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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.
E. Birth Weight
<1500 Grams 387 1.4 68 1.0 7 0.5 36 5.6 38
1500-2499 Grams 1,681 6.2 471 7.1 113 7.9 123 19.2 109
2500+ Grams 24,836 92.2 6,043 91.7 1,315 91.4 476 74.5 707
Unknown 20 0.1 7 0.1 4 0.3 4 0.6 5
F. One Minute Apgar Score
0-3 596 2.2 140 2.1 30 2.1 30 4.7 39
4-6 1,633 6.1 516 7.8 112 7.8 80 12.5 61
7-8 14,902 55.3 3,405 51.7 711 49.4 313 49.0 503
9-10 8,239 30.6 2,246 34.1 521 36.2 177 27.7 201
Unknown 1,554 5.8 282 4.3 65 4.5 39 6.1 55
G. Five Minute Apgar Score
0-3 123 0.5 20 0.3 3 0.2 15 2.3 17
4-6 345 1.3 98 1.5 21 1.5 21 3.3 17
7-8 2,770 10.3 724 11.0 156 10.8 104 16.3 120
9-10 22,134 82.2 5,464 82.9 1,195 83.0 461 72.1 649
Unknown 1,552 5.8 283 4.3 64 4.4 38 5.9 56
H. Computed Gestational Age
<37 Weeks 2,991 11.1 877 13.3 199 13.8 134 21.0 82
37-39 Weeks 12,265 45.6 2,602 39.5 497 34.5 161 25.2 152
40-41 Weeks 8,058 29.9 1,859 28.2 398 27.7 131 20.5 96
42+ Weeks 2,227 8.3 722 11.0 171 11.9 36 5.6 32
Unknown 1,383 5.1 529 8.0 174 12.1 177 27.7 497
I. Clinical Gestational Age
<37 Weeks 2,453 9.1 627 9.5 139 9.7 158 24.7 168
37-39 Weeks 12,098 44.9 2,940 44.6 671 46.6 193 30.2 388
40-41 Weeks 11,737 43.6 2,841 43.1 587 40.8 244 38.2 232
42+ Weeks 432 1.6 146 2.2 35 2.4 12 1.9 11
Unknown 204 0.8 35 0.5 7 0.5 32 5.0 60
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