TABLE N47. COMPLICATIONS OF LABOR AND DELIVERY BY AGE AND RACE/ETHNICITY OF MOTHER
NEW JERSEY, 1998
RACE/ETHNICITY AND COMPLICATIONS	TOTAL		PERCENTAGES BY AGE GROUP
	NO.	%	10-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-59
WHITE NON-HISPANIC
None	27,207	42.7	43.2	42.3	43.3	42.6	43.0	39.3
Febrile (>100 F or 38C)	1,313	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.6	2.0	1.4	1.3
Meconium, Moderate/Heavy	4,018	6.3	8.3	7.0	6.3	6.1	5.9	6.5
Premature Rupture of Membrane (>12 hours)	1,171	1.8	1.7	2.2	2.0	1.7	1.7	1.8
Abruptio Placenta	390	0.6	**	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	**
Placenta Previa	271	0.4	**	**	0.2	0.5	0.7	**
Other Excessive Bleeding	1,169	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.7	2.1	2.4
Precipitous Labor (<3 hours)	3,029	4.8	3.2	4.8	4.0	5.0	5.4	5.4
Prolonged Labor (>20 hours)	947	1.5	2.6	2.3	1.6	1.4	1.0	1.3
Dysfunctional Labor	830	1.3	**	1.3	26.1	1.3	1.3	1.8
Breech/Malpresentation	2,997	4.7	3.4	3.4	4.2	4.7	5.7	6.8
Cephalopelvic Disproportion	1,322	2.1	1.7	2.2	2.3	2.1	1.8	1.8
Cord Prolapse	148	0.2	**	**	0.2	0.3	0.2	**
Fetal Distress	3,710	5.8	4.9	5.9	6.0	5.6	6.1	6.7
Other Complication	22,000	34.6	36.1	35.7	34.5	34.7	33.7	33.2
BLACK NON-HISPANIC
None	7,875	41.6	43.0	43.7	41.6	39.8	38.6	34.9
Febrile (>100 F or 38C)	405	2.1	2.4	2.0	2.5	1.8	2.0	**
Meconium, Moderate/Heavy	1,961	10.4	10.7	10.7	9.9	10.2	10.3	11.3
Premature Rupture of Membrane (>12 hours)	467	2.5	2.3	2.4	2.6	2.6	2.3	**
Abruptio Placenta	188	1.0	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.4	**
Placenta Previa	87	0.5	**	**	0.6	0.5	1.2	**
Other Excessive Bleeding	425	2.2	1.5	2.0	2.3	2.3	3.7	**
Precipitous Labor (<3 hours)	963	5.1	3.6	4.9	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.0
Prolonged Labor (>20 hours)	421	2.2	2.7	2.6	2.0	2.0	1.4	**
Dysfunctional Labor	267	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.7	**	**
Breech/Malpresentation	715	3.8	2.5	2.7	4.2	4.6	5.7	5.5
Cephalopelvic Disproportion	297	1.6	1.8	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.6	**
Cord Prolapse	50	0.3	**	**	**	**	**	**
Fetal Distress	1,448	7.6	7.0	7.2	7.6	8.5	8.3	9.0
Other Complication	6,470	34.2	36.1	33.4	33.7	33.9	36.5	33.4
HISPANIC
None	9,449	46.9	45.3	47.3	48.2	46.4	46.3	45.0
Febrile (>100 F or 38C)	442	2.2	2.9	2.5	2.1	1.7	1.7	**
Meconium, Moderate/Heavy	1,479	7.3	8.2	7.4	7.1	7.2	7.3	5.4
Premature Rupture of Membrane (>12 hours)	316	1.6	1.7	1.4	1.7	1.7	1.2	**
Abruptio Placenta	110	0.5	**	0.4	0.6	0.8	**	**
Placenta Previa	91	0.5	**	**	0.5	0.6	1.2	**
Other Excessive Bleeding	319	1.6	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.9	1.8	**
