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

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	3,429		45
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	290	8.5	27	60.0
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	53	1.5	16	35.6
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	407	11.9	25	55.6
Age of Mother < 20 Years	544	15.9	10	22.2
Age of Mother < 15 Years	5	0.1	0	0.0
Unmarried Mothers	840	24.5	15	33.3
Mothers Using Tobacco	825	24.1	9	20.0
Mothers Using Alcohol	43	1.3	0	0.0
White Mothers	3,420	99.7	45	100.0
Black Mothers	4	0.1	0	0.0
Mothers of Other Races	5	0.1	0	0.0
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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