Number of Live Births by Method of Delivery and Obstetric Procedures
by Age of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2025

Method of Delivery or
Obstetric Procedures		 Age of Mother
All Ages Under 20 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40 Plus
Method of Delivery
              
Fetal presentation at birth              
Cephalic 92,421 2,862 14,224 27,092 30,517 14,815 2,900
Breech 4,295 72 485 1,174 1,520 857 187
Other 2,731 95 398 759 921 464 94
Final route and method of delivery              
Vaginal/Spontaneous 65,124 2,403 11,058 19,793 20,997 9,226 1,640
Vaginal/Forceps 325 4 47 102 116 47 9
Vaginal/Vacuum 1,894 78 340 591 596 251 38
Cesarean 32,438 559 3,718 8,628 11,348 6,667 1,513
Cesarean/trial of labor attempted 11,043 325 1,728 3,222 3,605 1,762 401
        
Obstetric Procedures
              
Cervical cerclage 229 2 17 47 83 65 15
Tocolysis 96 6 14 22 33 17 4
External Cephalic Version 315 6 27 75 120 82 5
Successful 145 2 12 26 55 46 4
Failure 170 4 15 49 65 36 1
        
Total Live Births 100,015 3,047 15,195 29,182 33,117 16,239 3,214
        

 

Notes: Records with age not stated are included only in the 'All Ages' 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:

2025 Michigan Resident Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.