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InghamCountyHealthSurveillanceBook2015

Pregnancy & Natality

Section

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Pregnancy & Natality

Thehealthofwomenandchildreniscentraltothepublichealthofacommunity.Ahealthypregnancy

andchildbirthpavesthewaytoahealthierchildhoodandadultlife.Therefore,itisimportanttoun-

derstandfactorsaffectingpregnancyandnatalityandrelatedoutcomedataatthecounty,stateand

nationallevels.

Todothatforalocalcounty,itisimportanttoscreentherelevantdatafromvitalrecordsstatistics

collectedbystateornationaldatasources.Theprimarypurposeforcollectionofvitalrecordsisto

recordinformationonvitaleventsforlegalpurposes;vitalrecords�ilesalsoserveasanimportant

sourceforstatisticalinformation.

Thissectionofthereportisintendedtoassistpolicymakers,programmanagers,andotherinterest-

edpersonsunderstandhealthfactorsandtrendsaffectinghealthypregnanciesandnatality.Thisre-

port includesanumberofpregnancyandnatalityindicators forInghamCounty,Michigan.Mostof

thedatawasgleanedfromtheStateofMichigan“Natality,PregnancyandAbortionStatistics”forthe

years2005-2015intrendsor2015forlateststatistics.

Theindicatorsselectedfallunderoneofthefollowingbroadcategoriesofvitalevents,andincludea

comparisonofcountyandstatedata.

Fertility(includesgraphoftrendsandestimatedpregnancies)

Abortiongraphandtrends

Livebirthtrendsandrates

Maternalcharacteristics,includingdemographics,prenatalcare,educationandbehav-

ioralriskssuchassmoking

Infantcharacteristics,includingpregnancyterms,birthweight

Eachsectionincludes:

An‘IndicatorExplanation’sectionwhichdescribeswhythisindicatorwasrelevant

AdescriptionofcurrentstatusinInghamCountyandMichigan

TablesandgraphsbasedonStateofMichiganrecords

Speci�icdatasourceslinkswillbeplacedbeloweachofthetablesandgraphs.Alsocitationswithin

textswillbelistedattheendofthisdocumentsection.

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Fertility

Fertilityistheactualreproductiveperformanceofanindividual,acouple,agrouporapopulation(1).Agrowing

populationofbabiesandyouthsleadstoworkingadultsandtaxpayerstosupportanagingpopulation.Acommu-

nitycanseeitspopulationgrowthwithincreasedfertilityofmothers,orwithadults’jobmobilitybetweencities,

orinternationalmigrationsbringingyoungfamiliestosettleandeventuallyreproducingthere.Whenfertilityis

lowinacommunity,theneedtoattractmoreworkingadultsandfamiliesfromothercitiesandcountriesgrows.

This is whyunderstanding fertility trends and the factorscontributing tohigher or lower fertilityare ways to

helppredictthefutureregenerationofcommunitiesthroughpregnancyandnewbirths(2).

IndicatorExplanation

Fertility refers to the number of live births that occur toawomanduringchildbearingagerangeusually15-44

years.Fertilityrateisnumberoflivebirthsper1000childbearingagewomeninacertainyearandgeographic

location.Notallwomenhaveexactlythesamepotentialtogivebirthtokidsduringtheirchildbearingyears,and

it varies signi�icantly across a population or countries, which contributes to difference in overall population

growth.

KeyFindings

Between2005and2015, InghamCountyhasmaintained fertilityrates thatareslightly lower thantheoverall

StateofMichiganfertilityrates.TherehasbeenaslightdeclineinfertilityratesinbothInghamcountyandthe

StateofMichiganfrom2008to2013andthenasmallincreasein2014thatwasnotsustainedin2015;this

trendfollowsasimilartrendintheUnitedStates.The2008Economicrecession hasbeenassociatedwiththe

Source:table1MichiganDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,MichiganHealthStatistics,PregnanciesbyOutcomeandFertility,AbortionandPregnancyRatesbyCounty,EstimatedPopulationforFemales,MichiganResidents,2015;Retrievedfromhttp://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/abortion/pregbyco.asp

Figure1.FertilityRatebyGeography,2015 Figure2.PregnancyRatebyGeography,2015

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Fertility

Figure4.FertilityRateTrendInghamCountyandMichigan,2005-2015

Source3:http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/osr/CHI/Births14/frame.html

Figure3.FertilityRateinInghamCountyandMichigan,2015

lowerfertilityrates(2).ThepeakfertilityrateforInghamintheyears2005-2015wasin2006,at49.9per1000

women15-44andthelowestwasin2015at45.6.

