Births to Women Who Received Adequate Prenatal Care - Louisiana

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Births to Women Who Received Adequate Prenatal Care (Percent) – 2009

Data Provided by: Agenda for Children

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Number: Number of live births to women who received early and adequate prenatal care.
Rate: Number of live births to women who received early and adequate prenatal care per 100 live births. The Kotelchuck Index is used to measure early and adequate prenatal care (PNC):

Adequate plus PNC: PNC initiation begun in month 1, 2, 3, or 4 and 110 % or more expected PNC visits were received
Adequate PNC: PNC initiation begun in month 1, 2, 3, or 4 and 80% to 109% of expected PNC visits were received
Intermediate PNC: PNC initiation begun in month 1, 2, 3, or 4 and 50% to 79% of expected PNC visits were received
Inadequate PNC: PNC initiation begun in month 5 or late or less than 50% of expected PNC visits were received

Early and adequate PNC includes "adequate plus PNC" and "adequate PNC."

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Data Source: Live births 2001-2009: Louisiana State Center for Health Statistics

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