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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY EDUCATION OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 1995
0-8 Years 9-11 Years 12 Years 13-15 Years 16+ Years Unk
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No.
I. Attendant at Birth
M.D. 1,305 92.5 6,343 93.9 13,538 95.1 7,006 96.7 5,112 97.7 250
D.O. 43 3.0 214 3.2 385 2.7 118 1.6 50 1.0 6
C.N.M. 31 2.2 151 2.2 187 1.3 56 0.8 19 0.4 10
Other Midwife 22 1.6 19 0.3 69 0.5 37 0.5 40 0.8 0
Other 9 0.6 25 0.4 56 0.4 29 0.4 10 0.2 2
Unknown 1 0.1 3 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 4
J. Method of Delivery
Vaginal 1,077 76.3 5,210 77.1 10,083 70.8 5,041 69.6 3,562 68.1 213
VBAC 28 2.0 119 1.8 359 2.5 172 2.4 152 2.9 6
Primary C-Section 196 13.9 896 13.3 2,230 15.7 1,235 17.0 949 18.1 28
Repeat C-Section 109 7.7 505 7.5 1,530 10.7 780 10.8 561 10.7 16
Not Reported 1 0.1 25 0.4 34 0.2 19 0.3 9 0.2 9
K. Birth Weight
<1500 Grams 34 2.4 110 1.6 204 1.4 101 1.4 67 1.3 33
1500-2499 Grams 106 7.5 580 8.6 977 6.9 408 5.6 229 4.4 27
2500+ Grams 1,266 89.7 6,054 89.6 13,034 91.6 6,734 92.9 4,935 94.3 202
Unknown 5 0.4 11 0.2 21 0.1 4 0.1 2 0.0 10
L. Computed Gestational Age
<37 Weeks 193 13.7 846 12.5 1,593 11.2 734 10.1 446 8.5 57
37-39 Weeks 504 35.7 2,510 37.2 5,894 41.4 3,200 44.2 2,483 47.4 75
40-41 Weeks 413 29.3 1,952 28.9 4,286 30.1 2,115 29.2 1,632 31.2 41
42+ Weeks 155 11.0 717 10.6 1,264 8.9 597 8.2 351 6.7 24
Unknown 146 10.3 730 10.8 1,199 8.4 601 8.3 321 6.1 75
M. Clinical Gestational Age
<37 Weeks 156 11.1 667 9.9 1,265 8.9 625 8.6 411 7.9 66
37-39 Weeks 505 35.8 2,710 40.1 5,849 41.1 3,121 43.1 2,365 45.2 74
40-41 Weeks 700 49.6 3,150 46.6 6,612 46.4 3,216 44.4 2,225 42.5 112
42+ Weeks 35 2.5 188 2.8 329 2.3 172 2.4 96 1.8 6
Unknown 15 1.1 40 0.6 181 1.3 113 1.6 136 2.6 14
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