Maternal Problem with Premature Labor - Division of Public Health Systems | MeCDC

Maternal Problem with Premature Labor?*

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%	95% CI			%	95% CI
	Total	14,152	79.6	76.8	-	82.1	20.4	17.9	-	23.2
Age
	<20 years	1,135	73.4	58.3	-	84.5	26.6	15.5	-	41.7
	20-24 years	3,580	73.5	67.3	-	78.9	26.5	21.1	-	32.7
	25-34 years	7,399	81.3	77.7	-	84.5	18.7	15.5	-	22.3
	35+ years	2,037	87.5	81.1	-	92.0	12.5	8.0	-	18.9

Mother's Race
	White	13,494	79.6	76.8	-	82.2	20.4	17.8	-	23.2
	Black	299	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	344	74.1	52.8	-	87.9	26.0	12.1	-	47.3

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	221^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,908^	79.5	76.7	-	82.1	20.5	17.9	-	23.3

Education
	< High School	1,526	75.1	63.0	-	84.2	24.9	15.8	-	37.0
	High School	4,759	74.7	69.4	-	79.4	25.3	20.6	-	30.7
	> High School	7,786	83.0	79.7	-	85.8	17.0	14.2	-	20.3

Marital Status
	Married	8,934	83.3	80.2	-	86.0	16.7	14.0	-	19.8
	Other	5,216	74.0	68.8	-	78.6	26.0	21.4	-	31.2

Income
	$15,999 or less	3,806**	72.3	66.0	-	77.8	27.7	22.2	-	34.1
	$16,000-24,999	1,811**	78.7	70.3	-	85.1	21.3	14.9	-	29.7
	$25,000-39,999	3,146**	83.2	77.6	-	87.6	16.8	12.5	-	22.4
	$40,000 or more	4,734**	83.5	79.3	-	87.0	16.5	13.0	-	20.7

Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,385**	82.9	79.8	-	85.7	17.1	14.3	-	20.3
	Yes	5,059**	74.3	69.0	-	79.0	25.7	21.0	-	31.0

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,211**	84.4	81.1	-	87.2	15.6	12.8	-	18.9
	Yes	6,286**	74.2	69.5	-	78.3	25.8	21.7	-	30.5

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	966	53.4	50.0	-	56.8	46.6	43.2	-	50.0
	2500 grams or more	13,184	81.3	78.3	-	83.9	18.7	16.1	-	21.7

NOTES:
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted.
	Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations.
*Survey Question 24: Did you have any of these problems during your pregnancy?
	i. Labor pains more than 3 weeks before your baby was due (preterm or early labor)
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2006 birth file.
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore
	percent is not reported.
CI = 95% Confidence Interval



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