Change Indicator

Prenatal care in first trimester in Alabama

Prenatal care in first trimester

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Definition and Source

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Definition


Percent of mothers who started prenatal care during the first three months of pregnancy.







Data Source


Alabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics, Alabama Vital Statistics, 2000-2012.







Notes


No information was was reported in 2010 regarding the onset of prenatal care for 125 births in Lee County (7.4 percent of all births) and 260 births in Russell County (32.7 percent of all births). No information was reported in 2011 regarding the onset of prenatal care for 205 births in Russell County (18.0 percent of all births) nor for 196 births in 2012 (22.3 percent of all births).

Last Updated

November 2014