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

By Race
Data Years
Number of Events
Rate
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State Rate
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Morbidity
Preterm Births (<37 Weeks Gestation)
2003-2007
52,716
13.3
13.3
Low Birth Weight
2003-2007
32,037
8.1
8.1
Low Birth Weight & Term
2003-2007
9,905
2.9
2.9
Very Low Birth Weight
2003-2007
6,059
1.5
1.5
Small for Gestational Age
2003-2007
34,123
8.9
8.9
Birth Defects per 10,000
2002-2006
23,144
593.8
593.8
 Neural Tube Defects (NTD) per 10,000
2002-2006
231
5.9
5.9
Utilization
Very Low Birth Weight Delivered in Level III Centers
2003-2007
4,428
76.8
76.8
Infants Participating in WIC
2007
46,743
57.1
57.1
Infants Participating in WIC that Ever Breastfed
2007
25,452
54.5
54.5
Infants on Medicaid
2007
40,078
48.9
48.9
 
Mortality
Neonatal Deaths per 1,000
1997-2007
4,234
5.0
5.0
Perinatal Deaths per 1,000
1997-2007
9,259
10.9
10.9
Post Neonatal Deaths per 1,000
1997-2007
2,204
2.6
2.6
Infant Deaths per 1,000
1997-2007
6,438
7.6
7.6
 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) per 1,000
1997-2007
623
0.7
0.7

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

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