Alaska Resident Birth Profiles by Age

 Source: Alaska Department of Health, Health Analytics and Vital Records
 Updated: 03/13/2023

1990

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (22%)	688 (60%)	2,149 (65%)	2,448 (68%)	1,839 (73%)	839 (75%)	102 (71%)	<6 (33%)	8,074 (68%)
	Black	<6 (17%)	69 (6%)	183 (6%)	155 (4%)	87 (3%)	31 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	532 (4%)
	AI/AN	9 (50%)	370 (32%)	872 (26%)	852 (24%)	485 (19%)	195 (17%)	30 (21%)	<6 (33%)	2,818 (24%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (11%)	22 (2%)	103 (3%)	144 (4%)	120 (5%)	51 (5%)	9 (6%)	<6 (33%)	452 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (28%)	374 (32%)	874 (26%)	802 (22%)	492 (19%)	177 (16%)	19 (13%)	0 (0%)	2,747 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	10 (56%)	513 (44%)	450 (14%)	289 (8%)	172 (7%)	40 (4%)	11 (8%)	<6 (33%)	1,486 (12%)
	12 Years	<6 (11%)	404 (35%)	1,763 (53%)	1,517 (42%)	820 (32%)	284 (25%)	30 (21%)	<6 (67%)	4,822 (41%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	49 (4%)	828 (25%)	1,616 (45%)	1,429 (56%)	763 (68%)	97 (67%)	0 (0%)	4,782 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	17 (94%)	1,132 (98%)	3,246 (98%)	3,486 (97%)	2,428 (96%)	1,053 (94%)	136 (94%)	<6 (100%)	11,511 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	18 (<1%)	13 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	52 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	21 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	49 (<1%)
	Other	<6 (6%)	17 (1%)	56 (2%)	84 (2%)	79 (3%)	45 (4%)	6 (4%)	0 (0%)	288 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	14 (78%)	947 (82%)	2,708 (82%)	2,901 (81%)	1,975 (78%)	839 (75%)	104 (72%)	<6 (33%)	9,498 (80%)
	Cesarean	<6 (6%)	137 (12%)	431 (13%)	535 (15%)	446 (18%)	229 (21%)	30 (21%)	<6 (67%)	1,813 (15%)
	Forceps	<6 (11%)	20 (2%)	50 (2%)	36 (<1%)	21 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	140 (1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (6%)	51 (4%)	122 (4%)	122 (3%)	89 (4%)	37 (3%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	430 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	8 (44%)	753 (65%)	2,511 (76%)	2,941 (82%)	2,118 (84%)	940 (84%)	114 (79%)	<6 (33%)	9,389 (79%)
	2nd Trimester	7 (39%)	299 (26%)	628 (19%)	487 (14%)	317 (13%)	133 (12%)	25 (17%)	<6 (67%)	1,902 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (11%)	72 (6%)	98 (3%)	89 (2%)	54 (2%)	26 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	345 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (6%)	14 (1%)	28 (<1%)	30 (<1%)	17 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	101 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (17%)	281 (24%)	919 (28%)	954 (26%)	590 (23%)	284 (25%)	35 (24%)	0 (0%)	3,067 (26%)
	Adequate	<6 (22%)	419 (36%)	1,393 (42%)	1,600 (44%)	1,195 (47%)	525 (47%)	59 (41%)	<6 (33%)	5,197 (44%)
	Intermediate	<6 (11%)	145 (13%)	426 (13%)	544 (15%)	445 (18%)	178 (16%)	25 (17%)	<6 (67%)	1,768 (15%)
	Inadequate	9 (50%)	280 (24%)	496 (15%)	410 (11%)	254 (10%)	112 (10%)	20 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,588 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (6%)	89 (8%)	170 (5%)	209 (6%)	136 (5%)	72 (6%)	7 (5%)	0 (0%)	684 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (6%)	75 (6%)	135 (4%)	177 (5%)	120 (5%)	57 (5%)	9 (6%)	<6 (33%)	575 (5%)
Alaska	Total	18 (100%)	1,155 (100%)	3,317 (100%)	3,601 (100%)	2,536 (100%)	1,116 (100%)	144 (100%)	<6 (100%)	11,902 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (29%)	306 (67%)	1,031 (77%)	1,157 (77%)	857 (80%)	379 (82%)	32 (76%)	0 (0%)	3,765 (77%)
	Black	<6 (43%)	45 (10%)	110 (8%)	102 (7%)	62 (6%)	27 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	353 (7%)
	AI/AN	<6 (14%)	90 (20%)	145 (11%)	174 (12%)	87 (8%)	32 (7%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	534 (11%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (14%)	14 (3%)	49 (4%)	78 (5%)	65 (6%)	24 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	234 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	124 (27%)	273 (20%)	260 (17%)	154 (14%)	54 (12%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	870 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (71%)	205 (45%)	153 (11%)	89 (6%)	47 (4%)	7 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	508 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	159 (35%)	686 (51%)	571 (38%)	300 (28%)	103 (22%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,825 (37%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	22 (5%)	405 (30%)	791 (52%)	681 (64%)	347 (75%)	34 (81%)	0 (0%)	2,280 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	7 (100%)	450 (98%)	1,321 (99%)	1,479 (98%)	1,035 (97%)	442 (96%)	39 (93%)	0 (0%)	4,777 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	11 (1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	32 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	15 (1%)	26 (2%)	26 (2%)	13 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	85 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (71%)	400 (87%)	1,120 (84%)	1,245 (82%)	839 (78%)	343 (74%)	30 (71%)	0 (0%)	3,986 (81%)
	Cesarean	<6 (14%)	40 (9%)	160 (12%)	210 (14%)	206 (19%)	110 (24%)	11 (26%)	0 (0%)	738 (15%)
	Forceps	<6 (14%)	8 (2%)	30 (2%)	23 (2%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	75 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	10 (2%)	26 (2%)	33 (2%)	16 (1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	92 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (43%)	327 (71%)	1,098 (82%)	1,312 (87%)	958 (89%)	416 (90%)	36 (86%)	0 (0%)	4,151 (85%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (43%)	107 (23%)	168 (13%)	149 (10%)	83 (8%)	31 (7%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	549 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (14%)	15 (3%)	31 (2%)	21 (1%)	15 (1%)	10 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	93 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	13 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	33 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	123 (27%)	364 (27%)	394 (26%)	246 (23%)	121 (26%)	7 (17%)	0 (0%)	1,255 (26%)
	Adequate	<6 (29%)	207 (45%)	657 (49%)	785 (52%)	586 (55%)	253 (55%)	28 (67%)	0 (0%)	2,519 (51%)
	Intermediate	<6 (14%)	42 (9%)	140 (10%)	204 (13%)	157 (15%)	58 (13%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	605 (12%)
	Inadequate	<6 (57%)	78 (17%)	137 (10%)	94 (6%)	59 (6%)	26 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	404 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	27 (6%)	57 (4%)	69 (5%)	54 (5%)	24 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	234 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	38 (8%)	59 (4%)	77 (5%)	55 (5%)	23 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	255 (5%)
Anchorage	Total	7 (100%)	458 (100%)	1,337 (100%)	1,512 (100%)	1,072 (100%)	462 (100%)	42 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,895 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (67%)	104 (83%)	241 (76%)	286 (83%)	228 (83%)	113 (84%)	21 (78%)	<6 (100%)	997 (81%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (33%)	19 (15%)	52 (16%)	44 (13%)	30 (11%)	14 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	161 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	21 (7%)	15 (4%)	15 (5%)	8 (6%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	64 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (33%)	40 (32%)	76 (24%)	72 (21%)	50 (18%)	26 (19%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	267 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (67%)	66 (53%)	51 (16%)	29 (8%)	28 (10%)	9 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	186 (15%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	40 (32%)	167 (53%)	154 (45%)	91 (33%)	32 (24%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (100%)	487 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	76 (24%)	153 (44%)	148 (54%)	88 (65%)	22 (81%)	0 (0%)	492 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	117 (94%)	306 (97%)	328 (95%)	257 (93%)	123 (91%)	25 (93%)	<6 (100%)	1,161 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	10 (3%)	17 (5%)	17 (6%)	11 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	65 (5%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (67%)	96 (77%)	245 (78%)	268 (77%)	216 (79%)	98 (73%)	18 (67%)	0 (0%)	944 (77%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	15 (12%)	44 (14%)	58 (17%)	40 (15%)	27 (20%)	6 (22%)	<6 (100%)	191 (16%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	8 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	Vacuum	<6 (33%)	9 (7%)	19 (6%)	15 (4%)	15 (5%)	8 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	69 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	86 (69%)	226 (72%)	269 (78%)	219 (80%)	107 (79%)	21 (78%)	0 (0%)	930 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (67%)	24 (19%)	74 (23%)	58 (17%)	39 (14%)	21 (16%)	6 (22%)	<6 (100%)	225 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	10 (8%)	11 (3%)	7 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	19 (15%)	70 (22%)	84 (24%)	52 (19%)	27 (20%)	7 (26%)	0 (0%)	260 (21%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	47 (38%)	137 (43%)	137 (40%)	129 (47%)	55 (41%)	7 (26%)	0 (0%)	513 (42%)
	Intermediate	<6 (33%)	20 (16%)	49 (16%)	67 (19%)	54 (20%)	28 (21%)	<6 (19%)	<6 (100%)	225 (18%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	33 (26%)	49 (16%)	46 (13%)	32 (12%)	21 (16%)	7 (26%)	0 (0%)	189 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (33%)	7 (6%)	15 (5%)	17 (5%)	12 (4%)	14 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	68 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (33%)	<6 (2%)	11 (3%)	10 (3%)	7 (3%)	7 (5%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	43 (3%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	125 (100%)	316 (100%)	346 (100%)	275 (100%)	135 (100%)	27 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,229 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	127 (69%)	472 (73%)	466 (75%)	281 (78%)	137 (80%)	24 (83%)	0 (0%)	1,507 (75%)
	Black	0 (0%)	22 (12%)	65 (10%)	42 (7%)	20 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	153 (8%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	30 (16%)	95 (15%)	96 (15%)	46 (13%)	24 (14%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	300 (15%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	10 (2%)	19 (3%)	14 (4%)	6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	71 (39%)	164 (25%)	159 (26%)	75 (21%)	31 (18%)	8 (28%)	0 (0%)	509 (25%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (67%)	70 (38%)	73 (11%)	37 (6%)	14 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	202 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	76 (41%)	356 (55%)	259 (42%)	113 (31%)	41 (24%)	7 (24%)	0 (0%)	852 (42%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	9 (5%)	167 (26%)	300 (48%)	226 (63%)	124 (73%)	20 (69%)	0 (0%)	846 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (67%)	183 (99%)	628 (98%)	601 (96%)	341 (94%)	160 (94%)	27 (93%)	0 (0%)	1,943 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
	Other	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)	13 (2%)	10 (3%)	7 (4%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	42 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (67%)	125 (68%)	488 (76%)	455 (73%)	256 (71%)	122 (71%)	22 (76%)	0 (0%)	1,470 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	41 (22%)	100 (16%)	122 (20%)	66 (18%)	31 (18%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	365 (18%)
	Forceps	<6 (33%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	15 (8%)	50 (8%)	40 (6%)	36 (10%)	15 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	159 (8%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	118 (64%)	494 (77%)	525 (84%)	308 (85%)	142 (83%)	24 (83%)	0 (0%)	1,613 (80%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	47 (26%)	130 (20%)	77 (12%)	42 (12%)	23 (13%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	322 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (33%)	12 (7%)	12 (2%)	15 (2%)	7 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (33%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	47 (26%)	197 (31%)	183 (29%)	97 (27%)	48 (28%)	7 (24%)	0 (0%)	579 (29%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	64 (35%)	285 (44%)	286 (46%)	155 (43%)	75 (44%)	11 (38%)	0 (0%)	877 (44%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	20 (11%)	70 (11%)	78 (13%)	71 (20%)	29 (17%)	7 (24%)	0 (0%)	276 (14%)
	Inadequate	<6 (67%)	49 (27%)	84 (13%)	73 (12%)	37 (10%)	17 (10%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	266 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	16 (9%)	37 (6%)	37 (6%)	24 (7%)	10 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	124 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	11 (6%)	23 (4%)	39 (6%)	18 (5%)	6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	98 (5%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	184 (100%)	644 (100%)	623 (100%)	361 (100%)	171 (100%)	29 (100%)	0 (0%)	2,016 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	61 (91%)	147 (92%)	171 (93%)	169 (94%)	71 (89%)	12 (92%)	0 (0%)	632 (92%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	10 (6%)	11 (6%)	8 (4%)	7 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	42 (6%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	16 (24%)	46 (29%)	33 (18%)	32 (18%)	10 (13%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	140 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	37 (55%)	34 (21%)	16 (9%)	11 (6%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	99 (14%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	16 (24%)	86 (54%)	78 (42%)	63 (35%)	23 (29%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	272 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	36 (23%)	85 (46%)	105 (58%)	56 (70%)	7 (54%)	0 (0%)	292 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	67 (100%)	152 (95%)	171 (93%)	171 (95%)	72 (90%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	648 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (4%)	13 (7%)	7 (4%)	7 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (5%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	49 (73%)	126 (79%)	149 (81%)	144 (80%)	63 (79%)	9 (69%)	0 (0%)	541 (79%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (12%)	22 (14%)	24 (13%)	27 (15%)	12 (15%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	97 (14%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	8 (12%)	10 (6%)	10 (5%)	7 (4%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	41 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	36 (54%)	103 (64%)	138 (75%)	135 (75%)	61 (76%)	9 (69%)	0 (0%)	482 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	18 (27%)	43 (27%)	34 (18%)	33 (18%)	16 (20%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	147 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	10 (15%)	8 (5%)	<6 (2%)	7 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	12 (18%)	41 (26%)	41 (22%)	31 (17%)	18 (23%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	149 (22%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	17 (25%)	59 (37%)	79 (43%)	91 (51%)	36 (45%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	285 (42%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	12 (18%)	20 (13%)	31 (17%)	28 (16%)	14 (18%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	106 (15%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	24 (36%)	33 (21%)	22 (12%)	23 (13%)	12 (15%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	116 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	7 (4%)	8 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (4%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (3%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	67 (100%)	160 (100%)	184 (100%)	180 (100%)	80 (100%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	686 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (5%)	21 (10%)	14 (10%)	11 (18%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	60 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	91 (95%)	176 (93%)	191 (88%)	120 (87%)	47 (78%)	<6 (67%)	<6 (100%)	632 (89%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (50%)	52 (54%)	104 (55%)	113 (52%)	70 (51%)	24 (40%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	365 (52%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	33 (34%)	39 (21%)	35 (16%)	27 (20%)	6 (10%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	141 (20%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (31%)	100 (53%)	123 (57%)	71 (51%)	35 (58%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (100%)	363 (51%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (11%)	25 (12%)	30 (22%)	18 (30%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	96 (14%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	95 (99%)	184 (97%)	209 (97%)	132 (96%)	59 (98%)	6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	688 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	84 (88%)	180 (95%)	205 (95%)	124 (90%)	50 (83%)	<6 (83%)	<6 (100%)	651 (92%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	6 (3%)	10 (5%)	12 (9%)	7 (12%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	43 (6%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	54 (56%)	110 (58%)	137 (63%)	93 (67%)	45 (75%)	6 (100%)	0 (0%)	445 (63%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	26 (27%)	56 (30%)	51 (24%)	37 (27%)	12 (20%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	185 (26%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (15%)	11 (6%)	16 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	47 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	8 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	24 (25%)	30 (16%)	65 (30%)	33 (24%)	21 (35%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	175 (25%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (21%)	59 (31%)	48 (22%)	41 (30%)	15 (25%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (100%)	186 (26%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	15 (16%)	30 (16%)	40 (19%)	27 (20%)	10 (17%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	123 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	35 (36%)	60 (32%)	53 (25%)	33 (24%)	12 (20%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	196 (28%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	13 (14%)	11 (6%)	27 (13%)	9 (7%)	9 (15%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	70 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	8 (4%)	17 (8%)	9 (7%)	6 (10%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	50 (7%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	96 (100%)	189 (100%)	216 (100%)	138 (100%)	60 (100%)	6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	708 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	75 (59%)	191 (60%)	293 (73%)	247 (78%)	109 (80%)	11 (79%)	0 (0%)	927 (70%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	50 (39%)	110 (35%)	86 (22%)	48 (15%)	20 (15%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	317 (24%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (100%)	<6 (2%)	11 (3%)	16 (4%)	16 (5%)	7 (5%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (100%)	56 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	46 (36%)	106 (33%)	80 (20%)	50 (16%)	16 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	300 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	62 (48%)	63 (20%)	34 (9%)	15 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	179 (14%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	43 (34%)	148 (47%)	154 (39%)	96 (30%)	23 (17%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	467 (36%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	78 (25%)	192 (48%)	180 (57%)	100 (74%)	9 (64%)	0 (0%)	567 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	125 (98%)	307 (97%)	389 (97%)	302 (95%)	129 (95%)	14 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,270 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	9 (3%)	9 (2%)	14 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	109 (85%)	242 (76%)	295 (74%)	228 (72%)	100 (74%)	8 (57%)	0 (0%)	985 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	16 (13%)	61 (19%)	82 (21%)	72 (23%)	34 (25%)	<6 (29%)	<6 (100%)	270 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	8 (3%)	16 (4%)	12 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	40 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	74 (58%)	211 (67%)	314 (79%)	257 (81%)	114 (84%)	11 (79%)	<6 (100%)	983 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	44 (34%)	82 (26%)	62 (16%)	45 (14%)	16 (12%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	252 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	17 (5%)	18 (5%)	9 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	57 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (100%)	22 (17%)	63 (20%)	80 (20%)	64 (20%)	29 (21%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	262 (20%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	40 (31%)	100 (32%)	159 (40%)	131 (41%)	64 (47%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	499 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	25 (20%)	72 (23%)	80 (20%)	76 (24%)	25 (18%)	<6 (29%)	<6 (100%)	283 (22%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	34 (27%)	77 (24%)	66 (17%)	40 (13%)	13 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	233 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	18 (6%)	26 (7%)	15 (5%)	7 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	77 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	13 (4%)	15 (4%)	13 (4%)	6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	53 (4%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	128 (100%)	317 (100%)	399 (100%)	317 (100%)	136 (100%)	14 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,315 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	57 (16%)	53 (17%)	43 (22%)	19 (26%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	184 (18%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	86 (89%)	284 (80%)	250 (78%)	146 (76%)	51 (71%)	12 (92%)	0 (0%)	832 (79%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	10 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	25 (26%)	104 (29%)	85 (27%)	61 (32%)	16 (22%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	295 (28%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	40 (41%)	36 (10%)	48 (15%)	30 (16%)	9 (13%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	169 (16%)
	12 Years	<6 (100%)	40 (41%)	220 (62%)	178 (56%)	86 (45%)	27 (38%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	556 (53%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	45 (13%)	70 (22%)	59 (31%)	30 (42%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	209 (20%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	95 (98%)	347 (98%)	309 (97%)	190 (98%)	68 (94%)	12 (92%)	0 (0%)	1,023 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	84 (87%)	306 (87%)	283 (88%)	168 (87%)	63 (88%)	12 (92%)	0 (0%)	919 (87%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	38 (11%)	29 (9%)	23 (12%)	8 (11%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	109 (10%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (2%)	7 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	58 (60%)	269 (76%)	246 (77%)	148 (77%)	55 (76%)	7 (54%)	0 (0%)	785 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	33 (34%)	74 (21%)	56 (18%)	38 (20%)	14 (19%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	221 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	8 (2%)	9 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (100%)	34 (35%)	154 (44%)	107 (33%)	67 (35%)	20 (28%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	387 (37%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	24 (25%)	96 (27%)	106 (33%)	62 (32%)	27 (38%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	318 (30%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	45 (13%)	44 (14%)	32 (17%)	14 (19%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	150 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	27 (28%)	55 (16%)	55 (17%)	30 (16%)	11 (15%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	182 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	25 (7%)	25 (8%)	17 (9%)	6 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	85 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	15 (4%)	15 (5%)	13 (7%)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	56 (5%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	97 (100%)	353 (100%)	320 (100%)	193 (100%)	72 (100%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,051 (100%)

