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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY AGE OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 2001
<15 15-17 18-19 20-24
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct
E. Live Birth Interval
First Live Birth 107 98.2 1,567 86.9 2,945 71.2 5,489 42.7
Plural Delivery 0 0.0 19 1.1 35 0.8 153 1.2
1-11 Months 0 0.0 24 1.3 96 2.3 257 2.0
12-17 Months 1 0.9 82 4.5 311 7.5 1,142 8.9
18-23 Months 0 0.0 40 2.2 266 6.4 1,230 9.6
24+ Months 0 0.0 59 3.3 441 10.7 4,317 33.6
Unknown 1 0.9 13 0.7 45 1.1 278 2.2
F. Pregnancy Interval
First Pregnancy 105 96.3 1,492 82.7 2,684 64.8 4,713 36.6
Plural Delivery 0 0.0 19 1.1 35 0.8 154 1.2
1-11 Months 0 0.0 43 2.4 177 4.3 543 4.2
12-17 Months 1 0.9 105 5.8 389 9.4 1,505 11.7
18-23 Months 1 0.9 50 2.8 292 7.1 1,387 10.8
24+ Months 0 0.0 73 4.0 487 11.8 4,215 32.8
Unknown 2 1.8 22 1.2 75 1.8 349 2.7
G. Trimester When Prenatal Care Began
First Trimester 46 42.2 1,132 62.7 2,879 69.6 9,633 74.9
Second Trimester 43 39.4 472 26.2 931 22.5 2,299 17.9
Third Trimester 11 10.1 107 5.9 175 4.2 462 3.6
None 6 5.5 55 3.0 63 1.5 207 1.6
Unknown 3 2.8 38 2.1 91 2.2 265 2.1
H. Number of Prenatal Visits
None 6 5.5 55 3.0 63 1.5 207 1.6
1-4 Visits 9 8.3 163 9.0 274 6.6 689 5.4
5-9 Visits 36 33.0 464 25.7 1,068 25.8 2,759 21.4
10-12 Visits 38 34.9 671 37.2 1,579 38.1 5,204 40.4
13-15 Visits 10 9.2 294 16.3 724 17.5 2,574 20.0
16-30 Visits 9 8.3 115 6.4 320 7.7 1,102 8.6
Unknown 1 0.9 42 2.3 111 2.7 331 2.6
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