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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
S. Complications of Labor and/or Delivery
Febrile 5 2.7 40 1.6 70 1.6 172 1.4
Meconium, Moderate/Heavy 22 11.9 134 5.5 260 5.9 578 4.9
Premature Rupture of Membranes 5 2.7 83 3.4 133 3.0 317 2.7
Abruptio Placenta 0 0.0 6 0.2 37 0.8 86 0.7
Placenta Previa 1 0.5 4 0.2 7 0.2 38 0.3
Other Excessive Bleeding 4 2.2 29 1.2 56 1.3 123 1.0
Seizures during Labor 0 0.0 3 0.1 5 0.1 10 0.1
Precipitous Labor 8 4.3 54 2.2 95 2.2 292 2.5
Prolonged Labor 2 1.1 17 0.7 37 0.8 83 0.7
Dysfunctional Labor 10 5.4 95 3.9 126 2.9 370 3.1
Breech/Malpresentation 3 1.6 72 3.0 147 3.3 428 3.6
Cephalopelvic Disproportion 8 4.3 91 3.7 173 3.9 417 3.5
Cord Prolapse 0 0.0 3 0.1 11 0.3 27 0.2
Anesthetic Complications 0 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 4 0.0
Fetal Distress 16 8.6 166 6.8 321 7.3 782 6.6
Other Complications of Labor/Delivery 14 7.6 186 7.6 326 7.4 961 8.1
Total Births with Complications 71 38.4 779 32.0 1,450 33.0 3,754 31.5
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