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Geographic Areas:

Live Births for Which Prenatal Care Began in the First Trimester (Percent) – 2009

Data Provided by: Maine Children's Alliance
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80.8% - 84.5%
Somerset 80.8%
Penobscot 84.2%
Washington 84.5%
84.6% - 87.3%
Piscataquis 85.4%
Kennebec 85.8%
Hancock 86.2%
Oxford 87.0%
Waldo 87.0%
84.6% - 87.3%
Lincoln 87.2%
Franklin 87.3%
87.4% - 90.3%
Cumberland 88.5%
Aroostook 89.3%
York 89.7%
Androscoggin 90.2%
Sagadahoc 90.3%
90.4% - 93.6%
Knox 93.6%

Definitions: The percent of live births for which the mother began receiving prenatal care during the first three months of pregnancy.

Data Source:

Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics.

Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.

Maine Grantee

Maine Children's Alliance Maine KIDS COUNT Project
303 State Street
Augusta, ME 04330

207-623-1868 ext. 206
cberk@mekids.org
http://www.mekids.org

Claire Berkowitz, Research & KIDS COUNT Director