2024 North Carolina Infant Mortality Report, Table 10B

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North Carolina Resident Live Birth Trends: 2020-2024
  2020-2024 YEAR
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
# % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 601,725 100.0 116,755 100.0 120,501 100.0 121,557 100.0 120,065 100.0 122,847 100.0
RACE/ETHNICITY:                        
...NH White 308,925 51.3 60,492 51.8 63,161 52.4 62,670 51.6 60,999 50.8 61,603 50.1
...NH Black 129,772 21.6 27,094 23.2 26,898 22.3 26,225 21.6 24,992 20.8 24,563 20.0
...NH Am. Ind. 6,990 1.2 1,407 1.2 1,458 1.2 1,430 1.2 1,346 1.1 1,349 1.1
...NH Asian/P.I. 25,405 4.2 4,925 4.2 4,842 4.0 5,031 4.1 5,122 4.3 5,485 4.5
...NH Multi-Race 16,954 2.8 3,139 2.7 3,236 2.7 3,369 2.8 3,513 2.9 3,697 3.0
...Hispanic 111,886 18.6 19,449 16.7 20,613 17.1 22,571 18.6 23,778 19.8 25,475 20.7
...Missing/Unknown/Not Classifiable 1,793 0.3 249 0.2 293 0.2 261 0.2 315 0.3 675 0.5
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                        
... < 2500 grams (Low Birthweight) 56,703 9.4 11,133 9.5 11,405 9.5 11,473 9.4 11,320 9.4 11,372 9.3
...2500+ grams 544,781 90.5 105,583 90.4 109,052 90.5 110,036 90.5 108,669 90.5 111,441 90.7
...Unknown 241 0.0 39 0.0 44 0.0 48 0.0 76 0.1 34 0.0
VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                        
... < 1500 grams (Very Low Birthweight) 9,684 1.6 1,974 1.7 1,973 1.6 1,943 1.6 1,963 1.6 1,831 1.5
...1500+ grams 591,800 98.4 114,742 98.3 118,484 98.3 119,566 98.4 118,026 98.3 120,982 98.5
...Unknown 241 0.0 39 0.0 44 0.0 48 0.0 76 0.1 34 0.0
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION:                        
...< 37 weeks (Preterm) 64,635 10.7 12,602 10.8 13,039 10.8 12,996 10.7 12,885 10.7 13,113 10.7
...37+ weeks 536,812 89.2 104,109 89.2 107,410 89.1 108,500 89.3 107,120 89.2 109,673 89.3
...Unknown 278 0.0 44 0.0 52 0.0 61 0.1 60 0.0 61 0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:                        
...< 18 years 6,843 1.1 1,421 1.2 1,376 1.1 1,375 1.1 1,344 1.1 1,327 1.1
...18-34 years 485,851 80.7 95,491 81.8 97,905 81.2 98,180 80.8 96,318 80.2 97,957 79.7
...35+ years 109,006 18.1 19,841 17.0 21,214 17.6 21,997 18.1 22,396 18.7 23,558 19.2
...Unknown 25 0.0 2 0.0 6 0.0 5 0.0 7 0.0 5 0.0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:                        
...Less than High School 70,669 11.7 14,502 12.4 13,814 11.5 13,940 11.5 14,072 11.7 14,341 11.7
...High School Graduate or GED 150,978 25.1 29,297 25.1 30,038 24.9 30,442 25.0 30,068 25.0 31,133 25.3
...Some College 170,034 28.3 34,772 29.8 35,079 29.1 34,766 28.6 32,867 27.4 32,550 26.5
...Bachelors Degree 132,289 22.0 24,232 20.8 26,121 21.7 26,705 22.0 27,144 22.6 28,087 22.9
...Masters or PhD 75,829 12.6 13,630 11.7 15,108 12.5 15,393 12.7 15,517 12.9 16,181 13.2
...Unknown 1,926 0.3 322 0.3 341 0.3 311 0.3 397 0.3 555 0.5
MARITAL STATUS:                        
...Married 282,068 46.9 67,767 58.0 71,133 59.0 72,039 59.3 71,129 59.2 0 0.0
...Unmarried 196,556 32.7 48,937 41.9 49,291 40.9 49,465 40.7 48,863 40.7 0 0.0
...Unknown 123,101 20.5 51 0.0 77 0.1 53 0.0 73 0.1 122,847 100.0
GRAVIDITY:                        
...1 193,862 32.2 37,391 32.0 38,812 32.2 39,093 32.2 39,405 32.8 39,161 31.9
...2-3 271,307 45.1 53,359 45.7 55,141 45.8 54,967 45.2 53,678 44.7 54,162 44.1
...4+ 133,234 22.1 25,928 22.2 26,425 21.9 27,366 22.5 26,792 22.3 26,723 21.8
...Unknown 3,322 0.6 77 0.1 123 0.1 131 0.1 190 0.2 2,801 2.3
PLURALITY:                        
...Singleton 582,091 96.7 112,818 96.6 116,566 96.7 117,687 96.8 116,118 96.7 118,902 96.8
...Twin 19,130 3.2 3,820 3.3 3,870 3.2 3,764 3.1 3,838 3.2 3,838 3.1
...Other Multiples 489 0.1 117 0.1 65 0.1 106 0.1 109 0.1 92 0.1
...Missing Information VALUE TOTAL 15 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 0.0
METHOD OF DELIVERY:                        
...Vaginal 418,269 69.5 81,779 70.0 83,970 69.7 84,637 69.6 82,852 69.0 85,031 69.2
...C-Section 182,571 30.3 34,935 29.9 36,452 30.3 36,633 30.1 36,757 30.6 37,794 30.8
...Unknown 885 0.1 41 0.0 79 0.1 287 0.2 456 0.4 22 0.0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:                        
...First 436,541 72.5 85,386 73.1 88,948 73.8 87,406 71.9 86,414 72.0 88,387 71.9
...Second 108,170 18.0 21,182 18.1 20,538 17.0 21,947 18.1 22,037 18.4 22,466 18.3
...Third 28,222 4.7 5,447 4.7 5,367 4.5 5,894 4.8 5,532 4.6 5,982 4.9
...No care 23,854 4.0 3,313 2.8 4,597 3.8 5,532 4.6 4,957 4.1 5,455 4.4
...Unknown 4,938 0.8 1,427 1.2 1,051 0.9 778 0.6 1,125 0.9 557 0.5
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:                        
...Missing 6,653 1.1 1,894 1.6 1,459 1.2 1,163 1.0 1,463 1.2 674 0.5
...Inadequate 106,429 17.7 19,690 16.9 20,140 16.7 22,620 18.6 21,302 17.7 22,677 18.5
...Intermediate 32,453 5.4 7,881 6.8 7,188 6.0 6,324 5.2 5,424 4.5 5,636 4.6
...Adequate 187,547 31.2 35,830 30.7 37,779 31.4 38,271 31.5 36,389 30.3 39,278 32.0
...Adequate Plus 268,643 44.6 51,460 44.1 53,935 44.8 53,179 43.7 55,487 46.2 54,582 44.4
PLACE OF DELIVERY:                        
...Hospital 592,609 98.5 115,013 98.5 118,650 98.5 119,835 98.6 118,327 98.6 120,784 98.3
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 5,573 0.9 869 0.7 1,056 0.9 1,102 0.9 1,188 1.0 1,358 1.1
...Other 3,543 0.6 873 0.7 795 0.7 620 0.5 550 0.5 705 0.6
MOTHER SMOKED?                        
