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Smoking: Effects on Mothers and Babies in West Virginia

APPENDIX

MOTHERS WHO DID SMOKE DURING PREGNANCY
WEST VIRGINIA RESIDENT BIRTHS 1998
FACTOR WHITE BLACK OTHER TOTAL
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Smoking Mothers
5,043
25.4
203
26.8
12
8.5
5,258
25.4
Birth Weight
Low Birth Weight
615
12.2
38
18.7
2
16.7
655
12.5
Very Low Birth Weight
100
2.0
8
3.9
1
8.3
109
2.1
Maternal Age
Mothers< 20 Years
1,098
21.8
46
22.7
2
16.7
1,146
21.8
Mothers >= 20 Years
3,906
77.5
157
77.3
10
83.3
4,073
77.5
Births With Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester
3,703
77.2
115
63.9
9
75.0
3,827
76.7
Second Trimester
913
19.0
50
27.8
3
25.0
966
19.4
Third Trimester
138
2.9
9
5.0
0
0.0
147
2.9
No Prenatal Care
44
0.9
6
3.3
0
0.0
50
1.0
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks
715
14.2
33
16.3
2
16.7
750
14.3
37 + Weeks
4,039
80.1
144
70.9
10
83.3
4,193
79.7
Unknown
289
5.7
26
12.8
0
0.0
315
6.0
Education of Mother
< 12 Years
2,033
40.3
72
35.5
2
16.7
2,107
40.1
12 Years
2,254
44.7
79
38.9
4
33.3
2,337
44.4
> 12 Years
709
14.1
49
24.1
6
50.0
764
14.5

 

MOTHERS WHO DID NOT SMOKE DURING PREGNANCY
WEST VIRGINIA RESIDENT BIRTHS 1998
FACTOR WHITE BLACK OTHER TOTAL
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Smoking Mothers
14,787
74.6
554
73.2
130
91.5
15,471
74.6
Birth Weight
Low Birth Weight
949
6.4
61
11.0
10
7.7
1,020
6.6
Very Low Birth Weight
185
1.3
14
2.5
1
0.8
200
1.3
Maternal Age
Mothers< 20 Years
1,926
13.0
142
25.6
6
4.6
2,074
13.4
Mothers >= 20 Years
12,781
86.4
412
74.4
124
95.4
13,317
86.1
Births With Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester
12,299
86.6
373
72.9
103
81.7
12,775
86.1
Second Trimester
1,611
11.3
117
22.9
21
16.7
1,749
11.8
Third Trimester
234
1.6
16
3.1
2
1.6
252
1.7
No Prenatal Care
63
0.4
6
1.2
0
0.0
69
0.5
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks
1,713
11.6
85
15.3
11
8.5
1,809
11.7
37 + Weeks
12,394
83.8
428
77.3
114
87.7
12,936
83.6
Unknown
680
4.6
41
7.4
5
3.8
726
4.7
Education of Mother
< 12 Years
2,033
13.7
99
17.9
12
9.2
2,144
13.9
12 Years
6,148
41.6
230
41.5
20
15.4
6,398
41.4
> 12 Years
6,519
44.1
217
39.2
97
74.6
6,833
44.2

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