NORTH CAROLINA PRECONCEPTION HEALTH INDICATORS: PREVIOUS PRETERM BIRTH (D1)
2007 N.C. RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS: WOMEN AGED 18-44
WITH A HISTORY OF PREVIOUS PRETERM BIRTH (<37 WEEKS GESTATION)

  TOTAL HISTORY OF PRETERM BIRTH
No Preterm History Prior Preterm History Unknown
BIRTHS BIRTHS BIRTHS BIRTHS
# % # % # % # %
TOTAL 86,142 100.0 84,644 98.3 1,369 1.6 129 0.1
AGE 3,447 4.0 3,391 98.4 52 1.5 4 0.1
< 20 years
20-24 years 20,950 24.3 20,593 98.3 332 1.6 25 0.1
25-34 years 47,770 55.5 46,901 98.2 783 1.6 86 0.2
35+ years 13,975 16.2 13,759 98.5 202 1.4 14 0.1
RACE 2,648 3.1 2,610 98.6 35 1.3 3 0.1
Other
White 61,615 71.5 60,635 98.4 883 1.4 97 0.2
Black 20,750 24.1 20,288 97.8 435 2.1 27 0.1
American Indian 1,129 1.3 1,111 98.4 16 1.4 2 0.2
HISPANIC ORIGIN 15,690 18.2 15,504 98.8 181 1.2 5 0.0
Hispanic
Non-Hispanic/Unknown 70,452 81.8 69,140 98.1 1,188 1.7 124 0.2
MATERNAL EDUCATION 19,794 23.0 19,456 98.3 300 1.5 38 0.2
< High School
High School 24,595 28.6 24,120 98.1 447 1.8 28 0.1
> High School 41,455 48.1 40,781 98.4 617 1.5 57 0.1
Unknown 298 0.3 287 96.3 5 1.7 6 2.0
MARITAL STATUS 54,044 62.7 53,135 98.3 815 1.5 94 0.2
Married
Unmarried 32,087 37.2 31,501 98.2 554 1.7 32 0.1
Missing/Unknown 11 0.0 8 72.7 0 0 3 27.3
INFANT'S BIRTHWEIGHT THIS DELIVERY 7,854 9.1 7,402 94.2 423 5.4 29 0.4
Under 2500 grams
2500+ grams 78,267 90.9 77,222 98.7 945 1.2 100 0.1
Unknown 21 0.0 20 95.2 1 4.8 0 0

Note: Numerator and Denominator Only Include Women who have had a Previous Delivery
PREPARED BY NC-DHHS STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (https://schs.dph.ncdhhs.gov/)