RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2004 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	20,419	100.0	8,566	100.0	9,255	100.0	803	100.0	1,795	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	55	0.3	7	0.1	44	0.5	2	0.2	2	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	414	2.0	137	1.6	245	2.6	15	1.9	17	0.9
1500-2499 grams	1,975	9.7	718	8.4	1,080	11.7	69	8.6	108	6.0
2500+ grams	17,970	88.0	7,702	89.9	7,884	85.2	717	89.3	1,667	92.9
Unknown	5	0.0	2	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	1	0.1
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	185	0.9	45	0.5	125	1.4	9	1.1	6	0.3
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	330	1.6	128	1.5	182	2.0	9	1.1	11	0.6
32-36 weeks	2,130	10.4	883	10.3	1,043	11.3	61	7.6	143	8.0
37+ weeks	17,772	87.0	7,508	87.6	7,905	85.4	724	90.2	1,635	91.1
Unknown	2	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S AGE:	2,172	10.6	774	9.0	1,116	12.1	88	11.0	194	10.8
< 18 years
18-34 years	17,387	85.2	7,442	86.9	7,749	83.7	680	84.7	1,516	84.5
35+ years	860	4.2	350	4.1	390	4.2	35	4.4	85	4.7
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	1,425	7.0	470	5.5	310	3.3	47	5.9	598	33.3
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	6,750	33.1	2,766	32.3	3,050	33.0	282	35.1	652	36.3
12 years	8,223	40.3	3,664	42.8	3,841	41.5	322	40.1	396	22.1
> 12 years	3,983	19.5	1,652	19.3	2,040	22.0	148	18.4	143	8.0
Unknown	38	0.2	14	0.2	14	0.2	4	0.5	6	0.3
MARRIED:	5,162	25.3	3,138	36.6	1,067	11.5	225	28.0	732	40.8
Yes
No	15,254	74.7	5,426	63.3	8,188	88.5	577	71.9	1,063	59.2
Unknown	3	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	1	0.1	0	0
PARITY:	7,873	38.6	3,524	41.1	3,383	36.6	334	41.6	632	35.2
1
2-3	8,767	42.9	3,668	42.8	3,914	42.3	356	44.3	829	46.2
4+	3,765	18.4	1,368	16.0	1,950	21.1	113	14.1	334	18.6
Unknown	14	0.1	6	0.1	8	0.1	0	0	0	0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	15,357	75.2	6,846	79.9	6,618	71.5	598	74.5	1,295	72.1
First
Second	4,202	20.6	1,443	16.8	2,172	23.5	174	21.7	413	23.0
Third	619	3.0	197	2.3	327	3.5	25	3.1	70	3.9
No care	91	0.4	23	0.3	62	0.7	3	0.4	3	0.2
Unknown	150	0.7	57	0.7	76	0.8	3	0.4	14	0.8
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	259	1.3	91	1.1	126	1.4	3	0.4	39	2.2
Missing
Inadequate	2,929	14.3	954	11.1	1,549	16.7	120	14.9	306	17.0
Intermediate	1,653	8.1	567	6.6	690	7.5	63	7.8	333	18.6
Adequate	6,663	32.6	2,964	34.6	2,745	29.7	344	42.8	610	34.0
Adequate Plus	8,915	43.7	3,990	46.6	4,145	44.8	273	34.0	507	28.2
MOTHER SMOKED?	4,787	23.4	3,204	37.4	1,333	14.4	195	24.3	55	3.1
Yes
No	15,621	76.5	5,359	62.6	7,914	85.5	608	75.7	1,740	96.9
Unknown	11	0.1	3	0.0	8	0.1	0	0	0	0
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	14,816	72.6	6,263	73.1	6,600	71.3	574	71.5	1,379	76.8
Vaginal
C-Section	5,601	27.4	2,302	26.9	2,654	28.7	229	28.5	416	23.2
Unknown	2	0.0	1	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	18,218	89.2	8,022	93.6	8,837	95.5	752	93.6	607	33.8
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	1,065	5.2	32	0.4	14	0.2	19	2.4	1,000	55.7
Non-Medicaid	1,136	5.6	512	6.0	404	4.4	32	4.0	188	10.5
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	325	78.7	100	73.5	200	81.6	11	73.3	14	82.4
Other	88	21.3	36	26.5	45	18.4	4	26.7	3	17.6
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	325	78.7	100	73.5	200	81.6	11	73.3	14	82.4
Other	88	21.3	36	26.5	45	18.4	4	26.7	3	17.6

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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