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Abortion

Abortionisaninterventionperformedbyalicensedclinician(e.g.,aphysician,nurse-midwife,nursepractition-

er,orphysicianassistant)thatisintendedtoterminateanongoingpregnancy(3).Understandingabortionrates

helpspolicymakersandhealthproviderstopreservematernalhealthandlife;Compilingmaternalandlifedata

andmonitoringallabortionshelpstoensurethattheyaredoneonlyunderandinaccordancewiththeprovi-

sionsofthelawtominimizetherisksincurredtomothersfromunsafeabortion.

IndicatorExplanation

TheAbortionrateisthetotalnumberofabortionsper1,000womenaged15–44yearsinacertainyearandgeo-

graphiclocation.TheStateofMichigancompiledtheabortiontrends.Thisreportusestrendsfrom2005-2015

bycountyofresidence.

KeyFindings

InghamCountyabortionrateshavedeclinedintheyearsfrom2005to2015reachingalowof6per1000wom-

enin2013butstartedincreasingagainin2014and2015;ThetrendfortheStateofMichiganhasincreaseddur-

ingthesameperiodfrom11.9to13.8per1000women.

Figure5.AbortionRateTrendInghamCountyandMichigan,2005-2015

FigureSource:MichiganDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,MichiganHealthStatistics,PregnanciesbyOutcomeandFertility,AbortionandPregnancyRatesbyCounty,EstimatedPopulationforFemales,MichiganResidents,2015;Retrievedfromhttp://www.mdch.state.mi.us/osr/Abortion/AbortionRates.asp

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AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization(4),Livebirthisde�inedasthe“completeexpulsionorextractionof

aproductofconceptionfromitsmother,irrespectiveofthedurationofthepregnancy,which,aftersuchsepara-

tion,breathesorshowsanyotherevidenceoflife,suchasbeatingoftheheart,pulsationoftheumbilicalcord,or

de�initemovementofvoluntarymuscles,whetherornottheumbilicalcordhasbeencutortheplacentaisat-

tached.UnderstandingLiveBirthdataforwomenofacertainagegrouporpopulationgroupsallowscommuni-

ties to plan ahead for increasing supportof healthier pregnancies. Live Birth data forspecial subgroups help

communities understand how to deter stressful factors that might contribute to reduce healthy live births

amongsubgroups.

IndicatorExplanation

Crudebirthrateisde�inedintheStateofMichiganasthenumberofbirthsper1,000populationforacertain

geographicareainthiscasecountyorstate,orinaspeci�iedagecohortorraceorancestrysuchasHispanicor

AraborigingroupsinMichigan.

KeyFindings

InghamCountybirthrateshavebeengraduallydecliningbetween2005and2015andfollowtheexacttrendas

theStateofMichigan.From2003to2013theCrudeBirthrateinInghamCountyfollowedthegeneralpatternas

inthestateofMichigan;therewasageneraldeclinefrom13in2004to11.6in2011andthenitstabilizedatthis

ratefrom2011through2013.

Figure6.CrudeBirthRatesinInghamCountyandMichigan,2005-2015

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Live Birth

Source:MichiganHealthStatistics,PregnanciesbyOutcomeandFertility,AbortionandPregnancyRatesby

County,CrudeBirthRates,Retrievedfromhttp://www.mdch.state.mi.us/osr/Natality/BirthRateTrends.asp

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Live Birth

Table2.LiveBirthsandFertilityRateper1000

inInghamCountyandMichigan,2015

KeyFindings(cont’d)

Thehighestbirthratewasforwomen25-29yearsfollowedby30-34yearsrangeinbothInghamandMichi-

ganinthatsametimespan.TeenpregnancywasslightlyhigherinInghamCountythanMichiganin2015,

6.36%comparedto5.7%.(Table2).InrecentyearstheUnitedStateshasseenadropinbirthratesamong

theyoungerageasmoreyoungadultsdecidetopostponehavingchildren,andanincreaseintherateamong

womenintheir30sand40s.(5)WomeninInghamCountyarefollowingthattrend,therateforolderwomen

30-34is93.4almostthreetimesastherateforwomen20-24yrsold32.6.

