RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2007 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	19,497	100.0	7,807	100.0	9,189	100.0	902	100.0	1,599	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	66	0.3	19	0.2	44	0.5	2	0.2	1	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	364	1.9	101	1.3	238	2.6	10	1.1	15	0.9
1500-2499 grams	1,886	9.7	658	8.4	1,068	11.6	75	8.3	85	5.3
2500+ grams	17,178	88.1	7,028	90.0	7,837	85.3	815	90.4	1,498	93.7
Unknown	3	0.0	1	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0
WEEKS OF GESTATION:	183	0.9	45	0.6	128	1.4	3	0.3	7	0.4
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	270	1.4	84	1.1	167	1.8	12	1.3	7	0.4
32-36 weeks	1,896	9.7	755	9.7	951	10.3	67	7.4	123	7.7
37+ weeks	17,145	87.9	6,922	88.7	7,941	86.4	820	90.9	1,462	91.4
Unknown	3	0.0	1	0.0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S AGE:	2,104	10.8	686	8.8	1,082	11.8	99	11.0	237	14.8
< 18 years
18-34 years	16,644	85.4	6,823	87.4	7,765	84.5	779	86.4	1,277	79.9
35+ years	749	3.8	298	3.8	342	3.7	24	2.7	85	5.3
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	1,142	5.9	341	4.4	275	3.0	58	6.4	468	29.3
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	6,183	31.7	2,439	31.2	2,887	31.4	293	32.5	564	35.3
12 years	7,919	40.6	3,258	41.7	3,900	42.4	360	39.9	401	25.1
> 12 years	4,206	21.6	1,763	22.6	2,097	22.8	188	20.8	158	9.9
Unknown	47	0.2	6	0.1	30	0.3	3	0.3	8	0.5
MARRIED:	3,883	19.9	2,265	29.0	852	9.3	211	23.4	555	34.7
Yes
No	15,613	80.1	5,542	71.0	8,336	90.7	691	76.6	1,044	65.3
Unknown	1	0.0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
PARITY:	8,122	41.7	3,453	44.2	3,680	40.0	394	43.7	595	37.2
1
2-3	7,927	40.7	3,168	40.6	3,655	39.8	376	41.7	728	45.5
4+	3,432	17.6	1,183	15.2	1,842	20.0	132	14.6	275	17.2
Unknown	16	0.1	3	0.0	12	0.1	0	0	1	0.1
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	14,136	72.5	5,988	76.7	6,410	69.8	620	68.7	1,118	69.9
First
Second	4,388	22.5	1,517	19.4	2,246	24.4	215	23.8	410	25.6
Third	640	3.3	208	2.7	332	3.6	45	5.0	55	3.4
No care	104	0.5	28	0.4	66	0.7	4	0.4	6	0.4
Unknown	229	1.2	66	0.8	135	1.5	18	2.0	10	0.6
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	357	1.8	111	1.4	189	2.1	22	2.4	35	2.2
Missing
Inadequate	3,084	15.8	1,011	12.9	1,659	18.1	143	15.9	271	16.9
Intermediate	1,666	8.5	609	7.8	803	8.7	83	9.2	171	10.7
Adequate	6,527	33.5	2,911	37.3	2,638	28.7	371	41.1	607	38.0
Adequate Plus	7,863	40.3	3,165	40.5	3,900	42.4	283	31.4	515	32.2
MOTHER SMOKED?	4,127	21.2	2,633	33.7	1,221	13.3	208	23.1	65	4.1
Yes
No	15,350	78.7	5,167	66.2	7,958	86.6	691	76.6	1,534	95.9
Unknown	20	0.1	7	0.1	10	0.1	3	0.3	0	0
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	13,776	70.7	5,482	70.2	6,445	70.1	664	73.6	1,185	74.1
Vaginal
C-Section	5,718	29.3	2,325	29.8	2,743	29.9	237	26.3	413	25.8
Unknown	3	0.0	0	0	1	0.0	1	0.1	1	0.1
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	17,676	90.7	7,310	93.6	8,813	95.9	852	94.5	701	43.8
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	817	4.2	15	0.2	7	0.1	21	2.3	774	48.4
Non-Medicaid	1,004	5.1	482	6.2	369	4.0	29	3.2	124	7.8
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:	279	77.5	78	78.8	186	78.8	5	50.0	10	66.7
Level III
Other	81	22.5	21	21.2	50	21.2	5	50.0	5	33.3
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:	1,271	55.1	370	47.9	813	60.4	24	27.6	64	63.4
Level III
Other	1,035	44.9	402	52.1	533	39.6	63	72.4	37	36.6

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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