Maternal and Infant Health Indicators - Queens 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) | 13,498 | 19.1 | 14.8 | Yes | 19.4 | No | 4th |
| % of births to out-of-wedlock mothers | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 38,793 | 42.0 | 41.4 | Yes | 45.4 | Yes | 2nd |
| % of births that were first births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 42,304 | 45.8 | 43.5 | Yes | 45.8 | No | 4th |
| % of births that were multiple births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 3,000 | 3.3 | 3.9 | Yes | 3.7 | Yes | 1st |
| % of births with early (1st trimester) prenatal care | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 62,304 | 70.2 | 72.8 | Yes | 70.4 | No | 4th |
| % of births with late (3rd trimester) or no prenatal care | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 7,251 | 8.2 | 5.9 | Yes | 7.4 | Yes | 4th |
| % of births with adequate prenatal care (Kotelchuck) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 55,958 | 63.8 | 66.0 | Yes | 63.7 | No | 4th |
| WIC indicators | ||||||||
| % of pregnant women in WIC with early (1st trimester) prenatal care | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 42,645 | 87.8 | 85.6 | Yes | 85.2 | Yes | 3rd |
| % of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy underweight (BMI less than 18.5) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 2,395 | 5.0 | 4.6 | Yes | 4.9 | No | 3rd |
| % of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy overweight but not obese (BMI 25-less than 30)~ | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 13,028 | 27.4 | 26.6 | Yes | 26.8 | Yes | 4th |
| % of pregnant women in WIC who were pre-pregnancy obese (BMI 30 or higher)~ | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 8,226 | 17.3 | 23.4 | Yes | 20.8 | Yes | 1st |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with anemia in 3rd trimester | (Table) (Map) | 2,305 | 35.0 | 37.3 | Yes | 38.4 | Yes | 3rd |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with gestational weight gain greater than ideal | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 16,366 | 36.0 | 41.8 | Yes | 37.7 | Yes | 1st |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with gestational diabetes | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 2,912 | 6.6 | 5.5 | Yes | 5.3 | Yes | 3rd |
| % of pregnant women in WIC with hypertension during pregnancy | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 2,346 | 5.3 | 7.2 | Yes | 5.8 | Yes | 1st |
| % of WIC mothers breastfeeding at least 6 months | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 15,258 | 47.9 | 39.7 | Yes | 48.0 | No | 1st |
| % of infants fed any breast milk in delivery hospital | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 66,486 | 82.0 | 78.3 | Yes | 83.3 | Yes | 1st |
| % of infants fed exclusively breast milk in delivery hospital | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 22,314 | 27.5 | 42.5 | Yes | 32.4 | Yes | 4th |
| % of births delivered by cesarean section | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 32,752 | 35.5 | 34.4 | Yes | 32.7 | Yes | 4th |
| Mortality rate per 1,000 live births | ||||||||
| Infant (less than 1 year) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 397 | 4.3 | 5.3 | Yes | 4.8 | Yes | 2nd |
| Neonatal (less than 28 days) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 258 | 2.8 | 3.6 | Yes | 3.2 | No | 2nd |
| Post-neonatal (1 month to 1 year) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 139 | 1.5 | 1.7 | No | 1.6 | No | 2nd |
| Fetal death (>20 weeks gestation) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 695 | 7.5 | 6.9 | Yes | 9.0 | Yes | 3rd |
| Perinatal (20 weeks gestation - 28 days of life) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 953 | 10.2 | 10.4 | No | 12.2 | Yes | 3rd |
| Perinatal (28 weeks gestation - 7 days of life) | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 476 | 5.1 | 5.7 | Yes | 5.7 | No | 2nd |
| Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births + | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 30 | 32.5 | 23.3 | No | 29.2 | No | 4th |
| Low birthweight indicators | ||||||||
| % very low birthweight (less than 1.5 kg) births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,337 | 1.4 | 1.5 | No | 1.6 | Yes | 3rd |
| % very low birthweight (less than 1.5kg) singleton births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 986 | 1.1 | 1.1 | No | 1.2 | Yes | 3rd |
| % low birthweight (less than 2.5 kg) births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 7,592 | 8.2 | 8.2 | No | 8.7 | Yes | 4th |
| % low birthweight (less than 2.5kg) singleton births | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 5,849 | 6.6 | 6.2 | Yes | 6.8 | Yes | 4th |
| % of premature births by gestational age | ||||||||
| less than 32 weeks gestation | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 1,775 | 1.9 | 2.0 | No | 2.1 | Yes | 2nd |
| 32 - less than 37 weeks gestation | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 9,315 | 10.2 | 9.9 | Yes | 10.6 | Yes | 4th |
| less than 37 weeks gestation | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 11,090 | 12.1 | 12.0 | No | 12.7 | Yes | 4th |
| % of births with a 5 minute APGAR less than 6 | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 504 | 0.5 | 0.7 | Yes | 0.7 | Yes | 1st |
| Newborn drug-related discharge rate per 10,000 newborn discharges | (Table) (Trend) (Map) | 266 | 29.9 | 64.0 | Yes | 49.4 | 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