Precipitous Labor (<3 hours)	823	4.1	3.0	4.3	4.7	3.8	4.1	**
Prolonged Labor (>20 hours)	524	2.6	4.0	3.1	2.1	2.1	1.5	**
Dysfunctional Labor	236	1.2	1.5	1.0	1.3	1.0	1.2	**
Breech/Malpresentation	841	4.2	3.1	3.7	4.3	4.3	6.3	6.8
Cephalopelvic Disproportion	456	2.3	1.9	2.2	2.6	2.3	1.9	**
Cord Prolapse	49	0.2	**	**	**	**	**	**
Fetal Distress	1,040	5.2	5.0	4.7	4.8	6.1	5.4	7.3
Other Complication	6,739	33.5	35.7	33.5	32.8	33.4	33.1	27.4
** Number is too small to calculate a reliable rate.
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER NON-HISPANIC
None	3,311	44.8	46.3	46.7	44.1	46.3	42.8	39.9
Febrile (>100 F or 38C)	234	3.2	**	3.6	3.6	2.9	2.7	**
Meconium, Moderate/Heavy	446	6.0	**	7.5	6.1	5.2	6.2	**
Premature Rupture of Membrane (>12 hours)	108	1.5	**	**	1.4	1.1	2.2	**
Abruptio Placenta	41	0.6	**	**	**	**	**	**
Placenta Previa	38	0.5	**	**	**	**	**	**
Other Excessive Bleeding	104	1.4	**	**	1.5	1.2	1.8	**
Precipitous Labor (<3 hours)	272	3.7	**	3.7	3.0	3.5	5.5	**
Prolonged Labor (>20 hours)	143	1.9	**	2.8	1.7	2.2	1.7	**
Dysfunctional Labor	88	1.2	**	**	1.2	1.4	**	**
Breech/Malpresentation	322	4.4	**	3.7	3.8	4.1	5.0	11.3
Cephalopelvic Disproportion	170	2.3	**	**	2.7	2.2	2.3	**
Cord Prolapse	20	0.3	**	**	**	**	**	**
Fetal Distress	464	6.3	**	6.7	6.3	6.2	6.0	**
Other Complication	2,478	33.5	30.5	31.2	35.1	31.8	35.4	35.9
TOTAL
None	48,314	42.4	43.8	43.9	43.3	41.8	41.3	37.5
Febrile (>100 F or 38C)	2,416	2.1	2.5	2.3	2.5	2.0	1.5	1.3
Meconium, Moderate/Heavy	8,001	7.0	9.3	8.1	6.9	6.5	6.3	6.7
Premature Rupture of Membrane (>12 hours)	2,082	1.8	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.7	1.7	1.9
Abruptio Placenta	742	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	1.0
Placenta Previa	493	0.4	**	0.1	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.8
Other Excessive Bleeding	2,037	1.8	1.5	1.7	1.8	1.7	2.1	2.4
Precipitous Labor (<3 hours)	5,134	4.5	3.3	4.5	4.3	4.7	5.1	4.9
Prolonged Labor (>20 hours)	2,051	1.8	3.1	2.6	1.7	1.6	1.1	1.3
Dysfunctional Labor	1,434	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.5
Breech/Malpresentation	4,915	4.3	2.9	3.3	4.1	4.5	5.5	6.7
Cephalopelvic Disproportion	2,264	2.0	1.8	1.9	2.2	2.0	1.8	1.7
Cord Prolapse	270	0.2	**	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	**
Fetal Distress	6,736	5.9	5.8	5.8	6.0	5.8	6.1	6.7
Other Complication	38,073	33.4	35.8	33.8	33.5	33.3	32.6	31.3
Total by race/ethnicity and total by age includes race/ethnicity not stated and/or age not stated.
Percentages are computed per 100 age/race/ethnicity-specific births.
** Number is too small to calculate a reliable rate.
Other Complication includes lacerations with or without hemorrhage, cord complications, non-reassuring fetal heart pattern, arrested progress, preterm and other rupture of membranes, shoulder dystocia, preterm labor, uterine atony, intrapartum infection, light meconium, macrosomia, retained placenta, and other complications.