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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY TRIMESTER WHEN PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
ARKANSAS 1997
Trimester When Prenatal Care Began
First Second Third None Unk
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No.
TOTAL 26,924 100.0 6,589 100.0 1,439 100.0 639 100.0 859
A. Number of Prenatal Visits
None 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 639 100.0 0
1-4 Visits 437 1.6 571 8.7 716 49.8 0 0.0 30
5-9 Visits 4,301 16.0 3,033 46.0 588 40.9 0 0.0 81
10-12 Visits 11,781 43.8 2,076 31.5 86 6.0 0 0.0 64
13-15 Visits 6,477 24.1 578 8.8 21 1.5 0 0.0 27
16-30 Visits 3,499 13.0 247 3.7 12 0.8 0 0.0 13
Unknown 429 1.6 84 1.3 16 1.1 0 0.0 644
B. Live Birth Interval
Plural Delivery 385 1.4 63 1.0 16 1.1 7 1.1 10
First Live Birth 11,701 43.5 2,623 39.8 471 32.7 172 26.9 343
1-11 Months 233 0.9 159 2.4 49 3.4 41 6.4 20
12-17 Months 1,232 4.6 606 9.2 209 14.5 94 14.7 61
18-23 Months 1,638 6.1 565 8.6 169 11.7 68 10.6 56
24+ Months 11,201 41.6 2,415 36.7 479 33.3 204 31.9 284
Unknown 534 2.0 158 2.4 46 3.2 53 8.3 85
C. Maternal Tobacco Use During Pregnancy
None 22,308 82.9 4,989 75.7 1,023 71.1 448 70.1 685
<10 Cigarettes/Day 1,074 4.0 357 5.4 78 5.4 26 4.1 45
10-19 Cigarettes/Day 1,735 6.4 568 8.6 167 11.6 68 10.6 53
20+ Cigarettes/Day 1,276 4.7 503 7.6 125 8.7 61 9.5 32
Unknown Cigarettes/Day 272 1.0 129 2.0 34 2.4 23 3.6 21
Unknown Tobacco Use 259 1.0 43 0.7 12 0.8 13 2.0 23
D. Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy
<16 Pounds 2,601 9.7 778 11.8 222 15.4 66 10.3 83
16-20 Pounds 2,518 9.4 679 10.3 165 11.5 65 10.2 86
21-25 Pounds 3,395 12.6 791 12.0 176 12.2 43 6.7 88
26-35 Pounds 7,738 28.7 1,623 24.6 324 22.5 77 12.1 185
36+ Pounds 8,451 31.4 1,974 30.0 323 22.4 63 9.9 186
Unknown 2,221 8.2 744 11.3 229 15.9 325 50.9 231
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