Birth Outcomes by Race
Mecklenburg County Residents, 2007
20.0%
Prematurity
17.4%
18.0%
Low Birth Weight
16.0%
14.2%
Percent
14.0%
12.0%
9.7%
10.0%
8.0%
12.0%
12.0%
10.9%
7.4%
6.8%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
White
African American
Asian
Hispanics*
*Hispanics can be of any race. American Indian and Other Non-White, Non-Hispanic women are not
included due to small numbers.
Note: Prematurity is an infant born less than 37 weeks of gestation. Low Birth Weight is an infant born
weighing less than or equal to 5lbs. 8oz. (2500g).
Source: NC DHHS/State Center for Health Statistics
Prepared by the Mecklenburg County Health Department, Epidemiology Program, April 2009
Birth Outcomes Race and Ethnicity
Mecklenburg County Residents, 2007
20.0%
Prematurity
Low Birth Weight
17.4%
18.0%
16.0%
14.2%
14.0%
Percent
12.0%
12.0%
9.6%
10.0%
8.0%
12.0%
10.4
7.4%
6.4%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
White
African American
Asian
Non-Hispanic
Non-Hispanic
Non-Hispanic
Hispanic*
*Hispanics can be of any race. American Indian and Other Non-White, Non-Hispanic women are not included
due to small numbers.
Note: Prematurity is an infant born less than 37 weeks of gestation. Low Birth Weight is an infant born
weighing less than or equal to 5lbs. 8oz. (2500g).
Source: NC DHHS/State Center for Health Statistics
Prepared by the Mecklenburg County Health Department, Epidemiology Program, April 2009
Selected Maternal Characteristics and Prenatal Care
Indicators by Hispanic Ethnicity
Mecklenburg County Residents, 2007
90.0%
84.6%
81.7%
Hispanics*
Non-Hispanics
80.0%
80.4%
70.0%
58.7%
Percent
60.0%
50.0%
44.4%
38.4%
40.0%
30.9%
30.0%
20.0%
14.1%
10.0%
2.9%
1.3%
0.0%
Education
1st Trimester
(2nd & 3rd Trimester)
Level***
Care
Late Care
Adequate
No Care
*Hispanics can be of any race.
**The Kessner Index is a measure of the adequacy of prenatal care received based on the month PNC began and
the number of visits completed based on the gestational age of the baby at different points during the pregnancy.
***Education level represents mothers who have completed 12 years of school or less.
Source: NC DHHS/State Center for Health Statistics
Prepared by the Mecklenburg County Health Department, Epidemiology Program, July 2009.
Care**
Percent of Women Receiving No Prenatal Care,
First Trimester Care, and Late Care by Race and
Ethnicity
Mecklenburg County Residents, 2007
100.0%
92.1%
90.0%
No Care
1st Trimester Care
Late Care*
83.9%
80.0%
74.5%
70.0%
Percent
58.7%
60.0%
50.0%
38.4%
40.0%
30.0%
23.1%
20.0%
14.8%
7.4%
10.0%
2.4%
<1%
2.9%
1.3%
0.0%
White
Non-Hispanic
African American
Asian
Non-Hispanic
Non-Hispanic
Note: Late Care represents women who entered prenatal care in their second and third trimester.
Women whose race, ethnicity, and prenatal care status is unknown were not included.
American Indian and Other Non-White, Non-Hispanic mothers were not included due to small numbers.
Source: NC DHHS/State Center for Health Statistics
Prepared by the Mecklenburg County Health Department, Epidemiology Program, April 2009
Hispanics
Birth Outcomes by Race and Ethnicity of Mothers Who
Received First Trimester Prenatal Care
Mecklenburg County Residents, 2007
18.0%
Prematurity
Low Birth Weight
16.4%
16.0%
14.0%
13.5%
12.1%
12.0%
10.6%
10.5%
10.0%
9.3%
Percent
8.0%
7.0%
6.4%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
White
Non-Hispanic
African American
Asian
Non-Hispanic
Non-Hispanic
Note: Low Birth Weight is an infant born weighing less than or equal to 5lbs. 8oz (2500g)
Prematurity is an infant born less than 37 weeks of gestation.
Women whose ethnicity, race, or prenatal care status is unknown were not included.
American Indian and Other Non-White, Non-Hispanic Mothers were not included due to small numbers.
Source: NC DHHS/State Center for Health Statistics
Prepared by the Mecklenburg County Health Department, Epidemiology Program, July 2009
Hispanics
Birth Outcomes by Race and Ethnicity of Mothers
Who Received Late and No Prenatal Care
Mecklenburg County Residents, 2007
25.0%
Prematurity
Low Birth Weight
20.1%
19.4%
20.0%
Percent
16.6%
15.0%
11.8%
11.2%
10.0%
9.5%
8.1%
6.6%
5.0%
0.0%
White
African American
Asian
Non-Hispanic
Non-Hispanic
Non-Hispanic
Hispanics
Note: Low Birth Weight is an infant born weighing less than or equal to 5lbs. 8oz (2500g)
Prematurity is an infant born less than 37 weeks of gestation. Late Care = women who entered PNC in the 2nd & 3rd Trimester.
Women whose ethnicity, race, or prenatal care status was unknown were not included.
American Indian and Other Non-White, Non-Hispanic Mothers were not included due to small numbers.
Source: NC DHHS/State Center for Health Statistics
Prepared by the Mecklenburg County Health Department, Epidemiology Program, April 2009