RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2008 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS:

MEDICAID MOTHERS

	TOTAL		RACE/ETHNICITY
			White, Non-Hispanic		Black, Non-Hispanic		Other, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic
	Births		Births		Births		Births		Births
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
TOTAL	64,887	100.0	25,728	100.0	21,889	100.0	2,483	100.0	14,787	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	160	0.2	44	0.2	95	0.4	11	0.4	10	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	1,113	1.7	350	1.4	594	2.7	32	1.3	137	0.9
1500-2499 grams	5,516	8.5	2,024	7.9	2,515	11.5	201	8.1	776	5.2
2500+ grams	58,082	89.5	23,303	90.6	18,677	85.3	2,239	90.2	13,863	93.8
Unknown	16	0.0	7	0.0	8	0.0	0	0	1	0.0
CLINICAL ESTIMATE OF GESTATION:	513	0.8	144	0.6	294	1.3	19	0.8	56	0.4
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	894	1.4	304	1.2	444	2.0	30	1.2	116	0.8
32-36 weeks	5,917	9.1	2,337	9.1	2,329	10.6	189	7.6	1,062	7.2
37+ weeks	57,547	88.7	22,939	89.2	18,815	86.0	2,242	90.3	13,551	91.6
Unknown	16	0.0	4	0.0	7	0.0	3	0.1	2	0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:	4,313	6.6	1,474	5.7	1,797	8.2	152	6.1	890	6.0
< 18 years
18-34 years	56,583	87.2	22,759	88.5	19,000	86.8	2,123	85.5	12,701	85.9
35+ years	3,990	6.1	1,495	5.8	1,091	5.0	208	8.4	1,196	8.1
Unknown	1	0.0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	6,697	10.3	866	3.4	512	2.3	181	7.3	5,138	34.7
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	17,030	26.2	6,001	23.3	5,586	25.5	586	23.6	4,857	32.8
12 years	24,519	37.8	10,793	42.0	9,202	42.0	997	40.2	3,527	23.9
> 12 years	16,432	25.3	7,992	31.1	6,525	29.8	702	28.3	1,213	8.2
Unknown	209	0.3	76	0.3	64	0.3	17	0.7	52	0.4
MARRIED:	19,998	30.8	10,408	40.5	2,845	13.0	1,012	40.8	5,733	38.8
Yes
No	44,885	69.2	15,317	59.5	19,043	87.0	1,471	59.2	9,054	61.2
Unknown	4	0.0	3	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
PARITY:	21,628	33.3	9,342	36.3	7,468	34.1	908	36.6	3,910	26.4
1
2-3	29,548	45.5	11,537	44.8	9,339	42.7	1,111	44.7	7,561	51.1
4+	13,667	21.1	4,834	18.8	5,062	23.1	463	18.6	3,308	22.4
Unknown	44	0.1	15	0.1	20	0.1	1	0.0	8	0.1
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	47,600	73.4	20,158	78.4	15,566	71.1	1,761	70.9	10,115	68.4
First
Second	13,710	21.1	4,472	17.4	4,895	22.4	535	21.5	3,808	25.8
Third	2,113	3.3	639	2.5	796	3.6	110	4.4	568	3.8
No care	666	1.0	201	0.8	287	1.3	28	1.1	150	1.0
Unknown	798	1.2	258	1.0	345	1.6	49	2.0	146	1.0
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	1,326	2.0	412	1.6	529	2.4	62	2.5	323	2.2
Missing
Inadequate	10,036	15.5	3,026	11.8	3,770	17.2	407	16.4	2,833	19.2
Intermediate	6,295	9.7	1,966	7.6	1,859	8.5	233	9.4	2,237	15.1
Adequate	23,503	36.2	10,309	40.1	7,064	32.3	984	39.6	5,146	34.8
Adequate Plus	23,727	36.6	10,015	38.9	8,667	39.6	797	32.1	4,248	28.7
MOTHER SMOKED?	10,391	16.0	7,291	28.3	2,534	11.6	395	15.9	171	1.2
Yes
No	54,429	83.9	18,419	71.6	19,322	88.3	2,085	84.0	14,603	98.8
Unknown	67	0.1	18	0.1	33	0.2	3	0.1	13	0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	46,066	71.0	17,922	69.7	15,108	69.0	1,850	74.5	11,186	75.6
Vaginal
C-Section	18,821	29.0	7,806	30.3	6,781	31.0	633	25.5	3,601	24.4
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	51,958	80.1	25,318	98.4	21,654	98.9	2,191	88.2	2,795	18.9
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	12,929	19.9	410	1.6	235	1.1	292	11.8	11,992	81.1
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:	864	78.4	261	75.9	471	79.8	24	75.0	108	79.4
Level III
Other	238	21.6	83	24.1	119	20.2	8	25.0	28	20.6
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:	3,743	55.4	1,111	46.3	1,915	60.0	103	42.6	614	66.6
Level III
Other	3,009	44.6	1,287	53.7	1,275	40.0	139	57.4	308	33.4

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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