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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
Q. Maternal Risk Factors For This Pregnancy
Anemia 4 2.2 73 3.0 152 3.5 399 3.3
Cardiac Disease 3 1.6 9 0.4 27 0.6 63 0.5
Acute/Chronic Lung Disease 1 0.5 26 1.1 32 0.7 123 1.0
Diabetes 0 0.0 12 0.5 34 0.8 191 1.6
Genital Herpes 1 0.5 9 0.4 33 0.8 74 0.6
Hydramnios/Oligohydramnios 0 0.0 20 0.8 27 0.6 82 0.7
Hemoglobinopathy 0 0.0 4 0.2 5 0.1 11 0.1
Hypertension, Chronic 1 0.5 7 0.3 22 0.5 91 0.8
Hypertension, Pregnancy Assoc 10 5.4 124 5.1 233 5.3 566 4.8
Eclampsia 2 1.1 20 0.8 35 0.8 82 0.7
Incompetent Cervix 0 0.0 4 0.2 7 0.2 34 0.3
Previous Infant 4000+ grams 0 0.0 4 0.2 14 0.3 109 0.9
Previous Preterm or SGA Infant 0 0.0 14 0.6 51 1.2 237 2.0
Renal Disease 0 0.0 4 0.2 12 0.3 23 0.2
Rh Sensitization 0 0.0 16 0.7 26 0.6 69 0.6
Uterine Bleeding 3 1.6 7 0.3 29 0.7 72 0.6
Other Maternal Risk Factors 16 8.6 236 9.7 349 7.9 966 8.1
Total Births with Maternal Risk Factors 37 20.0 504 20.7 925 21.1 2,665 22.4
R. Obstetric Procedures
Amniocentesis 0 0.0 13 0.5 39 0.9 105 0.9
Electronic Fetal Monitoring 151 81.6 2,035 83.7 3,590 81.8 9,542 80.1
Induction of Labor 28 15.1 439 18.1 828 18.9 2,453 20.6
Stimulation of Labor 36 19.5 509 20.9 912 20.8 2,207 18.5
Tocolysis 7 3.8 96 3.9 124 2.8 331 2.8
Ultrasound 94 50.8 1,334 54.9 2,495 56.8 7,014 58.9
Other Obstetric Procedures 4 2.2 35 1.4 64 1.5 184 1.5
Total Births with Obstetric Procedures 169 91.4 2,287 94.0 4,122 93.9 11,204 94.0
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