Center for Health Statistics - NJ Health Statistics 1997

TABLE N28. RESIDENT BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT AND ONSET OF PRENATAL CARE NEW JERSEY, 1997
ONSET OFPRENATAL CARE	TOTAL BIRTHS	WEIGHT AT BIRTH
ONSET OFPRENATAL CARE	TOTAL BIRTHS	UNDER 2,500 GRAMS	2,500 GRAMS AND OVER	NOT STATED	PERCENT LOW BIRTH WEIGHT*
FIRST TRIMESTER	84,855	5,879	78,891	85	6.9
SECOND TRIMESTER	14,892	1,220	13,656	16	8.2
THIRD TRIMESTER	3,619	284	3,332	3	7.8
NO CARE	1,376	412	956	8	29.9
NOT STATED	8,590	892	5,149	2,549	10.4
TOTAL	113,332	8,687	101,984	2,661	7.7
* Percent of live births weighing less than 2,500 grams (5 lbs. 8 oz.)