RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2004 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	46,808	100.0	19,270	100.0	16,454	100.0	1,683	100.0	9,401	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	96	0.2	17	0.1	70	0.4	3	0.2	6	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	767	1.6	243	1.3	418	2.5	24	1.4	82	0.9
1500-2499 grams	3,727	8.0	1,439	7.5	1,701	10.3	124	7.4	463	4.9
2500+ grams	42,206	90.2	17,565	91.2	14,263	86.7	1,532	91.0	8,846	94.1
Unknown	12	0.0	6	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	4	0.0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	335	0.7	85	0.4	205	1.2	11	0.7	34	0.4
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	611	1.3	225	1.2	309	1.9	21	1.2	56	0.6
32-36 weeks	4,331	9.3	1,892	9.8	1,670	10.1	130	7.7	639	6.8
37+ weeks	41,528	88.7	17,065	88.6	14,270	86.7	1,521	90.4	8,672	92.2
Unknown	3	0.0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S AGE:	3,497	7.5	1,277	6.6	1,552	9.4	133	7.9	535	5.7
< 18 years
18-34 years	40,824	87.2	17,071	88.6	14,009	85.1	1,435	85.3	8,309	88.4
35+ years	2,487	5.3	922	4.8	893	5.4	115	6.8	557	5.9
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	4,802	10.3	788	4.1	442	2.7	89	5.3	3,483	37.0
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	12,535	26.8	5,052	26.2	4,192	25.5	427	25.4	2,864	30.5
12 years	18,333	39.2	8,498	44.1	6,972	42.4	701	41.7	2,162	23.0
> 12 years	11,029	23.6	4,899	25.4	4,818	29.3	459	27.3	853	9.1
Unknown	109	0.2	33	0.2	30	0.2	7	0.4	39	0.4
MARRIED:	17,224	36.8	9,235	47.9	3,006	18.3	749	44.5	4,234	45.0
Yes
No	29,579	63.2	10,032	52.1	13,447	81.7	934	55.5	5,166	55.0
Unknown	5	0.0	3	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	1	0.0
PARITY:	16,256	34.7	7,060	36.6	5,688	34.6	627	37.3	2,881	30.6
1
2-3	21,579	46.1	8,898	46.2	7,223	43.9	765	45.5	4,693	49.9
4+	8,933	19.1	3,300	17.1	3,524	21.4	288	17.1	1,821	19.4
Unknown	40	0.1	12	0.1	19	0.1	3	0.2	6	0.1
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	36,116	77.2	15,928	82.7	12,385	75.3	1,298	77.1	6,505	69.2
First
Second	8,959	19.1	2,846	14.8	3,431	20.9	329	19.5	2,353	25.0
Third	1,257	2.7	348	1.8	444	2.7	45	2.7	420	4.5
No care	137	0.3	44	0.2	58	0.4	4	0.2	31	0.3
Unknown	339	0.7	104	0.5	136	0.8	7	0.4	92	1.0
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	566	1.2	179	0.9	214	1.3	11	0.7	162	1.7
Missing
Inadequate	6,070	13.0	1,779	9.2	2,291	13.9	221	13.1	1,779	18.9
Intermediate	3,931	8.4	1,352	7.0	1,266	7.7	108	6.4	1,205	12.8
Adequate	16,388	35.0	7,098	36.8	5,240	31.8	702	41.7	3,348	35.6
Adequate Plus	19,853	42.4	8,862	46.0	7,443	45.2	641	38.1	2,907	30.9
MOTHER SMOKED?	8,493	18.1	6,125	31.8	1,937	11.8	282	16.8	149	1.6
Yes
No	38,274	81.8	13,124	68.1	14,505	88.2	1,399	83.1	9,246	98.4
Unknown	41	0.1	21	0.1	12	0.1	2	0.1	6	0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	34,182	73.0	14,093	73.1	11,579	70.4	1,229	73.0	7,281	77.4
Vaginal
C-Section	12,621	27.0	5,174	26.9	4,873	29.6	454	27.0	2,120	22.6
Unknown	5	0.0	3	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	31,582	67.5	15,298	79.4	13,783	83.8	1,249	74.2	1,252	13.3
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	6,597	14.1	195	1.0	166	1.0	127	7.5	6,109	65.0
Non-Medicaid	8,629	18.4	3,777	19.6	2,505	15.2	307	18.2	2,040	21.7
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	604	79.2	176	72.7	344	82.7	19	79.2	65	80.2
Other	159	20.8	66	27.3	72	17.3	5	20.8	16	19.8
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:
Level III	2,502	54.7	791	46.9	1,301	59.6	67	44.4	343	62.4
Other	2,069	45.3	896	53.1	882	40.4	84	55.6	207	37.6

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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