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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY EDUCATION OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 2001
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.
E. Trimester When Prenatal Care Began
First Trimester 967 59.4 4,314 66.3 11,370 76.1 6,380 85.2 5,803 94.1 128
Second Trimester 453 27.8 1,505 23.1 2,566 17.2 834 11.1 248 4.0 50
Third Trimester 104 6.4 363 5.6 488 3.3 119 1.6 39 0.6 16
None 64 3.9 173 2.7 233 1.6 62 0.8 14 0.2 8
Unknown 41 2.5 147 2.3 277 1.9 95 1.3 61 1.0 60
F. Number of Prenatal Visits
None 64 3.9 173 2.7 233 1.6 62 0.8 14 0.2 8
1-4 Visits 152 9.3 566 8.7 784 5.2 180 2.4 56 0.9 22
5-9 Visits 471 28.9 1,680 25.8 3,167 21.2 1,160 15.5 625 10.1 61
10-12 Visits 583 35.8 2,438 37.5 6,101 40.9 3,235 43.2 3,010 48.8 83
13-15 Visits 212 13.0 994 15.3 2,980 20.0 1,797 24.0 1,673 27.1 24
16-30 Visits 100 6.1 471 7.2 1,287 8.6 890 11.9 710 11.5 12
Unknown 47 2.9 180 2.8 382 2.6 166 2.2 77 1.2 52
G. Maternal Tobacco Use During Pregnancy
None 1,351 82.9 4,318 66.4 11,516 77.1 6,563 87.6 5,973 96.9 176
<10 Cigarettes/Day 66 4.1 596 9.2 1,008 6.7 309 4.1 46 0.7 10
10-19 Cigarettes/Day 80 4.9 869 13.4 1,335 8.9 309 4.1 60 1.0 13
20+ Cigarettes/Day 104 6.4 570 8.8 825 5.5 195 2.6 38 0.6 8
Unknown Cigarettes/Da 17 1.0 108 1.7 161 1.1 67 0.9 15 0.2 14
Unknown Tobacco Use 11 0.7 41 0.6 89 0.6 47 0.6 33 0.5 41
H. Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy
<16 POUNDS 457 28.1 1,487 22.9 3,194 21.4 1,340 17.9 774 12.6 97
16-20 POUNDS 187 11.5 657 10.1 1,433 9.6 643 8.6 492 8.0 25
21-25 POUNDS 217 13.3 809 12.4 1,890 12.7 1,043 13.9 997 16.2 33
26-35 POUNDS 458 28.1 1,542 23.7 3,841 25.7 2,078 27.7 2,066 33.5 49
36+ POUNDS 300 18.4 1,984 30.5 4,532 30.3 2,363 31.5 1,828 29.7 57
UNKNOWN 10 0.6 23 0.4 44 0.3 23 0.3 8 0.1 1
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