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

Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	2,609	98.8	22	0.8	11	0.4	2,642	100.0
Low Birthweight
Total Low Birthweight	182	7.0	1	4.5	0	0.0	183	6.9
Maternal Age
Mother's < 20 Years	381	14.6	3	13.6	3	27.3	387	14.6
Mother's < 15 Years	4	0.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	0.2
Births with Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester	2,056	79.3	21	95.5	6	54.5	2,083	79.3
Second Trimester	430	16.6	1	4.5	4	36.4	435	16.6
Third Trimester	84	3.2	0	0.0	1	9.1	85	3.2
No Prenatal Care	24	0.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	24	0.9
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks	250	9.6	3	13.6	0	0.0	253	9.6
37+ Weeks	2,264	86.8	16	72.7	11	100.0	2,291	86.7
Unknown	95	3.6	3	13.6	0	0.0	98	3.7
Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent