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

By Race
Data Years
Number of Events
Rate
Significantly Different
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State Rate
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Morbidity
Preterm Births (<37 Weeks Gestation)
2003-2007
4,990
19.0
H
1
13.3
Low Birth Weight
2003-2007
3,081
11.7
H
1
8.1
Low Birth Weight & Term
2003-2007
867
4.1
H
1
2.9
Very Low Birth Weight
2003-2007
647
2.5
H
1.5
Small for Gestational Age
2003-2007
2,967
11.7
H
1
8.9
Birth Defects per 10,000
2002-2006
1,394
534.2
L
4
593.8
 Neural Tube Defects (NTD) per 10,000
2002-2006
3
1.1*
L
5.9
 
Utilization
Very Low Birth Weight Delivered in Level III Centers
2003-2007
587
91.4
H
76.8
Infants Participating in WIC
2007
4,327
81.5
H
1
57.1
Infants Participating in WIC that Ever Breastfed
2007
1,973
45.6
L
4
54.5
Infants on Medicaid
2007
3,651
68.8
H
1
48.9
 
Mortality
Neonatal Deaths per 1,000
1997-2007
498
8.5
H
5.0
Perinatal Deaths per 1,000
1997-2007
1,103
18.7
H
1
10.9
Post Neonatal Deaths per 1,000
1997-2007
230
3.9
H
2.6
Infant Deaths per 1,000
1997-2007
728
12.4
H
1
7.6
 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) per 1,000
1997-2007
65
1.1
H
0.7
 

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* Fewer than 20 events in numerator; rate is unstable.

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