1991

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	14 (74%)	720 (58%)	2,078 (66%)	2,338 (67%)	1,752 (71%)	835 (74%)	134 (74%)	<6 (33%)	7,877 (67%)
	Black	<6 (11%)	69 (6%)	164 (5%)	153 (4%)	93 (4%)	34 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	517 (4%)
	AI/AN	<6 (11%)	429 (34%)	800 (25%)	827 (24%)	495 (20%)	191 (17%)	34 (19%)	<6 (67%)	2,785 (24%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	30 (2%)	101 (3%)	148 (4%)	131 (5%)	69 (6%)	11 (6%)	0 (0%)	490 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (16%)	395 (32%)	801 (25%)	784 (23%)	496 (20%)	190 (17%)	28 (15%)	<6 (17%)	2,701 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	11 (58%)	538 (43%)	437 (14%)	280 (8%)	143 (6%)	54 (5%)	10 (5%)	<6 (50%)	1,476 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	456 (37%)	1,588 (50%)	1,456 (42%)	873 (35%)	310 (27%)	42 (23%)	<6 (17%)	4,726 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	64 (5%)	885 (28%)	1,555 (45%)	1,363 (55%)	725 (64%)	121 (66%)	<6 (33%)	4,715 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	19 (100%)	1,218 (98%)	3,073 (98%)	3,328 (96%)	2,350 (95%)	1,064 (94%)	172 (95%)	6 (100%)	11,238 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	20 (<1%)	23 (<1%)	22 (<1%)	13 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	85 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	17 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	18 (1%)	48 (2%)	100 (3%)	86 (3%)	49 (4%)	10 (5%)	0 (0%)	311 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	15 (79%)	1,017 (81%)	2,563 (81%)	2,730 (79%)	1,879 (76%)	795 (70%)	127 (70%)	<6 (83%)	9,138 (78%)
	Cesarean	<6 (11%)	153 (12%)	408 (13%)	559 (16%)	473 (19%)	275 (24%)	46 (25%)	<6 (17%)	1,917 (16%)
	Forceps	<6 (5%)	14 (1%)	35 (1%)	40 (1%)	41 (2%)	15 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	146 (1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (5%)	62 (5%)	142 (5%)	131 (4%)	78 (3%)	42 (4%)	8 (4%)	0 (0%)	464 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	13 (68%)	870 (70%)	2,513 (80%)	2,908 (84%)	2,107 (85%)	985 (87%)	147 (81%)	<6 (67%)	9,554 (82%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (21%)	282 (23%)	490 (16%)	437 (13%)	285 (12%)	110 (10%)	25 (14%)	<6 (33%)	1,635 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	59 (5%)	93 (3%)	70 (2%)	48 (2%)	23 (2%)	7 (4%)	0 (0%)	300 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (5%)	19 (2%)	29 (<1%)	30 (<1%)	18 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	105 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (26%)	292 (23%)	770 (24%)	834 (24%)	577 (23%)	274 (24%)	44 (24%)	<6 (50%)	2,801 (24%)
	Adequate	8 (42%)	480 (38%)	1,474 (47%)	1,649 (48%)	1,178 (48%)	567 (50%)	74 (41%)	<6 (17%)	5,433 (46%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	212 (17%)	435 (14%)	544 (16%)	444 (18%)	172 (15%)	35 (19%)	0 (0%)	1,844 (16%)
	Inadequate	<6 (21%)	229 (18%)	423 (13%)	392 (11%)	243 (10%)	105 (9%)	26 (14%)	<6 (33%)	1,425 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (11%)	92 (7%)	198 (6%)	212 (6%)	153 (6%)	69 (6%)	13 (7%)	0 (0%)	739 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (16%)	66 (5%)	122 (4%)	159 (5%)	117 (5%)	56 (5%)	15 (8%)	0 (0%)	539 (5%)
Alaska	Total	19 (100%)	1,249 (100%)	3,151 (100%)	3,468 (100%)	2,475 (100%)	1,129 (100%)	182 (100%)	6 (100%)	11,687 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	7 (70%)	319 (66%)	974 (75%)	1,124 (76%)	827 (79%)	367 (78%)	44 (76%)	0 (0%)	3,664 (75%)
	Black	<6 (20%)	46 (10%)	99 (8%)	101 (7%)	58 (6%)	24 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	331 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	97 (20%)	166 (13%)	171 (12%)	92 (9%)	39 (8%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	571 (12%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	19 (4%)	50 (4%)	88 (6%)	75 (7%)	39 (8%)	7 (12%)	0 (0%)	278 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	133 (28%)	262 (20%)	279 (19%)	162 (15%)	61 (13%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	903 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (50%)	210 (44%)	166 (13%)	97 (7%)	37 (4%)	16 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	535 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	185 (38%)	624 (48%)	576 (39%)	340 (32%)	122 (26%)	12 (21%)	0 (0%)	1,859 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	24 (5%)	424 (33%)	775 (52%)	646 (61%)	316 (67%)	41 (71%)	0 (0%)	2,226 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	10 (100%)	469 (97%)	1,261 (98%)	1,433 (96%)	1,016 (96%)	445 (95%)	55 (95%)	0 (0%)	4,691 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	15 (1%)	17 (1%)	14 (1%)	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	60 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	7 (1%)	17 (1%)	36 (2%)	23 (2%)	16 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	102 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	9 (90%)	388 (80%)	1,066 (82%)	1,178 (79%)	782 (74%)	327 (70%)	37 (64%)	0 (0%)	3,789 (78%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	75 (16%)	168 (13%)	242 (16%)	216 (21%)	118 (25%)	19 (33%)	0 (0%)	838 (17%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	7 (1%)	26 (2%)	22 (1%)	30 (3%)	12 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	97 (2%)
	Vacuum	<6 (10%)	10 (2%)	33 (3%)	43 (3%)	23 (2%)	12 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	124 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	8 (80%)	369 (77%)	1,104 (85%)	1,325 (89%)	946 (90%)	426 (91%)	54 (93%)	0 (0%)	4,234 (87%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (20%)	89 (18%)	153 (12%)	132 (9%)	85 (8%)	33 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	496 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (3%)	23 (2%)	18 (1%)	13 (1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	78 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	9 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (30%)	107 (22%)	295 (23%)	340 (23%)	240 (23%)	109 (23%)	14 (24%)	0 (0%)	1,108 (23%)
	Adequate	<6 (50%)	224 (46%)	747 (58%)	843 (57%)	579 (55%)	265 (57%)	34 (59%)	0 (0%)	2,698 (56%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	81 (17%)	131 (10%)	194 (13%)	169 (16%)	64 (14%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	646 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (20%)	67 (14%)	107 (8%)	99 (7%)	58 (6%)	29 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	366 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (10%)	30 (6%)	79 (6%)	92 (6%)	71 (7%)	36 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	312 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (20%)	33 (7%)	67 (5%)	85 (6%)	55 (5%)	29 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	273 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	10 (100%)	482 (100%)	1,293 (100%)	1,486 (100%)	1,053 (100%)	469 (100%)	58 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,853 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	113 (84%)	265 (79%)	287 (84%)	224 (82%)	130 (84%)	24 (86%)	<6 (100%)	1,045 (82%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	18 (13%)	54 (16%)	36 (11%)	25 (9%)	12 (8%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	149 (12%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	14 (4%)	12 (4%)	21 (8%)	13 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	64 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	39 (29%)	82 (24%)	71 (21%)	47 (17%)	25 (16%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (100%)	268 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	55 (41%)	57 (17%)	34 (10%)	17 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	171 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	54 (40%)	155 (46%)	135 (40%)	93 (34%)	49 (32%)	8 (29%)	<6 (100%)	495 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	9 (7%)	106 (32%)	157 (46%)	152 (56%)	97 (63%)	17 (61%)	0 (0%)	538 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	127 (94%)	326 (97%)	325 (96%)	247 (90%)	144 (93%)	25 (89%)	<6 (100%)	1,196 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	8 (2%)	15 (4%)	25 (9%)	10 (6%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	67 (5%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	108 (80%)	268 (80%)	245 (72%)	206 (75%)	106 (68%)	18 (64%)	0 (0%)	951 (75%)
	Cesarean	<6 (100%)	18 (13%)	48 (14%)	69 (20%)	50 (18%)	44 (28%)	9 (32%)	<6 (100%)	240 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	16 (5%)	14 (4%)	14 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	53 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	79 (59%)	242 (72%)	280 (82%)	216 (79%)	131 (85%)	23 (82%)	<6 (100%)	973 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	41 (30%)	62 (19%)	36 (11%)	45 (16%)	14 (9%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	201 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	17 (5%)	9 (3%)	8 (3%)	7 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (3%)	12 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	33 (3%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (100%)	28 (21%)	82 (24%)	86 (25%)	62 (23%)	35 (23%)	10 (36%)	0 (0%)	304 (24%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	41 (30%)	133 (40%)	136 (40%)	119 (44%)	72 (46%)	6 (21%)	<6 (100%)	508 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	23 (17%)	47 (14%)	60 (18%)	51 (19%)	26 (17%)	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	213 (17%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	37 (27%)	66 (20%)	46 (14%)	39 (14%)	20 (13%)	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	214 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	19 (14%)	19 (6%)	23 (7%)	19 (7%)	9 (6%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	92 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	11 (8%)	6 (2%)	14 (4%)	8 (3%)	12 (8%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	54 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	135 (100%)	335 (100%)	340 (100%)	273 (100%)	155 (100%)	28 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,268 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (75%)	127 (66%)	454 (75%)	448 (76%)	270 (76%)	137 (82%)	21 (70%)	0 (0%)	1,460 (75%)
	Black	0 (0%)	20 (10%)	56 (9%)	38 (6%)	26 (7%)	9 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	150 (8%)
	AI/AN	<6 (25%)	42 (22%)	76 (13%)	82 (14%)	48 (13%)	14 (8%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (100%)	271 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	15 (2%)	23 (4%)	12 (3%)	8 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	64 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (25%)	64 (33%)	156 (26%)	123 (21%)	87 (24%)	23 (14%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	460 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (75%)	90 (47%)	63 (10%)	41 (7%)	16 (4%)	6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	220 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	62 (32%)	307 (51%)	239 (40%)	122 (34%)	39 (23%)	7 (23%)	0 (0%)	776 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	16 (8%)	199 (33%)	287 (49%)	212 (59%)	117 (70%)	22 (73%)	0 (0%)	853 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	191 (99%)	587 (98%)	565 (96%)	326 (91%)	155 (92%)	29 (97%)	<6 (100%)	1,860 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)	11 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (2%)	15 (3%)	15 (4%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	49 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	144 (75%)	447 (74%)	438 (74%)	258 (72%)	104 (62%)	21 (70%)	<6 (100%)	1,417 (73%)
	Cesarean	<6 (25%)	25 (13%)	94 (16%)	111 (19%)	78 (22%)	48 (29%)	7 (23%)	0 (0%)	364 (19%)
	Forceps	<6 (25%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	22 (11%)	58 (10%)	39 (7%)	19 (5%)	16 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	156 (8%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	135 (70%)	496 (82%)	492 (83%)	312 (87%)	152 (90%)	23 (77%)	0 (0%)	1,614 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (25%)	38 (20%)	87 (14%)	87 (15%)	40 (11%)	14 (8%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (100%)	273 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (8%)	15 (2%)	10 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	49 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	49 (26%)	165 (27%)	141 (24%)	76 (21%)	46 (27%)	6 (20%)	0 (0%)	484 (25%)
	Adequate	<6 (50%)	69 (36%)	286 (48%)	282 (48%)	174 (49%)	80 (48%)	8 (27%)	0 (0%)	901 (46%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	29 (15%)	78 (13%)	99 (17%)	82 (23%)	29 (17%)	11 (37%)	0 (0%)	329 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	40 (21%)	69 (11%)	67 (11%)	23 (6%)	13 (8%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (100%)	220 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (25%)	13 (7%)	33 (5%)	30 (5%)	11 (3%)	6 (4%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	97 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (25%)	8 (4%)	19 (3%)	17 (3%)	14 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	65 (3%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	192 (100%)	602 (100%)	591 (100%)	357 (100%)	168 (100%)	30 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,947 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	84 (90%)	138 (87%)	186 (93%)	156 (91%)	82 (92%)	23 (96%)	0 (0%)	671 (91%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	17 (11%)	12 (6%)	12 (7%)	7 (8%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	55 (7%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	27 (29%)	52 (33%)	44 (22%)	31 (18%)	14 (16%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	172 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	41 (44%)	31 (19%)	18 (9%)	11 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	106 (14%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	39 (42%)	75 (47%)	94 (47%)	69 (40%)	19 (21%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	299 (41%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	40 (25%)	83 (42%)	89 (52%)	65 (73%)	19 (79%)	0 (0%)	298 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	89 (96%)	150 (94%)	177 (89%)	158 (92%)	79 (89%)	22 (92%)	0 (0%)	677 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (4%)	19 (10%)	11 (6%)	9 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	52 (7%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	69 (74%)	128 (81%)	141 (71%)	132 (77%)	64 (72%)	17 (71%)	0 (0%)	553 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	13 (14%)	20 (13%)	39 (20%)	28 (16%)	23 (26%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	128 (17%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	11 (12%)	10 (6%)	18 (9%)	8 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	51 (7%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	60 (65%)	126 (79%)	176 (88%)	141 (82%)	74 (83%)	19 (79%)	0 (0%)	597 (81%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	29 (31%)	30 (19%)	20 (10%)	22 (13%)	13 (15%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	120 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	20 (22%)	34 (21%)	52 (26%)	33 (19%)	24 (27%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	168 (23%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	48 (52%)	70 (44%)	104 (52%)	92 (54%)	47 (53%)	11 (46%)	0 (0%)	374 (51%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	11 (12%)	34 (21%)	23 (12%)	23 (13%)	8 (9%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	102 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	12 (13%)	17 (11%)	15 (8%)	17 (10%)	7 (8%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	72 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	9 (6%)	12 (6%)	7 (4%)	6 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	38 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (4%)	10 (5%)	6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	27 (4%)
Mat-Su	Total	<6 (100%)	93 (100%)	159 (100%)	199 (100%)	171 (100%)	89 (100%)	24 (100%)	0 (0%)	737 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	11 (7%)	14 (7%)	23 (17%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	60 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	107 (95%)	149 (91%)	188 (91%)	105 (80%)	36 (82%)	7 (100%)	<6 (100%)	594 (89%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	66 (58%)	93 (57%)	123 (60%)	65 (49%)	21 (48%)	<6 (71%)	0 (0%)	374 (56%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	51 (45%)	25 (15%)	32 (16%)	19 (14%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	132 (20%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	28 (25%)	97 (60%)	99 (48%)	67 (51%)	24 (55%)	<6 (71%)	0 (0%)	320 (48%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	14 (9%)	37 (18%)	37 (28%)	14 (32%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (100%)	106 (16%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	111 (98%)	162 (99%)	201 (98%)	126 (95%)	44 (100%)	7 (100%)	<6 (100%)	654 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	101 (89%)	148 (91%)	187 (91%)	120 (91%)	37 (84%)	7 (100%)	<6 (100%)	602 (90%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (4%)	14 (7%)	9 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (6%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	8 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	68 (60%)	112 (69%)	150 (73%)	98 (74%)	33 (75%)	<6 (57%)	0 (0%)	466 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	31 (27%)	36 (22%)	40 (19%)	21 (16%)	10 (23%)	<6 (29%)	<6 (100%)	141 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	9 (6%)	9 (4%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	35 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	19 (17%)	29 (18%)	47 (23%)	32 (24%)	8 (18%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	137 (21%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	25 (22%)	50 (31%)	54 (26%)	30 (23%)	15 (34%)	<6 (43%)	0 (0%)	177 (26%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	30 (27%)	33 (20%)	44 (21%)	34 (26%)	11 (25%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	153 (23%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	31 (27%)	47 (29%)	57 (28%)	33 (25%)	10 (23%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (100%)	181 (27%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	16 (10%)	17 (8%)	15 (11%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	53 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	13 (6%)	11 (8%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (5%)
Northern	Total	0 (0%)	113 (100%)	163 (100%)	206 (100%)	132 (100%)	44 (100%)	7 (100%)	<6 (100%)	668 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	66 (50%)	181 (61%)	216 (69%)	202 (75%)	105 (78%)	16 (80%)	<6 (100%)	789 (68%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	61 (47%)	98 (33%)	78 (25%)	52 (19%)	21 (16%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	312 (27%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	17 (6%)	14 (4%)	13 (5%)	7 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	55 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	45 (34%)	107 (36%)	71 (23%)	50 (19%)	25 (19%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	304 (26%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	48 (37%)	54 (18%)	24 (8%)	14 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	145 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	52 (40%)	143 (48%)	123 (39%)	75 (28%)	32 (24%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	429 (37%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	63 (21%)	140 (45%)	153 (57%)	91 (68%)	12 (60%)	<6 (100%)	466 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	131 (100%)	296 (99%)	300 (96%)	261 (97%)	127 (95%)	19 (95%)	<6 (100%)	1,137 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (4%)	8 (3%)	7 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	110 (84%)	237 (80%)	242 (78%)	190 (71%)	98 (73%)	14 (70%)	<6 (100%)	894 (77%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	16 (12%)	52 (17%)	59 (19%)	71 (26%)	30 (22%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	232 (20%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (2%)	8 (3%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	90 (69%)	217 (73%)	242 (78%)	212 (79%)	116 (87%)	13 (65%)	<6 (100%)	893 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	28 (21%)	58 (19%)	53 (17%)	42 (16%)	15 (11%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	200 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	13 (4%)	10 (3%)	7 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	43 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	25 (19%)	66 (22%)	61 (20%)	53 (20%)	26 (19%)	<6 (25%)	<6 (100%)	238 (20%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	50 (38%)	100 (34%)	127 (41%)	118 (44%)	70 (52%)	6 (30%)	0 (0%)	471 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	27 (21%)	63 (21%)	67 (21%)	49 (18%)	24 (18%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	235 (20%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	20 (15%)	57 (19%)	48 (15%)	41 (15%)	14 (10%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	183 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	13 (10%)	15 (5%)	17 (5%)	9 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	59 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	6 (2%)	6 (2%)	9 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	33 (3%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	131 (100%)	298 (100%)	312 (100%)	269 (100%)	134 (100%)	20 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,167 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (50%)	<6 (5%)	55 (18%)	60 (18%)	49 (22%)	7 (10%)	6 (40%)	0 (0%)	183 (18%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (50%)	98 (95%)	240 (80%)	260 (79%)	161 (74%)	62 (90%)	9 (60%)	<6 (100%)	833 (80%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (50%)	21 (20%)	49 (16%)	73 (22%)	53 (24%)	21 (30%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	219 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (50%)	43 (42%)	41 (14%)	34 (10%)	29 (13%)	14 (20%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (100%)	167 (16%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	36 (35%)	187 (62%)	190 (57%)	106 (48%)	25 (36%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	547 (52%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	39 (13%)	74 (22%)	74 (34%)	24 (35%)	9 (60%)	0 (0%)	225 (22%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	100 (97%)	291 (97%)	324 (98%)	216 (99%)	69 (100%)	15 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,019 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	97 (94%)	269 (89%)	296 (89%)	191 (87%)	59 (86%)	13 (87%)	<6 (100%)	929 (89%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	19 (6%)	25 (8%)	20 (9%)	8 (12%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	76 (7%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	11 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	69 (67%)	216 (72%)	240 (73%)	181 (83%)	52 (75%)	11 (73%)	<6 (100%)	772 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	26 (25%)	64 (21%)	69 (21%)	30 (14%)	11 (16%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	204 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	13 (4%)	13 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (50%)	44 (43%)	99 (33%)	107 (32%)	81 (37%)	26 (38%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (100%)	362 (35%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	23 (22%)	88 (29%)	100 (30%)	65 (30%)	17 (25%)	6 (40%)	0 (0%)	299 (29%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	49 (16%)	57 (17%)	36 (16%)	10 (14%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	166 (16%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	22 (21%)	60 (20%)	60 (18%)	32 (15%)	12 (17%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	189 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (12%)	27 (9%)	21 (6%)	21 (10%)	6 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	88 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	13 (4%)	14 (4%)	14 (6%)	7 (10%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	55 (5%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	103 (100%)	301 (100%)	331 (100%)	219 (100%)	69 (100%)	15 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,042 (100%)

