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SELECTED MATERNAL AND INFANT EVENTS
ARKANSAS 1965 -1995
1965 1970 1980 1990 1995
BIRTH EVENTS
No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate
Total Births 36,746 18.7 35,492 18.5 37,278 16.3 36,454 15.5 35,155 13.9
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct
Race of Mother
White 25,750 70.1 26,480 74.6 27,702 74.3 27,501 75.4 26,861 76.4
Black* 10,996 29.9 8,926 25.1 9,215 24.7 8,505 23.3 7,671 21.8
Other . . 86 0.2 361 1.0 443 1.2 605 1.7
Age of Mother
5-19 8,568 23.3 8,404 23.7 7,877 21.1 7,001 19.2 6,711 19.1
35+ 3,356 9.1 2,064 5.8 1,314 3.5 1,897 5.2 2,351 6.7
Unmarried Mother . . 4,522 12.7 7,636 20.5 10,733 29.4 11,403 32.4
Birth Order 4+ 11,114 30.2 6,848 19.3 3,848 10.3 3,599 9.9 2,995 8.5
<12 Years Education . . . . 11,288 30.3 9,333 25.6 8,166 23.2
Prenatal Care
First Trimester . . . . 24,752 66.4 24,901 68.3 26,368 75.0
Third or None . . . . 2,229 6.0 2,439 6.7 2,161 6.1
Low Birthweight
Total 3,154 8.6 2,826 8.0 2,834 7.6 3,001 8.2 2,876 8.2
White 1,850 7.2 1,782 6.7 1,636 5.9 1,836 6.7 1,828 6.8
Black* 1,304 11.9 1,036 11.6 1,170 12.7 1,123 13.2 1,004 13.1
Other . . 8 9.3 28 7.8 41 9.3 43 7.1
Out-of-Hospital Birth 3,592 9.8 1,150 3.2 334 0.9 283 0.8 340 1.0
DEATH EVENTS
No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate
Fetal Deaths
Arkansas 654 17.5 519 14.4 412 10.9 272 7.4 259 7.3
United States 13.4 12.7 11.5 7.5 7.0
Neonatal Deaths
Arkansas 583 15.9 550 15.5 284 7.6 196 5.4 193 5.5
United States 17.7 15.1 8.5 5.8 4.9
Perinatal Deaths
Arkansas 1,237 33.1 1,069 29.7 696 18.5 468 12.7 452 12.8
United States 33.8 29.3 17.7 9.1 7.6
Postneonatal Deaths
Arkansas 362 9.9 215 6.1 188 5.0 143 3.9 124 3.5
United States 7.0 4.9 4.1 3.4 2.7
Infant Deaths
Arkansas 945 25.7 765 21.6 472 12.7 339 9.3 317 9.0
United States 24.7 20.0 12.6 9.2 7.6
*Black data for 1965 include all nonwhite births
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