Characteristic
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Number of births
90,783 93,396 95,798 102,042 102,687 99,215 92,616 87,053 85,190 85,725 84,963
Age ofmother
?
19 years
12.9 12.7 12.5 12.7 12.6 12.3 11.8 10.8
9.9
9.5
8.5
?
30 years
31.6 32.3 32.2 31.6 32.3 33.1 33.8 35.0 36.1 36.7 37.2
Marital status
Unmarried
41.2 41.9 42.8 43.9 45.0 45.1 45.2 44.7 44.3 45.2 45.1
Mother?s education
<9 years
9.4
9.3
8.7
8.2
7.8
6.9
6.1
5.3
4.6
4.3
3.8
Mother?s race/ethnicity
White
a
42.8 42.0 41.4 42.2 41.1 42.3 43.0 44.5 45.0 45.1 45.0
Hispanic
43.1 43.7 44.0 44.0 44.5 43.0 41.4 39.4 38.0 38.7 38.9
Black
3.3
3.4
3.6
3.8
4.1
4.3
4.7
5.0
5.1
5.5
5.6
American Indian
6.5
6.6
6.6
6.2
6.2
6.4
6.7
6.7
6.8
6.5
6.4
Asian or Pacific Islander
4.4
4.2
4.4
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.4
5.0
4.2
4.1
Prenatal care begin
1
st
Trimester
75.6 76.3 77.7 77.7 77.6 79.4 80.3 81.9 81.7 82.6 81.3
3
rd
Trimester
4.3
4.4
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.1
3.2
3.6
No Care
2.9
2.8
2.3
2.4
2.2
1.8
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.2
1.4
Prenatal visits
1-4
4.3
4.6
4.2
4.0
3.9
3.6
3.5
3.3
3.4
3.6
3.8
?
5
90.2 91.7 93.3 93.5 93.9 94.5 94.5 94.9 94.5 94.9 94.7
?
9
74.6 75.5 76.6 76.4 76.7 77.8 78.9 80.5 80.6 81.3 81.2
?
13
29.8 27.6 25.9 27.5 29.4 29.9 30.0 31.6 33.7 34.6 34.8
Medical risk/
Complications
b
44.2 44.6 44.7 44.3 45.3 46.5 48.1 49.7 46.3 52.4 55.5
Gestational age
c
Preterm (<37weeks)
10.5 11.0 10.7 10.6 10.3 10.2 10.0
9.6
9.3
9.2
9.0
Birthweight
<2,500 grams
7.1
7.2
6.9
7.1
7.1
7.1
7.1
7.1
7.0
6.9
6.9
<1,500 grams
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.1
Child?s sex
Male
51.0 51.2 51.2 51.2 51.2 51.1 51.1 50.9 51.2 51.2 51.4
Female
49.0 48.8 48.8 48.8 48.8 48.9 48.9 49.1 48.8 48.8 48.6
Plurality
Multiple births
2.8
2.9
2.7
2.8
2.7
2.9
2.8
2.9
2.8
2.8
3.0
Caesarean delivery
22.6 23.7 25.0 26.0 26.6 27.5 27.7 27.6 27.9 27.6 27.8
Place of delivery
Hospital
d
98.8 98.8 98.9 98.9 99.0 99.0 98.8 98.8 98.5 98.6 98.7
Attendant at birth
Midwife
e
6.5
6.7
6.1
5.6
5.7
6.1
6.5
6.6
6.4
7.2
7.4
Previous live births
1 or more
62.2 62.9 63.0 62.5 63.1 63.3 63.1 63.0 62.6 62.7 63.6
Notes:
a
Non-Hispanic.
b
Reportedmedical risks for this pregnancy and/or complications of labor and delivery.
c
Physician's estimate.
d
Hospital, clinic, medical center or maternity home.
e
LicensedMidwife or Certified Nurse Midwife.
TABLE1B-2
LIVEBIRTHSACCORDINGTOSELECTEDMATERNAL, PRENATALCARE
ANDDELIVERYCHARACTERISTICS, BIRTHWEIGHT, PLURALITY, CHILD'SSEX,
BIRTHORDER, ANDBIRTHCOMPLICATIONS, ARIZONA, 2003-2013
(ALLRACE/ETHNICGROUPS)
Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics 2013
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