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Statistics on children, youth and families in North Carolina from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and NC Child
Births to women receiving very late or no prenatal care in North Carolina
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Definition
The number and percentage of births from 2011–2022 that occurred to mothers who reported receiving prenatal care only in the third trimester of their pregnancy, or who reported receiving no prenatal care.
The 2003 U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth, which was implemented in North Carolina during 2010, captures prenatal care and education data in a manner that differs from the prior certificate. Due to data compatibility issues that information is not be available for 2010. Therefore, prenatal care for these data from 2011–2022 should not be compared to 1995–2009 data.
The 2003 U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth, which was implemented in North Carolina during 2010, captures prenatal care and education data in a manner that differs from the prior certificate. Due to data compatibility issues that information is not be available for 2010. Therefore, prenatal care for these data from 2011–2022 should not be compared to 1995–2009 data.
Data Source
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, State Center for Health Statistics: North Carolina Live Birth Data.
Note: Prenatal care data for 2022 were retrieved from North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, State Center for Health Statistics: Provisional Vital Statistics Data.
Note: Prenatal care data for 2022 were retrieved from North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, State Center for Health Statistics: Provisional Vital Statistics Data.
Notes
Data accessed December 2023.
Last Updated
December 2023