Characteristic
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Number of births
2,524 2,614 2,805 3,136 3,412 3,425 3,396 3,293 3,505 3,625 3,466
Age ofmother
?19 years
4.2
3.5
3.4
2.9
3.0
3.3
2.6
3.1
3.2
2.2
2.3
?30 years
51.6 52.8 52.7 53.7 53.9 55.9 55.6 55.9 57.4 57.3 59.2
Marital status
Unmarried
16.3 15.8 17.0 16.2 17.6 17.4 15.8 17.4 17.3 17.3 16.0
Mother?s education
<9 years
2.2
2.4
1.8
2.4
1.6
2.3
2.2
3.3
3.1
3.1
2.7
Prenatal care began
1st Trimester
84.2 84.7 86.3 86.1 86.5 86.4 88.1 88.1 86.5 87.1 86.4
3rd Trimester
2.6
3.1
1.9
2.1
2.1
3.1
1.9
2.3
2.3
2.0
2.9
No Care
1.6
1.5
1.0
1.2
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.0
0.7
0.7
Prenatal visits
1-4
2.9
2.9
2.5
2.0
1.8
2.4
2.1
1.9
2.3
2.4
2.6
?5
92.5 94.9 96.4 96.5 96.6 96.2 96.4 96.7 96.2 96.8 96.6
?9
80.5 82.3 84.1 82.7 83.9 83.2 85.6 86.7 84.2 86.2 85.6
?13
26.2 24.6 25.8 30.3 35.3 33.5 35.6 36.0 37.9 37.2 39.2
Medical risks/
Complications
a
44.8 47.1 45.0 43.5 45.4 46.4 48.1 51.5 47.4 52.9 57.4
Gestational age
b
Preterm (<37weeks)
10.8 11.0 10.2 10.4
9.6 10.0 10.0
9.9
9.0
8.4
8.9
Birthweight
<2,500 grams
8.5
8.0
8.0
8.5
8.0
9.1
8.8
8.5
8.3
7.2
7.9
<1,500 grams
1.5
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.1
0.8
1.1
Child?s sex
Male
50.8 52.5 50.7 52.2 53.2 51.3 51.7 50.7 52.4 52.1 51.4
Female
49.2 47.5 49.3 47.8 46.8 48.7 48.3 49.3 47.6 47.9 48.6
Plurality
Multiple births
3.2
2.4
2.0
2.7
2.3
3.6
2.9
2.5
3.3
2.5
3.2
Caesarean delivery
25.6 26.5 28.1 30.5 30.0 32.0 32.6 32.8 33.0 32.1 33.2
Place of delivery
Hospital
c
99.2 99.3 99.5 99.4 99.5 99.4 99.4 99.6 99.3 99.2 99.1
Attendant at birth
Midwife
d
2.9
2.8
2.3
2.1
1.7
2.7
3.0
2.8
3.1
4.0
3.3
Previous live births
1 or more
53.0 53.8 54.4 53.3 54.5 52.9 54.8 55.5 54.6 55.5 56.2
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-14
LIVEBIRTHSACCORDINGTOSELECTEDMATERNAL, PRENATALCAREANDDELIVERY
CHARACTERISTICS, BIRTHWEIGHT, PLURALITY, CHILD'SSEX, BIRTHORDER,
ANDBIRTHCOMPLICATIONS, ARIZONA, 2003-2013
(ASIANORPACIFIC ISLANDERMOTHERS)
Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics 2013
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