RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2003 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	21,928	100.0	9,403	100.0	9,812	100.0	956	100.0	1,757	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	59	0.3	15	0.2	37	0.4	2	0.2	5	0.3
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	418	1.9	131	1.4	256	2.6	17	1.8	14	0.8
1500-2499 grams	2,079	9.5	769	8.2	1,137	11.6	90	9.4	83	4.7
2500+ grams	19,362	88.3	8,483	90.2	8,379	85.4	847	88.6	1,653	94.1
Unknown	10	0.0	5	0.1	3	0.0	0	0	2	0.1
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	185	0.8	51	0.5	121	1.2	5	0.5	8	0.5
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	335	1.5	113	1.2	191	1.9	16	1.7	15	0.9
32-36 weeks	2,179	9.9	921	9.8	1,070	10.9	78	8.2	110	6.3
37+ weeks	19,227	87.7	8,317	88.5	8,430	85.9	857	89.6	1,623	92.4
Unknown	2	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1
MOTHER'S AGE:	2,305	10.5	846	9.0	1,191	12.1	84	8.8	184	10.5
< 18 years
18-34 years	18,682	85.2	8,153	86.7	8,205	83.6	830	86.8	1,494	85.0
35+ years	941	4.3	404	4.3	416	4.2	42	4.4	79	4.5
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	1,549	7.1	535	5.7	338	3.4	53	5.5	623	35.5
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	7,299	33.3	3,104	33.0	3,266	33.3	320	33.5	609	34.7
12 years	8,782	40.0	3,919	41.7	4,070	41.5	411	43.0	382	21.7
> 12 years	4,275	19.5	1,840	19.6	2,128	21.7	169	17.7	138	7.9
Unknown	23	0.1	5	0.1	10	0.1	3	0.3	5	0.3
MARRIED:	6,132	28.0	3,850	40.9	1,270	12.9	278	29.1	734	41.8
Yes
No	15,794	72.0	5,552	59.0	8,541	87.0	678	70.9	1,023	58.2
Unknown	2	0.0	1	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
PARITY:	8,213	37.5	3,744	39.8	3,484	35.5	353	36.9	632	36.0
1
2-3	9,710	44.3	4,169	44.3	4,283	43.7	455	47.6	803	45.7
4+	3,989	18.2	1,487	15.8	2,033	20.7	148	15.5	321	18.3
Unknown	16	0.1	3	0.0	12	0.1	0	0	1	0.1
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	16,602	75.7	7,570	80.5	7,042	71.8	712	74.5	1,278	72.7
First
Second	4,365	19.9	1,535	16.3	2,253	23.0	202	21.1	375	21.3
Third	668	3.0	204	2.2	352	3.6	31	3.2	81	4.6
No care	113	0.5	32	0.3	71	0.7	4	0.4	6	0.3
Unknown	180	0.8	62	0.7	94	1.0	7	0.7	17	1.0
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	270	1.2	88	0.9	134	1.4	8	0.8	40	2.3
Missing
Inadequate	3,175	14.5	1,033	11.0	1,678	17.1	147	15.4	317	18.0
Intermediate	1,818	8.3	653	6.9	805	8.2	66	6.9	294	16.7
Adequate	7,626	34.8	3,426	36.4	3,154	32.1	430	45.0	616	35.1
Adequate Plus	9,039	41.2	4,203	44.7	4,041	41.2	305	31.9	490	27.9
MOTHER SMOKED?	5,216	23.8	3,512	37.3	1,417	14.4	231	24.2	56	3.2
Yes
No	16,707	76.2	5,889	62.6	8,392	85.5	725	75.8	1,701	96.8
Unknown	5	0.0	2	0.0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	16,230	74.0	6,994	74.4	7,168	73.1	698	73.0	1,370	78.0
Vaginal
C-Section	5,698	26.0	2,409	25.6	2,644	26.9	258	27.0	387	22.0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	20,105	91.7	9,116	96.9	9,438	96.2	906	94.8	645	36.7
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	1,008	4.6	31	0.3	7	0.1	16	1.7	954	54.3
Non-Medicaid	815	3.7	256	2.7	367	3.7	34	3.6	158	9.0
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	338	81.4	95	73.6	216	84.7	15	88.2	12	85.7
Other	77	18.6	34	26.4	39	15.3	2	11.8	2	14.3
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	1,456	57.2	441	48.6	913	64.0	40	37.0	62	60.8
Other	1,088	42.8	467	51.4	513	36.0	68	63.0	40	39.2

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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