Amongthevariousracialgroups,ArabandHispanicancestrywomenhadthehighestbirthratesinboth

InghamandMichigan,followedbyBlackthenAsian&Paci�icIslandersin2015(Figure5)andalsowhenwe

lookedattrendsfrom2005to2015.Thetrendoflivebirthsforwhitefemales15-44yearswasslightlyhigh-

eroverallthanthatofAsianPaci�icIslanders(Figure6).

Source:MichiganHealthStatistics,PregnanciesbyOutcome

andFertility,AbortionandPregnancyRatesbyCounty,

BirthRatesbyAgeofMother,retrievedfromhttp://

www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/Chi/births14/frame.html

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Maternal Characteristics Prenatal Care (PNC)

Prenatalvisitsstartinginthe�irsttrimesterareimportantforthehealthofbothinfantandmothertoincrease

chancesofhealthydeliveryandbirthweight.Duringtheprenatalcarevisits,healthcareproviderseducatemoth-

ersonimportanthealth issuesrelatedtopregnancyandchildbirthandthe importanceofcarefollowingbirth.

Topicsincludedietandnutrition,exercise,immunizations,weightgain,andabstainingfromdrugsthatareharm-

fulforthepregnancyandalcohol.Expectantparentsalsolearnaboutnutritionfortheirnewborn,thebene�itsof

breastfeeding,injuryandillnessprevention,aswellasmonitorforhealth-compromisingconditions,andprepar-

ingforthenewemotionalchallengesofcaringforaninfant.(6)

IndicatorExplanation

PrenatalCareistheregularvisitsofapregnantwomantoseekhealthcareandsupportbeforebirth.Inthisre-

portweusethe“Koteichuckindex,as theAdequacyPrenatalCareIndex(APNCU). It isbasedonAdequacyof

InitiationofPrenatalCareandAdequacyofReceivedservices. (7)Adequacyofcare,hasbeencorrelatedwith

positivebirthoutcomesandmayalsoconferbene�itssuchasreducedlikelihoodofpost-partumdepressionand

infantinjuries.Theindicatorislinkedtosomemothercharacteristics.Higherincome,bettereducatedmothers

aremorelikelytouseprenatalcareservicesandsomeracialorethnicgroupshavetraditionallybeenlesslikely

toenrollinprenatalcare.Itisimportanttounderstandfactorsleadingtolowerparticipationinprenatalcarein

order to provide services to subgroups that encourage such participation. Maternal health behavior such as

whetherornotsheisasmokerorlivesinahouseholdwhereherexposureofsmokingcompromisesherpreg-

nancyandmaternaleducationsaresomeofthecharacteristicsincludedinthissection.

KeyFindings

Between2005and2015theproportionofpregnantwomenparticipating inPrenatalcareby the4thmonthof

pregnancyformorethan80%ofrequiredtotalappointmentshasbeensteadilyincreasinginbothMichiganand

Inghamcounty,atasimilarpacetill2009butsince2010InghamCountyhassurpassedMichiganbyat least5

digitpointsontheKotelchuckIndex.Thepercentofwomenjoiningprenatalcareinthe�irsttrimesterhasslight-

lydeclinedforMichiganandInghamCounty.In2015Whitewomenwereatleast10%morelikelytoparticipate

inprenatalcarethananyotherraces.BlackwomenhadthelowestpercentageofparticipantsinPNCduringthe

�irst trimester comparedto other races,. Black women rates were at 56.6% in Ingham and 62.2%in Michigan

comparedto75.5%WhitewomeninbotherInghamandMichigan.

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Maternal Characteristics > PNC

Figure7.InadequatePNC(KotelchuckIndex),2015

Figure8.PercentWomenentryinPrenatalCareintheir1sttrimesterByRaceandEthnicAncestry,in

InghamCountyandMichigan,2015

Source:MichiganHealthStatistics,PregnanciesbyOutcomeandFertility,AbortionandPregnancy.Retrievedfrom:http://

www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/Chi/births14/frame.html

Source:MichiganHealthStatistics,PregnanciesbyOutcomeandFertility,AbortionandPregnancyRetrievedfrom:http://

www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/Chi/births14/frameBxChar.html

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Maternal Characteristics > Tobacco Use

Tobaccouseandexposureisanotherfactorthatisincludedinthisreportunderprenatalcare.Accordingtothe

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,smoking reduces a woman’s chances of getting pregnant, causes

unnecessarycomplicationsinpregnancyandisharmfultothebabybeforeandafterbirth(8)

IndicatorExplanation

Tounderstandpatternsofmotheruseorexposuretotobacco,thereportusedornotthepregnantmotherused

tobacco,andwhetherornotthehouseholdhadanyoneregularlysmoking.

