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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY RACE OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 1995
------------ Race of Mother -------------
Total White Black Other
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct
X. Complications of Labor and/or Delivery
Febrile 566 1.6 411 1.5 141 1.8 14 2.3
Meconium, Moderate/Heavy 1,986 5.6 1,342 5.0 615 8.0 29 4.8
Premature Rupture of Membranes 1,087 3.1 749 2.8 320 4.2 18 3.0
Abruptio Placenta 250 0.7 172 0.6 75 1.0 3 0.5
Placenta Previa 103 0.3 83 0.3 20 0.3 0 0.0
Other Excessive Bleeding 706 2.0 439 1.6 254 3.3 13 2.1
Seizures during Labor 13 0.0 8 0.0 5 0.1 0 0.0
Precipitous Labor 715 2.0 547 2.0 144 1.9 23 3.8
Prolonged Labor 192 0.5 150 0.6 39 0.5 3 0.5
Dysfunctional Labor 1,051 3.0 802 3.0 227 3.0 22 3.6
Breech/Malpresentation 1,467 4.2 1,184 4.4 255 3.3 27 4.5
Cephalopelvic Disproportion 1,777 5.1 1,339 5.0 405 5.3 32 5.3
Cord Prolapse 80 0.2 66 0.2 13 0.2 1 0.2
Anesthetic Complications 36 0.1 27 0.1 9 0.1 0 0.0
Fetal Distress 2,014 5.7 1,451 5.4 538 7.0 25 4.1
Other Complications of Labor/Delivery 3,116 8.9 2,450 9.1 613 8.0 53 8.8
Total Births with Complications 11,975 34.1 9,008 33.5 2,756 35.9 208 34.4
Y. Abnormal Conditions of the Newborn
Anemia 172 0.5 110 0.4 59 0.8 3 0.5
Birth Injury 247 0.7 218 0.8 26 0.3 3 0.5
Hyaline Membrane Disease/RDS 427 1.2 302 1.1 119 1.6 6 1.0
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome 89 0.3 63 0.2 25 0.3 1 0.2
Assisted Ventilation/<30 Min 997 2.8 858 3.2 120 1.6 17 2.8
Assisted Ventilation/>30 Min 650 1.8 454 1.7 189 2.5 7 1.2
Seizures 46 0.1 33 0.1 13 0.2 0 0.0
Other Abnormal Conditions 1,657 4.7 1,109 4.1 520 6.8 28 4.6
Total Births with Abnormal Conditions 3,503 10.0 2,608 9.7 834 10.9 59 9.8
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