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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY MATERNAL TOBACCO USE
ARKANSAS 2001
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None <10 10-19 20+ Unk Amt. Unk Use
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No.
TOTAL 29,897 100.0 2,035 100.0 2,666 100.0 1,740 100.0 382 100.0 262
A. Birth Weight
<1500 Grams 498 1.7 39 1.9 36 1.4 22 1.3 3 0.8 0
1500-2499 Grams 1,917 6.4 199 9.8 291 10.9 199 11.4 36 9.4 9
2500+ Grams 27,468 91.9 1,796 88.3 2,338 87.7 1,518 87.2 343 89.8 229
Unknown 14 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.1 0 0.0 24
B. Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy
<16 POUNDS 5,788 19.4 476 23.4 529 19.8 333 19.1 85 22.3 138
16-20 POUNDS 2,754 9.2 178 8.7 252 9.5 206 11.8 31 8.1 16
21-25 POUNDS 4,198 14.0 201 9.9 321 12.0 199 11.4 50 13.1 20
26-35 POUNDS 8,245 27.6 496 24.4 693 26.0 460 26.4 99 25.9 41
36+ POUNDS 8,821 29.5 678 33.3 867 32.5 536 30.8 117 30.6 45
UNKNOWN 91 0.3 6 0.3 4 0.2 6 0.3 0 0.0 2
C. Maternal Risk Factors for This Pregnancy
None 23,420 78.3 1,555 76.4 2,079 78.0 1,333 76.6 273 71.5 200
One 5,351 17.9 412 20.2 484 18.2 336 19.3 87 22.8 53
Two or more 1,126 3.8 68 3.3 103 3.9 71 4.1 22 5.8 9
D. Obstetric Procedures
None 1,094 3.7 64 3.1 96 3.6 59 3.4 20 5.2 58
One 8,653 28.9 420 20.6 596 22.4 378 21.7 108 28.3 76
Two or more 20,150 67.4 1,551 76.2 1,974 74.0 1,303 74.9 254 66.5 128
E. Complications of Labor and/or Delivery
None 21,532 72.0 1,428 70.2 1,920 72.0 1,263 72.6 259 67.8 199
One 6,769 22.6 475 23.3 620 23.3 392 22.5 98 25.7 49
Two or more 1,596 5.3 132 6.5 126 4.7 85 4.9 25 6.5 14
F. Congenital Anomalies of the Newborn
None 29,529 98.8 2,011 98.8 2,629 98.6 1,707 98.1 377 98.7 259
One 332 1.1 20 1.0 35 1.3 31 1.8 4 1.0 3
Two or more 36 0.1 4 0.2 2 0.1 2 0.1 1 0.3 0
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