1992

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	10 (45%)	722 (57%)	2,116 (65%)	2,232 (67%)	1,831 (72%)	866 (77%)	137 (73%)	7 (88%)	7,926 (68%)
	Black	<6 (5%)	77 (6%)	186 (6%)	167 (5%)	81 (3%)	19 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	537 (5%)
	AI/AN	11 (50%)	422 (34%)	827 (25%)	757 (23%)	453 (18%)	179 (16%)	39 (21%)	<6 (13%)	2,693 (23%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	36 (3%)	110 (3%)	169 (5%)	164 (6%)	67 (6%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	552 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	6 (27%)	413 (33%)	835 (26%)	747 (22%)	492 (19%)	186 (16%)	33 (18%)	<6 (25%)	2,719 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	13 (59%)	543 (43%)	463 (14%)	252 (8%)	137 (5%)	65 (6%)	17 (9%)	0 (0%)	1,490 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	438 (35%)	1,574 (49%)	1,300 (39%)	817 (32%)	285 (25%)	39 (21%)	<6 (38%)	4,456 (38%)
	12+ Years	<6 (5%)	64 (5%)	931 (29%)	1,618 (49%)	1,476 (58%)	734 (65%)	122 (65%)	<6 (63%)	4,951 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	20 (91%)	1,221 (97%)	3,155 (97%)	3,192 (96%)	2,401 (95%)	1,072 (95%)	173 (93%)	8 (100%)	11,251 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	16 (1%)	20 (<1%)	28 (<1%)	24 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	99 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)	15 (<1%)	21 (<1%)	19 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	67 (<1%)
	Other	<6 (9%)	10 (<1%)	49 (2%)	84 (3%)	92 (4%)	48 (4%)	13 (7%)	0 (0%)	299 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	18 (82%)	1,051 (84%)	2,634 (81%)	2,581 (78%)	1,910 (75%)	817 (72%)	126 (67%)	<6 (50%)	9,149 (78%)
	Cesarean	<6 (5%)	121 (10%)	431 (13%)	564 (17%)	484 (19%)	250 (22%)	49 (26%)	<6 (50%)	1,905 (16%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)	42 (1%)	39 (1%)	34 (1%)	15 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	143 (1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (14%)	73 (6%)	128 (4%)	139 (4%)	100 (4%)	48 (4%)	10 (5%)	0 (0%)	501 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	13 (59%)	905 (72%)	2,613 (81%)	2,839 (85%)	2,179 (86%)	987 (87%)	146 (78%)	7 (88%)	9,694 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (18%)	276 (22%)	511 (16%)	405 (12%)	290 (11%)	117 (10%)	29 (16%)	0 (0%)	1,634 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (18%)	57 (5%)	83 (3%)	62 (2%)	40 (2%)	19 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	269 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (5%)	10 (<1%)	18 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	14 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (13%)	70 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (14%)	310 (25%)	825 (25%)	847 (25%)	602 (24%)	291 (26%)	49 (26%)	<6 (38%)	2,933 (25%)
	Adequate	6 (27%)	522 (42%)	1,484 (46%)	1,637 (49%)	1,263 (50%)	544 (48%)	83 (44%)	<6 (50%)	5,544 (47%)
	Intermediate	<6 (23%)	165 (13%)	478 (15%)	491 (15%)	396 (16%)	181 (16%)	22 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,740 (15%)
	Inadequate	8 (36%)	236 (19%)	422 (13%)	321 (10%)	246 (10%)	107 (9%)	28 (15%)	<6 (13%)	1,372 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (14%)	99 (8%)	229 (7%)	190 (6%)	156 (6%)	84 (7%)	16 (9%)	0 (0%)	778 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (9%)	63 (5%)	138 (4%)	147 (4%)	147 (6%)	64 (6%)	12 (6%)	0 (0%)	574 (5%)
Alaska	Total	22 (100%)	1,257 (100%)	3,245 (100%)	3,329 (100%)	2,538 (100%)	1,132 (100%)	187 (100%)	8 (100%)	11,728 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (50%)	326 (66%)	1,015 (76%)	1,054 (74%)	856 (77%)	394 (83%)	57 (77%)	<6 (100%)	3,711 (75%)
	Black	0 (0%)	61 (12%)	113 (8%)	112 (8%)	57 (5%)	10 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	359 (7%)
	AI/AN	<6 (50%)	83 (17%)	158 (12%)	153 (11%)	103 (9%)	27 (6%)	8 (11%)	0 (0%)	537 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	23 (5%)	53 (4%)	106 (7%)	92 (8%)	43 (9%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	321 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	133 (27%)	303 (23%)	239 (17%)	189 (17%)	55 (12%)	14 (19%)	<6 (33%)	936 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (33%)	223 (45%)	201 (15%)	77 (5%)	40 (4%)	19 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	565 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	167 (34%)	622 (46%)	510 (36%)	323 (29%)	97 (20%)	15 (20%)	<6 (33%)	1,735 (35%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	34 (7%)	432 (32%)	793 (56%)	709 (64%)	342 (72%)	52 (70%)	<6 (67%)	2,364 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6 (100%)	473 (96%)	1,297 (97%)	1,371 (96%)	1,064 (96%)	452 (95%)	67 (91%)	<6 (100%)	4,739 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	14 (3%)	18 (1%)	21 (1%)	19 (2%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	79 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	23 (2%)	33 (2%)	28 (3%)	16 (3%)	7 (9%)	0 (0%)	111 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (83%)	436 (88%)	1,102 (82%)	1,105 (78%)	801 (72%)	341 (72%)	46 (62%)	<6 (67%)	3,843 (78%)
	Cesarean	<6 (17%)	38 (8%)	181 (14%)	251 (18%)	261 (23%)	105 (22%)	23 (31%)	<6 (33%)	862 (17%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (1%)	24 (2%)	16 (1%)	11 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	74 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	14 (3%)	39 (3%)	45 (3%)	31 (3%)	17 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	149 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	381 (77%)	1,170 (87%)	1,287 (90%)	1,007 (91%)	440 (93%)	61 (82%)	<6 (67%)	4,356 (88%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	90 (18%)	143 (11%)	115 (8%)	84 (8%)	28 (6%)	12 (16%)	0 (0%)	474 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (17%)	17 (3%)	20 (1%)	20 (1%)	15 (1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	80 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	18 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	112 (23%)	346 (26%)	357 (25%)	261 (23%)	122 (26%)	25 (34%)	<6 (67%)	1,228 (25%)
	Adequate	<6 (17%)	246 (50%)	717 (54%)	815 (57%)	617 (56%)	260 (55%)	39 (53%)	0 (0%)	2,695 (55%)
	Intermediate	<6 (33%)	56 (11%)	165 (12%)	160 (11%)	158 (14%)	67 (14%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	615 (12%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	74 (15%)	105 (8%)	89 (6%)	69 (6%)	26 (5%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (33%)	373 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	33 (7%)	92 (7%)	83 (6%)	76 (7%)	34 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	324 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	27 (5%)	63 (5%)	73 (5%)	82 (7%)	27 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	278 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	6 (100%)	493 (100%)	1,340 (100%)	1,425 (100%)	1,111 (100%)	475 (100%)	74 (100%)	<6 (100%)	4,933 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (67%)	102 (80%)	254 (79%)	265 (85%)	226 (83%)	95 (88%)	29 (97%)	0 (0%)	974 (83%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (33%)	19 (15%)	45 (14%)	29 (9%)	27 (10%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	128 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	24 (7%)	14 (5%)	18 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	68 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (33%)	37 (29%)	80 (25%)	71 (23%)	47 (17%)	14 (13%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	255 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (33%)	50 (39%)	59 (18%)	27 (9%)	19 (7%)	7 (6%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	167 (14%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	57 (45%)	139 (43%)	117 (38%)	91 (33%)	27 (25%)	8 (27%)	0 (0%)	439 (37%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	106 (33%)	153 (49%)	151 (56%)	70 (65%)	16 (53%)	0 (0%)	501 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	124 (97%)	311 (96%)	295 (95%)	253 (93%)	103 (95%)	27 (90%)	0 (0%)	1,117 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (3%)	13 (4%)	17 (6%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	50 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (67%)	90 (70%)	245 (76%)	233 (75%)	208 (76%)	74 (69%)	20 (67%)	0 (0%)	873 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	22 (17%)	47 (15%)	55 (18%)	48 (18%)	26 (24%)	7 (23%)	0 (0%)	205 (17%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
	Vacuum	<6 (33%)	12 (9%)	22 (7%)	17 (5%)	9 (3%)	6 (6%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	70 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (67%)	102 (80%)	247 (76%)	260 (84%)	217 (80%)	89 (82%)	20 (67%)	0 (0%)	937 (80%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	19 (15%)	59 (18%)	39 (13%)	43 (16%)	14 (13%)	7 (23%)	0 (0%)	183 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	10 (3%)	8 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	33 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (33%)	28 (22%)	72 (22%)	59 (19%)	42 (15%)	23 (21%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	228 (19%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	53 (41%)	145 (45%)	149 (48%)	141 (52%)	51 (47%)	13 (43%)	0 (0%)	553 (47%)
	Intermediate	<6 (33%)	26 (20%)	48 (15%)	59 (19%)	46 (17%)	20 (19%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	203 (17%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	18 (14%)	56 (17%)	43 (14%)	38 (14%)	14 (13%)	10 (33%)	0 (0%)	180 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	29 (9%)	12 (4%)	10 (4%)	8 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	69 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	11 (3%)	11 (4%)	9 (3%)	7 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	44 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	128 (100%)	323 (100%)	310 (100%)	272 (100%)	108 (100%)	30 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,175 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (75%)	140 (66%)	433 (71%)	436 (72%)	322 (78%)	140 (80%)	22 (79%)	<6 (100%)	1,499 (73%)
	Black	<6 (25%)	15 (7%)	71 (12%)	48 (8%)	22 (5%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	163 (8%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	55 (26%)	95 (15%)	96 (16%)	50 (12%)	20 (11%)	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	324 (16%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	15 (2%)	22 (4%)	18 (4%)	9 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	66 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (25%)	72 (34%)	152 (25%)	134 (22%)	80 (19%)	39 (22%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	482 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (25%)	99 (47%)	70 (11%)	34 (6%)	15 (4%)	8 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	228 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	70 (33%)	310 (50%)	227 (38%)	121 (29%)	44 (25%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	776 (38%)
	12+ Years	<6 (25%)	7 (3%)	196 (32%)	326 (54%)	265 (64%)	119 (68%)	23 (82%)	<6 (100%)	939 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (75%)	209 (99%)	606 (99%)	582 (97%)	381 (92%)	164 (94%)	27 (96%)	<6 (100%)	1,976 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	10 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (1%)
	Other	<6 (25%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (2%)	20 (5%)	9 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	50 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	156 (74%)	471 (77%)	413 (69%)	314 (76%)	120 (69%)	17 (61%)	0 (0%)	1,495 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	30 (14%)	95 (15%)	133 (22%)	63 (15%)	40 (23%)	9 (32%)	<6 (100%)	372 (18%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (50%)	23 (11%)	43 (7%)	52 (9%)	31 (8%)	13 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	166 (8%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (75%)	140 (66%)	472 (77%)	484 (80%)	340 (82%)	152 (87%)	25 (89%)	<6 (100%)	1,618 (79%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	55 (26%)	118 (19%)	102 (17%)	65 (16%)	19 (11%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	362 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (25%)	14 (7%)	21 (3%)	13 (2%)	6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	58 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	44 (21%)	161 (26%)	171 (28%)	107 (26%)	35 (20%)	9 (32%)	0 (0%)	527 (26%)
