RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2003 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	23,658	100.0	8,639	100.0	7,965	100.0	731	100.0	6,323	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	76	0.3	24	0.3	39	0.5	4	0.5	9	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	457	1.9	151	1.7	241	3.0	15	2.1	50	0.8
1500-2499 grams	2,005	8.5	728	8.4	928	11.7	61	8.3	288	4.6
2500+ grams	21,114	89.2	7,733	89.5	6,755	84.8	651	89.1	5,975	94.5
Unknown	6	0.0	3	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	1	0.0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	227	1.0	69	0.8	115	1.4	11	1.5	32	0.5
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	357	1.5	128	1.5	183	2.3	9	1.2	37	0.6
32-36 weeks	2,250	9.5	884	10.2	913	11.5	62	8.5	391	6.2
37+ weeks	20,822	88.0	7,557	87.5	6,754	84.8	649	88.8	5,862	92.7
Unknown	2	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:	1,893	8.0	611	7.1	841	10.6	54	7.4	387	6.1
< 18 years
18-34 years	20,253	85.6	7,375	85.4	6,690	84.0	612	83.7	5,576	88.2
35+ years	1,512	6.4	653	7.6	434	5.4	65	8.9	360	5.7
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	3,559	15.0	492	5.7	289	3.6	43	5.9	2,735	43.3
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	7,217	30.5	2,636	30.5	2,510	31.5	215	29.4	1,856	29.4
12 years	8,463	35.8	3,531	40.9	3,372	42.3	281	38.4	1,279	20.2
> 12 years	4,355	18.4	1,968	22.8	1,788	22.4	188	25.7	411	6.5
Unknown	64	0.3	12	0.1	6	0.1	4	0.5	42	0.7
MARRIED:	8,239	34.8	3,945	45.7	1,295	16.3	363	49.7	2,636	41.7
Yes
No	15,417	65.2	4,693	54.3	6,669	83.7	368	50.3	3,687	58.3
Unknown	2	0.0	1	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
PARITY:	7,970	33.7	3,083	35.7	2,620	32.9	277	37.9	1,990	31.5
1
2-3	10,916	46.1	3,944	45.7	3,488	43.8	329	45.0	3,155	49.9
4+	4,750	20.1	1,609	18.6	1,845	23.2	125	17.1	1,171	18.5
Unknown	22	0.1	3	0.0	12	0.2	0	0	7	0.1
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	16,536	69.9	6,661	77.1	5,381	67.6	505	69.1	3,989	63.1
First
Second	5,630	23.8	1,614	18.7	2,035	25.5	189	25.9	1,792	28.3
Third	1,084	4.6	256	3.0	402	5.0	26	3.6	400	6.3
No care	148	0.6	35	0.4	74	0.9	5	0.7	34	0.5
Unknown	260	1.1	73	0.8	73	0.9	6	0.8	108	1.7
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	365	1.5	96	1.1	108	1.4	8	1.1	153	2.4
Missing
Inadequate	4,353	18.4	1,163	13.5	1,644	20.6	130	17.8	1,416	22.4
Intermediate	2,170	9.2	661	7.7	695	8.7	59	8.1	755	11.9
Adequate	7,936	33.5	3,037	35.2	2,457	30.8	268	36.7	2,174	34.4
Adequate Plus	8,834	37.3	3,682	42.6	3,061	38.4	266	36.4	1,825	28.9
MOTHER SMOKED?	4,606	19.5	3,199	37.0	1,215	15.3	127	17.4	65	1.0
Yes
No	19,041	80.5	5,434	62.9	6,747	84.7	604	82.6	6,256	98.9
Unknown	11	0.0	6	0.1	3	0.0	0	0	2	0.0
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	17,555	74.2	6,363	73.7	5,751	72.2	555	75.9	4,886	77.3
Vaginal
C-Section	6,103	25.8	2,276	26.3	2,214	27.8	176	24.1	1,437	22.7
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	15,689	66.3	7,233	83.7	7,190	90.3	524	71.7	742	11.7
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	4,654	19.7	193	2.2	98	1.2	104	14.2	4,259	67.4
Non-Medicaid	3,315	14.0	1,213	14.0	677	8.5	103	14.1	1,322	20.9
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	366	80.3	119	78.8	196	81.7	12	80.0	39	78.0
Other	90	19.7	32	21.2	44	18.3	3	20.0	11	22.0
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	1,493	59.0	485	53.9	764	63.3	40	50.6	204	58.8
Other	1,038	41.0	414	46.1	442	36.7	39	49.4	143	41.2

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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