KeyFindings

Thepercentof livebirthsborntomotherswhosmokehasbeentrendingupwardfrom2005to2015inboth

InghamCounty(from13.7to17.0%)anditdoubledinMichigan(9.1%to18.2%).Raceisnotasigni�icantfac-

torinInghamcountyasitrangesbetween19.3%forwhite,20.4%forHispanicancestry,and22.6%forblack.

Dataforothergroupswerenotavailable.

InMichiganthepercentforHispanicswasmuchlowerthaneitherWhiteorBlackraces.ArabsandPaci�icIs-

landershaveamuchsmallerpercent(2.6%and1.7%,respectively)comparedtowhite18.3,black16.3andHis-

panic11.6%. LivebirthsinhouseholdswithsmokersorsecondhandsmokingisthehighestamongHispanic

ancestry,followedbyBlackandWhiteinInghamCounty,withnearlyaquarteroflivebirthsatriskofsmoke

exposureintheirhouseholds.

Figure9.TrendofthePercentofLiveBirthstoMotherswhousedTobaccoinInghamCountyandMichi-gan,2005-2015

Figures9,10,11Source:MichiganDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,MichiganHealthStatistics,PregnanciesbyOutcomeandFertility,AbortionandPregnancy,PercentofLiveBirthstoMotherswhousedTobacco.Retrievedat:http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/Chi/births14/frameBxChar.html

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Figure11.PercentofLiveBirthswithHouseholdSmokinginInghamCountyandMichigan,2015

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Maternal Characteristics > Tobacco Use

Figure10.PercentofLiveBirthstoMotherswhousedTobaccobyRaceGroupinInghamCounty

andMichigan,2015

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Maternal Characteristics > Education

Maternaleducationisthenumberofyearsamotherhasattendedformaleducationpriortogivingbirth.Itisone

ofthesocio-economicfactorsthatcontributetoadheringtogoodprenatalcarethatleadstoahealthyweightfull

term pregnancy and to infant care following birth. Lower levels of maternal education were associated with

higher maternal mortality even amongst women able to access facilities providing intrapartum care

(9).Understandingthematernaleducationlevelsacrossvariousraceorethnicgroupscanhelppredicttherisks

andaddressthemaccordinglytoimprovethechancesoffulltermhealthymotherandbabyatbirth.

IndicatorExplanation

Motherswithlessthan12yearsofeducationistheindicatorusedbytheStateofMichigan,thatmeansthemoth-

erwasnotahighschoolgraduatewhenshegavebirth.

KeyFindings

Since2005thepercentageofbirthstomothersoflessthan12yearseducationisthehighestamongthe15-19

years old age bracket in Ingham (56%) and Michigan (47.8%). This �igure has continued to drop in Ingham

Countyfrom16.2%to13.2%in2015whilethistrendisgoingupwardsfortheStateofMichiganfrom13.7%in

2005toreachapeakof19.7%in2013.Whenbrokendownbyracialandethnicancestry,theHispanicancestry

had the highest percent of births to mothers with less than 12 years education, both in Ingham (24.2%) and

Michigan(30.7%)comparedtoalltheotherracialandethnicgroups.

Table3.PercentofLiveBirthstoMotherswithlessthan12yrsofeducationbyMaternalAgeGroupin

InghamandMichigan,2015

Age of Mother Ingham County

Michigan

total 13.2% 12.1%

<15 years no data no data

15-19 years 56% 47.8%

20-24 years 22% 17%

25-29 years 8.3% 8.7%

30-34 years 5%% 6.3%

35-39 years 6.8 7.8%

40+ years 9.8% 9.7%

Table3andFigures12,13Source:MichiganDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,MichiganHealthStatistics,PregnanciesbyOut-comeandFertility,AbortionandPregnancy,MaternalCharacteristics,Education,Retrievedat:http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/Chi/births14/frame.html

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Figure13.PercentLiveBirthstoMotherswithlessthan12yearseducationinInghamCountyand

Michigan,2005-2015

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Maternal Characteristics > Education

Figure12.PercentLivebirthstomotherswithlessthan12yearseducationByRacialandEthnic

groups,InghamCountyandMichigan,2015

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Infant Characteristics > Low Birthweight

Aninfant’sbirthweightisrecordedshortlyafterbirthandregisteredonthebirthcerti�icate.Aggregatebirthcer-

ti�icatedataonbirthweightsarethenusedtostudycommunitytrends.Loworverybirthweightinfantsaremore

likelytobeprematureoraresultofmothersufferingfromhealthissuesthataffectedfetalgrowth.Theyareata

higher risk of death in the �irst year of life. Understanding the factors associated with low birth weights is im-

portant to help minimize physical and developmental risks and to address the socio-economic maternal health

riskspriorandduringpregnancy.