	Adequate	<6 (50%)	94 (44%)	276 (45%)	282 (47%)	195 (47%)	87 (50%)	12 (43%)	<6 (100%)	951 (46%)
	Intermediate	<6 (25%)	25 (12%)	87 (14%)	86 (14%)	60 (15%)	35 (20%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	298 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (25%)	48 (23%)	88 (14%)	62 (10%)	49 (12%)	18 (10%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	270 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	15 (7%)	31 (5%)	29 (5%)	23 (6%)	16 (9%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	117 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	27 (4%)	20 (3%)	20 (5%)	10 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	85 (4%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	212 (100%)	614 (100%)	602 (100%)	413 (100%)	175 (100%)	28 (100%)	<6 (100%)	2,053 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	60 (92%)	146 (92%)	171 (86%)	180 (92%)	87 (92%)	8 (80%)	<6 (100%)	653 (90%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	11 (7%)	25 (13%)	10 (5%)	6 (6%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	58 (8%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	27 (42%)	46 (29%)	58 (29%)	42 (22%)	19 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	192 (27%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	25 (38%)	24 (15%)	22 (11%)	8 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	84 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	26 (40%)	81 (51%)	83 (42%)	66 (34%)	32 (34%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (100%)	290 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (11%)	42 (27%)	92 (46%)	115 (59%)	58 (61%)	8 (80%)	0 (0%)	322 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	63 (97%)	152 (96%)	181 (91%)	178 (91%)	86 (91%)	9 (90%)	<6 (100%)	670 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	11 (6%)	15 (8%)	7 (7%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	39 (5%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	53 (82%)	126 (80%)	159 (80%)	146 (75%)	70 (74%)	6 (60%)	<6 (100%)	561 (78%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (12%)	25 (16%)	32 (16%)	33 (17%)	19 (20%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	120 (17%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	6 (4%)	6 (3%)	13 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	35 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	42 (65%)	127 (80%)	169 (85%)	167 (86%)	81 (85%)	8 (80%)	<6 (100%)	595 (82%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	21 (32%)	24 (15%)	26 (13%)	24 (12%)	12 (13%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	109 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	15 (23%)	41 (26%)	55 (28%)	46 (24%)	32 (34%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	192 (27%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	27 (42%)	67 (42%)	97 (49%)	107 (55%)	42 (44%)	<6 (40%)	<6 (100%)	345 (48%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	8 (12%)	24 (15%)	26 (13%)	25 (13%)	10 (11%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	95 (13%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	15 (23%)	25 (16%)	20 (10%)	16 (8%)	9 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	86 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	9 (6%)	10 (5%)	6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	34 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	8 (4%)	8 (4%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	28 (4%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	65 (100%)	158 (100%)	199 (100%)	195 (100%)	95 (100%)	10 (100%)	<6 (100%)	723 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	9 (5%)	10 (6%)	12 (13%)	9 (19%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	48 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	99 (95%)	160 (94%)	154 (93%)	79 (83%)	38 (79%)	<6 (63%)	<6 (100%)	539 (91%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (33%)	61 (59%)	93 (55%)	99 (60%)	48 (51%)	22 (46%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (100%)	329 (55%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	40 (38%)	28 (16%)	26 (16%)	22 (23%)	8 (17%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	128 (22%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	27 (26%)	83 (49%)	85 (52%)	37 (39%)	23 (48%)	<6 (38%)	<6 (100%)	259 (44%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (8%)	24 (15%)	25 (26%)	13 (27%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	80 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	102 (98%)	167 (98%)	161 (98%)	88 (93%)	45 (94%)	8 (100%)	<6 (100%)	575 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	91 (88%)	161 (95%)	157 (95%)	89 (94%)	39 (81%)	6 (75%)	<6 (100%)	547 (92%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (6%)	6 (13%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	24 (4%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	21 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (67%)	68 (65%)	112 (66%)	124 (75%)	76 (80%)	34 (71%)	7 (88%)	<6 (100%)	424 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	27 (26%)	43 (25%)	29 (18%)	12 (13%)	10 (21%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	123 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (4%)	9 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	23 (22%)	39 (23%)	39 (24%)	28 (29%)	13 (27%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	144 (24%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	31 (30%)	50 (29%)	51 (31%)	31 (33%)	12 (25%)	<6 (38%)	<6 (100%)	180 (30%)
	Intermediate	<6 (33%)	21 (20%)	38 (22%)	36 (22%)	12 (13%)	7 (15%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	116 (20%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	23 (22%)	37 (22%)	37 (22%)	22 (23%)	13 (27%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	135 (23%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	17 (10%)	9 (5%)	10 (11%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	47 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	7 (4%)	6 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (4%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	104 (100%)	170 (100%)	165 (100%)	95 (100%)	48 (100%)	8 (100%)	<6 (100%)	594 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	78 (61%)	191 (61%)	242 (72%)	198 (73%)	105 (80%)	17 (85%)	<6 (100%)	834 (69%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	46 (36%)	107 (34%)	72 (22%)	54 (20%)	20 (15%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	302 (25%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	11 (3%)	16 (5%)	19 (7%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	56 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	41 (32%)	87 (28%)	79 (24%)	49 (18%)	13 (10%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	274 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	59 (46%)	49 (16%)	27 (8%)	10 (4%)	6 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	154 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	46 (36%)	139 (44%)	124 (37%)	85 (31%)	26 (20%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	423 (35%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	92 (29%)	156 (47%)	162 (59%)	92 (70%)	14 (70%)	<6 (100%)	525 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	128 (100%)	306 (97%)	319 (96%)	262 (96%)	126 (95%)	18 (90%)	<6 (100%)	1,162 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (3%)	9 (3%)	6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	108 (84%)	253 (80%)	259 (78%)	201 (74%)	96 (73%)	15 (75%)	0 (0%)	934 (78%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	14 (11%)	50 (16%)	65 (19%)	58 (21%)	35 (27%)	<6 (25%)	<6 (100%)	228 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	6 (2%)	10 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	88 (69%)	237 (75%)	270 (81%)	229 (84%)	111 (84%)	15 (75%)	<6 (100%)	952 (79%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	29 (23%)	62 (20%)	51 (15%)	33 (12%)	17 (13%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	194 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (50%)	9 (7%)	9 (3%)	7 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	35 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (50%)	34 (27%)	63 (20%)	69 (21%)	60 (22%)	31 (23%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (100%)	263 (22%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	42 (33%)	119 (38%)	139 (42%)	109 (40%)	58 (44%)	7 (35%)	0 (0%)	474 (39%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (13%)	59 (19%)	72 (22%)	59 (22%)	25 (19%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	236 (20%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	28 (22%)	61 (19%)	32 (10%)	30 (11%)	16 (12%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	171 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	17 (5%)	22 (7%)	23 (8%)	8 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	82 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	9 (7%)	9 (3%)	10 (3%)	20 (7%)	9 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	57 (5%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	128 (100%)	315 (100%)	334 (100%)	273 (100%)	132 (100%)	20 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,205 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	66 (20%)	54 (18%)	36 (20%)	35 (36%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	203 (20%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	115 (91%)	251 (78%)	228 (78%)	130 (73%)	61 (62%)	16 (94%)	0 (0%)	805 (77%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	8 (3%)	9 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (25%)	42 (33%)	74 (23%)	67 (23%)	36 (20%)	24 (24%)	6 (35%)	0 (0%)	250 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	47 (37%)	32 (10%)	39 (13%)	23 (13%)	13 (13%)	6 (35%)	0 (0%)	164 (16%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	45 (35%)	198 (61%)	154 (52%)	94 (53%)	36 (37%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	532 (51%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	50 (15%)	74 (25%)	48 (27%)	39 (40%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	218 (21%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (75%)	122 (96%)	314 (97%)	283 (96%)	174 (98%)	95 (97%)	17 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,008 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (2%)	9 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	Other	<6 (25%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	117 (92%)	276 (85%)	255 (87%)	151 (85%)	77 (79%)	16 (94%)	0 (0%)	896 (86%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	29 (9%)	24 (8%)	15 (8%)	18 (18%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	93 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (2%)	11 (4%)	6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	84 (66%)	247 (76%)	245 (83%)	142 (80%)	79 (81%)	10 (59%)	0 (0%)	809 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	35 (28%)	62 (19%)	43 (15%)	29 (16%)	17 (17%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	189 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (25%)	<6 (4%)	9 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	24 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (25%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (25%)	54 (43%)	103 (32%)	97 (33%)	58 (33%)	35 (36%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	351 (34%)
	Adequate	<6 (25%)	29 (23%)	109 (34%)	104 (35%)	62 (35%)	33 (34%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	343 (33%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	57 (18%)	52 (18%)	36 (20%)	17 (17%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	177 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	30 (24%)	50 (15%)	38 (13%)	22 (12%)	11 (11%)	<6 (24%)	0 (0%)	157 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (75%)	21 (17%)	34 (11%)	25 (9%)	8 (4%)	11 (11%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	105 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (50%)	9 (7%)	19 (6%)	18 (6%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	58 (6%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	127 (100%)	323 (100%)	294 (100%)	178 (100%)	98 (100%)	17 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,041 (100%)

