Characteristic
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Number of LBW births
215 210 223 268 272 311 299 280 292 262 275
Age ofmother
?
19 years
1.4
6.2
3.6
1.1
2.2
3.5
3.3
5.4
5.1
5.0
1.5
?
30 years
60.5 51.9 50.2 53.7 55.5 59.5 54.8 52.1 58.6 64.9 66.2
Marital status
Unmarried
14.4 20.0 22.4 18.7 16.9 21.5 20.4 18.9 18.2 18.3 12.4
Mother?s education
<9 years
2.3
1.9
1.3
3.0
1.1
2.6
1.7
3.2
4.1
3.8
3.6
Prenatal care began
1st Trimester
83.7 87.6 83.9 87.7 83.8 82.6 87.0 84.3 83.9 87.8 86.9
3rd Trimester
1.9
2.4
3.6
1.5
1.5
3.5
3.0
2.9
2.1
0.4
3.6
No Care
3.3
1.9
2.7
3.0
3.7
4.2
2.0
1.4
2.7
0.8
0.7
Prenatal visits
1-4
5.6
6.7
7.2
3.7
4.0
7.7
7.4
6.8
4.8
2.3
6.2
?
5
87.0 90.0 89.7 92.9 92.3 88.1 90.0 91.4 92.5 96.9 93.1
?
9
66.5 67.1 67.3 68.7 67.6 69.8 72.6 70.7 72.9 78.6 73.5
?
13
31.2 19.0 22.4 22.8 29.4 34.1 34.4 27.1 30.8 32.8 31.6
Medical risks/
Complications
a
55.8 59.5 67.7 67.9 66.5 61.1 70.2 74.3 68.8 72.5 73.8
Gestational age
b
Preterm (<37weeks)
69.3 60.0 65.9 67.2 68.0 60.5 66.2 65.4 64.7 63.0 61.1
Birthweight
<1,500 grams
18.1 13.8 15.7 13.4 12.9 16.1 17.4 16.4 12.7 11.5 13.5
<1,000 grams
7.4
9.0
5.8
5.2
4.8
9.3
8.7
7.9
6.2
5.3
6.2
Child?s sex
Male
46.0 45.7 47.1 49.3 47.4 51.8 50.2 45.0 46.9 52.7 46.5
Female
54.0 54.3 52.9 50.7 52.6 48.2 49.8 55.0 53.1 47.3 53.5
Plurality
Multiple births
28.4 21.4 19.7 19.0 21.7 26.7 22.4 18.9 25.7 20.2 23.6
Caesarean delivery
47.9 38.1 46.6 44.4 40.4 49.8 51.5 45.4 51.4 44.3 53.1
Place of delivery
Hospital
c
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.7 100.0 100.0 99.7 100.0 100.0
Attendant at birth
Midwife
d
0.5
1.4
0.4
1.9
1.1
2.6
1.7
1.1
0.3
2.7
2.2
Previous live births
1 or more
47.9 51.4 55.6 50.0 47.1 51.8 48.8 49.6 55.5 53.1 56.4
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-15
LOW-BIRTHWEIGHT (LBW) BIRTHSACCORDINGTOSELECTEDMATERNAL, PRENATALCAREAND
DELIVERYCHARACTERISTICS, BIRTHWEIGHT, PLURALITY, CHILD?SSEX, BIRTHORDER,
ANDBIRTHCOMPLICATIONS, ARIZONA, 2003-2013
(ASIANORPACIFIC ISLANDERMOTHERS)
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Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics 2013
