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Statistics on children, youth and families in Vermont from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Voices for Vermont's Children
Prenatal care adequacy by maternal age
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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.
because one or more years have been deselected.
Definition and Source
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Definition
The percent of mothers receiving at least adequate prenatal care, by maternal age. This includes the categories of “adequate” or “intensive” prenatal care, as defined by the Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization Index developed by Milton Kotelchuck, Ph.D., M.P.H. “Adequate” means that prenatal care was begun by the 4th month and that between 80 percent and 109 percent of expected visits were received. “Intensive” means that prenatal care was begun by the 4th month and that at least 110 percent of expected visits were received.
Data Source
Vermont Department of Health, Vital Statistics, Annual Vital Statistics Reports
Last Updated
January 2024