2003 Louisiana Vital Statistics Report - Louisiana Department of ...
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<strong>2003</strong> LOUISIANA VITAL STATISTICS REPORT LIVE BIRTHS<br />
Table 2.28: Number <strong>of</strong> Live Births by Birthweight, Maternal Age, and Maternal Race<br />
<strong>Louisiana</strong>, <strong>2003</strong><br />
Maternal Age<br />
Birthweight in Grams<br />
Group and<br />
Race<br />
Total 499 and<br />
less<br />
500-<br />
749<br />
750-<br />
999<br />
1000-<br />
1499<br />
1500-<br />
1999<br />
2000-<br />
2499<br />
2500-<br />
2999<br />
3000-<br />
3499<br />
3500-<br />
3999<br />
4000-<br />
4499<br />
4500 and Unknown<br />
over<br />
ALL +++ 64689 177 288 287 647 1305 4211 13953 25319 14676 3323 490 13<br />
Under 15 183 0 **** **** **** **** 23 49 68 28 6 0 0<br />
15-19 9452 24 44 64 96 215 782 2596 3650 1669 278 33 ****<br />
20-24 21240 67 84 88 203 431 1420 4903 8636 4383 897 121 7<br />
25-29 16716 48 86 63 148 300 929 3310 6627 4097 968 137 ****<br />
30-34 11281 22 40 49 117 211 671 2037 4271 2986 756 121 0<br />
35-39 4851 13 27 16 57 117 315 875 1737 1273 350 69 ****<br />
40-44 909 **** **** 5 20 25 69 175 309 225 65 9 0<br />
45 and older 54 0 0 **** 5 **** **** 8 21 13 **** 0 0<br />
Not Stated **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 **** **** 0 0<br />
White 37066 50 76 97 231 541 1869 6783 14670 9921 2461 360 7<br />
Under 15 31 0 **** 0 0 **** **** 5 17 **** **** 0 0<br />
15-19 3899 **** 6 11 24 65 267 925 1553 852 172 20 0<br />
20-24 10851 17 20 16 62 158 541 2181 4480 2686 611 76 ****<br />
25-29 10423 14 28 30 55 128 462 1778 4160 2924 734 107 ****<br />
30-34 7923 10 11 30 49 126 403 1230 3020 2335 610 99 0<br />
35-39 3317 **** 8 6 26 57 163 560 1218 943 282 51 ****<br />
40-44 586 **** **** **** 12 6 31 99 206 168 48 7 0<br />
45 and older 34 0 0 0 **** 0 0 5 16 9 **** 0 0<br />
Not Stated **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 **** **** 0 0<br />
Black 26024 126 206 187 402 739 2237 6832 9945 4425 795 124 6<br />
Under 15 150 0 **** **** **** **** 21 43 50 25 **** 0 0<br />
15-19 5444 20 37 53 70 149 514 1642 2041 801 103 13 ****<br />
20-24 10037 49 64 72 135 265 856 2651 4011 1613 273 44 ****<br />
25-29 5825 34 56 32 91 165 431 1433 2247 1095 213 28 0<br />
30-34 2909 12 28 18 64 83 239 708 1064 548 124 21 0<br />
35-39 1348 11 17 9 31 57 138 285 434 287 62 16 ****<br />
40-44 291 0 **** **** 8 15 36 68 93 51 15 **** 0<br />
45 and older 19 0 0 **** **** **** **** **** 5 **** **** 0 0<br />
Not Stated **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 **** 0 0 0<br />
+++ All Races includes White, Black and Other. **** Cells suppressed to protect confidentiality. Source: <strong>Louisiana</strong> State Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong>.<br />
Gestational Age<br />
Gestational age is the interval between the first day <strong>of</strong> the mother’s last normal menstrual period and the date <strong>of</strong> birth.<br />
Gestational age is recorded on the birth certificate by the person attending the birth, who uses several different methods to<br />
estimate gestational age, including computing the interval between the first day <strong>of</strong> the mother’s last menstrual period (LMP) and<br />
the date <strong>of</strong> birth, or determining a clinical estimate based on examination <strong>of</strong> the newborn. Standardized methods <strong>of</strong><br />
measurement for determination <strong>of</strong> gestational age are difficult, especially among at-risk pregnancies in which minimal or no<br />
prenatal ascertainments have been made.<br />
<strong>Louisiana</strong> birth certificates record both the “Date Last Normal Menses Began” and the “Clinical Estimate <strong>of</strong> Gestation”. LMP is<br />
subject to error from imperfect maternal recall or misidentification <strong>of</strong> the last normal menstrual period because <strong>of</strong> postconception<br />
bleeding, delayed ovulation, or intervening early miscarriage. Therefore, the attendant’s clinical estimate <strong>of</strong><br />
gestation is used to determine gestational age in this report.<br />
A birth is considered preterm if the gestational age at delivery is less than 37 weeks. In <strong>2003</strong>, there were 109 infants for whom<br />
no estimate <strong>of</strong> gestational age was recorded.<br />
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