Characteristic
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Number of births
39,101 40,822 42,156 44,862 45,731 42,639 38,362 34,333 32,398 33,146 33,075
Age ofmother
?
19 years
17.4 17.5 17.1 17.2 17.0 16.8 16.5 15.6 14.3 14.0 12.3
?
30 years
23.6 24.7 25.6 25.5 26.5 27.5 28.4 29.4 29.8 30.2 30.6
Marital status
Unmarried
52.7 53.9 54.3 55.4 56.7 56.5 56.9 56.2 56.6 57.2 57.1
Mother's education
<9 years
19.2 18.8 17.5 16.4 15.4 13.9 12.3 10.7
9.3
8.7
7.6
Prenatal care began
1st Trimester
65.8 67.0 69.5 70.1 70.5 73.4 74.1 76.6 76.5 78.2 76.2
3rd Trimester
6.2
6.3
5.2
5.1
4.9
4.5
4.4
4.1
4.1
4.3
5.0
No Care
4.8
4.5
3.6
3.6
3.2
2.5
2.9
2.6
2.5
1.9
2.1
Prenatal visits
1-4
5.7
6.4
5.5
5.2
4.9
4.4
4.5
4.2
4.4
4.5
4.8
?
5
87.4 88.4 90.8 91.0 91.8 93.0 92.4 93.0 92.7 93.3 93.0
?
9
68.5 67.9 70.0 70.3 71.2 73.3 73.4 75.0 76.3 77.0 77.0
?
13
28.9 25.8 22.9 23.9 25.7 26.7 26.3 27.2 28.8 29.1 29.0
Medical risks/
Complications
a
38.1 39.3 40.5 41.5 41.4 43.7 46.4 48.0 44.2 52.6 54.6
Gestational age
b
Preterm (<37weeks)
9.8 10.3 10.1 10.1
9.8
9.9
9.7
9.5
9.1
9.4
9.3
Birthweight
<2,500 grams
6.9
6.8
6.4
6.9
6.6
6.7
6.6
6.8
6.4
6.8
6.6
<1,500 grams
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
Child's sex
Male
51.0 51.2 51.1 51.2 51.4 51.0 51.1 50.5 51.4 51.2 51.3
Female
49.0 48.8 48.9 48.8 48.6 49.0 48.9 49.5 48.6 48.8 48.7
Plurality
Multiple births
2.3
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.1
2.1
2.4
Caesarean delivery
21.1 21.9 23.5 24.0 24.6 25.7 25.8 25.9 26.1 26.0 26.7
Place of delivery
Hospital
c
99.8 99.7 99.7 99.8 99.7 99.8 99.7 99.7 99.6 99.6 99.6
Attendant at birth
Midwife
d
5.6
5.9
5.2
4.6
4.9
5.6
6.0
5.7
5.3
6.1
5.9
Previous live births
1 or more
65.5 65.9 66.7 66.0 66.4 67.4 67.2 66.9 66.6 66.2 67.0
b
Physician's estimate.
c
Hospital, clinic, medical center or maternity home.
d
LicensedMidwife or Certified Nurse Midwife.
Notes:
a
Reportedmedical risks for this pregnancy and/or complications of labor and delivery.
TABLE1B-8
LIVEBIRTHSACCORDINGTOSELECTEDMATERNAL, PRENATALCAREANDDELIVERY
CHARACTERISTICS, BIRTHWEIGHT, PLURALITY, CHILD'SSEX, BIRTHORDER,
ANDBIRTHCOMPLICATIONS, ARIZONA, 2003-2013
(HISPANICOR LATINOMOTHERS)
Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics 2013
39
