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Mothers who Received Early Prenatal Care
| Value: |
81.0 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2009 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
MD Counties |
| 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 began prenatal care in the first trimester of their pregnancy. |
| 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. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to increase the proportion of pregnant women who receive prenatal care in the first trimester to 77.9%. |
| Technical Note: The distribution is based on data from 24 Maryland counties and county equivalents.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
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Mothers who Received Early Prenatal Care by Age
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Mothers Who Received Early Prenatal Care 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 Early Prenatal Care
| Value: |
81.0 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 began prenatal care in the first trimester of their pregnancy. |
| 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. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to increase the proportion of pregnant women who receive prenatal care in the first trimester to 77.9%. |
| 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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Mothers who Received Early Prenatal Care by Age
percent
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Mothers Who Received Early Prenatal Care 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 Early Prenatal Care
| Value: |
81.0 percent |
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Maryland SHIP:
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84.2 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2009 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
Maryland State Health Improvement Process 2014 Target |
| 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 began prenatal care in the first trimester of their pregnancy. |
| 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. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to increase the proportion of pregnant women who receive prenatal care in the first trimester to 77.9%.About This Target: Target is based on the Maryland SHIP 2014 Target for the percent of pregnancies that start care in the first trimester objective (#6). |
| Technical Note: 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: Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services |
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Time Series Data
percent
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Mothers who Received Early Prenatal Care by Age
percent
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Mothers Who Received Early Prenatal Care 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 Early Prenatal Care
| Value: |
81.0 percent |
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Healthy People 2020 Target:
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77.9 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2009 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
Healthy People 2020 Target |
| 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 began prenatal care in the first trimester of their pregnancy. |
| 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. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to increase the proportion of pregnant women who receive prenatal care in the first trimester to 77.9%. |
| Technical Note: 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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Mothers who Received Early Prenatal Care by Age
percent
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Mothers Who Received Early Prenatal Care 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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