Birth Characteristics

Depending on the user's selections of year(s) of interest in Step Three, the selectable birth characteristics in Step Seven change.

1990-2003	2004	1990-2004
Medical and Health Information
Anemia (mother) Diabetes (mother) Electronic Fetal Monitoring Forceps used during delivery Genital Herpes (mother) Hypertension (chronic) Hypertension (pregnancy associated) Induction of Labor Previous Macrosomic infant Previous preterm/SGA infant Primary Cesarean Section Repeat Cesarean Section Ultrasound Vacuum used during delivery Vaginal Birth after previous Cesarean Section Vaginal Delivery	Diabetes (gestational) Diabetes (mother) Diabetes (prepregnancy) Forceps used during delivery Genital Herpes (mother) Hypertension (chronic) Hypertension (pregnancy associated) Induction of Labor Previous preterm/SGA infant Primary Cesarean Section Repeat Cesarean Section Vacuum used during delivery Vaginal Birth after previous Cesarean Section Vaginal Delivery	Diabetes (mother) Forceps used during delivery Genital Herpes (mother) Hypertension (chronic) Hypertension (pregnancy associated) Induction of Labor Previous preterm/SGA infant Primary Cesarean Section Repeat Cesarean Section Vacuum used during delivery Vaginal Birth after previous Cesarean Section Vaginal Delivery
Mother's information
Adequate Kessner Adequate Kotelchuck Adequate Plus Kotelchuck Alcohol use during pregnancy Inadequate Kessner Inadequate Kotelchuck Intermediate Kessner Intermediate Kotelchuck Less Than Adequate Kessner Less Than Adequate Kotelchuck Mom's education: less than high school Mom's education: more than high school Mom's education: only high school Mom's PNC: 1st trimester PNC Mom's PNC: less than 5 PNC visits No Prenatal Care Tobacco use during pregnancy Unknown Kessner Unknown Kotelchuck	Adequate Kessner Adequate Kotelchuck Adequate Plus Kotelchuck Inadequate Kessner Inadequate Kotelchuck Intermediate Kessner Intermediate Kotelchuck Less Than Adequate Kessner Less Than Adequate Kotelchuck Mom's education: less than high school Mom's education: more than high school Mom's education: only high school Mom's PNC: 1st trimester PNC Mom's PNC: less than 5 PNC visits Mother got WIC food during the pregnancy No Prenatal Care Obesity prior to the pregnancy Overweight prior to the pregnancy Principal source of payment for the delivery: Medicaid Principal source of payment for the delivery: Private Principal source of payment for the delivery: Self-pay Tobacco use during pregnancy Unknown Kessner Unknown Kotelchuck	Adequate Kessner Adequate Kotelchuck Adequate Plus Kotelchuck Inadequate Kessner Inadequate Kotelchuck Intermediate Kessner Intermediate Kotelchuck Less Than Adequate Kessner Less Than Adequate Kotelchuck Mom's education: less than high school Mom's education: more than high school Mom's education: only high school Mom's PNC: 1st trimester PNC Mom's PNC: less than 5 PNC visits No Prenatal Care Tobacco use during pregnancy Unknown Kessner Unknown Kotelchuck
Newborn's information
Anemia (infant) Cleft Lip/Palate (infant) Down's Syndrome (infant) Spina Bifida/Meningocele (infant)	Cleft Lip/Palate (infant) Down's Syndrome (infant) Infant being breastfed NICU admission Spina Bifida/Meningocele (infant)	Cleft Lip/Palate (infant) Down's Syndrome (infant) Spina Bifida/Meningocele (infant)

 

 

Year of Birth (1990 - 2004)
1. Single years
2. Multiple years
3. All years
4. Other
5. Unknown

Maternal Race
1. All Races
2. White
3. Black
4. Other
5. Unknown

Maternal Ethnicity
1. All Ethnicities
2. Hispanic
3. Not Hispanic
4. Unknown Ethnicities

Maternal Age
1. all ages
2. 10-14
3. 15-17
4. 18-19
5. 20-24
6. 25-29
7. 30-34
8. 35-39
9. 40-44
10. 45+
11. unknown age

Marital Status
1. All
2. Married
3. Not Married
4. Paternal Acknowledgement
5. Unknown

Birthweight
1. All Birthweights
2. 0 to 1249 g
3. 1250 to 1499 g
4. 1500 to 2499 g
5. 2500 to 3999 g
6. 4000 to 9998 g
7. Unknown Birthweights

Gestational Age
1. All Gestational Ages
2. 1 to 31 weeks
3. 32 to 36 weeks
4. 37 to 41 weeks
5. 42 plus weeks
6. Unknown Gestational Ages