Maternal and Infant Health Indicators - Kings County
2008-2010
| Indicator | Data Links | 3 Year Total | County Rate | NYS Rate | Sig.Dif. | NYC Rate | Sig.Dif. | County Ranking Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of births | ||||||||
| % of births to women 25 years and older without a high school education | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 18,755 | 21.0 | 14.8 | Yes | 19.4 | Yes | 4th |
| % of births to out-of-wedlock mothers | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 52,348 | 41.7 | 41.4 | No | 45.4 | Yes | 2nd |
| % of births that were first births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 53,143 | 42.3 | 43.5 | Yes | 45.8 | Yes | 3rd |
| % of births that were multiple births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 4,289 | 3.4 | 3.9 | Yes | 3.7 | Yes | 2nd |
| % of births with early (1st trimester) prenatal care | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 83,416 | 70.9 | 72.8 | Yes | 70.4 | No | 3rd |
| % of births with late (3rd trimester) or no prenatal care | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 7,762 | 6.6 | 5.9 | Yes | 7.4 | Yes | 4th |
| % of births with adequate prenatal care (Kotelchuck) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 74,822 | 64.1 | 66.0 | Yes | 63.7 | No | 3rd |
| WIC indicators | ||||||||
| % of pregnant women in WIC with early (1st trimester) prenatal care | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 67,797 | 84.7 | 85.6 | Yes | 85.2 | No | 3rd |
| % of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy underweight (BMI less than 18.5) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 4,611 | 5.6 | 4.6 | Yes | 4.9 | Yes | 4th |
| % of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy overweight but not obese (BMI 25-less than 30)~ | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 20,665 | 25.3 | 26.6 | Yes | 26.8 | Yes | 3rd |
| % of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy obese (BMI 30 or higher)~ | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 16,570 | 20.3 | 23.4 | Yes | 20.8 | Yes | 1st |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with anemia in 3rd trimester | (Table) (Map) | 3,612 | 38.9 | 37.3 | Yes | 38.4 | No | 4th |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with gestational weight gain greater than ideal | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 26,842 | 35.6 | 41.8 | Yes | 37.7 | Yes | 1st |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with gestational diabetes | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 3,398 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Yes | 5.3 | Yes | 1st |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with hypertension during pregnancy | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 3,630 | 5.0 | 7.2 | Yes | 5.8 | Yes | 1st |
| % of WIC mothers breastfeeding at least 6 months | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 28,926 | 52.5 | 39.7 | Yes | 48.0 | Yes | 1st |
| % of infants fed any breast milk in delivery hospital | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 95,504 | 83.5 | 78.3 | Yes | 83.3 | No | 1st |
| % of infants fed exclusively breast milk in delivery hospital | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 37,281 | 32.6 | 42.5 | Yes | 32.4 | No | 4th |
| % of births delivered by cesarean section | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 37,517 | 29.9 | 34.4 | Yes | 32.7 | Yes | 1st |
| Mortality rate per 1,000 live births | ||||||||
| Infant (less than 1 year) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 610 | 4.9 | 5.3 | No | 4.8 | No | 2nd |
| Neonatal (less than 28 days) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 386 | 3.1 | 3.6 | Yes | 3.2 | No | 2nd |
| Post-neonatal (1 month to 1 year) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 224 | 1.8 | 1.7 | No | 1.6 | No | 3rd |
| Fetal death (>20 weeks gestation) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,320 | 10.4 | 6.9 | Yes | 9.0 | Yes | 4th |
| Perinatal (20 weeks gestation - 28 days of life) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,706 | 13.4 | 10.4 | Yes | 12.2 | Yes | 4th |
| Perinatal (28 weeks gestation - 7 days of life) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 729 | 5.8 | 5.7 | No | 5.7 | No | 3rd |
| Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births + | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 41 | 32.7 | 23.3 | No | 29.2 | No | 4th |
| Low birthweight indicators | ||||||||
| % very low birthweight (less than 1.5 kg) births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 2,025 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yes | 1.6 | No | 4th |
| % very low birthweight (less than 1.5kg) singleton births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,501 | 1.2 | 1.1 | Yes | 1.2 | No | 4th |
| % low birthweight (less than 2.5 kg) births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 10,663 | 8.5 | 8.2 | Yes | 8.7 | Yes | 4th |
| % low birthweight (less than 2.5kg) singleton births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 8,053 | 6.6 | 6.2 | Yes | 6.8 | No | 4th |
| % of premature births by gestational age | ||||||||
| less than 32 weeks gestation | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 2,563 | 2.1 | 2.0 | No | 2.1 | No | 3rd |
| 32 - less than 37 weeks gestation | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 12,906 | 10.4 | 9.9 | Yes | 10.6 | No | 4th |
| less than 37 weeks gestation | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 15,469 | 12.5 | 12.0 | Yes | 12.7 | No | 4th |
| % of births with a 5 minute APGAR less than 6 | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 775 | 0.6 | 0.7 | Yes | 0.7 | Yes | 2nd |
| Newborn drug-related discharge rate per 10,000 newborn discharges | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 504 | 40.7 | 64.0 | Yes | 49.4 | Yes | 2nd |
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


