Maternal and Infant Health Indicators - Essex County **
Maternal and Infant Health
Essex County
2004-2006
| Indicator | 3 Year Total |
County Rate |
NYS Rate | Sig.Dif. | NYS Rate exc NYC | Sig.Dif. | Ranking Quartile |
HP2010 Goal |
HP2010 Goal Met? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of births to women 25+ years w/out H.S. education | 3 | 0.4* | 7.6 | Yes | 3.5 | Yes | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % births to out of wedlock mothers | 506 | 45.2 | 40.0 | Yes | 35.0 | Yes | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| % first births | 451 | 40.3 | 42.9 | No | 40.9 | No | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| % of births that were multiple births | 34 | 3.0 | 3.8 | No | 4.1 | No | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % births w/early prenatal care | 842 | 78.1 | 74.9 | No | 77.3 | No | 2nd | 90 | No |
| % births w/late or no prenatal care | 27 | 2.5 | 5.0 | Yes | 3.8 | Yes | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % adequate prenatal care (Kotelchuck) | 816 | 77.1 | 63.0 | Yes | 68.6 | Yes | 1st | 90 | No |
| % Pregnant Women in WIC with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care, Low SES (2005-07) | 391 | 92.2 | 84.0 | No | 85.1 | No | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % Cesarian section | 340 | 30.4 | 31.5 | No | 33.2 | No | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| Mortality Rates (per 1,000 births) | |||||||||
| Infant (<1 year) | 6 | 5.4* | 5.8 | No | 5.8 | No | 2nd | 4.5 | No |
| Neonatal (<28 days) | 3 | 2.7* | 4.0 | No | 4.1 | No | 1st | 2.9 | Yes |
| Postneonatal (1 month to 1 year) | 3 | 2.7* | 1.8 | No | 1.7 | No | 4th | 1.5 | No |
| Fetal and perinatal deaths-Essex & Hamilton combined | |||||||||
| Essex/Hamilton Fetal death (>20 weeks gest) | 4 | 3.3* | 6.9 | No | 4.7 | No | 1st | 4.1 | Yes |
| Essex/Hamilton Perinatal (20 weeks gest - 28 days of life) | 7 | 5.7* | 10.9 | No | 8.9 | No | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| Essex/Hamilton Perinatal (28 weeks gest - 7 days of life) | 3 | 2.5* | 6.0 | No | 5.6 | No | 1st | 4.5 | Yes |
| Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 births | 0 | 0.0* | 18.3 | Yes | 12.1 | Yes | 2nd | 3.3 | Yes |
| % very low birthweight (<1.5 Kg) | 6 | 0.5* | 1.6 | Yes | 1.5 | Yes | 1st | 0.9 | Yes |
| % very low birthweight singleton births | 3 | 0.3* | 1.1 | Yes | 1.0 | Yes | 1st | N/A | N/A |
| % low birthweight (<2.5 Kg) | 74 | 6.6 | 8.3 | No | 7.7 | No | 1st | 5 | No |
| % low birthweight singleton births | 62 | 5.5 | 6.1 | No | 5.5 | No | 3rd | N/A | N/A |
| % Premature Births | |||||||||
| <32 weeks gestation | 8 | 0.7* | 2.1 | Yes | 1.9 | Yes | 1st | 1 | Yes |
| 32 - <37 weeks gestation | 102 | 9.4 | 10.2 | No | 9.8 | No | 3rd | 6.4 | No |
| <37 weeks gestation | 110 | 10.1 | 12.3 | Yes | 11.7 | No | 1st | 7.6 | No |
| % births w/5 minute APGAR <6 | 11 | 1.0* | 0.5 | No | 0.6 | No | 4th | N/A | N/A |
| Newborn drug related discharge rate per 10,000 newborn discharges | s | 12.1* | 58.0 | No | 58.0 | No | 1st | N/A | N/A |
s: Total suppressed for confidentiality
*: Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable
**: For abortion and fetal death indicators, Essex and Hamilton are combined
