Percent of Live Births by Method of Delivery and Obstetric Procedures
By
Race and Ancestry of Mother,
Michigan Residents, 2024
| 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 | 92.2 | 92.0 | 93.1 | 88.3 | 91.8 | 92.3 | 92.5 | 92.1 |
| Breech | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Other | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.9 |
| Final route and method of delivery | ||||||||
| Vaginal/Spontaneous | 64.6 | 65.5 | 63.0 | 62.7 | 57.5 | 62.2 | 66.5 | 63.2 |
| Vaginal/Forceps | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Vaginal/Vacuum | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | * | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Cesarean | 32.4 | 31.6 | 34.3 | 33.5 | 36.2 | 34.0 | 31.6 | 32.8 |
| Cesarean/trial of labor attempted | 10.6 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 9.0 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 8.3 |
Obstetric Procedures |
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| Cervical cerclage | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | * | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Tocolysis | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | * | * | * | * | 0.1 |
| External Cephalic Version | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | * | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Successful1 | 38.9 | 39.8 | * | * | 53.3 | * | * | 46.7 |
| Failure | 61.1 | 60.2 | 81.0 | * | 46.7 | * | 66.7 | 53.3 |
| Notes: | 1The percent of successful External Cephalic Version is the number of successful ECVs per 100 live births to women with an attempted ECV in specified group. |
| Source: |
2024 Michigan Resident Birth Files, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. |