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         SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY TRIMESTER WHEN PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
                          ARKANSAS 2001 


                                            Trimester When Prenatal Care Began
                            First           Second            Third          None          Unk
                         No.     Pct      No.     Pct      No.     Pct    No.     Pct      No.


E.  Birth Weight

<1500 Grams              436     1.5       92     1.6       11     1.0     50     9.0        9

1500-2499 Grams        1,982     6.8      449     7.9       89     7.9     76    13.7       55

2500+ Grams           26,532    91.6    5,113    90.4    1,028    91.1    426    76.9      593

Unknown                   12     0.0        2     0.0        1     0.1      2     0.4       24

F.  One Minute Apgar Score

0-3                      602     2.1      140     2.5       27     2.4     37     6.7       23

4-6                    1,842     6.4      362     6.4       72     6.4     44     7.9       41

7-8                   16,186    55.9    2,874    50.8      587    52.0    262    47.3      367

9-10                   9,257    32.0    2,084    36.8      421    37.3    163    29.4      208

Unknown                1,075     3.7      196     3.5       22     1.9     48     8.7       42


G.  Five Minute Apgar Score

0-3                      118     0.4       35     0.6        2     0.2     21     3.8        4

4-6                      350     1.2       84     1.5       15     1.3     18     3.2       10

7-8                    3,194    11.0      614    10.9      133    11.8     72    13.0       69

9-10                  24,228    83.7    4,729    83.6      958    84.9    394    71.1      557

Unknown                1,072     3.7      194     3.4       21     1.9     49     8.8       41


H.  Computed Gestational Age

<37 Weeks              3,451    11.9      847    15.0      146    12.9    129    23.3       73

37-39 Weeks           13,859    47.9    2,434    43.0      446    39.5    151    27.3      199

40-41 Weeks            7,865    27.2    1,438    25.4      294    26.0    103    18.6      105

42+ Weeks              2,424     8.4      561     9.9      131    11.6     37     6.7       49

Unknown                1,363     4.7      376     6.6      112     9.9    134    24.2      255


I.  Clinical Gestational Age

<37 Weeks              2,855     9.9      638    11.3      121    10.7    150    27.1       60

37-39 Weeks           15,362    53.0    2,937    51.9      563    49.9    168    30.3      339

40-41 Weeks           10,341    35.7    1,953    34.5      418    37.0    176    31.8      211

42+ Weeks                284     1.0       88     1.6       19     1.7     15     2.7        4

Unknown                  120     0.4       40     0.7        8     0.7     45     8.1       67


 
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