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Advance report of final natality statistics, 1994

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    National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
  • Description:
    This report presents 1994 data on U.S. births according to a wide variety of characteristics. Data are provided for maternal demographic characteristics including age, live-birth order, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, and educational attainment; maternal lifestyle and health characteristics (medical risk factors, weight gain, tobacco and alcohol use); medical care utilization by pregnant women (prenatal care, obstetric procedures, complications of labor and/or delivery, attendant at birth, and method of delivery); and infant health characteristics (period of gestation, birthweight, Apgar score, abnormal conditions, congenital anomalies, and multiple births). Also presented are birth and fertility rates by age, live-birth order, race, Hispanic origin, and marital status. Selected data by mother’s State of residence are shown, as well as data on month and day of birth, sex ratio, and age of father. Trends in fertility patterns and maternal and infant characteristics are described and interpreted.

    Descriptive tabulations of data reported on the birth certificates of the nearly 4,000,000 births that occurred in 1994 are presented and explained.

    Birth and fertility rates generally declined in 1994, particularly for teenagers and women in their twenties. Rates increased modestly for women 30 years and older. Measures of nonmarital childbearing rose 4–5 percent. Smoking by pregnant women continued to decline and improvements in prenatal care utilization were reported. Rates for cesarean delivery continued to fall. However, measures of birth outcome, particularly the percents of low birthweight and preterm births, deteriorated or changed little. The proportions of multiple births, especially triplets, continued to increase sharply.

    Suggested Citation: National Center for Health Statistics: Advance report of final natality statistics, 1985. Monthy Vital Statistics Report. Vol. 36, No. 5Supp. DHHS Pub. No. (PHS) 87-1120. Public Health Service. Hyattsville, Md., August 28, 1987.

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    Monthly vital statistics report ; v. 44, no. 11, suppl. ; DHHSpublication ; no. (PHS) 96-1120
  • Series:
    Monthly Vital Statistics Reports
  • Document Type:
    Journal Issue
  • Genre:
    Statistics
  • Place as Subject:
    United States
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    84 Pages
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