FULL CIRCLE MIDWIFERY STATISTICS

January 1, 1984  through  December 31,  2021

Total planned home births:                                                                               1743

Total  transports:                                                                                               134    [ 7.6 % ]

              Mothers transported in labor:                                              95

                              Cesareans                                     53   [ 3% ]

                              Forceps/Vacuum                            9

              Mothers transported within 24 hours postpartum:                23

              Babies transported within 24 hours after home birth:           16

Counties:  Benzie 2     Kent  14   Lake 19   Manistee  53    Mason 212    Mecosta   133     Montcalm  15  Muskegon 372    Oceana 257  Ottawa   126   Newaygo  389   Osceola  78    plus 73 births attended in Allegan, Clare, Eaton, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Ingham, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Midland, Missaukee, Shiawassee, Wayne & Wexford.

Oldest mom     47,         Youngest mom     16

First baby or first vaginal birth:                                                                          366   [ 21 % ]

Grandmultiparas   (more than 7 births):                                  164

Twins   (18 sets home born):                                                      23 sets, 22 sets vaginally born

Presentation of baby:

            Vertex    (head down)                                                                         1739

            Breech    (11 home born)                                                                       26

Mom’s position for vaginal birth:  

            Side-lying                                                                                             567

            Semi-sitting                                                                                          549

            Hands and knees                                                                                 301

            Supine   (lying down)                                                                           137

            Upright   (standing, squatting or birth stool)                                    156

Waterbirths:   [39% last 6 years]                                                                   310

Lacerations with vaginal births:

            None or superficial only                                                                      1186  [ 70 % ]

            1st degree                                                                                            415

            2nd degree   (into muscle)                                                                    76

            3rd degree      (into rectal sphincter)                                                    1

                   -stitched                                                                                        161

            Episiotomy and stitches   (8 transports; 1 HB)                                    9

Rupture of membranes > 24 hours   (3  maternal infections):  103

Males:                                                                                                              931

Females:                                                                                                          835

Average baby’s weight  (range of 3 # 12 oz. to 12# 5 oz.):                            7# 15 oz.

Males circumsized:                                                                                           221   [ 24 % ]  

Births missed by Midwives:                                                                              76       

VBACS   (vaginal birth after previous csec): [ 88% successful ]                160   [19 repeat csecs ]

Screened out for home birth:                                                                            69