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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY MARITAL STATUS OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 2001
Married Unmarried
No. Pct No. Pct
E. Trimester When Prenatal Care Began
First Trimester 20,054 85.5 8,834 66.0
Second Trimester 2,426 10.3 3,182 23.8
Third Trimester 416 1.8 707 5.3
None 184 0.8 364 2.7
Unknown 383 1.6 288 2.2
F. Number of Prenatal Visits
None 184 0.8 364 2.7
1-4 Visits 664 2.8 1,084 8.1
5-9 Visits 3,616 15.4 3,509 26.2
10-12 Visits 10,426 44.4 4,975 37.2
13-15 Visits 5,556 23.7 2,110 15.8
16-30 Visits 2,466 10.5 990 7.4
Unknown 551 2.3 343 2.6
G. Maternal Tobacco Use During Pregnancy
None 19,863 84.7 9,958 74.5
<10 Cigarettes/Day 907 3.9 1,115 8.3
10-19 Cigarettes/Day 1,408 6.0 1,241 9.3
20+ Cigarettes/Day 927 4.0 787 5.9
Unknown Cigarettes/Day 188 0.8 193 1.4
Unknown Tobacco Use 170 0.7 81 0.6
H. Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy
<16 POUNDS 4,090 17.4 3,211 24.0
16-20 POUNDS 2,155 9.2 1,268 9.5
21-25 POUNDS 3,354 14.3 1,624 12.1
26-35 POUNDS 6,762 28.8 3,242 24.2
36+ POUNDS 7,043 30.0 3,981 29.8
UNKNOWN 59 0.3 49 0.4
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