.0 | 30.2 | 31.5 | 29.4 | 26.6 | 33.4 | 28.6 |
| Augmentation of labor | 19.5 | 19.7 | 16.1 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 21.8 | 22.7 | 25.4 |
| Non-vertex presentation | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Steroids received for fetal lung maturation | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
| Antibiotics received by mother during labor | 18.1 | 17.6 | 19.9 | 23.6 | 18.8 | 16.3 | 19.8 | 18.3 |
| Clinical chorioamnionitis diagnosed during labor | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | * | 3.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Meconium staining moderate/heavy | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| Fetal intolerance of labor | 6.8 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 8.1 |
| Epidural or spinal anesthesia during labor | 73.3 | 73.9 | 70.6 | 67.6 | 76.2 | 72.3 | 72.8 | 73.3 |
| None of the above | 15.6 | 15.3 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 14.7 | 16.1 | 14.1 | 15.3 |
| Source: |
2024 Michigan Resident Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. |