Maternal and Infant Health Indicators - Erie County
2008-2010
| Indicator | Data Links | 3 Year Total | County Rate | NYS Rate | Sig.Dif. | NYS Rate exc NYC | Sig.Dif. | County Ranking Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of births | ||||||||
| % of births to women 25 years and older without a high school education | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,561 | 7.7 | 14.8 | Yes | 10.3 | Yes | 2nd |
| % of births to out-of-wedlock mothers | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 12,983 | 44.4 | 41.4 | Yes | 37.6 | Yes | 3rd |
| % of births that were first births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 12,185 | 41.7 | 43.5 | Yes | 41.3 | No | 3rd |
| % of births that were multiple births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,095 | 3.7 | 3.9 | No | 4.2 | Yes | 2nd |
| % of births with early (1st trimester) prenatal care | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 19,627 | 71.8 | 72.8 | No | 75.2 | Yes | 3nd |
| % of births with late (3rd trimester) or no prenatal care | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,323 | 4.8 | 5.9 | Yes | 4.3 | Yes | 3rd |
| % of births with adequate prenatal care (Kotelchuck) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 16,266 | 62.3 | 66.0 | Yes | 68.2 | Yes | 4st |
| WIC indicators | ||||||||
| % of pregnant women in WIC with early (1st trimester) prenatal care | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 12,893 | 88.9 | 85.6 | Yes | 86.3 | Yes | 2rd |
| % of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy underweight (BMI less than 18.5) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 611 | 4.2 | 4.6 | Yes | 4.1 | No | 2nd |
| % of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy overweight but not obese (BMI 25-less than 30)~ | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 3,630 | 24.9 | 26.6 | Yes | 26.3 | Yes | 3rd |
| % of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy obese (BMI 30 or higher)~ | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 4,243 | 29.2 | 23.4 | Yes | 26.7 | Yes | 2nd |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with anemia in 3rd trimester | (Table) (Map) | 540 | 36.9 | 37.3 | No | 35.4 | No | 3rd |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with gestational weight gain greater than ideal | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 6,640 | 46.7 | 41.8 | Yes | 47.1 | No | 1st |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with gestational diabetes | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 701 | 5.2 | 5.5 | No | 5.7 | Yes | 2nd |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with hypertension during pregnancy | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,095 | 8.1 | 7.2 | Yes | 9.0 | Yes | 1st |
| % of WIC mothers breastfeeding at least 6 months | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,181 | 13.2 | 39.7 | Yes | 28.7 | Yes | 4st |
| % of infants fed any breast milk in delivery hospital | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 17,365 | 65.6 | 78.3 | Yes | 73.5 | Yes | 4st |
| % of infants fed exclusively breast milk in delivery hospital | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 15,223 | 57.5 | 42.5 | Yes | 52.1 | Yes | 3nd |
| % of births delivered by cesarean section | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 10,253 | 35.1 | 34.4 | No | 36.1 | Yes | 3rd |
| Mortality rate per 1,000 live births | ||||||||
| Infant (less than 1 year) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 229 | 7.8 | 5.3 | Yes | 5.7 | Yes | 4th |
| Neonatal (less than 28 days) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 155 | 5.3 | 3.6 | Yes | 4.0 | Yes | 4th |
| Post-neonatal (1 month to 1 year) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 74 | 2.5 | 1.7 | Yes | 1.7 | Yes | 4th |
| Fetal death (>20 weeks gestation) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 138 | 4.7 | 6.9 | Yes | 4.8 | No | 2nd |
| Perinatal (20 weeks gestation - 28 days of life) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 293 | 10.0 | 10.4 | No | 8.8 | Yes | 3rd |
| Perinatal (28 weeks gestation - 7 days of life) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 211 | 7.2 | 5.7 | Yes | 5.7 | Yes | 3rd |
| Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births + | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 10 | 34.2 | 23.3 | No | 17.6 | No | 4th |
| Low birthweight indicators | ||||||||
| % very low birthweight (less than 1.5 kg) births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 489 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yes | 1.4 | Yes | 4th |
| % very low birthweight (less than 1.5kg) singleton births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 354 | 1.3 | 1.1 | Yes | 1.0 | Yes | 4th |
| % low birthweight (less than 2.5 kg) births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 2,357 | 8.1 | 8.2 | No | 7.7 | Yes | 3rd |
| % low birthweight (less than 2.5kg) singleton births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,754 | 6.2 | 6.2 | No | 5.7 | Yes | 4th |
| % of premature births by gestational age | ||||||||
| less than 32 weeks gestation | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 577 | 2.1 | 2.0 | No | 1.9 | No | 3rd |
| 32 - less than 37 weeks gestation | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 2,622 | 9.4 | 9.9 | Yes | 9.3 | No | 3rd |
| less than 37 weeks gestation | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 3,199 | 11.4 | 12.0 | Yes | 11.2 | No | 3rd |
| % of births with a 5 minute APGAR less than 6 | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 162 | 0.6 | 0.7 | Yes | 0.7 | Yes | 1st |
| Newborn drug-related discharge rate per 10,000 newborn discharges | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 379 | 130.1 | 64.0 | Yes | 78.4 | Yes | 4th |
N/A: Data not available
*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable
S: Data do not meet reporting criteria
~ Definition for this indicator has changed. See: Technical Notes
+: Definition of Maternal Mortality has changed. See: Technical Notes
