United States Perinatal Data Summary

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National Perinatal Statistics

United States Perinatal Data Summary

For your convenience, we are providing our Perinatal Data Summary in PDF format. In order to view the document, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. The Summary includes the following information:

Quick Stats for the United States
On an Average Day in the United States
Perinatal Statistics by Maternal Race, US
Perinatal Statistics by Maternal Ethnicity, US

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Summary Data

United States Perinatal Data Summary

Preconceptional Health

Substance Abuse by Pregnancy Status, 1999-2000

Results from the 1995 & 2000 March of Dimes Folic Acid Gallup Surveys

Prenatal Care

Month Prenatal Care Began, 2000

Adequacy of Prenatal Care by State, 2000 (Map)

Adequacy of Prenatal Care by Maternal Race/Ethnicity, 2000

Adequacy of Prenatal Care, 2000

Early Prenatal Care by State, 2000

Early Prenatal Care by Hispanic Ethnicity, 2000

Early Prenatal Care, 1990-2000

Early Prenatal Care by Maternal Race, 2000

Live Births

Fertility Rates, 1990-2000

Live Births by Maternal Age, 2000

Prematurity and Low Birthweight

Live Births by Gestational Age and Birthweight, 2000

Low and Very Low Birthweight Births, 1990-2000

Low and Very Low Birthweight Births by Maternal Race, 2000

Low and Very Low Birthweight Births by Hispanic Ethnicity, 2000

Preterm Births, 1990-2000

Infant Mortality

Infant Mortality Rates by State, 1999

International Comparisons of Infant Mortality Rates

Infant Mortality Rates by Hispanic Ethnicity, 1999

Infant Mortality Rates by Maternal Race, 1999

Ten Leading Causes of Infant Mortality, 1999

Infant Mortality, 1915-1999

Five Leading Causes of Neonatal Mortality, 1999

Birth Defects

Leading Categories of Birth Defects

Descriptions of Leading Categories of Birth Defects

Leading Causes of Infant Death, 1999

Economic Costs of Birth Defects

Fiscal Issues

Expenditures for Perinatal Care

Health Insurance Coverage Women Ages 15-44, 2000

Economic Costs of Perinatal Care, 1999

Children Under Age 19 Without Health Insurance by State, 1999-2000

Women Ages 15-44 Without Health Insurance by State, 1999-2000

Health Insurance Coverage Children Under Age 19, 2000

Perinatal Statistics

PeriStats Interactive Perinatal Data Resource

National Perinatal Statistics

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