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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY AGE OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 2001 ...Continued...
25-29 30-34 35-39 40+
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct
Q. Maternal Risk Factors For This Pregnancy
Anemia 269 2.8 133 2.3 67 3.0 10 2.3
Cardiac Disease 51 0.5 35 0.6 12 0.5 4 0.9
Acute/Chronic Lung Disease 60 0.6 42 0.7 14 0.6 3 0.7
Diabetes 314 3.3 246 4.2 142 6.4 35 7.9
Genital Herpes 73 0.8 57 1.0 27 1.2 4 0.9
Hydramnios/Oligohydramnios 59 0.6 38 0.6 18 0.8 3 0.7
Hemoglobinopathy 10 0.1 3 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.2
Hypertension, Chronic 88 0.9 79 1.3 58 2.6 19 4.3
Hypertension, Pregnancy Assoc 460 4.8 302 5.1 115 5.2 34 7.7
Eclampsia 24 0.3 17 0.3 6 0.3 0 0.0
Incompetent Cervix 24 0.3 18 0.3 3 0.1 0 0.0
Previous Infant 4000+ grams 103 1.1 84 1.4 27 1.2 9 2.0
Previous Preterm or SGA Infant 137 1.4 81 1.4 34 1.5 9 2.0
Renal Disease 19 0.2 11 0.2 2 0.1 0 0.0
Rh Sensitization 99 1.0 53 0.9 17 0.8 6 1.4
Uterine Bleeding 62 0.7 44 0.8 7 0.3 2 0.5
Other Maternal Risk Factors 802 8.4 481 8.2 215 9.6 58 13.1
Total Births with Maternal Risk Factors 2,181 22.9 1,393 23.7 609 27.3 145 32.7
R. Obstetric Procedures
Amniocentesis 86 0.9 59 1.0 103 4.6 29 6.5
Electronic Fetal Monitoring 7,542 79.2 4,524 77.1 1,669 74.8 333 75.2
Induction of Labor 2,396 25.2 1,494 25.5 481 21.6 95 21.4
Stimulation of Labor 1,922 20.2 1,069 18.2 432 19.4 76 17.2
Tocolysis 218 2.3 126 2.1 41 1.8 7 1.6
Ultrasound 6,355 66.7 3,953 67.4 1,525 68.3 296 66.8
Other Obstetric Procedures 124 1.3 105 1.8 47 2.1 7 1.6
Total Births with Obstetric Procedures 9,162 96.2 5,662 96.5 2,135 95.7 420 94.8
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