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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY AGE OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 1995
<15 15-17 18-19 20-24
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct
I. Maternal Tobacco Use During Pregnancy
None 174 91.1 2,135 80.9 3,210 78.8 9,226 79.1
<10 Cigarettes/Day 6 3.1 165 6.3 207 5.1 527 4.5
10-19 Cigarettes/Day 6 3.1 203 7.7 360 8.8 982 8.4
20+ Cigarettes/Day 1 0.5 93 3.5 228 5.6 753 6.5
Unknown Cigarettes/Day 2 1.0 21 0.8 39 1.0 90 0.8
Unknown Tobacco Use 2 1.0 21 0.8 29 0.7 81 0.7
J. Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy
<16 Pounds 28 14.7 220 8.3 372 9.1 1,259 10.8
16-20 Pounds 16 8.4 240 9.1 377 9.3 1,170 10.0
21-25 Pounds 30 15.7 315 11.9 505 12.4 1,471 12.6
26-35 Pounds 42 22.0 718 27.2 1,073 26.3 3,233 27.7
36+ Pounds 55 28.8 895 33.9 1,399 34.3 3,598 30.9
Unknown 20 10.5 250 9.5 347 8.5 928 8.0
K. Method of Delivery
Vaginal 147 77.0 2,152 81.6 3,157 77.5 8,552 73.4
VBAC 0 0.0 14 0.5 37 0.9 267 2.3
Primary C-Section 42 22.0 425 16.1 715 17.6 1,799 15.4
Repeat C-Section 0 0.0 38 1.4 150 3.7 1,010 8.7
Not Reported 2 1.0 9 0.3 14 0.3 31 0.3
L. Plurality
Single 187 97.9 2,610 98.9 3,996 98.1 11,396 97.7
Twin 4 2.1 28 1.1 77 1.9 257 2.2
Triplet 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 0.1
Quadruplet 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Unknown 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
M. Birth Weight
<1500 Grams 16 8.4 44 1.7 80 2.0 156 1.3
1500-2499 Grams 19 9.9 219 8.3 330 8.1 768 6.6
2500+ Grams 155 81.2 2,370 89.8 3,656 89.8 10,720 91.9
Unknown 1 0.5 5 0.2 7 0.2 15 0.1
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