2018 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

POSTPARTUM MOM CARE

Since your new baby was born, have you had a postpartum checkup for yourself?1

Demographic
Groups
Total
Respond2
NO YES
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total 904 77 7.2 5.5- 9.4 827 92.8 90.6-94.5
Age
< 25 years 208 26 9.3 5.6-15.0 182 90.7 85.0-94.4
25-34 years 515 40 6.5 4.6- 9.2 475 93.5 90.8-95.4
35+ years 181 11 6.1 3.0-12.1 170 93.9 87.9-97.0
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 495 37 6.9 4.8- 9.9 458 93.1 90.1-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 159 14 6.5 3.1-13.2 145 93.5 86.8-96.9
Non-Hispanic Other 65 *** *** *** 59 94.4 84.9-98.0
Latina 162 17 9.7 5.8-15.8 145 90.3 84.2-94.2
Education
< High School 112 12 9.1 4.3-18.2 100 90.9 81.8-95.7
High School 199 25 9.5 5.8-15.4 174 90.5 84.6-94.2
> High School 592 40 6.1 4.3- 8.6 552 93.9 91.4-95.7
Marital Status
Married 580 36 5.2 3.6- 7.5 544 94.8 92.5-96.4
Other 324 41 10.3 7.0-14.8 283 89.7 85.2-93.0
Medicaid recipient
No 502 27 4.9 3.2- 7.4 475 95.1 92.6-96.8
Yes 402 50 9.8 6.9-13.7 352 90.2 86.3-93.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams 288 35 13.2 9.6-17.8 253 86.8 82.2-90.4
2500+ grams 616 42 6.6 4.9- 9.0 574 93.4 91.0-95.1

1Asked of all mothers.
Please visit PRAMS–Annual Questionnaires for the new Phase 8 postpartum checkup questions.
2Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.

*** This estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

The percentages shown are weighted percentages, designed to reflect the entire population of North Carolina women having a live birth.
The overall weighted response rate in 2018 was 53%.

This page was generated on 10OCT19

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