| Prenatal Care, Infant Mortality, and Low Birth Weight in the United States, by Race and Ethnicity, United States |
Percent of Mothers Beginning Prenatal Care in the First Trimester of Pregnancy
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All Women
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83.6%
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White
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85.7%
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Hispanic
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82.6%
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Black
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80.9%
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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83.9%
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Native American
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81.0%
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Infant Mortality Rate (deaths of infants under age one per 1,000 live births)
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All Women
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6.0
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White
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5.0
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Hispanic
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5.1
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Black
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11.2
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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4.1
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Native American
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8.4
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Percent of Low Birth-Weight Babies (less than 5 lbs., 8 oz.)
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All Women
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8.0%
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White
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7.0%
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Hispanic
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7.1%
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Black
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13.1%
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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8.3%
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Native American
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7.5%
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Notes: Data on prenatal care are for 2011. Data on infant mortality are for 2012. Data on the percent of low birth-weight babies are for 2013. For data on prenatal care and low birth-weight, whites and blacks are non-Hispanic; other racial groups include Hispanics. For data on infant mortality, all racial categories are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races.
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Source: IWPR compilation of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012 and 2013 and from Hamilton et al. 2014.
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