1993

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (15%)	647 (55%)	2,064 (68%)	2,157 (68%)	1,693 (71%)	778 (72%)	162 (78%)	<6 (100%)	7,513 (68%)
	Black	<6 (31%)	93 (8%)	181 (6%)	170 (5%)	84 (4%)	46 (4%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	585 (5%)
	AI/AN	7 (54%)	397 (34%)	701 (23%)	668 (21%)	462 (19%)	195 (18%)	29 (14%)	0 (0%)	2,459 (22%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	41 (3%)	102 (3%)	149 (5%)	148 (6%)	66 (6%)	11 (5%)	0 (0%)	517 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (31%)	373 (32%)	737 (24%)	593 (19%)	473 (20%)	178 (16%)	20 (10%)	0 (0%)	2,379 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	7 (54%)	546 (46%)	426 (14%)	234 (7%)	138 (6%)	64 (6%)	10 (5%)	0 (0%)	1,425 (13%)
	12 Years	<6 (8%)	415 (35%)	1,465 (48%)	1,192 (38%)	767 (32%)	280 (26%)	50 (24%)	<6 (50%)	4,173 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	61 (5%)	915 (30%)	1,558 (49%)	1,358 (57%)	685 (63%)	141 (68%)	<6 (50%)	4,721 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	13 (100%)	1,150 (98%)	2,972 (97%)	3,007 (95%)	2,264 (95%)	1,030 (95%)	190 (91%)	<6 (100%)	10,635 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	26 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	67 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	21 (<1%)	22 (<1%)	19 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	75 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	15 (1%)	44 (1%)	84 (3%)	90 (4%)	45 (4%)	15 (7%)	0 (0%)	295 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	8 (62%)	984 (83%)	2,485 (81%)	2,533 (80%)	1,787 (75%)	778 (72%)	149 (72%)	0 (0%)	8,729 (79%)
	Cesarean	<6 (8%)	123 (10%)	406 (13%)	449 (14%)	448 (19%)	239 (22%)	49 (24%)	<6 (50%)	1,718 (15%)
	Forceps	<6 (8%)	16 (1%)	39 (1%)	43 (1%)	29 (1%)	15 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (25%)	146 (1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (23%)	54 (5%)	118 (4%)	111 (4%)	114 (5%)	53 (5%)	7 (3%)	<6 (25%)	462 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	7 (54%)	847 (72%)	2,491 (82%)	2,690 (85%)	2,049 (86%)	919 (84%)	164 (79%)	<6 (75%)	9,173 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (31%)	271 (23%)	441 (14%)	371 (12%)	277 (12%)	134 (12%)	34 (16%)	<6 (25%)	1,535 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (8%)	44 (4%)	72 (2%)	55 (2%)	34 (1%)	13 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	225 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (8%)	10 (<1%)	22 (<1%)	14 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	13 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	76 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (23%)	299 (25%)	891 (29%)	858 (27%)	627 (26%)	284 (26%)	66 (32%)	0 (0%)	3,029 (27%)
	Adequate	<6 (15%)	490 (42%)	1,408 (46%)	1,547 (49%)	1,130 (47%)	515 (47%)	87 (42%)	<6 (50%)	5,184 (47%)
	Intermediate	<6 (23%)	159 (13%)	351 (12%)	416 (13%)	400 (17%)	170 (16%)	24 (12%)	<6 (25%)	1,524 (14%)
	Inadequate	<6 (38%)	217 (18%)	344 (11%)	290 (9%)	201 (8%)	100 (9%)	29 (14%)	<6 (25%)	1,189 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (8%)	95 (8%)	202 (7%)	187 (6%)	158 (7%)	81 (7%)	20 (10%)	0 (0%)	744 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (15%)	67 (6%)	159 (5%)	132 (4%)	120 (5%)	55 (5%)	12 (6%)	0 (0%)	547 (5%)
Alaska	Total	13 (100%)	1,179 (100%)	3,051 (100%)	3,149 (100%)	2,390 (100%)	1,088 (100%)	208 (100%)	<6 (100%)	11,090 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (17%)	293 (60%)	956 (75%)	1,067 (77%)	834 (79%)	345 (75%)	74 (80%)	<6 (100%)	3,574 (75%)
	Black	<6 (50%)	66 (14%)	112 (9%)	103 (7%)	52 (5%)	36 (8%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	379 (8%)
	AI/AN	<6 (33%)	96 (20%)	141 (11%)	137 (10%)	96 (9%)	39 (8%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	518 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	31 (6%)	57 (4%)	86 (6%)	78 (7%)	39 (8%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	297 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (17%)	132 (27%)	264 (21%)	221 (16%)	162 (15%)	56 (12%)	8 (9%)	0 (0%)	844 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (67%)	237 (49%)	177 (14%)	97 (7%)	42 (4%)	19 (4%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	577 (12%)
	12 Years	<6 (17%)	172 (35%)	569 (45%)	475 (34%)	304 (29%)	101 (22%)	21 (23%)	0 (0%)	1,644 (34%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	22 (5%)	439 (35%)	777 (56%)	670 (63%)	326 (71%)	69 (74%)	<6 (100%)	2,305 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6 (100%)	476 (98%)	1,238 (98%)	1,339 (96%)	1,017 (96%)	438 (95%)	87 (94%)	<6 (100%)	4,606 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	8 (<1%)	22 (2%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	50 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	20 (2%)	31 (2%)	33 (3%)	17 (4%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	112 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	408 (84%)	1,024 (81%)	1,116 (80%)	787 (74%)	318 (69%)	65 (70%)	0 (0%)	3,723 (78%)
	Cesarean	<6 (17%)	52 (11%)	180 (14%)	215 (15%)	210 (20%)	103 (22%)	24 (26%)	0 (0%)	786 (16%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	10 (2%)	20 (2%)	24 (2%)	17 (2%)	14 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (50%)	88 (2%)
	Vacuum	<6 (33%)	16 (3%)	43 (3%)	38 (3%)	46 (4%)	25 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (50%)	174 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (67%)	368 (76%)	1,102 (87%)	1,259 (90%)	962 (91%)	412 (90%)	78 (84%)	<6 (100%)	4,189 (88%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (17%)	99 (20%)	137 (11%)	114 (8%)	83 (8%)	37 (8%)	12 (13%)	0 (0%)	484 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (3%)	18 (1%)	13 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	59 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (17%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	28 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (17%)	110 (23%)	346 (27%)	356 (26%)	259 (24%)	114 (25%)	29 (31%)	0 (0%)	1,215 (25%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	249 (51%)	702 (55%)	822 (59%)	610 (58%)	257 (56%)	49 (53%)	<6 (50%)	2,694 (56%)
	Intermediate	<6 (17%)	50 (10%)	110 (9%)	136 (10%)	134 (13%)	53 (12%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (50%)	489 (10%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	76 (16%)	99 (8%)	73 (5%)	52 (5%)	31 (7%)	10 (11%)	0 (0%)	344 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (17%)	39 (8%)	80 (6%)	85 (6%)	61 (6%)	37 (8%)	11 (12%)	0 (0%)	314 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (33%)	30 (6%)	68 (5%)	71 (5%)	55 (5%)	29 (6%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	262 (5%)
Anchorage	Total	6 (100%)	486 (100%)	1,267 (100%)	1,393 (100%)	1,060 (100%)	460 (100%)	93 (100%)	<6 (100%)	4,771 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	77 (76%)	238 (81%)	247 (84%)	217 (84%)	91 (88%)	26 (90%)	0 (0%)	897 (83%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	20 (20%)	40 (14%)	29 (10%)	17 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	109 (10%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	15 (5%)	17 (6%)	22 (9%)	9 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	70 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	33 (33%)	73 (25%)	55 (19%)	43 (17%)	13 (13%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	218 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	57 (56%)	50 (17%)	23 (8%)	22 (9%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	161 (15%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (30%)	144 (49%)	115 (39%)	75 (29%)	28 (27%)	7 (24%)	0 (0%)	399 (37%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	83 (28%)	140 (48%)	150 (58%)	62 (60%)	17 (59%)	0 (0%)	457 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	96 (95%)	281 (96%)	271 (92%)	232 (90%)	95 (92%)	26 (90%)	0 (0%)	1,002 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	9 (3%)	20 (7%)	23 (9%)	8 (8%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	68 (6%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	77 (76%)	226 (77%)	229 (78%)	192 (74%)	70 (68%)	21 (72%)	0 (0%)	816 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	37 (13%)	44 (15%)	42 (16%)	23 (22%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	158 (15%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	9 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	21 (7%)	15 (5%)	17 (7%)	9 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	75 (7%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	61 (60%)	208 (71%)	224 (76%)	190 (74%)	73 (71%)	15 (52%)	0 (0%)	771 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	31 (31%)	72 (24%)	54 (18%)	60 (23%)	27 (26%)	10 (34%)	0 (0%)	255 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	9 (3%)	8 (3%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (100%)	22 (22%)	76 (26%)	68 (23%)	59 (23%)	26 (25%)	7 (24%)	0 (0%)	259 (24%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	31 (31%)	115 (39%)	123 (42%)	100 (39%)	42 (41%)	9 (31%)	0 (0%)	420 (39%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	21 (21%)	50 (17%)	52 (18%)	62 (24%)	19 (18%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	208 (19%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	25 (25%)	50 (17%)	47 (16%)	35 (14%)	15 (15%)	9 (31%)	0 (0%)	181 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	16 (5%)	16 (5%)	20 (8%)	6 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	70 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	12 (4%)	11 (4%)	10 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	101 (100%)	294 (100%)	293 (100%)	258 (100%)	103 (100%)	29 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,079 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	115 (61%)	447 (78%)	411 (76%)	238 (71%)	135 (78%)	28 (88%)	<6 (100%)	1,375 (74%)
	Black	<6 (50%)	25 (13%)	61 (11%)	61 (11%)	22 (7%)	9 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	179 (10%)
	AI/AN	<6 (50%)	48 (25%)	53 (9%)	50 (9%)	53 (16%)	22 (13%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	231 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	9 (2%)	22 (4%)	22 (7%)	8 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	63 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	53 (28%)	129 (23%)	94 (17%)	73 (22%)	40 (23%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	394 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (50%)	77 (41%)	69 (12%)	26 (5%)	14 (4%)	9 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	197 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	73 (38%)	272 (48%)	201 (37%)	123 (37%)	43 (25%)	6 (19%)	<6 (100%)	719 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	18 (9%)	195 (34%)	307 (56%)	193 (58%)	112 (64%)	25 (78%)	0 (0%)	850 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	186 (98%)	558 (98%)	518 (95%)	318 (95%)	161 (93%)	28 (88%)	<6 (100%)	1,772 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	7 (1%)	9 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (3%)	7 (2%)	7 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	36 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	164 (86%)	459 (81%)	429 (79%)	238 (71%)	126 (72%)	24 (75%)	0 (0%)	1,441 (78%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	22 (12%)	75 (13%)	82 (15%)	72 (21%)	38 (22%)	7 (22%)	<6 (100%)	297 (16%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (50%)	<6 (2%)	31 (5%)	26 (5%)	24 (7%)	10 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	97 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	129 (68%)	466 (82%)	476 (88%)	285 (85%)	151 (87%)	28 (88%)	0 (0%)	1,536 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	55 (29%)	94 (16%)	60 (11%)	44 (13%)	20 (11%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (100%)	279 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	9 (2%)	7 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (50%)	54 (28%)	211 (37%)	177 (33%)	104 (31%)	48 (28%)	8 (25%)	0 (0%)	603 (33%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	76 (40%)	250 (44%)	248 (46%)	150 (45%)	85 (49%)	16 (50%)	0 (0%)	825 (45%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (9%)	41 (7%)	76 (14%)	51 (15%)	28 (16%)	7 (22%)	0 (0%)	220 (12%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	43 (23%)	65 (11%)	43 (8%)	29 (9%)	12 (7%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (100%)	195 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	15 (8%)	44 (8%)	20 (4%)	24 (7%)	10 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	115 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	12 (6%)	33 (6%)	14 (3%)	14 (4%)	9 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	83 (4%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	190 (100%)	570 (100%)	544 (100%)	335 (100%)	174 (100%)	32 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,848 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	76 (88%)	157 (88%)	148 (88%)	132 (88%)	80 (94%)	12 (100%)	<6 (100%)	606 (89%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	17 (9%)	18 (11%)	16 (11%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	65 (10%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	28 (33%)	60 (34%)	32 (19%)	29 (19%)	16 (19%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	166 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	45 (52%)	36 (20%)	11 (7%)	8 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	100 (15%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	29 (34%)	82 (46%)	67 (40%)	42 (28%)	28 (33%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (100%)	253 (37%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	52 (29%)	86 (51%)	97 (65%)	56 (66%)	8 (67%)	0 (0%)	306 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	85 (99%)	170 (95%)	159 (94%)	134 (89%)	79 (93%)	8 (67%)	<6 (100%)	636 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	7 (4%)	12 (8%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	30 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	55 (64%)	140 (78%)	123 (73%)	101 (67%)	50 (59%)	8 (67%)	0 (0%)	477 (70%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	19 (22%)	27 (15%)	30 (18%)	40 (27%)	31 (36%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (100%)	152 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	12 (14%)	11 (6%)	15 (9%)	8 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	50 (7%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	71 (83%)	151 (84%)	148 (88%)	131 (87%)	69 (81%)	8 (67%)	<6 (100%)	579 (85%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (13%)	22 (12%)	17 (10%)	16 (11%)	14 (16%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	84 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	26 (30%)	56 (31%)	47 (28%)	39 (26%)	22 (26%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	195 (29%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	34 (40%)	76 (42%)	83 (49%)	76 (51%)	42 (49%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (100%)	314 (46%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (20%)	28 (16%)	23 (14%)	21 (14%)	14 (16%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	106 (16%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	17 (9%)	16 (9%)	14 (9%)	7 (8%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	65 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	8 (9%)	9 (5%)	15 (9%)	11 (7%)	9 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	10 (6%)	9 (5%)	11 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	86 (100%)	179 (100%)	169 (100%)	150 (100%)	85 (100%)	12 (100%)	<6 (100%)	682 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (7%)	11 (8%)	20 (17%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	76 (96%)	127 (92%)	123 (88%)	95 (81%)	36 (86%)	<6 (75%)	0 (0%)	463 (89%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (67%)	52 (66%)	75 (54%)	74 (53%)	65 (56%)	17 (40%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	286 (55%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	35 (44%)	18 (13%)	23 (17%)	22 (19%)	11 (26%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	109 (21%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	21 (27%)	74 (54%)	70 (50%)	51 (44%)	19 (45%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	237 (45%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	19 (14%)	24 (17%)	30 (26%)	12 (29%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	89 (17%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	75 (95%)	135 (98%)	134 (96%)	114 (97%)	41 (98%)	<6 (100%)	0 (0%)	506 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (67%)	71 (90%)	126 (91%)	129 (93%)	104 (89%)	37 (88%)	<6 (100%)	0 (0%)	473 (91%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	9 (7%)	8 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (5%)
	Forceps	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (67%)	54 (68%)	99 (72%)	91 (65%)	93 (79%)	28 (67%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	369 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	20 (25%)	22 (16%)	40 (29%)	15 (13%)	11 (26%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	110 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	9 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	22 (28%)	46 (33%)	39 (28%)	31 (26%)	13 (31%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	152 (29%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	18 (23%)	36 (26%)	38 (27%)	37 (32%)	13 (31%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	142 (27%)
	Intermediate	<6 (67%)	15 (19%)	21 (15%)	28 (20%)	21 (18%)	7 (17%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	95 (18%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	23 (29%)	31 (22%)	30 (22%)	23 (20%)	8 (19%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	117 (22%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	14 (10%)	11 (8%)	13 (11%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	47 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (7%)	9 (6%)	8 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	32 (6%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	79 (100%)	138 (100%)	139 (100%)	117 (100%)	42 (100%)	<6 (100%)	0 (0%)	522 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	78 (61%)	206 (66%)	215 (73%)	203 (76%)	99 (76%)	17 (74%)	0 (0%)	822 (71%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	44 (35%)	89 (29%)	58 (20%)	43 (16%)	20 (15%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	260 (22%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	10 (3%)	12 (4%)	17 (6%)	8 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	51 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	44 (35%)	73 (24%)	56 (19%)	53 (20%)	13 (10%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	243 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	54 (43%)	43 (14%)	21 (7%)	16 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	139 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	49 (39%)	146 (47%)	104 (35%)	71 (27%)	29 (22%)	6 (26%)	0 (0%)	405 (35%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	91 (29%)	143 (49%)	150 (56%)	87 (67%)	14 (61%)	0 (0%)	490 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	125 (98%)	302 (97%)	277 (94%)	249 (93%)	123 (95%)	22 (96%)	0 (0%)	1,101 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	9 (3%)	13 (5%)	6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	37 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	105 (83%)	247 (80%)	219 (74%)	201 (75%)	95 (73%)	16 (70%)	0 (0%)	887 (77%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	17 (13%)	54 (17%)	49 (17%)	50 (19%)	31 (24%)	6 (26%)	0 (0%)	207 (18%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (2%)	15 (5%)	10 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	95 (75%)	246 (79%)	236 (80%)	220 (82%)	111 (85%)	22 (96%)	0 (0%)	931 (81%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	24 (19%)	38 (12%)	39 (13%)	29 (11%)	11 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	142 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (100%)	<6 (4%)	11 (4%)	7 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	33 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	27 (21%)	61 (20%)	66 (22%)	58 (22%)	26 (20%)	10 (43%)	0 (0%)	249 (22%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	50 (39%)	124 (40%)	117 (40%)	95 (36%)	51 (39%)	7 (30%)	0 (0%)	445 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	27 (21%)	60 (19%)	56 (19%)	78 (29%)	34 (26%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	259 (22%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	16 (13%)	44 (14%)	38 (13%)	21 (8%)	12 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	135 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	10 (8%)	18 (6%)	13 (4%)	11 (4%)	7 (5%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	62 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	17 (5%)	8 (3%)	11 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	46 (4%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	127 (100%)	310 (100%)	294 (100%)	267 (100%)	130 (100%)	23 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,156 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	51 (17%)	58 (18%)	49 (24%)	23 (24%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	190 (18%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	104 (95%)	234 (80%)	253 (80%)	142 (70%)	70 (74%)	10 (71%)	0 (0%)	813 (79%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	31 (28%)	63 (22%)	61 (19%)	48 (24%)	23 (24%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	228 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	41 (37%)	33 (11%)	33 (10%)	14 (7%)	17 (18%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	142 (14%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	41 (37%)	178 (61%)	160 (50%)	101 (50%)	32 (34%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	516 (50%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	36 (12%)	81 (26%)	68 (33%)	30 (32%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	223 (22%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	107 (97%)	288 (98%)	309 (97%)	200 (99%)	93 (99%)	14 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,011 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	104 (95%)	263 (90%)	288 (91%)	164 (81%)	82 (87%)	11 (79%)	0 (0%)	912 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	24 (8%)	21 (7%)	30 (15%)	10 (11%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	90 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	69 (63%)	219 (75%)	256 (81%)	168 (83%)	75 (80%)	11 (79%)	0 (0%)	798 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	31 (28%)	56 (19%)	47 (15%)	30 (15%)	14 (15%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	181 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	12 (4%)	11 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	38 (35%)	95 (32%)	105 (33%)	77 (38%)	35 (37%)	6 (43%)	0 (0%)	356 (35%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	32 (29%)	105 (36%)	116 (37%)	62 (31%)	25 (27%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	344 (33%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	12 (11%)	41 (14%)	45 (14%)	33 (16%)	15 (16%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	147 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	25 (23%)	38 (13%)	43 (14%)	27 (13%)	15 (16%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	151 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	21 (7%)	27 (9%)	18 (9%)	9 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	84 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	10 (3%)	10 (3%)	11 (5%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	42 (4%)
Southwest	Total	0 (0%)	110 (100%)	293 (100%)	317 (100%)	203 (100%)	94 (100%)	14 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,031 (100%)

