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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
Q. Maternal Risk Factors For This Pregnancy
Anemia 2 1.8 59 3.3 114 2.8 336 2.6
Cardiac Disease 0 0.0 5 0.3 11 0.3 62 0.5
Acute/Chronic Lung Disease 0 0.0 18 1.0 41 1.0 87 0.7
Diabetes 2 1.8 14 0.8 45 1.1 210 1.6
Genital Herpes 0 0.0 8 0.4 25 0.6 59 0.5
Hydramnios/Oligohydramnios 1 0.9 18 1.0 27 0.7 90 0.7
Hemoglobinopathy 0 0.0 1 0.1 4 0.1 10 0.1
Hypertension, Chronic 1 0.9 3 0.2 15 0.4 91 0.7
Hypertension, Pregnancy Assoc 5 4.6 109 6.0 221 5.3 643 5.0
Eclampsia 0 0.0 7 0.4 7 0.2 18 0.1
Incompetent Cervix 0 0.0 2 0.1 4 0.1 39 0.3
Previous Infant 4000+ grams 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 0.2 57 0.4
Previous Preterm or SGA Infant 0 0.0 5 0.3 29 0.7 153 1.2
Renal Disease 0 0.0 3 0.2 10 0.2 21 0.2
Rh Sensitization 0 0.0 6 0.3 31 0.7 66 0.5
Uterine Bleeding 0 0.0 10 0.6 24 0.6 68 0.5
Other Maternal Risk Factors 6 5.5 134 7.4 325 7.9 1,074 8.3
Total Births with Maternal Risk Factors 14 12.8 352 19.5 810 19.6 2,617 20.3
R. Obstetric Procedures
Amniocentesis 0 0.0 14 0.8 28 0.7 95 0.7
Electronic Fetal Monitoring 84 77.1 1,472 81.6 3,411 82.4 10,548 82.0
Induction of Labor 16 14.7 421 23.3 1,015 24.5 3,233 25.1
Stimulation of Labor 32 29.4 369 20.5 877 21.2 2,569 20.0
Tocolysis 3 2.8 54 3.0 122 2.9 314 2.4
Ultrasound 72 66.1 1,172 65.0 2,650 64.0 8,337 64.8
Other Obstetric Procedures 0 0.0 22 1.2 50 1.2 164 1.3
Total Births with Obstetric Procedures 99 90.8 1,712 94.9 3,999 96.6 12,401 96.4
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