Number of Live Births by Method of Delivery and Obstetric Procedures
By
Race and Ancestry of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2025
| 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 | 92,421 | 64,801 | 14,137 | 1,019 | 3,973 | 5,143 | 5,237 | 4,703 |
| Breech | 4,295 | 3,175 | 493 | 45 | 206 | 215 | 209 | 234 |
| Other | 2,731 | 1,759 | 559 | 33 | 130 | 138 | 198 | 98 |
| Final route and method of delivery | ||||||||
| Vaginal/Spontaneous | 65,124 | 46,321 | 9,615 | 690 | 2,521 | 3,555 | 3,745 | 3,200 |
| Vaginal/Forceps | 325 | 200 | 50 | - | 30 | 31 | 12 | 29 |
| Vaginal/Vacuum | 1,894 | 1,318 | 218 | 14 | 148 | 123 | 96 | 113 |
| Cesarean | 32,438 | 22,139 | 5,359 | 400 | 1,613 | 1,799 | 1,805 | 1,707 |
| Cesarean/trial of labor attempted | 11,043 | 6,982 | 2,210 | 110 | 662 | 711 | 643 | 498 |
Obstetric Procedures |
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| Cervical cerclage | 229 | 113 | 67 | - | 24 | 16 | 10 | 17 |
| Tocolysis | 96 | 71 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| External Cephalic Version | 315 | 278 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| Successful | 145 | 123 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Failure | 170 | 155 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Total Live Births | 100,015 | 70,127 | 15,251 | 1,108 | 4,320 | 5,512 | 5,661 | 5,053 |
| 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: |
2025 Michigan Resident Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. |