By Maternal Age
Data on this page are from the Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) unless otherwise indicated.
Among Simcoe Muskoka residents who gave birth in 2018, over half (56.7% (55.4%, 58.0%) had spontaneous onset of labour, just over one quarter (28.1% (26.9%, 29.3%)) were induced and 15% (15.2% (14.3%, 16.2%)) had no labour. These rates were similar to Ontario as a whole with 56.6% (56.3%, 56.9%) of individuals having spontaneous onset of labour, 28.0% (27.8%, 28.2%) having induced labour and 15.4% (15.2%, 15.4%) having no labour.
By Maternal Age
The percentage of those experiencing spontaneous labour decreases with increasing maternal age and the percentage experiencing no labour increases. Among Simcoe Muskoka residents who gave birth in 2018, 65.9% (62.0%, 69.7%) of 15-24 year olds had spontaneous labour compared to 57.7% (56.1%, 59.3%) of 25-34 year olds and 48.2% (45.1%, 51.2%) of 35-49 year olds. One-in-twelve (8.1% (6.1%, 10.6%)) of 15-24 year olds had no labour compared to one-in-seven (14.3% (13.2%, 15.5%) 25-34 year olds and almost one-in-four (22.4% (20.0%, 25.1%)) 35-49 year olds.
