3. UTILIZATION OF PRENATAL CARE SERVICES
(Per 100 live births)
3-1 No care in the 1
st
trimester
31.8
82.8
17.4 The number of mothers giving birth who received no prenatal care in the 1
st
trimester
of pregnancy per 100 births.
3-2 Fewer than five prenatal visits
11.1
131.3
4.8
The number of mothers giving birth who had fewer than five prenatal visits during
pregnancy per 100 births.
3-3 No prenatal care
2.0
66.7
1.2
The number of mothers giving birth who received no prenatal care during pregnancy
per 100 births.
4. NEWBORN'S HEALTH
(Infant, neonatal, and postneonatal rates are per 1,000 live births. All other indicators are expressed per 100 live births)
4-1 Incidence of hyaline membrane disease
0.1
-50.0
0.2
The number of cases of hyaline membrane disease per 100 births. Hyaline membrane
disease is a disorder primarily of prematurity, manifested clinically by respiratory
distress and pathologically by pulmonary hyaline membranes and incomplete expansion
of the lungs at birth.
4-2 Incidence of newborn intensive care
4.2
-14.3
4.9 The number of babies admitted to Newborn Intensive Care units per 100 births.
4-3 Born too early (preterm or < 37 weeks)
9.7
5.4
9.2
The number of births before 37 weeks of gestation per 100 births. Preterm is any
neonate whose birth occurs through the end of the last day of the 37
th
week (259th
day), following onset of the last menstrual period.
4-4 Born too small: low-birthweight (<2,500 grams)
6.7
-2.9
6.9
The number of newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams per 100 births. Low-
birthweight is any neonate weighing less than 2,500 grams at birth (less than 5 pounds
8 ounces).
4-5
Born too small: very low-birthweight (<1,500
grams)
1.1
-8.3
1.2
The number of newborns weighing less than 1,500 grams per 100 births. Very low-
birthweight is any neonate whose weight at birth is 1,500 grams or less (less than 3
pounds 5 ounces).
4-6
Incidence of congenital anomalies (birth
defects)
0.9
12.5
0.8 The numbers of babies born with birth defects per 100 births.
4-7 Infant mortality
7.4
27.6
5.8
The number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Infant death is any death at any time
from birth up to, but not including, the first year of age (364 days, 23 hours, 59
minutes from the moment of birth).
4-8 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
0.0
-100.0
0.2
The number of infant deaths from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (ICD-10 code R95)
per 1,000 live births.
4-9
Mortality of infants from low birthweight/short
gestation
0.0
-100.0
0.7
The number of infant deaths from low-birthweight/short gestation (ICD-10 code P07)
per 1,000 live births.
4-10 Neonatal mortality
3.8
-2.6
3.9
The number of neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births. Neonatal death is death of a
liveborn neonate before the neonate becomes 28 days old (up to and including 27 days,
23 hours, 59 minutes from the moment of birth).
4-11 Postneonatal mortality
3.6
89.5
1.9
The number of postneonatal deaths per 1,000 live births. Postneonatal death is any
death of a liveborn infant at least 28 days of age but less than one year of age.
Figure
Number
Indicator
2012 rate for
American
Indians
Percent above
or below the
average rate
for all groups
Average rate
for all groups
in 2012
Definitions
AMERICAN INDIANS? STANDING IN ARIZONA IN 2012
ON 70 INDICATORS OF HEALTH STATUS (continued)
Figure
Number
Indicator
2012 rate for
American
Indians
Percent above
or below the
average rate
for all groups
Average rate
for all groups
in 2012
Definitions
Health Status Profile of American Indians in Arizona, 2012 Data Book
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