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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY RACE OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 2001
--------------- Race of Mother ---------------
Total White Black Other
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct
M. Place of Birth
Hospital 36,592 98.9 28,069 98.8 7,385 99.6 1,119 97.5
Birthing Center 42 0.1 38 0.1 1 0.0 3 0.3
Clinic/Doctor's Office 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1
Residence 297 0.8 259 0.9 18 0.2 20 1.7
Other 48 0.1 33 0.1 10 0.1 5 0.4
Unknown 2 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
N. Attendant at Birth
M.D. 35,303 95.5 27,134 95.5 7,100 95.8 1,055 91.9
D.O. 616 1.7 539 1.9 48 0.6 29 2.5
C.N.M. 417 1.1 295 1.0 87 1.2 31 2.7
Other Midwife 194 0.5 180 0.6 2 0.0 12 1.0
Other 445 1.2 249 0.9 175 2.4 20 1.7
Unknown 7 0.0 3 0.0 2 0.0 1 0.1
O. Method of Delivery
Vaginal 26,143 70.7 20,200 71.1 5,058 68.2 867 75.5
VBAC 582 1.6 464 1.6 96 1.3 22 1.9
Primary C-Section 6,244 16.9 4,729 16.7 1,337 18.0 177 15.4
Repeat C-Section 4,012 10.8 3,006 10.6 923 12.4 82 7.1
Not Reported 1 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
P. Plurality
Single 35,861 97.0 27,578 97.1 7,144 96.4 1,119 97.5
Twin 1,083 2.9 790 2.8 267 3.6 26 2.3
Triplet 38 0.1 32 0.1 3 0.0 3 0.3
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