Maternal and Infant Health Indicators - Orange 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) | 1,692 | 15.1 | 14.8 | No | 10.3 | Yes | 4th |
| % of births to out-of-wedlock mothers | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 5,173 | 33.4 | 41.4 | Yes | 37.6 | Yes | 1st |
| % of births that were first births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 5,963 | 38.6 | 43.5 | Yes | 41.3 | Yes | 1st |
| % of births that were multiple births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 595 | 3.8 | 3.9 | No | 4.2 | No | 3rd |
| % of births with early (1st trimester) prenatal care | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 9,284 | 67.0 | 72.8 | Yes | 75.2 | Yes | 4st |
| % of births with late (3rd trimester) or no prenatal care | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 690 | 5.0 | 5.9 | Yes | 4.3 | Yes | 3rd |
| % of births with adequate prenatal care (Kotelchuck) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 7,877 | 59.1 | 66.0 | Yes | 68.2 | Yes | 4st |
| WIC indicators | ||||||||
| % of pregnant women in WIC with early (1st trimester) prenatal care | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 6,091 | 87.1 | 85.6 | No | 86.3 | No | 3nd |
| % of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy underweight (BMI less than 18.5) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 243 | 3.5 | 4.6 | Yes | 4.1 | Yes | 1st |
| % of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy overweight but not obese (BMI 25-less than 30)~ | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,861 | 27.1 | 26.6 | No | 26.3 | No | 4th |
| % of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy obese (BMI 30 or higher)~ | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,554 | 22.6 | 23.4 | No | 26.7 | Yes | 1st |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with anemia in 3rd trimester | (Table) (Map) | 419 | 43.4 | 37.3 | Yes | 35.4 | Yes | 4th |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with gestational weight gain greater than ideal | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 2,625 | 39.0 | 41.8 | Yes | 47.1 | Yes | 1st |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with gestational diabetes | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 333 | 5.1 | 5.5 | No | 5.7 | Yes | 2nd |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with hypertension during pregnancy | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 385 | 5.9 | 7.2 | Yes | 9.0 | Yes | 1st |
| % of WIC mothers breastfeeding at least 6 months | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 2,295 | 46.9 | 39.7 | Yes | 28.7 | Yes | 1th |
| % of infants fed any breast milk in delivery hospital | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 10,936 | 76.1 | 78.3 | Yes | 73.5 | Yes | 2rd |
| % of infants fed exclusively breast milk in delivery hospital | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 6,401 | 44.5 | 42.5 | Yes | 52.1 | Yes | 4st |
| % of births delivered by cesarean section | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 5,059 | 32.7 | 34.4 | Yes | 36.1 | Yes | 2nd |
| Mortality rate per 1,000 live births | ||||||||
| Infant (less than 1 year) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 88 | 5.7 | 5.3 | No | 5.7 | No | 3rd |
| Neonatal (less than 28 days) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 62 | 4.0 | 3.6 | No | 4.0 | No | 3rd |
| Post-neonatal (1 month to 1 year) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 26 | 1.7 | 1.7 | No | 1.7 | No | 3rd |
| Fetal death (>20 weeks gestation) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 76 | 4.9 | 6.9 | Yes | 4.8 | No | 2nd |
| Perinatal (20 weeks gestation - 28 days of life) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 138 | 8.9 | 10.4 | Yes | 8.8 | No | 2nd |
| Perinatal (28 weeks gestation - 7 days of life) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 91 | 5.9 | 5.7 | No | 5.7 | No | 3rd |
| Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births + | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 3 | 19.4* | 23.3 | No | 17.6 | No | 3rd |
| Low birthweight indicators | ||||||||
| % very low birthweight (less than 1.5 kg) births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 178 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yes | 1.4 | Yes | 2nd |
| % very low birthweight (less than 1.5kg) singleton births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 137 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Yes | 1.0 | No | 2nd |
| % low birthweight (less than 2.5 kg) births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,083 | 7.0 | 8.2 | Yes | 7.7 | Yes | 2nd |
| % low birthweight (less than 2.5kg) singleton births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 747 | 5.0 | 6.2 | Yes | 5.7 | Yes | 2nd |
| % of premature births by gestational age | ||||||||
| less than 32 weeks gestation | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 260 | 1.8 | 2.0 | No | 1.9 | No | 2nd |
| 32 - less than 37 weeks gestation | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,211 | 8.5 | 9.9 | Yes | 9.3 | Yes | 2nd |
| less than 37 weeks gestation | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,471 | 10.4 | 12.0 | Yes | 11.2 | Yes | 2nd |
| % of births with a 5 minute APGAR less than 6 | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 109 | 0.7 | 0.7 | No | 0.7 | No | 3rd |
| Newborn drug-related discharge rate per 10,000 newborn discharges | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 50 | 35.0 | 64.0 | Yes | 78.4 | Yes | 1st |
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


