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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
I. Maternal Tobacco Use During Pregnancy
None 104 95.4 1,468 81.4 3,139 75.8 9,885 76.8
<10 Cigarettes/Day 2 1.8 124 6.9 343 8.3 892 6.9
10-19 Cigarettes/Day 2 1.8 128 7.1 387 9.4 1,170 9.1
20+ Cigarettes/Day 1 0.9 56 3.1 189 4.6 681 5.3
Unknown Cigarettes/Day 0 0.0 13 0.7 56 1.4 156 1.2
Unknown Tobacco Use 0 0.0 15 0.8 25 0.6 82 0.6
J. Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy
<16 POUNDS 30 27.5 384 21.3 754 18.2 2,561 19.9
16-20 POUNDS 8 7.3 155 8.6 388 9.4 1,216 9.5
21-25 POUNDS 6 5.5 208 11.5 463 11.2 1,705 13.3
26-35 POUNDS 37 33.9 450 24.9 1,056 25.5 3,390 26.3
36+ POUNDS 28 25.7 599 33.2 1,468 35.5 3,952 30.7
UNKNOWN 0 0.0 8 0.4 10 0.2 42 0.3
K. Method of Delivery
Vaginal 84 77.1 1,435 79.5 3,178 76.8 9,474 73.6
VBAC 0 0.0 2 0.1 37 0.9 166 1.3
Primary C-Section 25 22.9 342 19.0 763 18.4 2,055 16.0
Repeat C-Section 0 0.0 25 1.4 161 3.9 1,171 9.1
Not Reported 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
L. Plurality
Single 109 100 1,765 97.8 4,067 98.3 12,558 97.6
Twin 0 0.0 39 2.2 72 1.7 299 2.3
Triplet 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 0.1
M. Birth Weight
<1500 Grams 2 1.8 52 2.9 78 1.9 183 1.4
1500-2499 Grams 9 8.3 158 8.8 315 7.6 910 7.1
2500+ Grams 98 89.9 1,593 88.3 3,741 90.4 11,763 91.4
Unknown 0 0.0 1 0.1 5 0.1 10 0.1
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