RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2003 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS:

TO MOTHERS RECEIVING WIC DURING THE PRENATAL OR POSTPARTUM PERIOD

	TOTAL		RACE/ETHNICITY
			White, Non-Hispanic		Black, Non-Hispanic		Other, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic
	Births		Births		Births		Births		Births
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
TOTAL	45,366	100.0	18,985	100.0	16,091	100.0	1,688	100.0	8,602	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	95	0.2	26	0.1	56	0.3	2	0.1	11	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	710	1.6	239	1.3	385	2.4	24	1.4	62	0.7
1500-2499 grams	3,712	8.2	1,443	7.6	1,732	10.8	137	8.1	400	4.7
2500+ grams	40,834	90.0	17,269	91.0	13,915	86.5	1,524	90.3	8,126	94.5
Unknown	15	0.0	8	0.0	3	0.0	1	0.1	3	0.0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	306	0.7	85	0.4	185	1.1	10	0.6	26	0.3
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	585	1.3	220	1.2	285	1.8	22	1.3	58	0.7
32-36 weeks	4,196	9.2	1,812	9.5	1,726	10.7	135	8.0	523	6.1
37+ weeks	40,274	88.8	16,864	88.8	13,895	86.4	1,521	90.1	7,994	92.9
Unknown	5	0.0	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:	3,431	7.6	1,234	6.5	1,569	9.8	122	7.2	506	5.9
< 18 years
18-34 years	39,385	86.8	16,763	88.3	13,580	84.4	1,449	85.8	7,593	88.3
35+ years	2,550	5.6	988	5.2	942	5.9	117	6.9	503	5.8
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	4,725	10.4	859	4.5	427	2.7	92	5.5	3,347	38.9
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	12,302	27.1	5,163	27.2	4,204	26.1	428	25.4	2,507	29.1
12 years	17,842	39.3	8,366	44.1	6,871	42.7	705	41.8	1,900	22.1
> 12 years	10,385	22.9	4,581	24.1	4,571	28.4	456	27.0	777	9.0
Unknown	112	0.2	16	0.1	18	0.1	7	0.4	71	0.8
MARRIED:	17,182	37.9	9,405	49.5	3,146	19.6	769	45.6	3,862	44.9
Yes
No	28,178	62.1	9,576	50.4	12,943	80.4	919	54.4	4,740	55.1
Unknown	6	0.0	4	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0
PARITY:	15,488	34.1	6,665	35.1	5,485	34.1	617	36.6	2,721	31.6
1
2-3	21,186	46.7	8,963	47.2	7,187	44.7	780	46.2	4,256	49.5
4+	8,634	19.0	3,338	17.6	3,396	21.1	287	17.0	1,613	18.8
Unknown	58	0.1	19	0.1	23	0.1	4	0.2	12	0.1
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	35,091	77.4	15,753	83.0	12,226	76.0	1,283	76.0	5,829	67.8
First
Second	8,542	18.8	2,755	14.5	3,227	20.1	338	20.0	2,222	25.8
Third	1,226	2.7	327	1.7	465	2.9	49	2.9	385	4.5
No care	114	0.3	31	0.2	45	0.3	3	0.2	35	0.4
Unknown	393	0.9	119	0.6	128	0.8	15	0.9	131	1.5
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	571	1.3	166	0.9	189	1.2	20	1.2	196	2.3
Missing
Inadequate	5,873	12.9	1,718	9.0	2,229	13.9	217	12.9	1,709	19.9
Intermediate	3,930	8.7	1,350	7.1	1,264	7.9	135	8.0	1,181	13.7
Adequate	16,664	36.7	7,308	38.5	5,638	35.0	730	43.2	2,988	34.7
Adequate Plus	18,328	40.4	8,443	44.5	6,771	42.1	586	34.7	2,528	29.4
MOTHER SMOKED?	8,656	19.1	6,310	33.2	1,936	12.0	295	17.5	115	1.3
Yes
No	36,673	80.8	12,653	66.6	14,146	87.9	1,392	82.5	8,482	98.6
Unknown	37	0.1	22	0.1	9	0.1	1	0.1	5	0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	33,451	73.7	13,996	73.7	11,532	71.7	1,238	73.3	6,685	77.7
Vaginal
C-Section	11,913	26.3	4,987	26.3	4,559	28.3	450	26.7	1,917	22.3
Unknown	2	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	30,744	67.8	14,916	78.6	13,409	83.3	1,241	73.5	1,178	13.7
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	5,823	12.8	212	1.1	126	0.8	103	6.1	5,382	62.6
Non-Medicaid	8,799	19.4	3,857	20.3	2,556	15.9	344	20.4	2,042	23.7
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	570	81.3	180	77.3	319	83.5	19	79.2	52	83.9
Other	131	18.7	53	22.7	63	16.5	5	20.8	10	16.1
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	2,490	55.5	807	47.9	1,305	60.3	74	45.7	304	64.3
Other	1,994	44.5	879	52.1	858	39.7	88	54.3	169	35.7

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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