Maternal & Child Health

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

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Data Source:  Minnesota Department of Health Center for Health Statistics

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