State Data - March of Dimes
State Data - March of Dimes
State Data - March of Dimes
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<strong>State</strong> Number Percent <strong>of</strong> Live Births<br />
Ohio 8,583* 6.4*<br />
Oregon 2,245* 4.8*<br />
Pennsylvania 9,486* 6.9*<br />
Rhode Island 162 1.5<br />
South Carolina 4,154* 7.1*<br />
South Dakota 800* 6.8*<br />
Tennessee 6,097* 7.8*<br />
Texas 48,540* 12.3*<br />
Utah 2,650* 5.0*<br />
Vermont 173* 2.9*<br />
Virginia 3,579 3.5<br />
Washington 5,759* 6.8*<br />
West Virginia 560 2.8<br />
Wisconsin 2,002 2.9<br />
Wyoming 452* 5.9*<br />
Note: Early prenatal care starts in the first trimester (one to three months). Prenatal care data based on 1989 and 2003<br />
U.S. Revision <strong>of</strong> the Certificate <strong>of</strong> Live Birth are not comparable. Asterisked (*) data is impacted by the 2003 revised<br />
birth certificate and not comparable to earlier years. For more information visit march<strong>of</strong>dimes.com/peristats/calc.pnc.<br />
Source: National Center for Health Statistics 2009 final natality data. Prepared by the <strong>March</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Dimes</strong> Perinatal <strong>Data</strong><br />
Center, 2012.<br />
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