Definition

This indicator reports the number and percentage of births to mothers who either did not receive prenatal care, or whose care began during the second or third trimester, which is considered late.

Data Source

has not published new data for this indicator in recent years, but the indicator will be updated on the KIDS COUNT Data Center if or when new data are released. Until then, these data may provide useful historical information for those working in this field.

Notes

The numbers and percentages of births to mothers who either did not receive prenatal care, or whose care began during the second or third trimester were obtained from the State Department of Public Health Vital Statistics tables. Counts of five or fewer—excluding zero—were suppressed by the Department of Public Health, as were percentages derived from suppressed totals from 2004-2019. Counts of ten or fewer—excluding zero—were suppressed by the Department of Public Health, as were percentages derived from suppressed totals from 2020 forward. Denominators used for calculating percentages exclude records with missing data.

NA: Not Available

S: Data Suppressed

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Last Updated

2025-01