IndicatorExplanation

Infantsbornatlowbirthweightarethosewhoweighlessthan2,500gramsor5pounds8ounces,andverylow

birthweightarethosebornlessthan1,500gramsor3.25pounds.

KeyFindings

The2015dataforbirthweightisbasedon2013birthcerti�icates.TheNationalaverageLowBirthweightreported

in2015was8%.Nationallythetrendsince2005hasbeengoingupwhichmeansmoreinfantsarebornatLBW.In

Michiganthetrendfrom2005-2015hasbeenstablearound8per100livebirths.Inghamhasseenaslight�luctua-

tioninthetrendduringthattime,intherangeof7.3%and9.2%butmostly8%orless.TheBlackandAsianPaci�ic

IslanderracialgroupsinInghamCountyhadthehighestLBWinfantsper1000birthsin2015,135.5and106.6re-

spectively. These rates for Black infants are nearly double that of the white racial group rates 69.6of LBW per

1000orthatofHispanicethnicgroupat65.4.

Figure14.LowBirthWeightbyMaternalAgeGroupinIngham

CountyandMichigan,2015

Table4andFigures14,15Source:MichiganDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,MichiganHealthStatistics,Pregnan-ciesbyOutcomeandFertility,AbortionandPregnancy,RateofLowBirthweightper1000livebirths,Retrievedat::http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/Chi/births14/frameBxChar.html

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Figure16.LowBirthWeightTrendinInghamCountyandMichigan,2005-2015

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Infant Characteristics > Low Birthweight

Figure15.LowBirthweightByRacialandEthnicGroupsinInghamCountyandMichigan,2015

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Infant Characteristics > Preterm Birth

IntheUnitedStates,1in10infantswerebornbeforethemothercompleted37weeksofpregnancy,orpreterm

birthin2015.Pretermbirthratesdecreasedfrom2007to2014,andCDCresearchshowsthatthisdeclineisdue,in

part,todeclinesinthenumberofbirthstoteensandyoungmothers(11).Understandingfactorsthatleadtopre-

termbirthisimportanttoaddressthemandpreventpotentialcomplicationsthatcanoccurasaresultofpreterm

birth;suchasrespiratorydistress,jaundice,anemia,andinfectionshortlyafterdelivery.Long-termcomplications

canincludelearningandbehavioralproblems,cerebralpalsy,lungproblems,andvisionandhearingloss.

IndicatorExplanation

Preterm babies are born before 37 completed weeks of gestation, and are at increased risk of immediate life-

threateninghealthproblems,aswellaslong-termcomplicationsanddevelopmentaldelays.

KeyFindings

Thepre-termratetrendshavebeengoingdownnationallysince2007andMichiganandInghamCountyfollowed

thistrendfrom2005to2013withaslightrisein2014and2015.Thelowernumberofteenpregnancieshasbeen

attributedtolowerpreterminfantbirths.Thetworacialgroupsathigherriskofpre-termbirthsinInghamCounty

were theBlackandAsian/Paci�ic Islandergroups,withratesofpre-termbirthper1000 livebirthsat135.5and

101.5respectivelyin2015.TheoverallrateinInghamCounty(96.6)wasslightlylowerthanthatinMichigan(98.4

pretermper1000livebirths).

Table4.PretermBirthByMaternalAgeGroupInghamCountyandMichigan,2015

Age of Mother Ingham County Michigan

All Ages 96.6 98.4

<15 years No data No data

15-19 years 18 95.9

20-24 years 95.5 98.5

25-29 years 76.2 90.1

30-34 years 98 96.2

35-39 years 43 117

40+ years 7 149.3

Table5andFigures16,17Source:MichiganDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,MichiganHealthStatistics,PregnanciesbyOut-comeandFertility,AbortionandPregnancy,RateofPretermBirthsper1000livebirths,Retrievedat:http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/pha/osr/Chi/births14/frame.html

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Figure18.Pre-termBirthTrendsinInghamCountyandMichigan,2005-2015

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Infant Characteristics > Preterm Birth

Figure17.PretermBirthbyRaceandEthnicgroupInghamCountyandMichigan,2015

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