Infant, Maternal ( Preconception/Family Planning, Delivery, and Prenatal) Health Profile for St Louis County Residents

		Data Years	Number of Events	Rate	Significantly Different	Ranking Quintile	State Rate	Trend Lines	Advanced Graphics
Morbidity
Preterm Births (<37 Weeks Gestation)		2003-2007	9,064	14.8	H	1	13.3
Low Birth Weight		2003-2007	5,458	8.9	H	1	8.1
Low Birth Weight & Term		2003-2007	1,488	2.9	N/S	3	2.9
Very Low Birth Weight		2003-2007	1,204	2.0	H		1.5
Small for Gestational Age		2003-2007	5,204	8.9	N/S	3	8.9
Birth Defects per 10,000		2002-2006	3,507	575.2	N/S	3	593.8
	Neural Tube Defects (NTD) per 10,000	2002-2006	25	4.1	N/S		5.9
Utilization
Very Low Birth Weight Delivered in Level III Centers		2003-2007	1,036	87.0	H		76.8
Infants Participating in WIC		2007	5,056	41.0	L	5	57.1
Infants Participating in WIC that Ever Breastfed		2007	2,623	51.9	L	4	54.5
Infants on Medicaid		2007	4,648	37.7	L	5	48.9
Mortality
Neonatal Deaths per 1,000		1997-2007	823	6.0	H		5.0
Perinatal Deaths per 1,000		1997-2007	1,775	13.0	H	1	10.9
Post Neonatal Deaths per 1,000		1997-2007	313	2.3	N/S		2.6
Infant Deaths per 1,000		1997-2007	1,136	8.3	H	2	7.6
	Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) per 1,000	1997-2007	72	0.5	L		0.7

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