CDC releases preliminary birth data for 2003.The cesarean birth rate rose for the seventh straight year, reaching its all time high. Preliminary 2003 data show that 27.6% of all births were cesarean births, a 6% increase from 2002. Not surprisingly, the vaginal birth after cesarean vaginal birth after cesarean VBAC Obstetrics Vagina delivery of an infant after a cesarean section Complications Uterine apoplexy (VBAC VBAC abbr. vaginal birth after cesarean VBAC Vaginal birth after cesarean. Mentioned in: Cesarean Section VBAC Vaginal birth after cesarean section, see there ) rate, fell to 10.6%, a two-thirds decline from its peak in 1996. The report includes other important health information, such as: * The percent of mothers who smoked during pregnancy decreased from 11.4% in 2002 to 11.0% in 2003. * The percent of women receiving prenatal care within the first 3 months of pregnancy increased between 2002 and 2003 (to slightly over 84%), continuing a pattern that began in the early 1990s. * The percent of babies born preterm preterm /pre·term/ (-term´) before completion of the full term; said of pregnancy or of an infant. pre·term adj. (less than 37 weeks) rose from 12.1 in 2002 to 12.3 in 2003, continuing its steady increase since the mid-1990s. * The percent of babies born at low birthweight (under 2,500 grams) rose from 7.8% in 2002 to 7.9% in 2003. * Low birthweight has gradually increased since the mid-1980s. * The teen birth rate fell for the 12th straight year, from 43.0 births per 1,000 teens aged 15-19 years in 2002 to 41.7 in 2003. * Birth rates for women aged 20-24 years decreased by 1% in 2003, while for women aged 25-29 years the rates increased slightly (by 2%). * Birth rates for women aged 30-34 years increased by 4% from 2002 to 2003, while the rate for women aged 35-39 years rose 6% * The birth rates for women aged 40-44 years rose 5% between 2002 and 2003 from 8.3 to 8.7 births per 1,000 women. The rate for women aged 45-54 years remained unchanged at 0.5.The birth rate for women aged 40-44 years has more than doubled since 1981. "Births: Preliminary Data For 2003" Center for Disease Control National Center for Health Statistics National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. NCHS is the United States' principal health statistics agency. . NVSR NVSR National Vital Statistics Reports NVSR New Vehicle Security Ratings Volume 53, Number 9.18 pp. (PHS (Personal Handyphone System) A TDMA-based cellular phone system introduced in Japan in mid-1995. Operating in the 1880-1930 MHz band, PHS uses microcells that cover an area only 100 to 500 meters in diameter, resulting in lower equipment costs but requiring more base ) 2004-1120. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm |
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