...Yes 27,952 4.6 7,923 6.8 6,756 5.6 5,425 4.5 4,293 3.6 3,555 2.9
...No 573,160 95.3 108,790 93.2 113,680 94.3 116,100 95.5 115,707 96.4 118,883 96.8
...Unknown 613 0.1 42 0.0 65 0.1 32 0.0 65 0.1 409 0.3
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI:                        
...Underweight (<18.5) 16,674 2.8 3,399 2.9 3,328 2.8 3,472 2.9 3,256 2.7 3,219 2.6
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 223,358 37.1 44,828 38.4 45,594 37.8 45,055 37.1 43,775 36.5 44,106 35.9
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 158,352 26.3 30,203 25.9 31,569 26.2 31,833 26.2 31,572 26.3 33,175 27.0
...Obese (30.0+) 193,725 32.2 36,067 30.9 38,045 31.6 39,257 32.3 39,263 32.7 41,093 33.5
...Unknown 9,616 1.6 2,258 1.9 1,965 1.6 1,940 1.6 2,199 1.8 1,254 1.0
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE:                        
...Yes 489,515 81.4 94,289 80.8 97,403 80.8 99,052 81.5 97,154 80.9 101,617 82.7
...No 110,150 18.3 22,125 18.9 23,052 19.1 22,470 18.5 22,855 19.0 19,648 16.0
...Unknown 2,060 0.3 341 0.3 46 0.0 35 0.0 56 0.0 1,582 1.3



North Carolina Resident Live Birth Trends, Non-Hispanic White: 2020-2024
  2020-2024 YEAR
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
# % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 308,925 100.0 60,492 100.0 63,161 100.0 62,670 100.0 60,999 100.0 61,603 100.0
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                        
... < 2500 grams (Low Birthweight) 22,679 7.3 4,502 7.4 4,613 7.3 4,639 7.4 4,459 7.3 4,466 7.2
...2500+ grams 286,139 92.6 55,973 92.5 58,526 92.7 58,013 92.6 56,499 92.6 57,128 92.7
...Unknown 107 0.0 17 0.0 22 0.0 18 0.0 41 0.1 9 0.0
VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                        
... < 1500 grams (Very Low Birthweight) 3,435 1.1 715 1.2 679 1.1 701 1.1 677 1.1 663 1.1
...1500+ grams 305,383 98.9 59,760 98.8 62,460 98.9 61,951 98.9 60,281 98.8 60,931 98.9
...Unknown 107 0.0 17 0.0 22 0.0 18 0.0 41 0.1 9 0.0
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION:                        
...< 37 weeks (Preterm) 29,655 9.6 5,766 9.5 6,065 9.6 6,034 9.6 5,803 9.5 5,987 9.7
...37+ weeks 279,137 90.4 54,697 90.4 57,071 90.4 56,608 90.3 55,168 90.4 55,593 90.2
...Unknown 133 0.0 29 0.0 25 0.0 28 0.0 28 0.0 23 0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:                        
...< 18 years 1,703 0.6 372 0.6 367 0.6 335 0.5 307 0.5 322 0.5
...18-34 years 248,978 80.6 49,318 81.5 51,054 80.8 50,691 80.9 48,949 80.2 48,966 79.5
...35+ years 58,233 18.9 10,801 17.9 11,735 18.6 11,642 18.6 11,742 19.2 12,313 20.0
...Unknown 11 0.0 1 0.0 5 0.0 2 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:                        
...Less than High School 16,746 5.4 3,716 6.1 3,511 5.6 3,341 5.3 3,122 5.1 3,056 5.0
...High School Graduate or GED 58,264 18.9 11,723 19.4 12,010 19.0 11,674 18.6 11,351 18.6 11,506 18.7
...Some College 91,370 29.6 18,764 31.0 19,052 30.2 18,765 29.9 17,546 28.8 17,243 28.0
...Bachelors Degree 90,700 29.4 16,903 27.9 18,082 28.6 18,321 29.2 18,466 30.3 18,928 30.7
...Masters or PhD 51,425 16.6 9,299 15.4 10,425 16.5 10,495 16.7 10,433 17.1 10,773 17.5
...Unknown 420 0.1 87 0.1 81 0.1 74 0.1 81 0.1 97 0.2
MARITAL STATUS:                        
...Married 184,845 59.8 44,448 73.5 47,200 74.7 47,031 75.0 46,166 75.7 0 0.0
...Unmarried 62,365 20.2 16,016 26.5 15,924 25.2 15,621 24.9 14,804 24.3 0 0.0
...Unknown 61,715 20.0 28 0.0 37 0.1 18 0.0 29 0.0 61,603 100.0
GRAVIDITY:                        
...1 107,900 34.9 21,202 35.0 22,042 34.9 21,904 35.0 21,626 35.5 21,126 34.3
...2-3 143,201 46.4 28,295 46.8 29,645 46.9 29,079 46.4 28,102 46.1 28,080 45.6
...4+ 56,461 18.3 10,958 18.1 11,412 18.1 11,609 18.5 11,191 18.3 11,291 18.3
...Unknown 1,363 0.4 37 0.1 62 0.1 78 0.1 80 0.1 1,106 1.8
PLURALITY:                        
...Singleton 298,885 96.8 58,487 96.7 61,110 96.8 60,706 96.9 58,981 96.7 59,601 96.8
...Twin 9,769 3.2 1,934 3.2 2,017 3.2 1,908 3.0 1,951 3.2 1,959 3.2
...Other Multiples 270 0.1 71 0.1 34 0.1 56 0.1 67 0.1 42 0.1
...Missing Information VALUE TOTAL 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0
METHOD OF DELIVERY:                        
...Vaginal 215,787 69.9 42,461 70.2 44,271 70.1 43,819 69.9 42,356 69.4 42,880 69.6
...C-Section 92,597 30.0 18,010 29.8 18,841 29.8 18,678 29.8 18,352 30.1 18,716 30.4
...Unknown 541 0.2 21 0.0 49 0.1 173 0.3 291 0.5 7 0.0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:                        
...First 246,486 79.8 48,379 80.0 50,442 79.9 49,362 78.8 48,751 79.9 49,552 80.4
...Second 39,513 12.8 7,816 12.9 7,981 12.6 8,373 13.4 7,802 12.8 7,541 12.2
...Third 10,373 3.4 2,148 3.6 2,096 3.3 2,208 3.5 1,911 3.1 2,010 3.3
