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| Metric | TOTAL | MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prenatal Medicaid1 | Emergency Medicaid2 | Non-Medicaid | ||||||
| Births | Births | Births | Births | |||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 120,501 | 100.0 | 55,229 | 45.8 | 7,158 | 5.9 | 58,114 | 48.2 |
| RACE / ETHNICITY | ||||||||
| White Non-Hispanic | 63,161 | 52.4 | 22,448 | 40.6 | 46 | 0.6 | 40,667 | 70.0 |
| African American Non-Hispanic | 26,898 | 22.3 | 20,179 | 36.5 | 95 | 1.3 | 6,624 | 11.4 |
| American Indian Non-Hispanic | 1,458 | 1.2 | 1,141 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 316 | 0.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic | 4,842 | 4.0 | 1,277 | 2.3 | 50 | 0.7 | 3,515 | 6.0 |
| Multiracial Non-Hispanic | 3,236 | 2.7 | 2,029 | 3.7 | 2 | 0.0 | 1,205 | 2.1 |
| Hispanic | 20,613 | 17.1 | 8,037 | 14.6 | 6,930 | 96.8 | 5,646 | 9.7 |
| Other Race Non-Hispanic | 194 | 0.2 | 76 | 0.1 | 32 | 0.4 | 86 | 0.1 |
| Unknown Race | 99 | 0.1 | 42 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 55 | 0.1 |
| BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP | ||||||||
| Less than 500 grams | 206 | 0.2 | 119 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.1 | 81 | 0.1 |
| 500-1499 grams | 1,767 | 1.5 | 1,025 | 1.9 | 95 | 1.3 | 647 | 1.1 |
| 1500-2499 grams | 9,432 | 7.8 | 5,589 | 10.1 | 458 | 6.4 | 3,385 | 5.8 |
| 2500+ grams | 109,052 | 90.5 | 48,485 | 87.8 | 6,597 | 92.2 | 53,970 | 92.9 |
| Unknown | 44 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 31 | 0.1 |
| (OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION | ||||||||
| < 27 weeks | 725 | 0.6 | 406 | 0.7 | 36 | 0.5 | 283 | 0.5 |
| 27-31 weeks | 1,462 | 1.2 | 873 | 1.6 | 94 | 1.3 | 495 | 0.9 |
| 32-36 weeks | 10,852 | 9.0 | 5,785 | 10.5 | 616 | 8.6 | 4,451 | 7.7 |
| 37+ weeks | 107,410 | 89.1 | 48,134 | 87.2 | 6,411 | 89.6 | 52,865 | 91.0 |
| Unknown | 52 | 0.0 | 31 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| MOTHER'S AGE | ||||||||
| < 18 years | 1376 | 1.1 | 1,148 | 2.1 | 132 | 1.8 | 96 | 0.2 |
| 18-34 years | 97,905 | 81.2 | 48,171 | 87.2 | 5,321 | 74.3 | 44,413 | 76.4 |
| 35+ years | 21,214 | 17.6 | 5,909 | 10.7 | 1,705 | 23.8 | 13,600 | 23.4 |
| Unknown | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| MOTHER'S EDUCATION | ||||||||
| Less than High School | 13,814 | 11.5 | 8,311 | 15.0 | 4,249 | 59.4 | 1,254 | 2.2 |
| High School Graduate or GED | 30,038 | 24.9 | 21,957 | 39.8 | 2,004 | 28.0 | 6,077 | 10.5 |
| Some College | 35,079 | 29.1 | 19,470 | 35.3 | 490 | 6.8 | 15,119 | 26.0 |
| Bachelors Degree | 26,121 | 21.7 | 4,370 | 7.9 | 279 | 3.9 | 21,472 | 36.9 |
| Masters or PhD | 15,108 | 12.5 | 977 | 1.8 | 41 | 0.6 | 14,090 | 24.2 |
| Unknown | 341 | 0.3 | 144 | 0.3 | 95 | 1.3 | 102 | 0.2 |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||||||||
| Married | 71,133 | 59.0 | 17,677 | 32.0 | 2,529 | 35.3 | 50,927 | 87.6 |
| Unmarried | 49,291 | 40.9 | 37,506 | 67.9 | 4,625 | 64.6 | 7,160 | 12.3 |
| Unknown | 77 | 0.1 | 46 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 27 | 0.0 |
| PARITY | ||||||||
