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Selected Factors by Birthweight of Infant
West Virginia Resident Births, 2006
Table 9

Factor Very Low
Birthweight
< 1,500 grams		 Low
Birthweight
1,500 - 2,499 grams		 Normal
Birthweight
2,500+ grams		 Unknown
Birthweight
Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Births 304 1.5 1,716 8.2 18,873 90.2 38 0.2 20,931 100.0
Maternal Age
      < 20 Years 41 1.6 258 9.9 2,300 88.4 3 0.1 2,602 100.0
      < 15 Years 1 5.3 4 21.1 14 73.7 0 0.0 19 100.0
Maternal Race
      White 283 1.4 1,609 8.0 18,070 90.3 38 0.2 20,000 100.0
      Black 21 3.1 87 12.7 576 84.2 0 0.0 684 100.0
      Other 0 0.0 20 8.1 227 91.9 0 0.0 247 100.0
Births With Known
Prenatal Care
      First Trimester 231 1.4 1,277 7.7 15,154 90.9 7 0.0 16,669 100.0
      Second Trimester 38 1.3 302 10.1 2,658 88.6 3 0.1 3,001 100.0
      Third Trimester 6 0.9 55 8.6 578 90.5 0 0.0 639 100.0
      No Prenatal Care 16 11.3 24 17.0 101 71.6 0 0.0 141 100.0
Gestational Age
      < 37 Weeks 301 11.6 1,066 41.1 1,222 47.2 2 0.1 2,591 100.0
      37+ Weeks 3 0.0 648 3.5 17,642 96.4 7 0.0 18,300 100.0
      Unknown 0 0.0 2 5.0 9 22.5 29 72.5 40 100.0
Mother's Educational Level
      8 Years or Less 13 2.9 49 11.1 378 85.7 1 0.2 441 100.0
      9-11 Years 50 1.5 401 11.8 2,957 86.7 2 0.1 3,410 100.0
      12 Years 129 1.7 668 8.6 7,000 89.7 7 0.1 7,804 100.0
      13-15 Years 54 1.2 320 7.0 4,180 91.7 4 0.1 4,558 100.0
      16+ Years 53 1.2 251 5.6 4,140 93.1 3 0.1 4,447 100.0
      Unknown 5 1.8 27 10.0 218 80.4 21 7.7 271 100.0
Mother's Marital Status
      Married 171 1.3 926 7.1 11,893 91.3 31 0.2 13,021 100.0
      Not Married 133 1.7 790 10.0 6,980 88.2 7 0.1 7,910 100.0
Factor Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Very Low
Birthweight
< 1,500 grams		 Low
Birthweight
1,500 - 2,499 grams		 Normal
Birthweight
2,500+ grams		 Unknown
Birthweight
Total

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2006 Annual Report

Last updated April 30, 2008.

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