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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.
I. Attendant at Birth
M.D. 1,489 91.4 6,135 94.4 14,299 95.7 7,178 95.8 5,974 96.9 228
D.O. 29 1.8 115 1.8 242 1.6 127 1.7 91 1.5 12
C.N.M. 36 2.2 109 1.7 167 1.1 57 0.8 33 0.5 15
Other Midwife 47 2.9 23 0.4 49 0.3 36 0.5 39 0.6 0
Other 27 1.7 119 1.8 175 1.2 92 1.2 28 0.5 4
Unknown 1 0.1 1 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3
J. Method of Delivery
Vaginal 1,250 76.7 4,808 73.9 10,578 70.8 5,165 69.0 4,162 67.5 180
VBAC 35 2.1 103 1.6 228 1.5 105 1.4 101 1.6 10
Primary C-Section 208 12.8 961 14.8 2,456 16.4 1,341 17.9 1,240 20.1 38
Repeat C-Section 136 8.3 630 9.7 1,672 11.2 879 11.7 662 10.7 33
Not Reported 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1
K. Birth Weight
<1500 Grams 21 1.3 128 2.0 272 1.8 101 1.3 72 1.2 4
1500-2499 Grams 113 6.9 561 8.6 1,121 7.5 490 6.5 348 5.6 18
2500+ Grams 1,493 91.7 5,810 89.4 13,526 90.6 6,898 92.1 5,745 93.2 220
Unknown 2 0.1 3 0.0 15 0.1 1 0.0 0 0.0 20
L. Computed Gestational Age
<37 Weeks 224 13.8 912 14.0 1,908 12.8 893 11.9 691 11.2 18
37-39 Weeks 692 42.5 2,834 43.6 6,831 45.7 3,622 48.4 3,010 48.8 100
40-41 Weeks 460 28.2 1,668 25.7 3,988 26.7 1,921 25.6 1,721 27.9 47
42+ Weeks 157 9.6 626 9.6 1,311 8.8 609 8.1 479 7.8 20
Unknown 96 5.9 462 7.1 896 6.0 445 5.9 264 4.3 77
M. Clinical Gestational Age
<37 Weeks 130 8.0 742 11.4 1,621 10.9 716 9.6 589 9.6 26
37-39 Weeks 708 43.5 3,345 51.4 7,804 52.3 4,102 54.8 3,275 53.1 135
40-41 Weeks 749 46.0 2,277 35.0 5,225 35.0 2,557 34.1 2,222 36.0 69
42+ Weeks 24 1.5 78 1.2 167 1.1 86 1.1 52 0.8 3
Unknown 18 1.1 60 0.9 117 0.8 29 0.4 27 0.4 29
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