1994

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	9 (47%)	690 (57%)	1,923 (67%)	1,977 (69%)	1,706 (73%)	837 (75%)	140 (70%)	8 (80%)	7,295 (68%)
	Black	<6 (5%)	80 (7%)	161 (6%)	133 (5%)	84 (4%)	33 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	494 (5%)
	AI/AN	9 (47%)	390 (32%)	693 (24%)	584 (20%)	438 (19%)	181 (16%)	43 (21%)	<6 (10%)	2,343 (22%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	38 (3%)	96 (3%)	165 (6%)	105 (4%)	47 (4%)	16 (8%)	<6 (10%)	468 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (16%)	390 (32%)	718 (25%)	561 (19%)	414 (18%)	172 (16%)	38 (19%)	<6 (20%)	2,300 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	14 (74%)	529 (44%)	362 (13%)	219 (8%)	154 (7%)	52 (5%)	15 (7%)	0 (0%)	1,345 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	425 (35%)	1,415 (49%)	1,035 (36%)	715 (30%)	306 (28%)	47 (23%)	<6 (20%)	3,945 (37%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	53 (4%)	889 (31%)	1,470 (51%)	1,379 (59%)	700 (63%)	129 (64%)	7 (70%)	4,627 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	19 (100%)	1,186 (98%)	2,809 (97%)	2,794 (97%)	2,252 (96%)	1,056 (95%)	188 (94%)	9 (90%)	10,321 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)	31 (1%)	25 (<1%)	24 (1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	100 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	16 (1%)	44 (2%)	56 (2%)	75 (3%)	42 (4%)	10 (5%)	<6 (10%)	246 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	15 (79%)	979 (81%)	2,349 (81%)	2,252 (78%)	1,734 (74%)	791 (71%)	142 (71%)	8 (80%)	8,277 (77%)
	Cesarean	<6 (16%)	141 (12%)	391 (14%)	452 (16%)	475 (20%)	255 (23%)	52 (26%)	<6 (10%)	1,771 (17%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	13 (1%)	35 (1%)	56 (2%)	35 (1%)	16 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	157 (1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (5%)	75 (6%)	110 (4%)	113 (4%)	105 (4%)	46 (4%)	6 (3%)	<6 (10%)	457 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	8 (42%)	866 (72%)	2,363 (82%)	2,475 (86%)	1,988 (84%)	954 (86%)	171 (85%)	6 (60%)	8,835 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	7 (37%)	251 (21%)	376 (13%)	291 (10%)	247 (10%)	110 (10%)	22 (11%)	<6 (20%)	1,309 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (16%)	54 (4%)	72 (2%)	41 (1%)	48 (2%)	15 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	238 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)	20 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (10%)	58 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (11%)	282 (23%)	798 (28%)	789 (27%)	564 (24%)	286 (26%)	61 (30%)	<6 (40%)	2,788 (26%)
	Adequate	7 (37%)	510 (42%)	1,340 (46%)	1,432 (50%)	1,153 (49%)	529 (48%)	86 (43%)	<6 (40%)	5,064 (47%)
	Intermediate	<6 (5%)	158 (13%)	325 (11%)	350 (12%)	349 (15%)	169 (15%)	30 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,382 (13%)
	Inadequate	7 (37%)	224 (18%)	349 (12%)	227 (8%)	211 (9%)	93 (8%)	20 (10%)	<6 (20%)	1,135 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (5%)	89 (7%)	190 (7%)	179 (6%)	148 (6%)	87 (8%)	20 (10%)	<6 (20%)	717 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (11%)	73 (6%)	151 (5%)	149 (5%)	125 (5%)	71 (6%)	13 (6%)	<6 (20%)	588 (6%)
Alaska	Total	19 (100%)	1,211 (100%)	2,889 (100%)	2,881 (100%)	2,353 (100%)	1,109 (100%)	201 (100%)	10 (100%)	10,683 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (67%)	308 (64%)	905 (75%)	988 (75%)	840 (79%)	369 (78%)	66 (75%)	<6 (75%)	3,484 (75%)
	Black	0 (0%)	58 (12%)	92 (8%)	90 (7%)	57 (5%)	26 (6%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	325 (7%)
	AI/AN	<6 (33%)	88 (18%)	155 (13%)	123 (9%)	97 (9%)	36 (8%)	11 (13%)	0 (0%)	514 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	21 (4%)	49 (4%)	100 (8%)	59 (6%)	34 (7%)	10 (11%)	<6 (25%)	274 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (17%)	126 (26%)	275 (23%)	202 (15%)	150 (14%)	64 (14%)	10 (11%)	<6 (25%)	829 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (67%)	215 (45%)	144 (12%)	79 (6%)	59 (6%)	17 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	522 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	166 (34%)	577 (48%)	421 (32%)	273 (26%)	113 (24%)	14 (16%)	<6 (25%)	1,565 (34%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	22 (5%)	427 (35%)	767 (58%)	710 (66%)	328 (69%)	68 (77%)	<6 (50%)	2,324 (50%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6 (100%)	477 (99%)	1,191 (98%)	1,278 (97%)	1,037 (97%)	458 (97%)	83 (94%)	<6 (75%)	4,537 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (1%)	32 (2%)	31 (3%)	12 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (25%)	101 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	6 (100%)	390 (81%)	973 (80%)	1,030 (78%)	768 (72%)	327 (69%)	67 (76%)	<6 (75%)	3,567 (77%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	60 (12%)	190 (16%)	202 (15%)	229 (21%)	112 (24%)	16 (18%)	<6 (25%)	810 (17%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (1%)	41 (3%)	26 (2%)	12 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	102 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	27 (6%)	33 (3%)	40 (3%)	46 (4%)	21 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	171 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	384 (80%)	1,036 (85%)	1,207 (92%)	956 (89%)	429 (91%)	79 (90%)	<6 (50%)	4,097 (88%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	75 (16%)	148 (12%)	76 (6%)	89 (8%)	31 (7%)	8 (9%)	<6 (25%)	433 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (17%)	13 (3%)	18 (1%)	12 (<1%)	11 (1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	62 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	10 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	28 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (17%)	97 (20%)	342 (28%)	337 (26%)	266 (25%)	122 (26%)	24 (27%)	<6 (50%)	1,193 (26%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	267 (55%)	673 (55%)	774 (59%)	613 (57%)	272 (58%)	41 (47%)	<6 (25%)	2,644 (57%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	50 (10%)	93 (8%)	123 (9%)	110 (10%)	51 (11%)	15 (17%)	0 (0%)	442 (9%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	62 (13%)	102 (8%)	65 (5%)	68 (6%)	22 (5%)	8 (9%)	<6 (25%)	332 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	31 (6%)	74 (6%)	70 (5%)	71 (7%)	38 (8%)	8 (9%)	0 (0%)	293 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	30 (6%)	67 (6%)	70 (5%)	60 (6%)	32 (7%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (25%)	266 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	6 (100%)	482 (100%)	1,214 (100%)	1,313 (100%)	1,070 (100%)	472 (100%)	88 (100%)	<6 (100%)	4,653 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	96 (81%)	259 (84%)	234 (82%)	183 (84%)	129 (88%)	13 (93%)	0 (0%)	915 (84%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	15 (13%)	26 (8%)	30 (11%)	18 (8%)	12 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	101 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	19 (6%)	19 (7%)	17 (8%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	67 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	31 (26%)	72 (23%)	49 (17%)	34 (16%)	20 (14%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	207 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	62 (53%)	52 (17%)	34 (12%)	20 (9%)	10 (7%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	182 (17%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	38 (32%)	151 (49%)	86 (30%)	66 (30%)	41 (28%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	385 (35%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	86 (28%)	154 (54%)	127 (58%)	89 (61%)	7 (50%)	0 (0%)	469 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	112 (95%)	292 (95%)	279 (98%)	204 (94%)	141 (96%)	12 (86%)	0 (0%)	1,041 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	13 (4%)	<6 (1%)	10 (5%)	6 (4%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	39 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	89 (75%)	243 (79%)	191 (67%)	152 (70%)	102 (69%)	10 (71%)	0 (0%)	787 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	12 (10%)	42 (14%)	62 (22%)	50 (23%)	36 (24%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	206 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	11 (4%)	9 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	35 (3%)
	Vacuum	<6 (100%)	9 (8%)	11 (4%)	21 (7%)	11 (5%)	7 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	60 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	63 (53%)	224 (73%)	225 (79%)	171 (78%)	120 (82%)	9 (64%)	0 (0%)	812 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	40 (34%)	66 (21%)	54 (19%)	39 (18%)	21 (14%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	223 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (100%)	9 (8%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	21 (18%)	77 (25%)	77 (27%)	36 (17%)	31 (21%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	246 (23%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	33 (28%)	131 (43%)	129 (45%)	108 (50%)	69 (47%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	475 (44%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	19 (16%)	35 (11%)	47 (17%)	40 (18%)	24 (16%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	166 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	40 (34%)	55 (18%)	31 (11%)	31 (14%)	17 (12%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	179 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	26 (8%)	20 (7%)	9 (4%)	16 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	77 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	19 (6%)	16 (6%)	9 (4%)	13 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	61 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	118 (100%)	308 (100%)	284 (100%)	218 (100%)	147 (100%)	14 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,090 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (50%)	148 (67%)	406 (75%)	352 (74%)	270 (76%)	132 (86%)	19 (66%)	<6 (100%)	1,332 (75%)
	Black	<6 (25%)	20 (9%)	65 (12%)	41 (9%)	22 (6%)	7 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	156 (9%)
	AI/AN	<6 (25%)	42 (19%)	59 (11%)	52 (11%)	50 (14%)	11 (7%)	7 (24%)	0 (0%)	223 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	8 (4%)	12 (2%)	27 (6%)	14 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	66 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (25%)	74 (34%)	102 (19%)	80 (17%)	63 (18%)	22 (14%)	8 (28%)	0 (0%)	351 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (75%)	89 (40%)	50 (9%)	29 (6%)	17 (5%)	6 (4%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	197 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	88 (40%)	266 (49%)	154 (33%)	96 (27%)	35 (23%)	10 (34%)	0 (0%)	649 (36%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	14 (6%)	194 (36%)	273 (58%)	228 (64%)	111 (73%)	14 (48%)	<6 (100%)	835 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	214 (97%)	529 (97%)	451 (95%)	338 (95%)	140 (92%)	25 (86%)	<6 (100%)	1,704 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	12 (3%)	8 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (1%)	10 (2%)	11 (3%)	11 (7%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	48 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	173 (79%)	433 (80%)	370 (78%)	260 (73%)	103 (67%)	18 (62%)	<6 (100%)	1,361 (76%)
	Cesarean	<6 (50%)	27 (12%)	82 (15%)	82 (17%)	78 (22%)	39 (25%)	11 (38%)	0 (0%)	322 (18%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	20 (9%)	23 (4%)	18 (4%)	17 (5%)	10 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	88 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	159 (72%)	452 (83%)	399 (84%)	310 (87%)	137 (90%)	27 (93%)	<6 (100%)	1,488 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (25%)	42 (19%)	63 (12%)	52 (11%)	29 (8%)	10 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	200 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (25%)	14 (6%)	11 (2%)	8 (2%)	11 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	47 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	54 (25%)	159 (29%)	144 (30%)	93 (26%)	44 (29%)	10 (34%)	0 (0%)	504 (28%)
	Adequate	<6 (50%)	89 (40%)	251 (46%)	216 (46%)	165 (46%)	65 (42%)	11 (38%)	<6 (100%)	801 (45%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	32 (15%)	60 (11%)	57 (12%)	61 (17%)	25 (16%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	239 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (25%)	42 (19%)	54 (10%)	40 (8%)	29 (8%)	16 (10%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	186 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	20 (9%)	42 (8%)	22 (5%)	25 (7%)	8 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	119 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (25%)	15 (7%)	26 (5%)	21 (4%)	20 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	86 (5%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	220 (100%)	544 (100%)	473 (100%)	357 (100%)	153 (100%)	29 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,784 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	68 (89%)	150 (87%)	148 (90%)	167 (93%)	74 (94%)	16 (94%)	<6 (50%)	624 (90%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	8 (11%)	17 (10%)	14 (8%)	10 (6%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (50%)	56 (8%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	31 (41%)	51 (30%)	47 (28%)	36 (20%)	13 (16%)	6 (35%)	<6 (50%)	186 (27%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	34 (45%)	29 (17%)	11 (7%)	10 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	89 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	27 (36%)	89 (52%)	74 (45%)	71 (39%)	29 (37%)	<6 (24%)	<6 (50%)	295 (43%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	48 (28%)	75 (45%)	96 (53%)	46 (58%)	12 (71%)	<6 (50%)	283 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	75 (99%)	160 (93%)	154 (93%)	162 (90%)	68 (86%)	16 (94%)	<6 (100%)	638 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	8 (5%)	7 (4%)	6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	12 (7%)	7 (9%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	28 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	59 (78%)	135 (78%)	124 (75%)	127 (71%)	57 (72%)	11 (65%)	<6 (100%)	516 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	9 (12%)	23 (13%)	26 (16%)	40 (22%)	19 (24%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	122 (18%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	14 (8%)	13 (8%)	11 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	48 (7%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	54 (71%)	147 (85%)	137 (83%)	152 (84%)	68 (86%)	13 (76%)	<6 (50%)	572 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	20 (26%)	18 (10%)	27 (16%)	23 (13%)	10 (13%)	<6 (18%)	<6 (50%)	103 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	28 (37%)	40 (23%)	38 (23%)	46 (26%)	25 (32%)	<6 (29%)	<6 (50%)	183 (26%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	23 (30%)	83 (48%)	89 (54%)	97 (54%)	41 (52%)	7 (41%)	<6 (50%)	341 (49%)
	Intermediate	<6 (100%)	8 (11%)	22 (13%)	17 (10%)	23 (13%)	10 (13%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	84 (12%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	16 (21%)	25 (15%)	21 (13%)	11 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	78 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	10 (6%)	10 (6%)	9 (5%)	6 (8%)	<6 (12%)	<6 (50%)	44 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	9 (5%)	12 (7%)	8 (4%)	7 (9%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (50%)	42 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	<6 (100%)	76 (100%)	172 (100%)	165 (100%)	180 (100%)	79 (100%)	17 (100%)	<6 (100%)	692 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	8 (5%)	17 (14%)	14 (17%)	13 (26%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	57 (12%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	73 (94%)	146 (94%)	94 (80%)	67 (82%)	37 (74%)	8 (89%)	0 (0%)	426 (86%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (5%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	54 (69%)	85 (54%)	62 (53%)	43 (52%)	21 (42%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	270 (55%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	28 (36%)	33 (21%)	19 (16%)	19 (23%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	101 (20%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	23 (29%)	74 (47%)	59 (50%)	33 (40%)	21 (42%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	215 (44%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	19 (12%)	27 (23%)	23 (28%)	22 (44%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	97 (20%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	76 (97%)	150 (96%)	115 (97%)	82 (100%)	47 (94%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	480 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	73 (94%)	141 (90%)	108 (92%)	73 (89%)	46 (92%)	8 (89%)	0 (0%)	450 (91%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	8 (5%)	7 (6%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	27 (5%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	59 (76%)	126 (81%)	86 (73%)	62 (76%)	42 (84%)	8 (89%)	0 (0%)	383 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (17%)	20 (13%)	23 (19%)	14 (17%)	8 (16%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	79 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	26 (33%)	39 (25%)	24 (20%)	19 (23%)	14 (28%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	126 (26%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	22 (28%)	46 (29%)	46 (39%)	32 (39%)	13 (26%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	163 (33%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	11 (14%)	34 (22%)	19 (16%)	17 (21%)	14 (28%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	96 (19%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	18 (23%)	34 (22%)	26 (22%)	13 (16%)	9 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	100 (20%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	11 (7%)	16 (14%)	7 (9%)	8 (16%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	50 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	9 (6%)	7 (6%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	28 (6%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	78 (100%)	156 (100%)	118 (100%)	82 (100%)	50 (100%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	494 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (67%)	59 (50%)	172 (68%)	207 (76%)	196 (74%)	110 (81%)	23 (74%)	<6 (100%)	774 (72%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (33%)	51 (44%)	73 (29%)	51 (19%)	53 (20%)	20 (15%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	254 (23%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (3%)	8 (3%)	10 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	34 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	45 (38%)	75 (30%)	56 (20%)	46 (17%)	17 (13%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	244 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	56 (48%)	32 (13%)	17 (6%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	119 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	41 (35%)	109 (43%)	94 (34%)	87 (33%)	32 (24%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	368 (34%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	84 (33%)	129 (47%)	149 (56%)	86 (64%)	21 (68%)	<6 (100%)	474 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	115 (98%)	252 (100%)	265 (97%)	252 (95%)	130 (96%)	31 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,052 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	8 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	95 (81%)	205 (81%)	202 (74%)	191 (72%)	91 (67%)	20 (65%)	<6 (67%)	811 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	15 (13%)	33 (13%)	54 (20%)	57 (22%)	38 (28%)	10 (32%)	0 (0%)	207 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	14 (6%)	13 (5%)	14 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (33%)	53 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (67%)	71 (61%)	185 (73%)	204 (74%)	193 (73%)	100 (74%)	26 (84%)	<6 (67%)	783 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	25 (21%)	26 (10%)	29 (11%)	23 (9%)	17 (13%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	123 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	11 (4%)	6 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	35 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (33%)	17 (15%)	49 (19%)	64 (23%)	43 (16%)	22 (16%)	9 (29%)	<6 (33%)	206 (19%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	37 (32%)	92 (36%)	106 (39%)	93 (35%)	46 (34%)	13 (42%)	<6 (33%)	389 (36%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	26 (22%)	49 (19%)	41 (15%)	62 (23%)	34 (25%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	217 (20%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	17 (15%)	32 (13%)	22 (8%)	24 (9%)	17 (13%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (33%)	116 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	10 (4%)	17 (6%)	11 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (33%)	54 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	9 (4%)	11 (4%)	15 (6%)	10 (7%)	6 (19%)	0 (0%)	58 (5%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	117 (100%)	253 (100%)	274 (100%)	264 (100%)	135 (100%)	31 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,082 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	23 (10%)	31 (12%)	36 (20%)	10 (14%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	109 (12%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	113 (94%)	217 (90%)	220 (87%)	143 (79%)	61 (84%)	11 (85%)	0 (0%)	769 (87%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	29 (24%)	58 (24%)	65 (26%)	42 (23%)	15 (21%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	213 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	45 (38%)	22 (9%)	30 (12%)	22 (12%)	11 (15%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	135 (15%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	42 (35%)	149 (62%)	147 (58%)	89 (49%)	35 (48%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	468 (53%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	31 (13%)	45 (18%)	46 (25%)	18 (25%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	145 (16%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	117 (98%)	235 (97%)	252 (99%)	177 (97%)	72 (99%)	12 (92%)	0 (0%)	869 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (67%)	100 (83%)	219 (90%)	227 (89%)	163 (90%)	65 (89%)	8 (62%)	0 (0%)	785 (88%)
	Cesarean	<6 (33%)	15 (13%)	13 (5%)	19 (7%)	17 (9%)	7 (10%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	77 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	8 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (67%)	76 (63%)	193 (80%)	217 (85%)	144 (79%)	58 (79%)	9 (69%)	0 (0%)	700 (79%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	36 (30%)	35 (14%)	30 (12%)	30 (16%)	13 (18%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	148 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	14 (6%)	<6 (2%)	6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	39 (33%)	92 (38%)	105 (41%)	61 (34%)	28 (38%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	330 (37%)
	Adequate	<6 (67%)	39 (33%)	64 (26%)	72 (28%)	45 (25%)	23 (32%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	251 (28%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	12 (10%)	32 (13%)	46 (18%)	36 (20%)	11 (15%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	138 (16%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	29 (24%)	47 (19%)	22 (9%)	35 (19%)	9 (12%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	144 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (33%)	15 (13%)	17 (7%)	24 (9%)	16 (9%)	6 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	80 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (33%)	12 (10%)	12 (5%)	12 (5%)	9 (5%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	47 (5%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	120 (100%)	242 (100%)	254 (100%)	182 (100%)	73 (100%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	888 (100%)

