Characteristic
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Number of births
5,881 6,120 6,293 6,364 6,408 6,362 6,170 5,815 5,830 5,569 5,476
Age ofmother
?19 years
19.4 18.7 19.1 19.1 20.1 18.6 19.0 17.0 16.9 16.0 14.2
?30 years
23.8 24.9 25.4 23.6 24.0 24.0 23.8 24.1 25.0 25.2 26.6
Marital status
Unmarried
72.4 73.1 72.9 74.8 75.9 75.8 76.9 77.7 77.1 78.5 79.2
Mother?s education
<9 years
3.8
3.9
3.5
3.5
3.0
3.2
2.8
2.8
2.5
2.5
2.4
Prenatal care began
1st Trimester
68.8 69.0 67.9 65.9 65.9 65.1 66.0 69.4 68.6 68.2 68.7
3rd Trimester
6.0
5.6
6.6
7.0
6.6
7.8
7.4
6.2
6.1
7.0
6.1
No Care
2.4
3.0
3.0
3.5
3.2
3.1
2.1
2.3
2.5
2.0
2.4
Prenatal visits
1-4
9.3
9.0
9.6
9.7
8.8
9.3
8.6
8.8
9.0
9.1
9.5
?5
85.7 87.0 87.3 86.5 87.7 87.4 88.9 88.5 87.8 88.4 87.7
?9
60.9 62.5 63.3 60.5 61.2 59.9 61.5 64.0 62.8 64.0 63.7
?13
20.4 20.6 19.5 18.3 19.4 18.7 17.9 18.8 19.7 20.7 21.3
Medical risks/
Complications
a
51.4 55.7 55.1 56.5 57.2 54.8 54.3 55.3 53.8 60.4 61.7
Gestational age
b
Preterm (<37weeks)
9.8 10.9 10.6 11.7 10.4
9.8
9.6 10.6
9.0
9.7
9.7
Birthweight
<2,500 grams
6.8
7.2
7.3
7.4
6.6
6.7
6.4
7.0
6.9
6.7
7.2
<1,500 grams
0.9
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.1
0.9
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.0
Child?s sex
Male
49.5 51.2 50.9 50.0 50.2 50.1 50.4 50.4 50.7 50.5 51.6
Female
50.5 48.8 49.1 50.0 49.8 49.9 49.6 49.6 49.3 49.5 48.4
Plurality
Multiple births
1.7
1.7
1.9
1.8
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.8
1.5
1.6
1.8
Caesarean delivery
19.2 19.4 20.6 22.4 22.9 23.1 23.2 22.9 23.1 23.8 24.0
Place of delivery
Hospital
c
99.5 99.6 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.7 99.7 99.6 99.6 99.7 99.7
Attendant at birth
Midwife
d
31.5 32.3 31.6 28.8 29.3 28.0 27.6 28.6 27.9 27.8 27.6
Previous live births
1 or more
66.8 67.2 67.5 68.1 66.5 66.9 66.6 67.3 66.5 67.6 68.5
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-12
LIVEBIRTHSACCORDINGTOSELECTEDMATERNAL, PRENATALCAREANDDELIVERY
CHARACTERISTICS, BIRTHWEIGHT, PLURALITY, CHILD'SSEX, BIRTHORDER,
ANDBIRTHCOMPLICATIONS, ARIZONA, 2003-2013
(AMERICAN INDIANORALASKANATIVEMOTHERS)
Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics 2013
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