RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2002 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS:

TO MOTHERS RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE MATERNAL HEALTH VISIT

AT A LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT

	TOTAL		RACE/ETHNICITY
			White, Non-Hispanic		Black, Non-Hispanic		Other, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic
	Births		Births		Births		Births		Births
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
TOTAL	23,316	100.0	8,597	100.0	8,077	100.0	681	100.0	5,961	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	63	0.3	20	0.2	36	0.4	2	0.3	5	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	433	1.9	124	1.4	245	3.0	8	1.2	56	0.9
1500-2499 grams	2,023	8.7	749	8.7	937	11.6	43	6.3	294	4.9
2500+ grams	20,793	89.2	7,703	89.6	6,858	84.9	628	92.2	5,604	94.0
Unknown	4	0.0	1	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	2	0.0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	183	0.8	46	0.5	116	1.4	5	0.7	16	0.3
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	352	1.5	116	1.3	179	2.2	5	0.7	52	0.9
32-36 weeks	2,181	9.4	827	9.6	918	11.4	56	8.2	380	6.4
37+ weeks	20,599	88.3	7,608	88.5	6,863	85.0	615	90.3	5,513	92.5
Unknown	1	0.0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S AGE:	2,094	9.0	741	8.6	919	11.4	49	7.2	385	6.5
< 18 years
18-34 years	20,021	85.9	7,390	86.0	6,764	83.7	583	85.6	5,284	88.6
35+ years	1,201	5.2	466	5.4	394	4.9	49	7.2	292	4.9
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	3,537	15.2	520	6.0	273	3.4	60	8.8	2,684	45.0
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	7,444	31.9	2,871	33.4	2,676	33.1	200	29.4	1,697	28.5
12 years	8,247	35.4	3,457	40.2	3,425	42.4	256	37.6	1,109	18.6
> 12 years	4,014	17.2	1,731	20.1	1,690	20.9	164	24.1	429	7.2
Unknown	74	0.3	18	0.2	13	0.2	1	0.1	42	0.7
MARRIED:	8,102	34.7	3,922	45.6	1,272	15.7	324	47.6	2,584	43.3
Yes
No	15,213	65.2	4,674	54.4	6,805	84.3	357	52.4	3,377	56.7
Unknown	1	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
PARITY:	8,187	35.1	3,153	36.7	2,701	33.4	267	39.2	2,066	34.7
1
2-3	10,668	45.8	3,909	45.5	3,582	44.3	296	43.5	2,881	48.3
4+	4,445	19.1	1,529	17.8	1,792	22.2	118	17.3	1,006	16.9
Unknown	16	0.1	6	0.1	2	0.0	0	0	8	0.1
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	16,080	69.0	6,602	76.8	5,312	65.8	443	65.1	3,723	62.5
First
Second	5,726	24.6	1,606	18.7	2,184	27.0	198	29.1	1,738	29.2
Third	1,073	4.6	262	3.0	422	5.2	30	4.4	359	6.0
No care	161	0.7	40	0.5	83	1.0	4	0.6	34	0.6
Unknown	276	1.2	87	1.0	76	0.9	6	0.9	107	1.8
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	365	1.6	112	1.3	100	1.2	7	1.0	146	2.4
Missing
Inadequate	4,442	19.1	1,123	13.1	1,749	21.7	140	20.6	1,430	24.0
Intermediate	2,098	9.0	658	7.7	768	9.5	50	7.3	622	10.4
Adequate	7,897	33.9	3,100	36.1	2,476	30.7	243	35.7	2,078	34.9
Adequate Plus	8,514	36.5	3,604	41.9	2,984	36.9	241	35.4	1,685	28.3
MOTHER SMOKED?	4,765	20.4	3,259	37.9	1,316	16.3	106	15.6	84	1.4
Yes
No	18,509	79.4	5,312	61.8	6,752	83.6	575	84.4	5,870	98.5
Unknown	42	0.2	26	0.3	9	0.1	0	0	7	0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	17,717	76.0	6,545	76.1	5,954	73.7	550	80.8	4,668	78.3
Vaginal
C-Section	5,599	24.0	2,052	23.9	2,123	26.3	131	19.2	1,293	21.7
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	15,806	67.8	7,252	84.4	7,367	91.2	495	72.7	692	11.6
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	4,540	19.5	187	2.2	99	1.2	93	13.7	4,161	69.8
Non-Medicaid	2,970	12.7	1,158	13.5	611	7.6	93	13.7	1,108	18.6
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	334	77.3	87	70.7	196	80.0	6	75.0	45	80.4
Other	98	22.7	36	29.3	49	20.0	2	25.0	11	19.6
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	1,440	57.3	467	52.4	739	60.9	31	58.5	203	57.3
Other	1,072	42.7	425	47.6	474	39.1	22	41.5	151	42.7

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* Medicaid paid for prenatal care and delivery. ** Medicaid paid for delivery only, not prenatal care.

*** Level of Care is only for North Carolina resident births occurring in North Carolina Hospitals.

% Columns may not sum to 100.0% due to rounding

Source: State Center for Health Statistics NC Department of Health and Human Services