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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY EDUCATION OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 1997
0-8 Years 9-11 Years 12 Years 13-15 Years 16+ Years Unk
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No.
I. Attendant at Birth
M.D. 1,413 91.3 6,390 94.8 13,952 94.9 7,073 95.6 5,614 97.0 261
D.O. 44 2.8 182 2.7 421 2.9 194 2.6 96 1.7 1
C.N.M. 41 2.6 125 1.9 185 1.3 60 0.8 22 0.4 12
Other Midwife 41 2.6 21 0.3 60 0.4 44 0.6 40 0.7 0
Other 9 0.6 25 0.4 80 0.5 26 0.4 13 0.2 4
Unknown 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0
J. Method of Delivery
Vaginal 1,180 76.2 5,262 78.0 10,720 72.9 5,141 69.5 4,065 70.3 205
VBAC 41 2.6 142 2.1 340 2.3 161 2.2 147 2.5 4
Primary C-Section 205 13.2 825 12.2 2,110 14.4 1,256 17.0 990 17.1 41
Repeat C-Section 119 7.7 507 7.5 1,503 10.2 830 11.2 573 9.9 24
Not Reported 3 0.2 8 0.1 25 0.2 9 0.1 10 0.2 4
K. Birth Weight
<1500 Grams 25 1.6 89 1.3 210 1.4 120 1.6 65 1.1 27
1500-2499 Grams 120 7.8 603 8.9 981 6.7 461 6.2 304 5.3 28
2500+ Grams 1,401 90.5 6,038 89.5 13,495 91.8 6,811 92.1 5,413 93.6 219
Unknown 2 0.1 14 0.2 12 0.1 5 0.1 3 0.1 4
L. Computed Gestational Age
<37 Weeks 211 13.6 922 13.7 1,692 11.5 858 11.6 551 9.5 49
37-39 Weeks 581 37.5 2,631 39.0 6,315 43.0 3,306 44.7 2,750 47.5 94
40-41 Weeks 457 29.5 1,889 28.0 4,299 29.2 2,150 29.1 1,696 29.3 51
42+ Weeks 175 11.3 721 10.7 1,330 9.0 562 7.6 385 6.7 15
Unknown 124 8.0 581 8.6 1,062 7.2 521 7.0 403 7.0 69
M. Clinical Gestational Age
<37 Weeks 144 9.3 728 10.8 1,418 9.6 713 9.6 488 8.4 54
37-39 Weeks 623 40.2 2,872 42.6 6,558 44.6 3,423 46.3 2,694 46.6 120
40-41 Weeks 737 47.6 2,959 43.9 6,328 43.1 3,068 41.5 2,464 42.6 85
42+ Weeks 36 2.3 125 1.9 289 2.0 119 1.6 64 1.1 3
Unknown 8 0.5 60 0.9 105 0.7 74 1.0 75 1.3 16
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