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2002 LOUISIANA VITAL STATISTICS REPORT FIGURES<br />

CONTENTS<br />

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................i<br />

Contents.....................................................................................................................................................................iii<br />

Tables ........................................................................................................................................................................vi<br />

Figures ..................................................................................................................................................................... viii<br />

Map <strong>of</strong> <strong>Louisiana</strong>........................................................................................................................................................ix<br />

SUMMARY OF VITAL EVENTS................................................................................................................................ 1<br />

<strong>Louisiana</strong> and the United States in <strong>2003</strong> ........................................................................................................... 3<br />

Summary <strong>of</strong> <strong>Vital</strong> Events in <strong>2003</strong>....................................................................................................................... 4<br />

Population Summary.................................................................................................................................. 4<br />

Live Birth Summary.................................................................................................................................... 4<br />

Spontaneous Fetal Death Summary.......................................................................................................... 5<br />

<strong>Report</strong>ed Induced Termination <strong>of</strong> Pregnancy Summary............................................................................ 5<br />

Death Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 5<br />

Infant Mortality Summary ........................................................................................................................... 6<br />

Maternal Mortality Summary ...................................................................................................................... 6<br />

Marriage and Divorce Summary ................................................................................................................ 6<br />

POPULATION............................................................................................................................................................ 7<br />

Use <strong>of</strong> Population Data in <strong>Vital</strong> Event Surveillance .................................................................................... 9<br />

Source <strong>of</strong> Data: Bridged-race population estimate, <strong>2003</strong>.......................................................................... 9<br />

Population Estimates ......................................................................................................................................... 9<br />

LIVE BIRTHS: ........................................................................................................................................................ 13<br />

Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 15<br />

Birth Counts and Rates.................................................................................................................................... 16<br />

Number <strong>of</strong> Births ...................................................................................................................................... 16<br />

Crude Birth Rate....................................................................................................................................... 16<br />

Fertility Rates ........................................................................................................................................... 17<br />

Maternal Pr<strong>of</strong>ile ................................................................................................................................................ 18<br />

Age <strong>of</strong> Mother........................................................................................................................................... 18<br />

Birth Order................................................................................................................................................ 19<br />

Race <strong>of</strong> Mother......................................................................................................................................... 20<br />

Teen and Pre-Teen Births........................................................................................................................ 20<br />

Education ................................................................................................................................................. 22<br />

Marital Status ........................................................................................................................................... 22<br />

Prenatal Care ........................................................................................................................................... 23<br />

Medical Risk Factors for Complications <strong>of</strong> Pregnancy............................................................................. 25<br />

Tobacco and Alcohol Use during Pregnancy........................................................................................... 27<br />

Newborn Pr<strong>of</strong>ile................................................................................................................................................ 28<br />

Gender...................................................................................................................................................... 28<br />

Birthweight................................................................................................................................................ 29<br />

Gestational Age........................................................................................................................................ 31<br />

Multiple Births........................................................................................................................................... 32<br />

Apgar Score ............................................................................................................................................. 32<br />

Congenital Anomalies .............................................................................................................................. 32<br />

Delivery Characteristics: Medical Procedures, Complications, and Facilities ................................................ 34<br />

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

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