Maternal and Infant Health Indicators - Essex County **
Maternal and Infant Health
Essex County
2007-2009
| Indicator | 3 Year Total |
County Rate |
NYS Rate | Sig.Dif. | NYS Rate exc NYC | Sig.Dif. | County Ranking Group |
HP2010 Goal |
HP2010 Goal Met? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of births to women 25+ years w/out H.S. education | 28 | 4.1 | 14.2 | Yes | 10.2 | Yes | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % births to out of wedlock mothers | 551 | 50.9 | 42.1 | Yes | 38.8 | Yes | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| % first births | 488 | 45.1 | 43.5 | No | 41.2 | No | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| % of births that were multiple births | 54 | 5.0 | 3.9 | No | 4.2 | No | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| % births w/early prenatal care | 775 | 73.8 | 73.0 | No | 74.8 | No | 3rd | 90 | No |
| % births w/late or no prenatal care | 29 | 2.8 | 5.6 | Yes | 4.3 | Yes | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % adequate prenatal care (Kotelchuck) | 742 | 71.8 | 64.6 | Yes | 67.7 | No | 2nd | 90 | No |
| % Pregnant Women in WIC with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care, Low SES | 469 | 91.4 | 84.6 | No | 85.3 | No | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % of Infants in WIC Who Were Breastfeeding at 6 Months, Low SES | 95 | 21.6 | 40.6 | Yes | N/A | Yes | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| % Cesarean section | 363 | 33.5 | 34.1 | No | 35.9 | No | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| Mortality Rates (per 1,000 births) | |||||||||
| Infant (<1 year) | 6 | 5.5* | 5.4 | No | 5.8 | No | 3rd | 4.5 | No |
| Neonatal (<28 days) | 3 | 2.8* | 3.6 | No | 4.0 | No | 1st | 2.9 | Yes |
| Postneonatal (1 month to 1 year) | 3 | 2.8* | 1.8 | No | 1.8 | No | 4th | 1.5 | No |
| Fetal and perinatal deaths-Essex & Hamilton combined | |||||||||
| Essex/Hamilton Fetal death (>20 weeks gest) | s | 1.7* | 6.8 | Yes | 4.9 | No | 1st | 4.1 | Yes |
| Essex/Hamilton Perinatal (20 weeks gest - 28 days of life) | 5 | 4.2* | 10.4 | Yes | 8.9 | No | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| Essex/Hamilton Perinatal (28 weeks gest - 7 days of life) | 3 | 2.5* | 5.6 | No | 5.6 | No | 1st | 4.5 | Yes |
| Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births + | 0 | 0.0* | 20.3 | Yes | 13.9 | Yes | 2nd | 3.3 | Yes |
| % very low birthweight (<1.5 Kg) | 9 | 0.8* | 1.5 | No | 1.4 | No | 1st | 0.9 | Yes |
| % very low birthweight singleton births | 4 | 0.4* | 1.1 | Yes | 1.0 | No | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % low birthweight (<2.5 Kg) | 106 | 9.8 | 8.2 | No | 7.7 | Yes | 4th | 5 | No |
| % low birthweight singleton births | 73 | 6.7 | 6.0 | No | 5.4 | No | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| % Premature Births | |||||||||
| <32 weeks gestation | 24 | 2.3 | 2.1 | No | 1.9 | No | 4th | 1 | No |
| 32 - <37 weeks gestation | 90 | 8.5 | 10.2 | No | 9.6 | No | 1st | 6.4 | No |
| <37 weeks gestation | 114 | 10.8 | 12.3 | No | 11.5 | No | 2nd | 7.6 | No |
| % births w/5 minute APGAR <6 | 7 | 0.6* | 0.7 | No | 0.6 | No | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
| Newborn drug related discharge rate per 10,000 newborn discharges | 3 | 38.3* | 58.4 | No | 70.4 | No | 2nd | N/A | N/A |
s: Total suppressed for confidentiality
*: Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable
+: Definition of Maternal Mortality has changed, see Technical Notes
**: For abortion and fetal death indicators, Essex and Hamilton are combined
