2024 MIDWIFERY REPORT PAGE | 05 964 Number of water births reported by licensed midwives in FY 2023-24. 112 Number of midwife students assigned to licensed midwives in FY 2023-24. 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 2023-24, licensed midwives reported a total number of 11 planned VBACs, 44 primary VBACs, and 46 subsequent VBACs. There were no unplanned deliveries of twins or multiples, and five unplanned breeches during delivery. There were two fetal deaths by midwife delivery reported in FY 2023-24, and no reports of maternal deaths.
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