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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY AGE OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 1997 ...Continued...
25-29 30-34 35-39 40+
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct
S. Complications of Labor and/or Delivery
Febrile 148 1.6 69 1.3 26 1.2 6 1.5
Meconium, Moderate/Heavy 463 4.9 288 5.2 127 6.1 23 5.7
Premature Rupture of Membranes 281 3.0 149 2.7 62 3.0 19 4.7
Abruptio Placenta 66 0.7 42 0.8 11 0.5 3 0.7
Placenta Previa 17 0.2 23 0.4 17 0.8 4 1.0
Other Excessive Bleeding 104 1.1 65 1.2 25 1.2 10 2.5
Seizures during Labor 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.2
Precipitous Labor 197 2.1 143 2.6 56 2.7 15 3.7
Prolonged Labor 58 0.6 36 0.7 13 0.6 7 1.7
Dysfunctional Labor 272 2.9 132 2.4 58 2.8 11 2.7
Breech/Malpresentation 422 4.4 283 5.1 118 5.6 28 6.9
Cephalopelvic Disproportion 370 3.9 197 3.6 71 3.4 18 4.4
Cord Prolapse 28 0.3 18 0.3 8 0.4 3 0.7
Anesthetic Complications 9 0.1 3 0.1 0 0.0 2 0.5
Fetal Distress 735 7.7 394 7.2 152 7.2 30 7.4
Other Complications of Labor/Delivery 792 8.3 476 8.7 184 8.8 33 8.1
Total Births with Complications 3,196 33.6 1,850 33.6 744 35.4 166 40.9
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