Infant Deaths and Selected Factors
Associated with Infant Deaths
Hampshire County Residents, 1989 - 1998

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	2,303		18*
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	160	6.9	12	75.0
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	25	1.1	9	56.2
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	204	8.9	8	50.0
Age of Mother < 20 Years	373	16.2	5	31.3
Age of Mother < 15 Years	3	0.1	0	0.0
Unmarried Mothers	593	25.7	3	18.8
Mothers Using Tobacco	609	26.4	3	18.8
Mothers Using Alcohol	25	1.1	0	0.0
White Mothers	2,277	98.9	14	87.5
Black Mothers	20	0.9	2	12.5
Mothers of Other Races	6	0.3	0	0.0
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

* This includes 2 infant deaths without matching birth information .

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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