RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2002 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS:

TO MOTHERS RECEIVING MATERNITY CARE COORDINATION

	TOTAL		RACE/ETHNICITY
			White, Non-Hispanic		Black, Non-Hispanic		Other, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic
	Births		Births		Births		Births		Births
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
TOTAL	23,470	100.0	10,270	100.0	10,506	100.0	975	100.0	1,719	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	74	0.3	19	0.2	51	0.5	3	0.3	1	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	460	2.0	144	1.4	285	2.7	20	2.1	11	0.6
1500-2499 grams	2,212	9.4	843	8.2	1,204	11.5	73	7.5	92	5.4
2500+ grams	20,718	88.3	9,261	90.2	8,964	85.3	878	90.1	1,615	93.9
Unknown	6	0.0	3	0.0	2	0.0	1	0.1	0	0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	212	0.9	61	0.6	136	1.3	11	1.1	4	0.2
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	375	1.6	125	1.2	231	2.2	11	1.1	8	0.5
32-36 weeks	2,306	9.8	949	9.2	1,176	11.2	77	7.9	104	6.1
37+ weeks	20,573	87.7	9,132	88.9	8,962	85.3	876	89.8	1,603	93.3
Unknown	4	0.0	3	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S AGE:	2,603	11.1	1,047	10.2	1,277	12.2	101	10.4	178	10.4
< 18 years
18-34 years	19,910	84.8	8,803	85.7	8,796	83.7	839	86.1	1,472	85.6
35+ years	957	4.1	420	4.1	433	4.1	35	3.6	69	4.0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	1,673	7.1	600	5.8	354	3.4	53	5.4	666	38.7
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	7,953	33.9	3,517	34.2	3,501	33.3	359	36.8	576	33.5
12 years	9,449	40.3	4,296	41.8	4,435	42.2	388	39.8	330	19.2
> 12 years	4,354	18.6	1,839	17.9	2,205	21.0	174	17.8	136	7.9
Unknown	41	0.2	18	0.2	11	0.1	1	0.1	11	0.6
MARRIED:	6,929	29.5	4,444	43.3	1,407	13.4	319	32.7	759	44.2
Yes
No	16,536	70.5	5,822	56.7	9,098	86.6	656	67.3	960	55.8
Unknown	5	0.0	4	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
PARITY:	8,803	37.5	4,086	39.8	3,728	35.5	371	38.1	618	36.0
1
2-3	10,370	44.2	4,508	43.9	4,614	43.9	441	45.2	807	46.9
4+	4,284	18.3	1,671	16.3	2,156	20.5	163	16.7	294	17.1
Unknown	13	0.1	5	0.0	8	0.1	0	0	0	0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	17,432	74.3	8,258	80.4	7,253	69.0	709	72.7	1,212	70.5
First
Second	4,954	21.1	1,682	16.4	2,649	25.2	223	22.9	400	23.3
Third	738	3.1	218	2.1	402	3.8	34	3.5	84	4.9
No care	138	0.6	29	0.3	101	1.0	3	0.3	5	0.3
Unknown	208	0.9	83	0.8	101	1.0	6	0.6	18	1.0
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	288	1.2	112	1.1	136	1.3	6	0.6	34	2.0
Missing
Inadequate	3,532	15.0	1,065	10.4	1,966	18.7	141	14.5	360	20.9
Intermediate	1,999	8.5	755	7.4	899	8.6	76	7.8	269	15.6
Adequate	8,201	34.9	3,788	36.9	3,375	32.1	451	46.3	587	34.1
Adequate Plus	9,450	40.3	4,550	44.3	4,130	39.3	301	30.9	469	27.3
MOTHER SMOKED?	5,711	24.3	3,818	37.2	1,605	15.3	229	23.5	59	3.4
Yes
No	17,718	75.5	6,421	62.5	8,895	84.7	745	76.4	1,657	96.4
Unknown	41	0.2	31	0.3	6	0.1	1	0.1	3	0.2
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	17,596	75.0	7,768	75.6	7,715	73.4	730	74.9	1,383	80.5
Vaginal
C-Section	5,872	25.0	2,500	24.3	2,791	26.6	245	25.1	336	19.5
Unknown	2	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	21,489	91.6	9,845	95.9	10,108	96.2	907	93.0	629	36.6
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	1,004	4.3	26	0.3	8	0.1	18	1.8	952	55.4
Non-Medicaid	977	4.2	399	3.9	390	3.7	50	5.1	138	8.0
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	348	76.7	98	71.0	229	80.4	13	65.0	8	72.7
Other	106	23.3	40	29.0	56	19.6	7	35.0	3	27.3
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	1,499	54.8	478	47.9	931	60.5	36	37.9	54	52.4
Other	1,235	45.2	520	52.1	607	39.5	59	62.1	49	47.6

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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