Kids Count Data Center

Cross-time comparison of this indicator between the two series is discouraged.  Indiana started using the “2003” Revised Birth Certificate on January 1, 2007.

Before 2007, the prenatal care question asked for the month of pregnancy in which prenatal care began.

Beginning in 2007, the question now asks for the date of last normal menses and the date of the first prenatal visit.  The month prenatal care began is then calculated from these two variables.

If the day of the month was unknown, the day of the month was calculated using a program that the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has developed.  NCHS has observed a decrease in the percent of mothers receiving care in the first month for all states who have adopted the revised certificate and considers it to be the result of better reporting.

For more info, please see the Preface of any Natality report released by the Indiana State Department of Health:  http://www.in.gov/isdh/19095.htm

Cross-time comparison of this indicator between the two series is discouraged.  Indiana started using the “2003” Revised Birth Certificate on January 1, 2007.

Before 2007, the question asked "Did mother smoke during pregnancy?"  Depending on the response, the facility would check one of the following boxes: Yes, No, or Unknown.

Beginning in 2007, more detailed information was collected such as: the average number of cigarettes/or packs that were smoked during the three months prior to becoming pregnant, the first three months of pregnancy, the second three months of pregnancy, and the last trimester of pregnancy.  If the mother smoked at any time during her pregnancy, she was considered to be a smoker for this indicator.

For more info, please see the Preface of any Natality report released by the Indiana State Department of Health:  http://www.in.gov/isdh/19095.htm