1995

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	7 (47%)	593 (53%)	1,800 (65%)	1,941 (70%)	1,622 (72%)	804 (75%)	189 (80%)	7 (88%)	6,971 (68%)
	Black	0 (0%)	84 (7%)	158 (6%)	106 (4%)	73 (3%)	24 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	449 (4%)
	AI/AN	7 (47%)	407 (36%)	690 (25%)	565 (20%)	418 (19%)	178 (17%)	35 (15%)	0 (0%)	2,303 (23%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (7%)	43 (4%)	109 (4%)	141 (5%)	126 (6%)	56 (5%)	7 (3%)	<6 (13%)	485 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (13%)	324 (29%)	607 (22%)	463 (17%)	363 (16%)	175 (16%)	24 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,961 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	9 (60%)	449 (40%)	326 (12%)	176 (6%)	121 (5%)	55 (5%)	10 (4%)	0 (0%)	1,146 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	445 (39%)	1,392 (50%)	1,014 (37%)	713 (32%)	316 (30%)	59 (25%)	0 (0%)	3,939 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	52 (5%)	816 (30%)	1,414 (51%)	1,271 (57%)	641 (60%)	150 (64%)	8 (100%)	4,352 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	15 (100%)	1,109 (98%)	2,689 (97%)	2,652 (96%)	2,134 (95%)	992 (93%)	214 (91%)	8 (100%)	9,823 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	15 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	44 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)	31 (1%)	44 (2%)	25 (1%)	15 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	126 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	31 (1%)	50 (2%)	67 (3%)	52 (5%)	12 (5%)	0 (0%)	220 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	12 (80%)	941 (83%)	2,314 (84%)	2,211 (80%)	1,726 (77%)	801 (75%)	160 (68%)	<6 (63%)	8,179 (80%)
	Cesarean	<6 (13%)	110 (10%)	319 (12%)	395 (14%)	393 (18%)	203 (19%)	67 (29%)	<6 (13%)	1,491 (15%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)	35 (1%)	37 (1%)	32 (1%)	15 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	130 (1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (7%)	67 (6%)	91 (3%)	109 (4%)	82 (4%)	44 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (25%)	401 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	7 (47%)	708 (63%)	1,975 (72%)	2,064 (75%)	1,673 (75%)	781 (73%)	163 (69%)	6 (75%)	7,385 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (20%)	207 (18%)	337 (12%)	266 (10%)	220 (10%)	111 (10%)	23 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,167 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (13%)	49 (4%)	68 (2%)	52 (2%)	50 (2%)	17 (2%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	247 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (7%)	6 (<1%)	14 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	38 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (33%)	245 (22%)	643 (23%)	680 (25%)	480 (21%)	241 (23%)	58 (25%)	<6 (50%)	2,360 (23%)
	Adequate	<6 (20%)	403 (36%)	1,179 (43%)	1,206 (44%)	1,002 (45%)	477 (45%)	85 (36%)	<6 (13%)	4,360 (43%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	135 (12%)	273 (10%)	271 (10%)	262 (12%)	99 (9%)	27 (11%)	<6 (13%)	1,068 (10%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	181 (16%)	288 (10%)	221 (8%)	182 (8%)	86 (8%)	24 (10%)	0 (0%)	988 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	100 (9%)	205 (7%)	178 (6%)	172 (8%)	68 (6%)	19 (8%)	<6 (13%)	745 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	87 (8%)	135 (5%)	123 (4%)	129 (6%)	48 (5%)	17 (7%)	0 (0%)	540 (5%)
Alaska	Total	15 (100%)	1,128 (100%)	2,760 (100%)	2,757 (100%)	2,243 (100%)	1,066 (100%)	235 (100%)	8 (100%)	10,225 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (43%)	259 (57%)	830 (71%)	915 (77%)	803 (78%)	381 (80%)	95 (87%)	<6 (100%)	3,293 (74%)
	Black	0 (0%)	63 (14%)	103 (9%)	67 (6%)	60 (6%)	17 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	314 (7%)
	AI/AN	<6 (43%)	100 (22%)	168 (14%)	119 (10%)	95 (9%)	45 (9%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	536 (12%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (14%)	30 (7%)	65 (6%)	91 (8%)	67 (7%)	30 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	289 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (14%)	107 (24%)	217 (19%)	165 (14%)	139 (14%)	76 (16%)	10 (9%)	0 (0%)	715 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	6 (86%)	185 (41%)	152 (13%)	65 (5%)	41 (4%)	21 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	473 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	187 (41%)	563 (48%)	422 (35%)	304 (30%)	138 (29%)	18 (17%)	0 (0%)	1,632 (37%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	15 (3%)	373 (32%)	661 (55%)	641 (62%)	301 (63%)	80 (73%)	<6 (100%)	2,073 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	7 (100%)	449 (99%)	1,150 (98%)	1,163 (97%)	989 (96%)	457 (96%)	102 (94%)	<6 (100%)	4,324 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)	23 (2%)	28 (3%)	14 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	80 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	6 (86%)	390 (86%)	1,003 (86%)	993 (83%)	812 (79%)	367 (77%)	79 (72%)	<6 (100%)	3,656 (82%)
	Cesarean	<6 (14%)	46 (10%)	126 (11%)	148 (12%)	157 (15%)	78 (16%)	27 (25%)	0 (0%)	584 (13%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	19 (2%)	24 (2%)	12 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	72 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	11 (2%)	29 (2%)	33 (3%)	31 (3%)	18 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	123 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	6 (86%)	358 (79%)	1,034 (88%)	1,095 (92%)	932 (91%)	432 (91%)	94 (86%)	<6 (100%)	3,958 (89%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (14%)	71 (16%)	97 (8%)	65 (5%)	70 (7%)	29 (6%)	8 (7%)	0 (0%)	341 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (4%)	15 (1%)	10 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	51 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	22 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (43%)	109 (24%)	311 (27%)	334 (28%)	260 (25%)	118 (25%)	30 (28%)	<6 (50%)	1,169 (26%)
	Adequate	<6 (43%)	240 (53%)	671 (57%)	702 (59%)	611 (60%)	292 (61%)	60 (55%)	<6 (50%)	2,582 (58%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	40 (9%)	93 (8%)	87 (7%)	92 (9%)	31 (7%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	350 (8%)
	Inadequate	<6 (14%)	54 (12%)	79 (7%)	48 (4%)	41 (4%)	19 (4%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	249 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	36 (8%)	89 (8%)	58 (5%)	86 (8%)	33 (7%)	8 (7%)	<6 (50%)	312 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	40 (9%)	69 (6%)	51 (4%)	77 (8%)	24 (5%)	8 (7%)	0 (0%)	270 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	7 (100%)	452 (100%)	1,169 (100%)	1,193 (100%)	1,026 (100%)	475 (100%)	109 (100%)	<6 (100%)	4,440 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	80 (72%)	221 (78%)	244 (85%)	199 (83%)	114 (86%)	20 (91%)	<6 (50%)	881 (82%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	24 (22%)	43 (15%)	27 (9%)	23 (10%)	10 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	128 (12%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	14 (5%)	13 (5%)	17 (7%)	8 (6%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (50%)	61 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	30 (27%)	66 (23%)	41 (14%)	44 (18%)	16 (12%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	199 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	56 (50%)	39 (14%)	24 (8%)	15 (6%)	8 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	145 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	34 (31%)	142 (50%)	82 (29%)	61 (25%)	42 (32%)	7 (32%)	0 (0%)	368 (34%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	80 (28%)	160 (56%)	149 (62%)	79 (60%)	13 (59%)	<6 (100%)	487 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	106 (95%)	274 (97%)	272 (95%)	227 (95%)	121 (92%)	19 (86%)	<6 (100%)	1,023 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	7 (2%)	12 (4%)	11 (5%)	10 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	48 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	89 (80%)	218 (77%)	220 (77%)	168 (70%)	88 (67%)	15 (68%)	0 (0%)	799 (74%)
	Cesarean	<6 (100%)	10 (9%)	39 (14%)	32 (11%)	50 (21%)	35 (27%)	6 (27%)	<6 (50%)	174 (16%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	13 (5%)	11 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	10 (9%)	12 (4%)	23 (8%)	16 (7%)	7 (5%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	70 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	66 (59%)	188 (67%)	215 (75%)	176 (73%)	86 (65%)	14 (64%)	<6 (50%)	747 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	35 (32%)	72 (26%)	56 (20%)	46 (19%)	32 (24%)	6 (27%)	0 (0%)	247 (23%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (3%)	9 (3%)	9 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	36 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (100%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	26 (23%)	56 (20%)	61 (21%)	40 (17%)	30 (23%)	6 (27%)	0 (0%)	220 (20%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	39 (35%)	123 (44%)	136 (48%)	102 (43%)	49 (37%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	454 (42%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (15%)	36 (13%)	35 (12%)	48 (20%)	20 (15%)	6 (27%)	<6 (50%)	163 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	24 (22%)	55 (20%)	49 (17%)	40 (17%)	25 (19%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	199 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	24 (9%)	29 (10%)	14 (6%)	10 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	87 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	15 (5%)	20 (7%)	12 (5%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	59 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	111 (100%)	282 (100%)	286 (100%)	240 (100%)	132 (100%)	22 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,078 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	115 (63%)	403 (76%)	380 (79%)	263 (80%)	120 (79%)	24 (83%)	<6 (100%)	1,307 (76%)
	Black	0 (0%)	19 (10%)	49 (9%)	34 (7%)	12 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	119 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	44 (24%)	68 (13%)	49 (10%)	35 (11%)	18 (12%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	219 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	12 (2%)	21 (4%)	19 (6%)	9 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	64 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	44 (24%)	106 (20%)	72 (15%)	45 (14%)	27 (18%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	299 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	66 (36%)	42 (8%)	27 (6%)	13 (4%)	10 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	160 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	67 (37%)	272 (51%)	164 (34%)	100 (30%)	40 (26%)	11 (38%)	0 (0%)	654 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	18 (10%)	190 (36%)	279 (58%)	198 (60%)	97 (64%)	17 (59%)	<6 (100%)	800 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	182 (100%)	520 (98%)	461 (95%)	304 (92%)	133 (88%)	27 (93%)	<6 (100%)	1,629 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	19 (4%)	13 (4%)	11 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (3%)	7 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	26 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	143 (79%)	436 (82%)	349 (72%)	227 (69%)	112 (74%)	15 (52%)	<6 (100%)	1,284 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	22 (12%)	67 (13%)	101 (21%)	82 (25%)	35 (23%)	14 (48%)	0 (0%)	321 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	14 (8%)	22 (4%)	29 (6%)	17 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	87 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	64 (35%)	244 (46%)	208 (43%)	128 (39%)	51 (34%)	7 (24%)	<6 (100%)	703 (41%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	20 (11%)	56 (11%)	43 (9%)	30 (9%)	13 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	165 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (5%)	17 (3%)	12 (2%)	9 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (100%)	27 (15%)	104 (20%)	88 (18%)	42 (13%)	19 (13%)	6 (21%)	<6 (100%)	288 (17%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	26 (14%)	135 (25%)	111 (23%)	74 (22%)	25 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	371 (22%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	14 (8%)	27 (5%)	32 (7%)	28 (8%)	11 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	114 (7%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	26 (14%)	47 (9%)	29 (6%)	24 (7%)	13 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	141 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	17 (9%)	34 (6%)	36 (7%)	25 (8%)	7 (5%)	7 (24%)	0 (0%)	126 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	14 (8%)	23 (4%)	21 (4%)	11 (3%)	6 (4%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	182 (100%)	532 (100%)	484 (100%)	330 (100%)	152 (100%)	29 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,711 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	78 (81%)	175 (88%)	165 (88%)	147 (94%)	79 (84%)	27 (96%)	0 (0%)	672 (88%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	15 (16%)	22 (11%)	19 (10%)	6 (4%)	12 (13%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	76 (10%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	30 (31%)	58 (29%)	39 (21%)	26 (17%)	16 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	170 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (31%)	22 (11%)	13 (7%)	8 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	77 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	48 (50%)	102 (51%)	71 (38%)	55 (35%)	30 (32%)	7 (25%)	0 (0%)	313 (41%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	64 (32%)	95 (51%)	89 (57%)	56 (60%)	19 (68%)	0 (0%)	332 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	90 (94%)	187 (94%)	165 (88%)	142 (91%)	84 (89%)	23 (82%)	0 (0%)	693 (91%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	11 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (3%)	7 (4%)	8 (5%)	7 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	31 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	68 (71%)	158 (79%)	144 (77%)	108 (69%)	67 (71%)	19 (68%)	0 (0%)	566 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	13 (14%)	28 (14%)	35 (19%)	37 (24%)	22 (23%)	7 (25%)	0 (0%)	142 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	15 (16%)	13 (7%)	7 (4%)	11 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	52 (7%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	63 (66%)	155 (78%)	158 (84%)	127 (81%)	84 (89%)	23 (82%)	0 (0%)	612 (80%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	23 (24%)	37 (19%)	25 (13%)	22 (14%)	9 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	118 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	28 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	27 (28%)	44 (22%)	53 (28%)	37 (24%)	26 (28%)	7 (25%)	0 (0%)	194 (25%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	28 (29%)	92 (46%)	86 (46%)	80 (51%)	49 (52%)	10 (36%)	0 (0%)	347 (45%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	20 (21%)	31 (16%)	25 (13%)	16 (10%)	13 (14%)	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	111 (15%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	20 (21%)	31 (16%)	22 (12%)	18 (12%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	99 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (13%)	17 (9%)	18 (10%)	9 (6%)	7 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	64 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	12 (13%)	9 (5%)	10 (5%)	6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	42 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	96 (100%)	200 (100%)	187 (100%)	156 (100%)	94 (100%)	28 (100%)	0 (0%)	763 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	12 (11%)	13 (14%)	7 (23%)	<6 (40%)	<6 (100%)	41 (10%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	75 (97%)	108 (95%)	95 (87%)	76 (83%)	22 (73%)	<6 (60%)	0 (0%)	380 (89%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	41 (53%)	61 (54%)	52 (48%)	39 (42%)	13 (43%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	208 (48%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	29 (38%)	21 (18%)	10 (9%)	15 (16%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	80 (19%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	34 (44%)	62 (54%)	64 (59%)	47 (51%)	11 (37%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	220 (51%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	24 (22%)	17 (18%)	14 (47%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	65 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	75 (97%)	111 (97%)	104 (95%)	88 (96%)	29 (97%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	414 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	69 (90%)	108 (95%)	104 (95%)	85 (92%)	25 (83%)	<6 (40%)	<6 (100%)	395 (92%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	19 (4%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	14 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	55 (71%)	87 (76%)	80 (73%)	69 (75%)	21 (70%)	<6 (80%)	<6 (100%)	317 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (16%)	19 (17%)	18 (17%)	14 (15%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	67 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (100%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	15 (19%)	32 (28%)	36 (33%)	22 (24%)	10 (33%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (100%)	117 (27%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	21 (27%)	38 (33%)	32 (29%)	31 (34%)	8 (27%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	132 (31%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	19 (25%)	23 (20%)	18 (17%)	18 (20%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	81 (19%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	15 (19%)	17 (15%)	17 (16%)	15 (16%)	6 (20%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	72 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (16%)	6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	6 (7%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	32 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	9 (12%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (4%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	77 (100%)	114 (100%)	109 (100%)	92 (100%)	30 (100%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	429 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	58 (56%)	152 (63%)	204 (74%)	159 (73%)	83 (80%)	18 (69%)	<6 (100%)	678 (70%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	44 (42%)	74 (31%)	58 (21%)	42 (19%)	14 (13%)	7 (27%)	0 (0%)	240 (25%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	14 (6%)	7 (3%)	14 (6%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	43 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (50%)	40 (38%)	54 (22%)	52 (19%)	37 (17%)	16 (15%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	205 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (50%)	40 (38%)	22 (9%)	22 (8%)	11 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	99 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	43 (41%)	119 (49%)	75 (27%)	55 (25%)	23 (22%)	8 (31%)	0 (0%)	323 (33%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	76 (32%)	149 (54%)	125 (58%)	68 (65%)	16 (62%)	<6 (100%)	439 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	103 (99%)	238 (99%)	267 (97%)	205 (94%)	89 (86%)	24 (92%)	<6 (100%)	931 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (5%)	13 (13%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	79 (76%)	178 (74%)	196 (72%)	159 (73%)	75 (72%)	17 (65%)	0 (0%)	707 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	16 (15%)	49 (20%)	60 (22%)	52 (24%)	21 (20%)	9 (35%)	0 (0%)	207 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (50%)	9 (9%)	10 (4%)	14 (5%)	<6 (2%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	46 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	42 (40%)	113 (47%)	146 (53%)	103 (47%)	50 (48%)	9 (35%)	0 (0%)	463 (48%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	17 (16%)	26 (11%)	25 (9%)	16 (7%)	14 (13%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	101 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	7 (3%)	9 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	17 (16%)	36 (15%)	50 (18%)	30 (14%)	19 (18%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	154 (16%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	23 (22%)	62 (26%)	75 (27%)	48 (22%)	29 (28%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	240 (25%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	27 (11%)	32 (12%)	28 (13%)	8 (8%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	106 (11%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	17 (16%)	16 (7%)	21 (8%)	17 (8%)	8 (8%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	84 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	14 (6%)	11 (4%)	15 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (2%)	6 (2%)	11 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	104 (100%)	241 (100%)	274 (100%)	217 (100%)	104 (100%)	26 (100%)	<6 (100%)	971 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	15 (7%)	21 (9%)	38 (21%)	20 (25%)	<6 (19%)	<6 (100%)	99 (12%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	105 (99%)	207 (93%)	198 (88%)	141 (77%)	57 (72%)	13 (81%)	0 (0%)	724 (87%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	32 (30%)	45 (20%)	42 (19%)	33 (18%)	11 (14%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	165 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	43 (41%)	28 (13%)	15 (7%)	18 (10%)	7 (9%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	112 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	32 (30%)	132 (59%)	136 (61%)	91 (50%)	32 (41%)	6 (38%)	0 (0%)	429 (52%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	24 (11%)	46 (21%)	52 (29%)	26 (33%)	<6 (31%)	<6 (100%)	156 (19%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	104 (98%)	209 (94%)	220 (98%)	179 (98%)	79 (100%)	14 (88%)	<6 (100%)	809 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	103 (97%)	213 (96%)	205 (92%)	167 (92%)	67 (85%)	13 (81%)	<6 (100%)	772 (93%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (3%)	15 (7%)	10 (5%)	9 (11%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	60 (57%)	154 (69%)	162 (72%)	138 (76%)	57 (72%)	12 (75%)	<6 (100%)	585 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	29 (27%)	30 (14%)	34 (15%)	22 (12%)	10 (13%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	128 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (33%)	<6 (4%)	13 (6%)	<6 (2%)	7 (4%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (33%)	24 (23%)	60 (27%)	58 (26%)	49 (27%)	19 (24%)	6 (38%)	<6 (100%)	218 (26%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	26 (25%)	58 (26%)	64 (29%)	56 (31%)	25 (32%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	234 (28%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	18 (17%)	36 (16%)	42 (19%)	32 (18%)	13 (16%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	143 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (67%)	25 (24%)	43 (19%)	35 (16%)	27 (15%)	11 (14%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	144 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	21 (9%)	23 (10%)	17 (9%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	72 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	11 (5%)	12 (5%)	9 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	106 (100%)	222 (100%)	224 (100%)	182 (100%)	79 (100%)	16 (100%)	<6 (100%)	833 (100%)

