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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY AGE OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 1997
<15 15-17 18-19 20-24
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct
I. Maternal Tobacco Use During Pregnancy
None 166 89.7 1,963 80.7 3,417 77.8 9,406 78.9
<10 Cigarettes/Day 7 3.8 142 5.8 278 6.3 561 4.7
10-19 Cigarettes/Day 5 2.7 162 6.7 365 8.3 958 8.0
20+ Cigarettes/Day 2 1.1 93 3.8 213 4.9 714 6.0
Unknown Cigarettes/Day 0 0.0 47 1.9 70 1.6 162 1.4
Unknown Tobacco Use 5 2.7 25 1.0 48 1.1 113 0.9
J. Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy
<16 Pounds 22 11.9 209 8.6 368 8.4 1,261 10.6
16-20 Pounds 20 10.8 219 9.0 373 8.5 1,190 10.0
21-25 Pounds 19 10.3 276 11.3 520 11.8 1,453 12.2
26-35 Pounds 39 21.1 570 23.4 1,146 26.1 3,181 26.7
36+ Pounds 55 29.7 872 35.9 1,503 34.2 3,605 30.3
Unknown 30 16.2 286 11.8 481 11.0 1,224 10.3
K. Method of Delivery
Vaginal 157 84.9 2,023 83.2 3,469 79.0 8,932 75.0
VBAC 0 0.0 9 0.4 39 0.9 266 2.2
Primary C-Section 27 14.6 361 14.8 717 16.3 1,667 14.0
Repeat C-Section 0 0.0 35 1.4 155 3.5 1,035 8.7
Not Reported 1 0.5 4 0.2 11 0.3 14 0.1
L. Plurality
Single 185 100 2,416 99.3 4,311 98.2 11,635 97.7
Twin 0 0.0 16 0.7 80 1.8 278 2.3
Triplet 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0
Unknown 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
M. Birth Weight
<1500 Grams 6 3.2 45 1.9 64 1.5 166 1.4
1500-2499 Grams 25 13.5 205 8.4 353 8.0 757 6.4
2500+ Grams 154 83.2 2,180 89.6 3,964 90.3 10,979 92.2
Unknown 0 0.0 2 0.1 10 0.2 12 0.1
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