Selected Birth Characteristics
Marquette County and Michigan Residents, 2004
|
Maternal Characteristics |
Marquette |
Michigan |
||
|
% Under 20 years |
4.7 |
|
9.6 |
|
|
% First births |
41.5 |
|
38.9 |
|
|
% Fourth and higher order births |
9.1 |
|
11.5 |
|
|
% Less than 12 years of education |
6.3 |
|
16.8 |
|
|
% Cesarean delivery rate |
32.2 |
|
27.6 |
|
|
% Weight gained while pregnant less that 16 pounds |
14.0 |
|
12.2 |
|
|
% Smoked while pregnant |
20.8 |
|
13.8 |
|
|
% Unmarried |
28.6 |
|
35.6 |
|
|
% Received prenatal care during first trimester |
85.9 |
|
82.7 |
|
|
Infant Characteristics |
Marquette |
Michigan |
||
|
6.8 |
|
8.4 |
|
|
|
* |
|
1.7 |
|
|
|
% Preterm |
8.3 |
|
10.0 |
|
|
97.4 |
|
96.3 |
|
|
|
Male/female ratio |
110.6 |
|
105.3 |
|
Notes:
Low weight births
are less than 2,500 grams.
Very low weight births are less than 1,500 grams.
Preterm births are infants born prior to 37 completed weeks of gestation.
Singleton birth is a single birth delivery.
Infant Characteristics are the percent of newborns who gave birth.
Male/female ratio is the number of male resident live births divided by
the female resident live births × 100.
* indicates that data do not meet the standards of precision or
reliability.
Source: Michigan 2004
Resident Birth files,
Vital Records & Health Data Development Section, Michigan Department of
Community Health.