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TABLE
N28. RESIDENT BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT AND ONSET OF PRENATAL CARE
NEW JERSEY, 1996 |
ONSET
OF
PRENATAL CARE |
TOTAL
BIRTHS |
WEIGHT
AT BIRTH |
|
UNDER
2,500 GRAMS
|
2,500
GRAMS
AND OVER
|
NOT
STATED
|
PERCENT
LOW BIRTH
WEIGHT* |
| FIRST
TRIMESTER |
85,718 |
5,695 |
79,871 |
152 |
6.6 |
| SECOND
TRIMESTER |
14,645 |
1,190 |
13,434 |
21 |
8.1 |
| THIRD
TRIMESTER |
3,374 |
255 |
3,111 |
8 |
7.6 |
| NO
CARE |
1,451 |
480 |
968 |
3 |
33.1 |
| NOT
STATED |
9,147 |
936 |
5,665 |
2,546 |
10.2 |
| TOTAL |
114,335 |
8,556 |
103,049 |
2,730 |
7.5 |
| *
Percent of live births weighing less than 2,500 grams (5 lbs.
8 oz.) |
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