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

Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	8,184	93.6	245	2.8	312	3.6	8,741	100.0
Low Birthweight
Total Low Birthweight	619	7.6	32	13.1	14	4.5	665	7.6
Maternal Age
Mother's < 20 Years	824	10.1	36	14.7	7	2.2	867	9.9
Mother's < 15 Years	9	0.1	1	0.4	0	0.0	10	0.1
Births with Known Prenatal Care
First Trimester	6,544	84.4	152	65.0	253	84.1	6,949	83.9
Second Trimester	983	12.7	63	26.9	35	11.6	1,081	13.0
Third Trimester	186	2.4	18	7.7	12	4.0	216	2.6
No Prenatal Care	37	0.5	1	0.4	1	0.3	39	0.5
Gestational Age
< 37 Weeks	886	10.8	47	19.2	21	6.7	954	10.9
37+ Weeks	7,029	85.9	187	76.3	281	90.1	7,497	85.8
Unknown	269	3.3	11	4.5	10	3.2	290	3.3
Factor	White		Black		Other		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent