Change Indicator

Births with less than adequate prenatal care in Michigan

Births with less than adequate prenatal care

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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.

Why This Indicator Matters

Prenatal care increases the chances of a healthy pregnancy and birth. Adequacy of prenatal care is based on the Kessner Index, which measures adequacy by the month the care began, number of prenatal visits and length of the pregnancy. Prenatal care is adequate when it begins in the first trimester and includes, on average, at least one or two additional prenatal care visits per month, depending on the length of gestation.
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Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

The number of live births with less than adequate prenatal care and the percent of total live births represented. This is a two year average for 2009 and a three year average for 2010 and later.







 

Data Source

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics.

Notes

County data and data for the cities of Detroit and Flint for 2008-2015 were revised on 2/5/2019.

Data for all other cities were revised for 2008-2015 on 4/1/2019.

Last Updated

July 2024