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Selected Factors by Race of Mother
Marshall County Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

Factor White Black Other Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 4,055 99.2 14 0.3 20 0.5 4,089 100.0
Low Birthweight
    Total Low Birthweight 258 6.4 1 7.1 1 5.0 260 6.4
Maternal Age
    Mother's < 20 Years 570 14.1 3 21.4 1 5.0 574 14.0
    Mother's < 15 Years 4 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.1
Births with Known
Prenatal Care
    First Trimester 3,231 80.8 10 76.9 17 85.0 3,258 80.8
    Second Trimester 626 15.7 3 23.1 2 10.0 631 15.6
    Third Trimester 116 2.9 0 0.0 1 5.0 117 2.9
    No Prenatal Care 27 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 27 0.7
Gestational Age
    < 37 Weeks 417 10.3 1 7.1 0 0.0 418 10.2
    37+ Weeks 3,498 86.3 11 78.6 18 90.0 3,527 86.3
Unknown 140 3.5 2 14.3 2 10.0 144 3.5
Factor White Black Other Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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