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

Factor White Black Other Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 1,378 98.6 14 1.0 5 0.4 1,397 100.0
Low Birthweight
    Total Low Birthweight 89 6.5 1 7.1 0 0.0 90 6.4
Maternal Age
    Mother's < 20 Years 205 14.9 2 14.3 0 0.0 207 14.8
    Mother's < 15 Years 2 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.1
Births with Known
Prenatal Care
    First Trimester 1,037 77.2 7 50.0 2 50.0 1,046 76.8
    Second Trimester 236 17.6 5 35.7 1 25.0 242 17.8
    Third Trimester 59 4.4 1 7.1 1 25.0 61 4.5
    No Prenatal Care 12 0.9 1 7.1 0 0.0 13 1.0
Gestational Age
    < 37 Weeks 144 10.4 2 14.3 0 0.0 146 10.5
    37+ Weeks 1,168 84.8 10 71.4 5 100.0 1,183 84.7
Unknown 66 4.8 2 14.3 0 0.0 68 4.9
Factor White Black Other Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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