...No care 10,420 3.4 1,466 2.4 2,215 3.5 2,417 3.9 2,066 3.4 2,256 3.7
...Unknown 2,133 0.7 683 1.1 427 0.7 310 0.5 469 0.8 244 0.4
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:                        
...Missing 2,854 0.9 892 1.5 580 0.9 482 0.8 619 1.0 281 0.5
...Inadequate 39,602 12.8 7,527 12.4 8,053 12.7 8,698 13.9 7,550 12.4 7,774 12.6
...Intermediate 13,991 4.5 3,586 5.9 3,232 5.1 2,642 4.2 2,227 3.7 2,304 3.7
...Adequate 103,581 33.5 19,927 32.9 21,255 33.7 21,078 33.6 19,872 32.6 21,449 34.8
...Adequate Plus 148,897 48.2 28,560 47.2 30,041 47.6 29,770 47.5 30,731 50.4 29,795 48.4
PLACE OF DELIVERY:                        
...Hospital 302,162 97.8 59,221 97.9 61,791 97.8 61,396 98.0 59,698 97.9 60,056 97.5
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 3,995 1.3 596 1.0 742 1.2 787 1.3 871 1.4 999 1.6
...Other 2,768 0.9 675 1.1 628 1.0 487 0.8 430 0.7 548 0.9
MOTHER SMOKED?                        
...Yes 18,529 6.0 5,302 8.8 4,590 7.3 3,636 5.8 2,784 4.6 2,217 3.6
...No 290,140 93.9 55,171 91.2 58,538 92.7 59,017 94.2 58,182 95.4 59,232 96.2
...Unknown 256 0.1 19 0.0 33 0.1 17 0.0 33 0.1 154 0.2
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI:                        
...Underweight (<18.5) 8,891 2.9 1,855 3.1 1,796 2.8 1,863 3.0 1,734 2.8 1,643 2.7
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 130,687 42.3 26,360 43.6 27,318 43.3 26,392 42.1 25,281 41.4 25,336 41.1
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 78,441 25.4 15,052 24.9 15,938 25.2 15,865 25.3 15,422 25.3 16,164 26.2
...Obese (30.0+) 87,297 28.3 16,347 27.0 17,346 27.5 17,840 28.5 17,671 29.0 18,093 29.4
...Unknown 3,609 1.2 878 1.5 763 1.2 710 1.1 891 1.5 367 0.6
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE:                        
...Yes 259,839 84.1 50,859 84.1 52,893 83.7 52,520 83.8 50,956 83.5 52,611 85.4
...No 48,170 15.6 9,447 15.6 10,244 16.2 10,129 16.2 10,015 16.4 8,335 13.5
...Unknown 916 0.3 186 0.3 24 0.0 21 0.0 28 0.0 657 1.1



North Carolina Resident Live Birth Trends, Non-Hispanic African Americans: 2020-2024
  2020-2024 YEAR
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
# % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 129,772 100.0 27,094 100.0 26,898 100.0 26,225 100.0 24,992 100.0 24,563 100.0
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                        
... < 2500 grams (Low Birthweight) 20,127 15.5 4,181 15.4 4,169 15.5 4,041 15.4 3,930 15.7 3,806 15.5
...2500+ grams 109,582 84.4 22,902 84.5 22,716 84.5 22,165 84.5 21,049 84.2 20,750 84.5
...Unknown 63 0.0 11 0.0 13 0.0 19 0.1 13 0.1 7 0.0
VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                        
... < 1500 grams (Very Low Birthweight) 4,040 3.1 875 3.2 843 3.1 820 3.1 806 3.2 696 2.8
...1500+ grams 125,669 96.8 26,208 96.7 26,042 96.8 25,386 96.8 24,173 96.7 23,860 97.1
...Unknown 63 0.0 11 0.0 13 0.0 19 0.1 13 0.1 7 0.0
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION:                        
...< 37 weeks (Preterm) 19,062 14.7 4,000 14.8 3,970 14.8 3,778 14.4 3,739 15.0 3,575 14.6
...37+ weeks 110,642 85.3 23,084 85.2 22,909 85.2 22,428 85.5 21,240 85.0 20,981 85.4
...Unknown 68 0.1 10 0.0 19 0.1 19 0.1 13 0.1 7 0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:                        
...< 18 years 2,213 1.7 490 1.8 439 1.6 441 1.7 431 1.7 412 1.7
...18-34 years 106,536 82.1 22,869 84.4 22,397 83.3 21,501 82.0 20,139 80.6 19,630 79.9
...35+ years 21,019 16.2 3,735 13.8 4,061 15.1 4,282 16.3 4,420 17.7 4,521 18.4
...Unknown 4 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:                        
...Less than High School 12,906 9.9 2,974 11.0 2,675 9.9 2,460 9.4 2,401 9.6 2,396 9.8
...High School Graduate or GED 46,500 35.8 9,636 35.6 9,480 35.2 9,424 35.9 8,948 35.8 9,012 36.7
...Some College 42,609 32.8 9,225 34.0 9,050 33.6 8,670 33.1 8,027 32.1 7,637 31.1
...Bachelors Degree 17,841 13.7 3,392 12.5 3,694 13.7 3,674 14.0 3,598 14.4 3,483 14.2
...Masters or PhD 9,603 7.4 1,809 6.7 1,940 7.2 1,954 7.5 1,953 7.8 1,947 7.9
...Unknown 313 0.2 58 0.2 59 0.2 43 0.2 65 0.3 88 0.4
MARITAL STATUS:                        
...Married 29,952 23.1 7,486 27.6 7,718 28.7 7,528 28.7 7,220 28.9 0 0.0
...Unmarried 75,218 58.0 19,599 72.3 19,172 71.3 18,683 71.2 17,764 71.1 0 0.0
...Unknown 24,602 19.0 9 0.0 8 0.0 14 0.1 8 0.0 24,563 100.0
GRAVIDITY:                        
...1 35,761 27.6 7,528 27.8 7,512 27.9 7,122 27.2 6,938 27.8 6,661 27.1
...2-3 54,409 41.9 11,648 43.0 11,504 42.8 11,111 42.4 10,391 41.6 9,755 39.7
...4+ 38,686 29.8 7,896 29.1 7,854 29.2 7,967 30.4 7,615 30.5 7,354 29.9
...Unknown 916 0.7 22 0.1 28 0.1 25 0.1 48 0.2 793 3.2
PLURALITY:                        
...Singleton 124,221 95.7 25,895 95.6 25,813 96.0 25,097 95.7 23,877 95.5 23,539 95.8
...Twin 5,419 4.2 1,175 4.3 1,072 4.0 1,089 4.2 1,088 4.4 995 4.1
...Other Multiples 132 0.1 24 0.1 13 0.0 39 0.1 27 0.1 29 0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:                        
...Vaginal 85,365 65.8 18,104 66.8 17,684 65.7 17,306 66.0 16,203 64.8 16,068 65.4
...C-Section 44,282 34.1 8,981 33.1 9,203 34.2 8,884 33.9 8,719 34.9 8,495 34.6
...Unknown 125 0.1 9 0.0 11 0.0 35 0.1 70 0.3 0 0.0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:                        
...First 86,390 66.6 17,882 66.0 18,608 69.2 17,452 66.5 16,373 65.5 16,075 65.4
...Second 29,234 22.5 6,399 23.6 5,575 20.7 5,748 21.9 5,798 23.2 5,714 23.3
...Third 7,202 5.5 1,561 5.8 1,379 5.1 1,474 5.6 1,364 5.5 1,424 5.8
...No care 5,773 4.4 961 3.5 1,100 4.1 1,332 5.1 1,152 4.6 1,228 5.0
...Unknown 1,173 0.9 291 1.1 236 0.9 219 0.8 305 1.2 122 0.5
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:                        
...Missing 1,569 1.2 385 1.4 339 1.3 307 1.2 403 1.6 135 0.5
...Inadequate 28,072 21.6 5,881 21.7 5,347 19.9 5,763 22.0 5,497 22.0 5,584 22.7
...Intermediate 7,789 6.0 1,842 6.8 1,729 6.4 1,614 6.2 1,270 5.1 1,334 5.4
...Adequate 34,083 26.3 7,033 26.0 7,209 26.8 7,118 27.1 6,240 25.0 6,483 26.4
...Adequate Plus 58,259 44.9 11,953 44.1 12,274 45.6 11,423 43.6 11,582 46.3 11,027 44.9
PLACE OF DELIVERY:                        
...Hospital 128,632 99.1 26,855 99.1 26,637 99.0 26,008 99.2 24,788 99.2 24,344 99.1
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 813 0.6 159 0.6 179 0.7 169 0.6 150 0.6 156 0.6
...Other 327 0.3 80 0.3 82 0.3 48 0.2 54 0.2 63 0.3
MOTHER SMOKED?                        
...Yes 6,113 4.7 1,720 6.3 1,421 5.3 1,155 4.4 960 3.8 857 3.5
...No 123,516 95.2 25,365 93.6 25,461 94.7 25,062 95.6 24,020 96.1 23,608 96.1
...Unknown 143 0.1 9 0.0 16 0.1 8 0.0 12 0.0 98 0.4
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI:                        
...Underweight (<18.5) 3,591 2.8 772 2.8 746 2.8 730 2.8 667 2.7 676 2.8
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 35,359 27.2 7,671 28.3 7,389 27.5 7,226 27.6 6,689 26.8 6,384 26.0
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 31,557 24.3 6,705 24.7 6,584 24.5 6,344 24.2 6,028 24.1 5,896 24.0
...Obese (30.0+) 56,832 43.8 11,386 42.0 11,687 43.4 11,431 43.6 11,060 44.3 11,268 45.9
...Unknown 2,433 1.9 560 2.1 492 1.8 494 1.9 548 2.2 339 1.4
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE:                        
...Yes 91,903 70.8 18,733 69.1 18,795 69.9 18,934 72.2 17,718 70.9 17,723 72.2
...No 37,327 28.8 8,264 30.5 8,099 30.1 7,287 27.8 7,268 29.1 6,409 26.1
...Unknown 542 0.4 97 0.4 4 0.0 4 0.0 6 0.0 431 1.8



North Carolina Resident Live Birth Trends, Non-Hispanic American Indians/Alaskan Natives: 2020-2024
  2020-2024 YEAR
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
# % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 6,990 100.0 1,407 100.0 1,458 100.0 1,430 100.0 1,346 100.0 1,349 100.0
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                        
... < 2500 grams (Low Birthweight) 834 11.9 166 11.8 166 11.4 181 12.7 149 11.1 172 12.8
...2500+ grams 6,152 88.0 1,241 88.2 1,291 88.5 1,248 87.3 1,195 88.8 1,177 87.2
...Unknown 4 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.1 2 0.1 0 0.0
VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                        
... < 1500 grams (Very Low Birthweight) 149 2.1 25 1.8 34 2.3 32 2.2 29 2.2 29 2.1
...1500+ grams 6,837 97.8 1,382 98.2 1,423 97.6 1,397 97.7 1,315 97.7 1,320 97.9
...Unknown 4 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.1 2 0.1 0 0.0
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION:                        
...< 37 weeks (Preterm) 834 11.9 156 11.1 180 12.3 177 12.4 150 11.1 171 12.7
...37+ weeks 6,149 88.0 1,251 88.9 1,278 87.7 1,251 87.5 1,194 88.7 1,175 87.1
...Unknown 7 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.1 2 0.1 3 0.2
MOTHER'S AGE:                        
...< 18 years 123 1.8 26 1.8 22 1.5 28 2.0 22 1.6 25 1.9
...18-34 years 6,115 87.5 1,244 88.4 1,285 88.1 1,246 87.1 1,169 86.8 1,171 86.8
...35+ years 752 10.8 137 9.7 151 10.4 156 10.9 155 11.5 153 11.3
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:                        
...Less than High School 895 12.8 216 15.4 192 13.2 174 12.2 149 11.1 164 12.2
...High School Graduate or GED 2,606 37.3 506 36.0 561 38.5 540 37.8 503 37.4 496 36.8
...Some College 2,433 34.8 497 35.3 489 33.5 496 34.7 469 34.8 482 35.7
...Bachelors Degree 726 10.4 125 8.9 145 9.9 149 10.4 148 11.0 159 11.8
...Masters or PhD 323 4.6 62 4.4 68 4.7 69 4.8 76 5.6 48 3.6
...Unknown 7 0.1 1 0.1 3 0.2 2 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
MARITAL STATUS:                        
...Married 1,978 28.3 484 34.4 494 33.9 514 35.9 486 36.1 0 0.0
...Unmarried 3,661 52.4 923 65.6 964 66.1 915 64.0 859 63.8 0 0.0
...Unknown 1,351 19.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.1 1,349 100.0
GRAVIDITY:                        
...1 1,971 28.2 443 31.5 390 26.7 389 27.2 373 27.7 376 27.9
...2-3 3,191 45.7 643 45.7 719 49.3 670 46.9 599 44.5 560 41.5
...4+ 1,813 25.9 321 22.8 349 23.9 369 25.8 372 27.6 402 29.8
...Unknown 15 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.1 2 0.1 11 0.8
PLURALITY:                        
...Singleton 6,805 97.4 1,375 97.7 1,417 97.2 1,388 97.1 1,309 97.3 1,316 97.6
...Twin 185 2.6 32 2.3 41 2.8 42 2.9 37 2.7 33 2.4
METHOD OF DELIVERY:                        
...Vaginal 4,729 67.7 989 70.3 963 66.0 982 68.7 878 65.2 917 68.0
...C-Section 2,256 32.3 418 29.7 493 33.8 446 31.2 467 34.7 432 32.0
...Unknown 5 0.1 0 0.0 2 0.1 2 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:                        
...First 4,806 68.8 980 69.7 1,027 70.4 931 65.1 975 72.4 893 66.2
...Second 1,406 20.1 270 19.2 280 19.2 300 21.0 249 18.5 307 22.8
...Third 387 5.5 80 5.7 67 4.6 120 8.4 48 3.6 72 5.3
...No care 327 4.7 59 4.2 70 4.8 70 4.9 60 4.5 68 5.0
...Unknown 64 0.9 18 1.3 14 1.0 9 0.6 14 1.0 9 0.7
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:                        
...Missing 74 1.1 20 1.4 14 1.0 11 0.8 16 1.2 13 1.0
...Inadequate 1,451 20.8 283 20.1 276 18.9 370 25.9 237 17.6 285 21.1
...Intermediate 438 6.3 111 7.9 101 6.9 93 6.5 66 4.9 67 5.0
...Adequate 2,206 31.6 437 31.1 493 33.8 418 29.2 440 32.7 418 31.0
...Adequate Plus 2,821 40.4 556 39.5 574 39.4 538 37.6 587 43.6 566 42.0
PLACE OF DELIVERY:                        
...Hospital 6,936 99.2 1,401 99.6 1,447 99.2 1,417 99.1 1,333 99.0 1,338 99.2
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 35 0.5 4 0.3 6 0.4 7 0.5 11 0.8 7 0.5
...Other 19 0.3 2 0.1 5 0.3 6 0.4 2 0.1 4 0.3
MOTHER SMOKED?                        
...Yes 1,058 15.1 261 18.6 254 17.4 209 14.6 169 12.6 165 12.2
...No 5,923 84.7 1,145 81.4 1,204 82.6 1,221 85.4 1,176 87.4 1,177 87.2
...Unknown 9 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 7 0.5
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI:                        
...Underweight (<18.5) 266 3.8 47 3.3 63 4.3 56 3.9 38 2.8 62 4.6
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 1,976 28.3 411 29.2 403 27.6 399 27.9 367 27.3 396 29.4
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 1,676 24.0 307 21.8 354 24.3 338 23.6 341 25.3 336 24.9
...Obese (30.0+) 2,827 40.4 511 36.3 602 41.3 585 40.9 580 43.1 549 40.7
...Unknown 245 3.5 131 9.3 36 2.5 52 3.6 20 1.5 6 0.4
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE:                        
...Yes 3,827 54.7 743 52.8 761 52.2 840 58.7 761 56.5 722 53.5
...No 3,137 44.9 657 46.7 697 47.8 589 41.2 584 43.4 610 45.2
...Unknown 26 0.4 7 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.1 17 1.3



North Carolina Resident Live Birth Trends, Non-Hispanic Asians/Pacific Islanders: 2020-2024
  2020-2024 YEAR
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
# % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 25,405 100.0 4,925 100.0 4,842 100.0 5,031 100.0 5,122 100.0 5,485 100.0
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                        
... < 2500 grams (Low Birthweight) 2,362 9.3 448 9.1 443 9.1 449 8.9 501 9.8 521 9.5
...2500+ grams 23,035 90.7 4,476 90.9 4,396 90.8 4,581 91.1 4,618 90.2 4,964 90.5
...Unknown 8 0.0 1 0.0 3 0.1 1 0.0 3 0.1 0 0.0
VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                        
... < 1500 grams (Very Low Birthweight) 303 1.2 53 1.1 72 1.5 50 1.0 58 1.1 70 1.3
...1500+ grams 25,094 98.8 4,871 98.9 4,767 98.5 4,980 99.0 5,061 98.8 5,415 98.7
...Unknown 8 0.0 1 0.0 3 0.1 1 0.0 3 0.1 0 0.0
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION:                        
...< 37 weeks (Preterm) 2,196 8.6 425 8.6 405 8.4 440 8.7 455 8.9 471 8.6
...37+ weeks 23,206 91.3 4,499 91.4 4,437 91.6 4,591 91.3 4,666 91.1 5,013 91.4
...Unknown 3 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:                        
...< 18 years 35 0.1 11 0.2 4 0.1 6 0.1 6 0.1 8 0.1
...18-34 years 18,366 72.3 3,664 74.4 3,500 72.3 3,592 71.4 3,724 72.7 3,886 70.8
...35+ years 7,003 27.6 1,249 25.4 1,338 27.6 1,433 28.5 1,392 27.2 1,591 29.0
...Unknown 1 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:                        
...Less than High School 1,762 6.9 429 8.7 334 6.9 379 7.5 327 6.4 293 5.3
...High School Graduate or GED 3,021 11.9 651 13.2 564 11.6 622 12.4 571 11.1 613 11.2
...Some College 3,393 13.4 735 14.9 699 14.4 659 13.1 677 13.2 623 11.4
...Bachelors Degree 8,490 33.4 1,548 31.4 1,620 33.5 1,668 33.2 1,735 33.9 1,919 35.0
...Masters or PhD 8,654 34.1 1,546 31.4 1,611 33.3 1,693 33.7 1,793 35.0 2,011 36.7
...Unknown 85 0.3 16 0.3 14 0.3 10 0.2 19 0.4 26 0.5
MARITAL STATUS:                        
...Married 17,560 69.1 4,332 88.0 4,249 87.8 4,438 88.2 4,541 88.7 0 0.0
...Unmarried 2,358 9.3 593 12.0 592 12.2 593 11.8 580 11.3 0 0.0
...Unknown 5,487 21.6 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 5,485 100.0
GRAVIDITY:                        
...1 9,040 35.6 1,691 34.3 1,645 34.0 1,749 34.8 1,959 38.2 1,996 36.4
...2-3 12,658 49.8 2,518 51.1 2,512 51.9 2,545 50.6 2,449 47.8 2,634 48.0
...4+ 3,509 13.8 712 14.5 679 14.0 736 14.6 706 13.8 676 12.3
...Unknown 198 0.8 4 0.1 6 0.1 1 0.0 8 0.2 179 3.3
PLURALITY:                        
...Singleton 24,829 97.7 4,810 97.7 4,737 97.8 4,910 97.6 5,012 97.9 5,360 97.7
...Twin 555 2.2 111 2.3 96 2.0 116 2.3 110 2.1 122 2.2
...Other Multiples 21 0.1 4 0.1 9 0.2 5 0.1 0 0.0 3 0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:                        
...Vaginal 17,225 67.8 3,403 69.1 3,327 68.7 3,365 66.9 3,472 67.8 3,658 66.7
...C-Section 8,147 32.1 1,518 30.8 1,512 31.2 1,651 32.8 1,640 32.0 1,826 33.3
...Unknown 33 0.1 4 0.1 3 0.1 15 0.3 10 0.2 1 0.0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:                        
...First 18,689 73.6 3,573 72.5 3,596 74.3 3,596 71.5 3,801 74.2 4,123 75.2
...Second 4,754 18.7 1,005 20.4 876 18.1 1,017 20.2 954 18.6 902 16.4
...Third 1,201 4.7 239 4.9 221 4.6 243 4.8 219 4.3 279 5.1
...No care 649 2.6 72 1.5 122 2.5 155 3.1 133 2.6 167 3.0
...Unknown 112 0.4 36 0.7 27 0.6 20 0.4 15 0.3 14 0.3
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:                        
...Missing 146 0.6 49 1.0 37 0.8 24 0.5 20 0.4 16 0.3
...Inadequate 4,085 16.1 789 16.0 739 15.3 905 18.0 804 15.7 848 15.5
...Intermediate 929 3.7 259 5.3 201 4.2 187 3.7 146 2.9 136 2.5
...Adequate 8,143 32.1 1,571 31.9 1,528 31.6 1,642 32.6 1,569 30.6 1,833 33.4
...Adequate Plus 12,102 47.6 2,257 45.8 2,337 48.3 2,273 45.2 2,583 50.4 2,652 48.4
PLACE OF DELIVERY:                        
...Hospital 25,283 99.5 4,895 99.4 4,819 99.5 5,012 99.6 5,100 99.6 5,457 99.5
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 72 0.3 16 0.3 12 0.2 10 0.2 16 0.3 18 0.3
...Other 50 0.2 14 0.3 11 0.2 9 0.2 6 0.1 10 0.2
MOTHER SMOKED?                        
...Yes 104 0.4 34 0.7 22 0.5 21 0.4 15 0.3 12 0.2
...No 25,286 99.5 4,887 99.2 4,820 99.5 5,010 99.6 5,106 99.7 5,463 99.6
...Unknown 15 0.1 4 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 10 0.2
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI:                        
...Underweight (<18.5) 1,117 4.4 250 5.1 204 4.2 236 4.7 204 4.0 223 4.1
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 13,448 52.9 2,709 55.0 2,590 53.5 2,679 53.2 2,666 52.0 2,804 51.1
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 6,881 27.1 1,250 25.4 1,301 26.9 1,352 26.9 1,426 27.8 1,552 28.3
...Obese (30.0+) 3,456 13.6 609 12.4 635 13.1 657 13.1 707 13.8 848 15.5
...Unknown 503 2.0 107 2.2 112 2.3 107 2.1 119 2.3 58 1.1
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE:                        
...Yes 22,401 88.2 4,392 89.2 4,312 89.1 4,409 87.6 4,437 86.6 4,851 88.4
...No 2,908 11.4 526 10.7 529 10.9 622 12.4 685 13.4 546 10.0
...Unknown 96 0.4 7 0.1 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 88 1.6



North Carolina Resident Live Birth Trends, Non-Hispanic Multi-Race: 2020-2024
  2020-2024 YEAR
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
# % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 16,954 100.0 3,139 100.0 3,236 100.0 3,369 100.0 3,513 100.0 3,697 100.0
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                        
... < 2500 grams (Low Birthweight) 1,774 10.5 330 10.5 305 9.4 349 10.4 390 11.1 400 10.8
...2500+ grams 15,174 89.5 2,806 89.4 2,931 90.6 3,018 89.6 3,122 88.9 3,297 89.2
...Unknown 6 0.0 3 0.1 0 0.0 2 0.1 1 0.0 0 0.0
VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                        
... < 1500 grams (Very Low Birthweight) 278 1.6 52 1.7 45 1.4 39 1.2 75 2.1 67 1.8
...1500+ grams 16,670 98.3 3,084 98.2 3,191 98.6 3,328 98.8 3,437 97.8 3,630 98.2
...Unknown 6 0.0 3 0.1 0 0.0 2 0.1 1 0.0 0 0.0
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION:                        
...< 37 weeks (Preterm) 1,848 10.9 344 11.0 329 10.2 326 9.7 424 12.1 425 11.5
...37+ weeks 15,096 89.0 2,794 89.0 2,904 89.7 3,041 90.3 3,086 87.8 3,271 88.5
...Unknown 10 0.1 1 0.0 3 0.1 2 0.1 3 0.1 1 0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:                        
...< 18 years 393 2.3 84 2.7 74 2.3 75 2.2 89 2.5 71 1.9
...18-34 years 14,461 85.3 2,696 85.9 2,777 85.8 2,886 85.7 2,973 84.6 3,129 84.6
...35+ years 2,100 12.4 359 11.4 385 11.9 408 12.1 451 12.8 497 13.4
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:                        
...Less than High School 1,686 9.9 351 11.2 316 9.8 304 9.0 373 10.6 342 9.3
...High School Graduate or GED 4,990 29.4 869 27.7 978 30.2 1,022 30.3 1,012 28.8 1,109 30.0
...Some College 6,056 35.7 1,203 38.3 1,174 36.3 1,200 35.6 1,222 34.8 1,257 34.0
...Bachelors Degree 2,877 17.0 504 16.1 539 16.7 569 16.9 608 17.3 657 17.8
...Masters or PhD 1,316 7.8 207 6.6 225 7.0 273 8.1 289 8.2 322 8.7
...Unknown 29 0.2 5 0.2 4 0.1 1 0.0 9 0.3 10 0.3
MARITAL STATUS:                        
...Married 5,668 33.4 1,329 42.3 1,385 42.8 1,430 42.4 1,524 43.4 0 0.0
...Unmarried 7,584 44.7 1,809 57.6 1,849 57.1 1,938 57.5 1,988 56.6 0 0.0
...Unknown 3,702 21.8 1 0.0 2 0.1 1 0.0 1 0.0 3,697 100.0
GRAVIDITY:                        
...1 5,876 34.7 1,087 34.6 1,133 35.0 1,175 34.9 1,221 34.8 1,260 34.1
...2-3 7,102 41.9 1,376 43.8 1,381 42.7 1,405 41.7 1,474 42.0 1,466 39.7
...4+ 3,883 22.9 673 21.4 720 22.2 788 23.4 818 23.3 884 23.9
...Unknown 93 0.5 3 0.1 2 0.1 1 0.0 0 0.0 87 2.4
PLURALITY:                        
...Singleton 16,337 96.4 2,991 95.3 3,128 96.7 3,264 96.9 3,384 96.3 3,570 96.6
...Twin 608 3.6 139 4.4 108 3.3 105 3.1 129 3.7 127 3.4
...Other Multiples 9 0.1 9 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
METHOD OF DELIVERY:                        
...Vaginal 11,863 70.0 2,182 69.5 2,313 71.5 2,327 69.1 2,480 70.6 2,561 69.3
...C-Section 5,062 29.9 954 30.4 921 28.5 1,028 30.5 1,023 29.1 1,136 30.7
...Unknown 29 0.2 3 0.1 2 0.1 14 0.4 10 0.3 0 0.0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:                        
...First 11,820 69.7 2,194 69.9 2,288 70.7 2,308 68.5 2,424 69.0 2,606 70.5
...Second 3,399 20.0 642 20.5 630 19.5 689 20.5 722 20.6 716 19.4
...Third 848 5.0 170 5.4 167 5.2 168 5.0 173 4.9 170 4.6
...No care 742 4.4 94 3.0 124 3.8 180 5.3 160 4.6 184 5.0
...Unknown 145 0.9 39 1.2 27 0.8 24 0.7 34 1.0 21 0.6
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:                        
...Missing 192 1.1 52 1.7 38 1.2 33 1.0 47 1.3 22 0.6
...Inadequate 3,349 19.8 622 19.8 613 18.9 695 20.6 687 19.6 732 19.8
...Intermediate 1,150 6.8 279 8.9 231 7.1 223 6.6 205 5.8 212 5.7
...Adequate 4,994 29.5 907 28.9 984 30.4 1,020 30.3 986 28.1 1,097 29.7
...Adequate Plus 7,269 42.9 1,279 40.7 1,370 42.3 1,398 41.5 1,588 45.2 1,634 44.2
PLACE OF DELIVERY:                        
...Hospital 16,718 98.6 3,089 98.4 3,183 98.4 3,326 98.7 3,468 98.7 3,652 98.8
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 153 0.9 21 0.7 31 1.0 33 1.0 36 1.0 32 0.9
...Other 83 0.5 29 0.9 22 0.7 10 0.3 9 0.3 13 0.4
MOTHER SMOKED?                        
...Yes 1,133 6.7 323 10.3 253 7.8 209 6.2 198 5.6 150 4.1
...No 15,805 93.2 2,815 89.7 2,982 92.2 3,159 93.8 3,315 94.4 3,534 95.6
...Unknown 16 0.1 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 13 0.4
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI:                        
...Underweight (<18.5) 597 3.5 107 3.4 108 3.3 116 3.4 137 3.9 129 3.5
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 6,156 36.3 1,187 37.8 1,188 36.7 1,174 34.8 1,308 37.2 1,299 35.1
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 4,200 24.8 784 25.0 811 25.1 863 25.6 816 23.2 926 25.0
...Obese (30.0+) 5,819 34.3 1,027 32.7 1,083 33.5 1,168 34.7 1,221 34.8 1,320 35.7
...Unknown 182 1.1 34 1.1 46 1.4 48 1.4 31 0.9 23 0.6
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE:                        
...Yes 13,274 78.3 2,443 77.8 2,524 78.0 2,705 80.3 2,688 76.5 2,914 78.8
...No 3,608 21.3 684 21.8 711 22.0 663 19.7 825 23.5 725 19.6
...Unknown 72 0.4 12 0.4 1 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 58 1.6



North Carolina Resident Live Birth Trends, Hispanic (Any Race): 2020-2024
  2020-2024 YEAR
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
# % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 111,886 100.0 19,449 100.0 20,613 100.0 22,571 100.0 23,778 100.0 25,475 100.0
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                        
... < 2500 grams (Low Birthweight) 8,725 7.8 1,474 7.6 1,673 8.1 1,786 7.9 1,851 7.8 1,941 7.6
...2500+ grams 103,124 92.2 17,968 92.4 18,937 91.9 20,778 92.1 21,911 92.1 23,530 92.4
...Unknown 37 0.0 7 0.0 3 0.0 7 0.0 16 0.1 4 0.0
VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                        
