2023 MIDWIFERY REPORT PAGE | 05 1,275 Number of water births reported by licensed midwives in FY 2022-23. 168 Number of licensed midwife students assigned to licensed midwives in FY 2022-23. Birthing mothers who have had a cesarean birth are usually able to safely try vaginal birth during a next delivery. This is commonly referred to as vaginal birth after caesarean, or VBAC. During FY 2022-23, licensed midwives reported a total number of 38 unplanned VBACs, 79 primary VBACs, and 87 subsequent VBACs. There were no unplanned deliveries of twins or multiples, and 10 unplanned breeches during delivery. There were four fetal deaths (two stillborn and two neonatal deaths) by midwife delivery reported in FY 2022-23, and no reports of maternal deaths.
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