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Mothers who Received Late or No Prenatal Care
| Value: |
4.6 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2009 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
MD State Value |
| Categories: |
Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health
Health / Family Planning
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of births to mothers who received prenatal care during their third trimester or did not receive prenatal care at all. |
| Why this is important: Babies born to mothers who do not receive prenatal care are three times more likely to have a low birth weight and five times more likely to die than those born to mothers who do get care. Early prenatal care (i.e. care in the first trimester of a pregnancy) allows women and their health care providers to identify and, when possible, treat or correct health problems and health-compromising behaviors that can be particularly damaging during the initial stages of fetal development. Increasing the number of women who receive prenatal care, and who do so early in their pregnancies, can improve birth outcomes and lower health care costs by reducing the likelihood of complications during pregnancy and childbirth. |
| Technical Note: The regional value is compared to the Maryland state value.Data are suppressed for 2010 and 2011 for month prenatal care began in Montgomery County. Upon the implementation of the revised birth certificate in 2010 there were data collection issues that led to missing values on prenatal care for over 40% of birth records; one of the five county hospitals did not record the month prenatal care began for 94% of its births. Upon adequate reporting on the month prenatal care began at this facility, these data will be updated. |
| Source: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| URL of Source: http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/SitePages/Home.aspx |
| URL of Data: http://www.matchstats.org/cgi-bin/broker.dll?_SERVICE=MDM... |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
percent
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Maryland Mothers who did Not Receive Prenatal Care or Only Received Care in the 3rd Trimester by Age
percent
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Maryland Mothers who did Not Receive Prenatal Care or Only Received Care in the 3rd Trimester by Race/Ethnicity
percent
Race groups include people of both Hispanic and non-Hispanic ethnicities. The Hispanic group includes people of all races.
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Mothers who Received Late or No Prenatal Care
| Value: |
4.6 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2009 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
Prior Value |
| Categories: |
Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health
Health / Family Planning
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of births to mothers who received prenatal care during their third trimester or did not receive prenatal care at all. |
| Why this is important: Babies born to mothers who do not receive prenatal care are three times more likely to have a low birth weight and five times more likely to die than those born to mothers who do get care. Early prenatal care (i.e. care in the first trimester of a pregnancy) allows women and their health care providers to identify and, when possible, treat or correct health problems and health-compromising behaviors that can be particularly damaging during the initial stages of fetal development. Increasing the number of women who receive prenatal care, and who do so early in their pregnancies, can improve birth outcomes and lower health care costs by reducing the likelihood of complications during pregnancy and childbirth. |
| Technical Note: The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the trend.Data are suppressed for 2010 and 2011 for month prenatal care began in Montgomery County. Upon the implementation of the revised birth certificate in 2010 there were data collection issues that led to missing values on prenatal care for over 40% of birth records; one of the five county hospitals did not record the month prenatal care began for 94% of its births. Upon adequate reporting on the month prenatal care began at this facility, these data will be updated. |
| Source: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| URL of Source: http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/SitePages/Home.aspx |
| URL of Data: http://www.matchstats.org/cgi-bin/broker.dll?_SERVICE=MDM... |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
percent
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Maryland Mothers who did Not Receive Prenatal Care or Only Received Care in the 3rd Trimester by Age
percent
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Maryland Mothers who did Not Receive Prenatal Care or Only Received Care in the 3rd Trimester by Race/Ethnicity
percent
Race groups include people of both Hispanic and non-Hispanic ethnicities. The Hispanic group includes people of all races.
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