RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2004 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	25,178	100.0	9,208	100.0	8,270	100.0	718	100.0	6,982	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	69	0.3	12	0.1	46	0.6	2	0.3	9	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	499	2.0	167	1.8	246	3.0	14	1.9	72	1.0
1500-2499 grams	2,118	8.4	771	8.4	933	11.3	69	9.6	345	4.9
2500+ grams	22,486	89.3	8,256	89.7	7,044	85.2	633	88.2	6,553	93.9
Unknown	6	0.0	2	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	3	0.0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	215	0.9	55	0.6	126	1.5	7	1.0	27	0.4
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	403	1.6	152	1.7	185	2.2	9	1.3	57	0.8
32-36 weeks	2,434	9.7	972	10.6	917	11.1	67	9.3	478	6.8
37+ weeks	22,124	87.9	8,027	87.2	7,042	85.2	635	88.4	6,420	92.0
Unknown	2	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S AGE:	1,920	7.6	651	7.1	806	9.7	50	7.0	413	5.9
< 18 years
18-34 years	21,611	85.8	7,819	84.9	7,018	84.9	611	85.1	6,163	88.3
35+ years	1,647	6.5	738	8.0	446	5.4	57	7.9	406	5.8
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	3,677	14.6	471	5.1	268	3.2	45	6.3	2,893	41.4
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	7,609	30.2	2,663	28.9	2,561	31.0	199	27.7	2,186	31.3
12 years	8,904	35.4	3,768	40.9	3,439	41.6	277	38.6	1,420	20.3
> 12 years	4,910	19.5	2,285	24.8	1,985	24.0	191	26.6	449	6.4
Unknown	78	0.3	21	0.2	17	0.2	6	0.8	34	0.5
MARRIED:	8,735	34.7	4,137	44.9	1,292	15.6	355	49.4	2,951	42.3
Yes
No	16,440	65.3	5,069	55.0	6,978	84.4	363	50.6	4,030	57.7
Unknown	3	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
PARITY:	8,520	33.8	3,338	36.3	2,771	33.5	274	38.2	2,137	30.6
1
2-3	11,501	45.7	4,148	45.0	3,555	43.0	321	44.7	3,477	49.8
4+	5,139	20.4	1,715	18.6	1,939	23.4	123	17.1	1,362	19.5
Unknown	18	0.1	7	0.1	5	0.1	0	0	6	0.1
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	17,784	70.6	7,124	77.4	5,594	67.6	514	71.6	4,552	65.2
First
Second	5,907	23.5	1,693	18.4	2,136	25.8	154	21.4	1,924	27.6
Third	1,134	4.5	295	3.2	399	4.8	40	5.6	400	5.7
No care	129	0.5	36	0.4	62	0.7	5	0.7	26	0.4
Unknown	224	0.9	60	0.7	79	1.0	5	0.7	80	1.1
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	372	1.5	96	1.0	126	1.5	11	1.5	139	2.0
Missing
Inadequate	4,468	17.7	1,233	13.4	1,629	19.7	136	18.9	1,470	21.1
Intermediate	2,166	8.6	650	7.1	669	8.1	51	7.1	796	11.4
Adequate	8,034	31.9	3,045	33.1	2,365	28.6	246	34.3	2,378	34.1
Adequate Plus	10,138	40.3	4,184	45.4	3,481	42.1	274	38.2	2,199	31.5
MOTHER SMOKED?	4,700	18.7	3,289	35.7	1,189	14.4	126	17.5	96	1.4
Yes
No	20,459	81.3	5,914	64.2	7,071	85.5	592	82.5	6,882	98.6
Unknown	19	0.1	5	0.1	10	0.1	0	0	4	0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	18,547	73.7	6,720	73.0	5,892	71.2	532	74.1	5,403	77.4
Vaginal
C-Section	6,627	26.3	2,486	27.0	2,376	28.7	186	25.9	1,579	22.6
Unknown	4	0.0	2	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	16,259	64.6	7,536	81.8	7,438	89.9	498	69.4	787	11.3
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	5,300	21.1	160	1.7	134	1.6	114	15.9	4,892	70.1
Non-Medicaid	3,619	14.4	1,512	16.4	698	8.4	106	14.8	1,303	18.7
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	391	78.4	129	77.2	202	82.1	9	64.3	51	70.8
Other	108	21.6	38	22.8	44	17.9	5	35.7	21	29.2
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	1,537	57.4	489	52.0	755	61.6	42	49.4	251	58.9
Other	1,139	42.6	451	48.0	470	38.4	43	50.6	175	41.1

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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