| 1 | 38,812 | 32.2 | 15,984 | 28.9 | 1,388 | 19.4 | 21,440 | 36.9 |
| 2-3 | 55,141 | 45.8 | 24,066 | 43.6 | 3,265 | 45.6 | 27,810 | 47.9 |
| 4+ | 26,425 | 21.9 | 15,138 | 27.4 | 2,500 | 34.9 | 8,787 | 15.1 |
| Unknown | 123 | 0.1 | 41 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 77 | 0.1 |
| PLURALITY | ||||||||
| Singleton | 116,566 | 96.7 | 53,329 | 96.6 | 7,003 | 97.8 | 56,234 | 96.8 |
| Twin | 3,870 | 3.2 | 1,867 | 3.4 | 155 | 2.2 | 1,848 | 3.2 |
| Other Multiples | 65 | 0.1 | 33 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0.1 |
| METHOD OF DELIVERY | ||||||||
| Vaginal | 83,970 | 69.7 | 38,277 | 69.3 | 5,301 | 74.1 | 40,392 | 69.5 |
| C-Section | 36,452 | 30.3 | 16,911 | 30.6 | 1,853 | 25.9 | 17,688 | 30.4 |
| Unknown | 79 | 0.1 | 41 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 34 | 0.1 |
| TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN | ||||||||
| First | 88,948 | 73.8 | 37,786 | 68.4 | 3,585 | 50.1 | 47,577 | 81.9 |
| Second | 20,538 | 17.0 | 11,673 | 21.1 | 2,395 | 33.5 | 6,470 | 11.1 |
| Third | 5,367 | 4.5 | 2,989 | 5.4 | 701 | 9.8 | 1,677 | 2.9 |
| No care | 4,597 | 3.8 | 2,256 | 4.1 | 350 | 4.9 | 1,991 | 3.4 |
| Unknown | 1,051 | 0.9 | 525 | 1.0 | 127 | 1.8 | 399 | 0.7 |
| KOTELCHUCK INDEX | ||||||||
| Missing | 1,459 | 1.2 | 708 | 1.3 | 190 | 2.7 | 561 | 1.0 |
| Inadequate | 20,140 | 16.7 | 11,265 | 20.4 | 2,352 | 32.9 | 6,523 | 11.2 |
| Intermediate | 7,188 | 6.0 | 3,234 | 5.9 | 573 | 8.0 | 3,381 | 5.8 |
| Adequate | 37,779 | 31.4 | 16,120 | 29.2 | 1,985 | 27.7 | 19,674 | 33.9 |
| Adequate Plus | 53,935 | 44.8 | 23,902 | 43.3 | 2,058 | 28.8 | 27,975 | 48.1 |
| PLACE OF DELIVERY | ||||||||
| Hospital | 118,650 | 98.5 | 54,810 | 99.2 | 7,155 | 100.0 | 56,685 | 97.5 |
| Home Birth (Intentional or not) | 1,056 | 0.9 | 163 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 891 | 1.5 |
| Other | 795 | 0.7 | 256 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 538 | 0.9 |
| MOTHER SMOKED? | ||||||||
| Yes | 6,756 | 5.6 | 6,031 | 10.9 | 12 | 0.2 | 713 | 1.2 |
| No | 113,680 | 94.3 | 49,156 | 89.0 | 7,144 | 99.8 | 57,380 | 98.7 |
| Unknown | 65 | 0.1 | 42 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| PRE-PREGNANCY BMI | ||||||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 3,328 | 2.8 | 2,032 | 3.7 | 117 | 1.6 | 1,179 | 2.0 |
| Normal (18.5-24.9) | 45,594 | 37.8 | 17,653 | 32.0 | 2,250 | 31.4 | 25,691 | 44.2 |
| Overweight (25.0-29.9) | 31,569 | 26.2 | 13,503 | 24.4 | 2,409 | 33.7 | 15,657 | 26.9 |
| Obese (30.0+) | 38,045 | 31.6 | 21,222 | 38.4 | 2,123 | 29.7 | 14,700 | 25.3 |
| Unknown | 1,965 | 1.6 | 819 | 1.5 | 259 | 3.6 | 887 | 1.5 |
| INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE | ||||||||
| Yes | 97,403 | 80.8 | 38,886 | 70.4 | 6,227 | 87.0 | 52,290 | 90.0 |
| No | 23,052 | 19.1 | 16,327 | 29.6 | 930 | 13.0 | 5,795 | 10.0 |
| Unknown | 46 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 29 | 0.0 |
| MOTHER'S WIC STATUS | ||||||||
| Prenatal WIC | 42,192 | 35.0 | 33,212 | 60.1 | 4,856 | 67.8 | 4,124 | 7.1 |
| No Prenatal WIC | 78,309 | 65.0 | 22,017 | 39.9 | 2,302 | 32.2 | 53,990 | 92.9 |
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