RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2008 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	19,475	100.0	7,512	100.0	9,402	100.0	888	100.0	1,673	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	71	0.4	13	0.2	50	0.5	4	0.5	4	0.2
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	373	1.9	108	1.4	241	2.6	12	1.4	12	0.7
1500-2499 grams	1,897	9.7	636	8.5	1,095	11.6	76	8.6	90	5.4
2500+ grams	17,125	87.9	6,751	89.9	8,011	85.2	796	89.6	1,567	93.7
Unknown	9	0.0	4	0.1	5	0.1	0	0	0	0
CLINICAL ESTIMATE OF GESTATION:	184	0.9	46	0.6	124	1.3	7	0.8	7	0.4
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	303	1.6	88	1.2	189	2.0	13	1.5	13	0.8
32-36 weeks	1,822	9.4	666	8.9	971	10.3	60	6.8	125	7.5
37+ weeks	17,164	88.1	6,712	89.4	8,117	86.3	807	90.9	1,528	91.3
Unknown	2	0.0	0	0	1	0.0	1	0.1	0	0
MOTHER'S AGE:	2,188	11.2	751	10.0	1,106	11.8	87	9.8	244	14.6
< 18 years
18-34 years	16,500	84.7	6,449	85.8	7,958	84.6	756	85.1	1,337	79.9
35+ years	787	4.0	312	4.2	338	3.6	45	5.1	92	5.5
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	1,085	5.6	341	4.5	293	3.1	45	5.1	406	24.3
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	6,058	31.1	2,272	30.2	2,874	30.6	288	32.4	624	37.3
12 years	8,061	41.4	3,184	42.4	4,040	43.0	364	41.0	473	28.3
> 12 years	4,216	21.6	1,692	22.5	2,173	23.1	185	20.8	166	9.9
Unknown	55	0.3	23	0.3	22	0.2	6	0.7	4	0.2
MARRIED:	3,626	18.6	2,025	27.0	809	8.6	209	23.5	583	34.8
Yes
No	15,845	81.4	5,484	73.0	8,592	91.4	679	76.5	1,090	65.2
Unknown	4	0.0	3	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
PARITY:	8,294	42.6	3,375	44.9	3,936	41.9	378	42.6	605	36.2
1
2-3	7,756	39.8	2,943	39.2	3,668	39.0	373	42.0	772	46.1
4+	3,415	17.5	1,189	15.8	1,793	19.1	137	15.4	296	17.7
Unknown	10	0.1	5	0.1	5	0.1	0	0	0	0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	14,348	73.7	5,849	77.9	6,667	70.9	588	66.2	1,244	74.4
First
Second	4,207	21.6	1,382	18.4	2,232	23.7	224	25.2	369	22.1
Third	630	3.2	192	2.6	333	3.5	53	6.0	52	3.1
No care	77	0.4	23	0.3	47	0.5	5	0.6	2	0.1
Unknown	213	1.1	66	0.9	123	1.3	18	2.0	6	0.4
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	338	1.7	98	1.3	192	2.0	23	2.6	25	1.5
Missing
Inadequate	2,890	14.8	902	12.0	1,573	16.7	165	18.6	250	14.9
Intermediate	1,717	8.8	618	8.2	834	8.9	85	9.6	180	10.8
Adequate	7,075	36.3	3,074	40.9	2,965	31.5	355	40.0	681	40.7
Adequate Plus	7,455	38.3	2,820	37.5	3,838	40.8	260	29.3	537	32.1
MOTHER SMOKED?	3,784	19.4	2,415	32.1	1,120	11.9	194	21.8	55	3.3
Yes
No	15,673	80.5	5,092	67.8	8,273	88.0	694	78.2	1,614	96.5
Unknown	18	0.1	5	0.1	9	0.1	0	0	4	0.2
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	13,786	70.8	5,257	70.0	6,593	70.1	666	75.0	1,270	75.9
Vaginal
C-Section	5,689	29.2	2,255	30.0	2,809	29.9	222	25.0	403	24.1
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	17,688	90.8	7,081	94.3	9,010	95.8	825	92.9	772	46.1
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	818	4.2	22	0.3	13	0.1	19	2.1	764	45.7
Non-Medicaid	969	5.0	409	5.4	379	4.0	44	5.0	137	8.2
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:	286	77.5	75	70.8	194	81.2	7	58.3	10	83.3
Level III
Other	83	22.5	31	29.2	45	18.8	5	41.7	2	16.7
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:	1,283	55.1	325	43.4	858	62.1	31	34.1	69	65.1
Level III
Other	1,044	44.9	423	56.6	524	37.9	60	65.9	37	34.9

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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