... < 1500 grams (Very Low Birthweight) 1,430 1.3 243 1.2 287 1.4 296 1.3 312 1.3 292 1.1
...1500+ grams 110,419 98.7 19,199 98.7 20,323 98.6 22,268 98.7 23,450 98.6 25,179 98.8
...Unknown 37 0.0 7 0.0 3 0.0 7 0.0 16 0.1 4 0.0
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION:                        
...< 37 weeks (Preterm) 10,825 9.7 1,873 9.6 2,052 10.0 2,214 9.8 2,265 9.5 2,421 9.5
...37+ weeks 101,026 90.3 17,574 90.4 18,559 90.0 20,349 90.2 21,503 90.4 23,041 90.4
...Unknown 35 0.0 2 0.0 2 0.0 8 0.0 10 0.0 13 0.1
MOTHER'S AGE:                        
...< 18 years 2,355 2.1 436 2.2 467 2.3 482 2.1 486 2.0 484 1.9
...18-34 years 90,127 80.6 15,518 79.8 16,688 81.0 18,085 80.1 19,143 80.5 20,693 81.2
...35+ years 19,402 17.3 3,495 18.0 3,458 16.8 4,004 17.7 4,147 17.4 4,298 16.9
...Unknown 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:                        
...Less than High School 36,370 32.5 6,768 34.8 6,742 32.7 7,233 32.0 7,650 32.2 7,977 31.3
...High School Graduate or GED 35,230 31.5 5,868 30.2 6,381 31.0 7,113 31.5 7,618 32.0 8,250 32.4
...Some College 23,838 21.3 4,295 22.1 4,557 22.1 4,920 21.8 4,871 20.5 5,195 20.4
...Bachelors Degree 11,284 10.1 1,714 8.8 1,985 9.6 2,276 10.1 2,517 10.6 2,792 11.0
...Masters or PhD 4,319 3.9 677 3.5 811 3.9 883 3.9 942 4.0 1,006 3.9
...Unknown 845 0.8 127 0.7 137 0.7 146 0.6 180 0.8 255 1.0
MARITAL STATUS:                        
...Married 41,453 37.0 9,560 49.2 9,920 48.1 10,950 48.5 11,023 46.4 0 0.0
...Unmarried 44,919 40.1 9,885 50.8 10,680 51.8 11,611 51.4 12,743 53.6 0 0.0
...Unknown 25,514 22.8 4 0.0 13 0.1 10 0.0 12 0.1 25,475 100.0
GRAVIDITY:                        
...1 32,808 29.3 5,371 27.6 6,026 29.2 6,669 29.5 7,185 30.2 7,557 29.7
...2-3 50,005 44.7 8,772 45.1 9,239 44.8 10,058 44.6 10,544 44.3 11,392 44.7
...4+ 28,420 25.4 5,296 27.2 5,329 25.9 5,823 25.8 6,015 25.3 5,957 23.4
...Unknown 653 0.6 10 0.1 19 0.1 21 0.1 34 0.1 569 2.2
PLURALITY:                        
...Singleton 109,301 97.7 19,022 97.8 20,080 97.4 22,069 97.8 23,250 97.8 24,880 97.7
...Twin 2,528 2.3 418 2.1 524 2.5 496 2.2 513 2.2 577 2.3
...Other Multiples 57 0.1 9 0.0 9 0.0 6 0.0 15 0.1 18 0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:                        
...Vaginal 82,035 73.3 14,472 74.4 15,189 73.7 16,643 73.7 17,249 72.5 18,482 72.5
...C-Section 29,724 26.6 4,974 25.6 5,415 26.3 5,882 26.1 6,460 27.2 6,993 27.5
...Unknown 127 0.1 3 0.0 9 0.0 46 0.2 69 0.3 0 0.0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:                        
...First 67,334 60.2 12,230 62.9 12,816 62.2 13,613 60.3 13,912 58.5 14,763 58.0
...Second 29,449 26.3 4,992 25.7 5,122 24.8 5,760 25.5 6,446 27.1 7,129 28.0
...Third 8,055 7.2 1,231 6.3 1,421 6.9 1,655 7.3 1,799 7.6 1,949 7.7
...No care 5,791 5.2 641 3.3 943 4.6 1,349 6.0 1,355 5.7 1,503 5.9
...Unknown 1,257 1.1 355 1.8 311 1.5 194 0.9 266 1.1 131 0.5
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:                        
...Missing 1,761 1.6 491 2.5 442 2.1 304 1.3 334 1.4 190 0.7
...Inadequate 29,323 26.2 4,514 23.2 5,034 24.4 6,093 27.0 6,440 27.1 7,242 28.4
...Intermediate 8,022 7.2 1,786 9.2 1,668 8.1 1,548 6.9 1,489 6.3 1,531 6.0
...Adequate 34,078 30.5 5,888 30.3 6,233 30.2 6,926 30.7 7,213 30.3 7,818 30.7
...Adequate Plus 38,702 34.6 6,770 34.8 7,236 35.1 7,700 34.1 8,302 34.9 8,694 34.1
PLACE OF DELIVERY:                        
...Hospital 111,168 99.4 19,311 99.3 20,498 99.4 22,427 99.4 23,638 99.4 25,294 99.3
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 449 0.4 67 0.3 73 0.4 90 0.4 96 0.4 123 0.5
...Other 269 0.2 71 0.4 42 0.2 54 0.2 44 0.2 58 0.2
MOTHER SMOKED?                        
...Yes 981 0.9 276 1.4 207 1.0 190 0.8 161 0.7 147 0.6
...No 110,798 99.0 19,169 98.6 20,404 99.0 22,378 99.1 23,606 99.3 25,241 99.1
...Unknown 107 0.1 4 0.0 2 0.0 3 0.0 11 0.0 87 0.3
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI:                        
...Underweight (<18.5) 2,162 1.9 359 1.8 407 2.0 460 2.0 460 1.9 476 1.9
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 35,094 31.4 6,398 32.9 6,597 32.0 7,089 31.4 7,359 30.9 7,651 30.0
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 35,108 31.4 6,040 31.1 6,518 31.6 6,997 31.0 7,460 31.4 8,093 31.8
...Obese (30.0+) 37,029 33.1 6,122 31.5 6,603 32.0 7,520 33.3 7,940 33.4 8,844 34.7
...Unknown 2,493 2.2 530 2.7 488 2.4 505 2.2 559 2.4 411 1.6
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE:                        
...Yes 96,791 86.5 16,918 87.0 17,881 86.7 19,424 86.1 20,342 85.5 22,226 87.2
...No 14,753 13.2 2,504 12.9 2,724 13.2 3,142 13.9 3,431 14.4 2,952 11.6
...Unknown 342 0.3 27 0.1 8 0.0 5 0.0 5 0.0 297 1.2