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<strong>2003</strong> LOUISIANA VITAL STATISTICS REPORT LIVE BIRTHS<br />

Table 2.12: Percent + <strong>of</strong> Live Births to Unmarried Mothers by Maternal Age and Race<br />

<strong>Louisiana</strong>, <strong>2003</strong><br />

Maternal<br />

Race<br />

Less<br />

than 15<br />

Maternal Age Group<br />

15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39<br />

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<strong>Louisiana</strong> Office <strong>of</strong> Public Health, State Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong> Page 23<br />

40 &<br />

Older<br />

All Ages<br />

All Races 99.5 87.9 62.0 34.0 19.7 19.8 21.5 47.5<br />

White 96.8 75.8 41.8 17.2 9.8 11.0 12.4 28.4<br />

Black 100.0 96.8 84.3 65.2 47.8 43.2 41.0 76.0<br />

Other 100.0 78.0 49.4 19.9 13.6 6.5 -- 26.9<br />

-- Count is less than 20, making the calculated rate unreliable.<br />

+ Percent <strong>of</strong> live births in the specified maternal age group. Source: <strong>Louisiana</strong> State Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>.<br />

Table 2.13: Percent + <strong>of</strong> Live Births to Unmarried Mothers by Maternal Age<br />

<strong>Louisiana</strong> and the United States, 1999-<strong>2003</strong><br />

Year<br />

Less<br />

15-19<br />

than 15<br />

<strong>Louisiana</strong>: Maternal Age Group<br />

20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39<br />

40 &<br />

Older<br />

All Less<br />

Ages than 15<br />

15-19<br />

United States: Maternal Age Group<br />

20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39<br />

40 &<br />

Older<br />

All Ages<br />

1999 99.6 84.7 57.5 27.4 18.5 19.8 22.1 44.8 96.5 78.7 48.5 22.9 14.0 14.4 16.5 33.0<br />

2000 98.9 85.2 59.2 29.0 17.9 20.3 21.8 45.6 96.5 78.8 49.5 23.5 14.0 14.5 16.8 33.2<br />

2001 99.1 86.7 60.5 30.5 18.5 19.1 24.0 46.3 96.3 78.9 50.4 24.4 14.3 14.4 17.1 33.5<br />

2002 99.2 86.7 61.7 31.7 18.4 19.9 22.1 47.0 97.0 80.0 51.6 25.3 14.6 14.5 17.3 34.0<br />

<strong>2003</strong> 99.5 87.9 62.0 34.0 19.7 19.8 21.7 47.5 97.1 81.3 53.2 26.4 15.1 14.8 17.9 34.6<br />

++ Percent <strong>of</strong> live births in the specified maternal age group. Sources: <strong>Louisiana</strong> State Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>, National Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>.<br />

Prenatal Care<br />

Racial differences with regard to the entry into prenatal care were observed in both <strong>Louisiana</strong> and the United States.<br />

Table 2.14: Percent <strong>of</strong> Live Births to Women Entering Prenatal Care<br />

in the 1 st Trimester <strong>of</strong> Pregnancy by Maternal Race<br />

<strong>Louisiana</strong> and United States, <strong>2003</strong><br />

Maternal Race <strong>Louisiana</strong> United States<br />

All Races +++<br />

Sources: <strong>Louisiana</strong> State Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>.<br />

84.1 84.1<br />

White 90.1 85.7<br />

Black 75.5 75.9<br />

+++ All Races includes white, black and other.<br />

Sources: <strong>Louisiana</strong> State Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>. National Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>.<br />

Table 2.15: Percent <strong>of</strong> Women Delivering Live Births Receiving Adequate Prenatal Care by<br />

Maternal Age and Race, <strong>Louisiana</strong>, <strong>2003</strong><br />

Maternal<br />

Race<br />

All Ages<br />

Less than<br />

15<br />

Maternal Age Group<br />

15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45+<br />

All Races +++ 80.1 47.0 67.2 75.8 85.5 88.7 86.3 83.0 67.9<br />

White 86.8 67.7 75.5 82.7 90.3 92.1 90.4 89.6 75.8<br />

Black 70.3 42.0 61.5 68.2 77.0 79.6 76.0 68.6 52.6

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