RISK FACTORS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR

2008 NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS:

TO MOTHERS RECEIVING WIC DURING PREGNANCY

	TOTAL		RACE/ETHNICITY
			White, Non-Hispanic		Black, Non-Hispanic		Other, Non-Hispanic		Hispanic
	Births		Births		Births		Births		Births
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
TOTAL	54,699	100.0	21,097	100.0	19,083	100.0	2,049	100.0	12,470	100.0
RESIDENT BIRTHS
BIRTHWEIGHT GROUP:	116	0.2	24	0.1	74	0.4	9	0.4	9	0.1
< 500 grams
500-1499 grams	796	1.5	254	1.2	420	2.2	29	1.4	93	0.7
1500-2499 grams	4,513	8.3	1,629	7.7	2,096	11.0	162	7.9	626	5.0
2500+ grams	49,263	90.1	19,186	90.9	16,486	86.4	1,849	90.2	11,742	94.2
Unknown	11	0.0	4	0.0	7	0.0	0	0	0	0
CLINICAL ESTIMATE OF GESTATION:	343	0.6	93	0.4	207	1.1	15	0.7	28	0.2
< 27 weeks
27-31 weeks	672	1.2	231	1.1	318	1.7	25	1.2	98	0.8
32-36 weeks	4,705	8.6	1,850	8.8	1,882	9.9	157	7.7	816	6.5
37+ weeks	48,971	89.5	18,920	89.7	16,673	87.4	1,851	90.3	11,527	92.4
Unknown	8	0.0	3	0.0	3	0.0	1	0.0	1	0.0
MOTHER'S AGE:	3,787	6.9	1,333	6.3	1,590	8.3	133	6.5	731	5.9
< 18 years
18-34 years	47,616	87.1	18,694	88.6	16,464	86.3	1,760	85.9	10,698	85.8
35+ years	3,296	6.0	1,070	5.1	1,029	5.4	156	7.6	1,041	8.3
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:	5,456	10.0	686	3.3	439	2.3	127	6.2	4,204	33.7
< 9 years
9 - 11 years	13,929	25.5	4,900	23.2	4,501	23.6	483	23.6	4,045	32.4
12 years	21,192	38.7	9,221	43.7	8,119	42.5	823	40.2	3,029	24.3
> 12 years	13,955	25.5	6,235	29.6	5,973	31.3	602	29.4	1,145	9.2
Unknown	167	0.3	55	0.3	51	0.3	14	0.7	47	0.4
MARRIED:	17,364	31.7	8,655	41.0	2,752	14.4	823	40.2	5,134	41.2
Yes
No	37,332	68.2	12,440	59.0	16,330	85.6	1,226	59.8	7,336	58.8
Unknown	3	0.0	2	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0
PARITY:	19,200	35.1	8,075	38.3	7,038	36.9	804	39.2	3,283	26.3
1
2-3	24,661	45.1	9,352	44.3	8,052	42.2	892	43.5	6,365	51.0
4+	10,812	19.8	3,661	17.4	3,983	20.9	351	17.1	2,817	22.6
Unknown	26	0.0	9	0.0	10	0.1	2	0.1	5	0.0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:	41,559	76.0	17,052	80.8	14,239	74.6	1,492	72.8	8,776	70.4
First
Second	11,037	20.2	3,423	16.2	4,014	21.0	443	21.6	3,157	25.3
Third	1,394	2.5	416	2.0	529	2.8	77	3.8	372	3.0
No care	156	0.3	32	0.2	63	0.3	5	0.2	56	0.4
Unknown	553	1.0	174	0.8	238	1.2	32	1.6	109	0.9
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:	992	1.8	302	1.4	374	2.0	42	2.0	274	2.2
Missing
Inadequate	7,153	13.1	2,048	9.7	2,691	14.1	296	14.4	2,118	17.0
Intermediate	5,427	9.9	1,688	8.0	1,665	8.7	192	9.4	1,882	15.1
Adequate	20,526	37.5	8,582	40.7	6,515	34.1	850	41.5	4,579	36.7
Adequate Plus	20,601	37.7	8,477	40.2	7,838	41.1	669	32.7	3,617	29.0
MOTHER SMOKED?	8,238	15.1	5,850	27.7	1,943	10.2	299	14.6	146	1.2
Yes
No	46,416	84.9	15,235	72.2	17,122	89.7	1,749	85.4	12,310	98.7
Unknown	45	0.1	12	0.1	18	0.1	1	0.0	14	0.1
METHOD OF DELIVERY:	38,664	70.7	14,646	69.4	13,073	68.5	1,524	74.4	9,421	75.5
Vaginal
C-Section	16,033	29.3	6,451	30.6	6,010	31.5	525	25.6	3,047	24.4
Unknown	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
MOTHER'S MEDICAID STATUS	37,376	68.3	17,098	81.0	16,681	87.4	1,581	77.2	2,016	16.2
Prenatal Medicaid*
Emergency Medicaid**	8,875	16.2	232	1.1	130	0.7	138	6.7	8,375	67.2
Non-Medicaid	8,448	15.4	3,767	17.9	2,272	11.9	330	16.1	2,079	16.7
INFANTS 500-1499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:	615	78.4	189	76.8	330	79.3	20	69.0	76	81.7
Level III
Other	169	21.6	57	23.2	86	20.7	9	31.0	17	18.3
INFANTS <2499 GRAMS - Level of Care***:	2,903	53.8	842	44.7	1,520	58.9	76	38.4	465	64.0
Level III
Other	2,488	46.2	1,043	55.3	1,062	41.1	122	61.6	261	36.0

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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