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

Factor White Black Other Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 5,383 93.6 356 6.2 10 0.2 5,749 100.0
Low Birthweight
    Total Low Birthweight 372 6.9 54 15.2 1 10.0 427 7.4
Maternal Age
    Mother's < 20 Years 1,123 20.9 104 29.2 1 10.0 1,228 21.4
    Mother's < 15 Years 22 0.4 1 0.3 0 0.0 23 0.4
Births with Known
Prenatal Care
    First Trimester 4,017 78.2 183 56.7 8 80.0 4,208 77.0
    Second Trimester 954 18.6 116 35.9 1 10.0 1,071 19.6
    Third Trimester 121 2.4 17 5.3 1 10.0 139 2.5
    No Prenatal Care 43 0.8 7 2.2 0 0.0 50 0.9
Gestational Age
    < 37 Weeks 486 9.0 54 15.2 1 10.0 541 9.4
    37+ Weeks 4,615 85.7 270 75.8 9 90.0 4,894 85.1
Unknown 282 5.2 32 9.0 0 0.0 314 5.5
Factor White Black Other Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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