Total

% out of

% U.S. Del.

% MW in

% out of

Year

U.S. Births

Hospital

by Midwives

Hospital

Hosp. By MW

1987

3,809,394

0.93

3.00

86.4

44.6

1986

3,756,547

0.98

2.80

85.4

42.5

1985

3,760,561

1.02

2.70

84.2

42.8

1984

3,669,141

1.02

2.40

83.1

42.2

1983

3,638,933

1.08

2.40

82.3

39.2

1982

3,680,537

1.04

2.10

81.4

37.5

1981

3,629,238

1.04

1.90

81.3

33.5

1980

3,612,258

0.99

1.70

82.3

30.9

1979

3,494,398

0.97

1.60

81.1

30.6

1978

3,333,279

0.98

1.40

78.8

30.0

1977

3,326,632

1.00

1.20

75.4

30.1

1976

3,167,788

0.94

1.10

72.0

32.2

1975

3,144,198

0.87

0.90

66.9

35.6