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Maternal & Child Health

2014 - 2018 Averages

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Births 

  • Average of 2,135 births/year
  • 13.9 births per 1,000
  • 2.4% teen births

Fertility Rate

  • 71.2 births per 1,000 females ages 15-44

Prenatal Care

  • 79.2% of women received prenatal care in the 1st trimester

Maternal Education

  • 8.0% -<4 yrs. High School
  • 12.5% - 4 yrs. High School
  • 57.4% - College
  • 22.2% - College +

Prematurity

  • 7.1% of infants were born at least 3 weeks too early

Maternal Race/Ethnicity

  • 78.7% White
  • 11.4%
  • 8.5% Asian
  • 5.6% Hispanic

Low Birth Weight

  • 5.7% of infants were born weighing less than 5.5 pounds

Out of Wedlock Births

  • 24.6% of births were to unmarried women

Singleton Births

  • 96.8% of births were singleton

Method of Delivery

  • 25.0% of deliveries were cesarean

Children Living in Poverty

  • 10.4% of children ages 0-17

Smoking

  • 94.1% of pregnant women did not smoke during pregnancy

Infant Mortality Rates

  • 4.2 infant deaths per 1,000 live births

Data Source:  Minnesota Department of Health Center for Health Statistics

Prepared by Olmsted County Health, Housing & Human Services - Analysis, Planning & Improvement Unit:  September 2020

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