1996

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (25%)	599 (55%)	1,694 (64%)	1,885 (69%)	1,536 (70%)	757 (71%)	204 (77%)	7 (64%)	6,694 (67%)
	Black	<6 (13%)	63 (6%)	143 (5%)	114 (4%)	68 (3%)	36 (3%)	6 (2%)	<6 (9%)	434 (4%)
	AI/AN	9 (56%)	385 (35%)	712 (27%)	584 (21%)	473 (22%)	201 (19%)	36 (14%)	<6 (18%)	2,405 (24%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (6%)	43 (4%)	105 (4%)	141 (5%)	114 (5%)	69 (6%)	19 (7%)	<6 (9%)	493 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (19%)	331 (30%)	631 (24%)	474 (17%)	414 (19%)	166 (16%)	30 (11%)	<6 (18%)	2,055 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	12 (75%)	433 (40%)	347 (13%)	187 (7%)	108 (5%)	72 (7%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	1,165 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	428 (39%)	1,383 (52%)	1,051 (39%)	747 (34%)	295 (28%)	68 (26%)	<6 (18%)	3,974 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	58 (5%)	727 (27%)	1,356 (50%)	1,215 (55%)	637 (60%)	169 (64%)	8 (73%)	4,170 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	16 (100%)	1,063 (97%)	2,550 (96%)	2,614 (96%)	2,090 (95%)	995 (93%)	246 (93%)	11 (100%)	9,595 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)	39 (1%)	43 (2%)	30 (1%)	19 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	145 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	11 (1%)	27 (1%)	19 (<1%)	17 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	85 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	44 (2%)	52 (2%)	57 (3%)	43 (4%)	11 (4%)	0 (0%)	216 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	14 (88%)	895 (82%)	2,170 (82%)	2,149 (79%)	1,636 (74%)	740 (69%)	167 (63%)	8 (73%)	7,789 (78%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	125 (11%)	357 (13%)	436 (16%)	445 (20%)	254 (24%)	78 (29%)	<6 (9%)	1,696 (17%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)	36 (1%)	36 (1%)	33 (2%)	14 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	133 (1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (13%)	61 (6%)	95 (4%)	105 (4%)	76 (3%)	54 (5%)	14 (5%)	<6 (18%)	411 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	6 (38%)	593 (54%)	1,687 (63%)	1,826 (67%)	1,427 (65%)	677 (64%)	167 (63%)	<6 (45%)	6,395 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (31%)	224 (21%)	357 (13%)	304 (11%)	254 (12%)	122 (11%)	27 (10%)	<6 (9%)	1,297 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (6%)	31 (3%)	64 (2%)	54 (2%)	38 (2%)	18 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (9%)	211 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	49 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (6%)	242 (22%)	653 (25%)	641 (23%)	479 (22%)	258 (24%)	63 (24%)	<6 (36%)	2,347 (23%)
	Adequate	<6 (25%)	317 (29%)	889 (33%)	994 (36%)	793 (36%)	356 (33%)	92 (35%)	<6 (18%)	3,451 (34%)
	Intermediate	<6 (19%)	126 (12%)	267 (10%)	288 (11%)	255 (12%)	114 (11%)	22 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,075 (11%)
	Inadequate	<6 (25%)	168 (15%)	299 (11%)	258 (9%)	190 (9%)	92 (9%)	20 (8%)	<6 (9%)	1,032 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (19%)	94 (9%)	213 (8%)	203 (7%)	173 (8%)	102 (10%)	23 (9%)	<6 (18%)	815 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (13%)	65 (6%)	148 (6%)	126 (5%)	123 (6%)	64 (6%)	15 (6%)	<6 (9%)	546 (5%)
Alaska	Total	16 (100%)	1,091 (100%)	2,661 (100%)	2,729 (100%)	2,197 (100%)	1,065 (100%)	265 (100%)	11 (100%)	10,048 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (40%)	232 (56%)	754 (72%)	879 (77%)	740 (78%)	333 (75%)	77 (81%)	<6 (100%)	3,024 (73%)
	Black	<6 (20%)	50 (12%)	84 (8%)	74 (6%)	43 (5%)	26 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	284 (7%)
	AI/AN	<6 (20%)	101 (24%)	153 (15%)	115 (10%)	98 (10%)	43 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	516 (13%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (20%)	30 (7%)	58 (6%)	78 (7%)	65 (7%)	40 (9%)	9 (9%)	0 (0%)	281 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (20%)	100 (24%)	216 (20%)	166 (14%)	155 (16%)	56 (13%)	13 (14%)	0 (0%)	708 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (80%)	162 (39%)	142 (13%)	72 (6%)	39 (4%)	29 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	452 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	171 (41%)	513 (49%)	406 (35%)	260 (27%)	105 (24%)	21 (22%)	0 (0%)	1,476 (36%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	26 (6%)	325 (31%)	624 (54%)	605 (64%)	286 (65%)	65 (68%)	<6 (100%)	1,934 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	408 (99%)	1,023 (97%)	1,098 (96%)	907 (95%)	424 (96%)	93 (98%)	<6 (100%)	3,967 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	18 (2%)	25 (2%)	16 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	68 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (1%)	23 (2%)	26 (3%)	12 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	77 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (60%)	330 (80%)	858 (81%)	877 (76%)	684 (72%)	287 (65%)	63 (66%)	<6 (100%)	3,109 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	53 (13%)	135 (13%)	207 (18%)	204 (21%)	122 (28%)	27 (28%)	0 (0%)	748 (18%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	24 (2%)	22 (2%)	24 (3%)	10 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	85 (2%)
	Vacuum	<6 (40%)	27 (7%)	35 (3%)	41 (4%)	36 (4%)	23 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	169 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (40%)	289 (70%)	801 (76%)	896 (78%)	745 (78%)	340 (77%)	66 (69%)	<6 (67%)	3,147 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (60%)	83 (20%)	133 (13%)	112 (10%)	98 (10%)	41 (9%)	12 (13%)	<6 (33%)	483 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	18 (2%)	21 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	52 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	20 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	112 (27%)	334 (32%)	338 (29%)	254 (27%)	145 (33%)	30 (32%)	<6 (67%)	1,217 (30%)
	Adequate	<6 (20%)	169 (41%)	436 (41%)	514 (45%)	436 (46%)	177 (40%)	38 (40%)	<6 (33%)	1,776 (43%)
	Intermediate	<6 (40%)	47 (11%)	86 (8%)	106 (9%)	96 (10%)	43 (10%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	385 (9%)
	Inadequate	<6 (40%)	51 (12%)	96 (9%)	71 (6%)	57 (6%)	22 (5%)	8 (8%)	0 (0%)	307 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (20%)	33 (8%)	89 (8%)	86 (7%)	88 (9%)	49 (11%)	8 (8%)	<6 (67%)	357 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (20%)	28 (7%)	71 (7%)	57 (5%)	65 (7%)	33 (7%)	6 (6%)	<6 (33%)	262 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	413 (100%)	1,054 (100%)	1,148 (100%)	950 (100%)	443 (100%)	95 (100%)	<6 (100%)	4,117 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (67%)	97 (74%)	229 (83%)	233 (78%)	193 (83%)	113 (88%)	30 (83%)	<6 (67%)	899 (81%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (33%)	26 (20%)	37 (13%)	43 (14%)	22 (9%)	10 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	140 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	11 (4%)	21 (7%)	17 (7%)	6 (5%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (33%)	68 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (33%)	35 (27%)	62 (22%)	57 (19%)	28 (12%)	21 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	204 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	61 (47%)	41 (15%)	29 (10%)	11 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	150 (14%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	50 (38%)	153 (55%)	104 (35%)	87 (37%)	41 (32%)	8 (22%)	0 (0%)	443 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	64 (23%)	158 (53%)	128 (55%)	79 (61%)	26 (72%)	<6 (100%)	464 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	128 (98%)	260 (94%)	286 (96%)	224 (96%)	116 (90%)	33 (92%)	<6 (100%)	1,053 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (4%)	6 (2%)	7 (3%)	9 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	38 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	108 (82%)	215 (78%)	226 (76%)	174 (75%)	90 (70%)	20 (56%)	0 (0%)	836 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	14 (11%)	42 (15%)	52 (18%)	46 (20%)	34 (26%)	12 (33%)	<6 (33%)	201 (18%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	14 (5%)	14 (5%)	9 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (67%)	50 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (67%)	75 (57%)	182 (66%)	221 (74%)	164 (70%)	94 (73%)	31 (86%)	<6 (33%)	770 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	33 (25%)	58 (21%)	51 (17%)	39 (17%)	19 (15%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	204 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	8 (3%)	8 (3%)	8 (3%)	6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (33%)	44 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (33%)	39 (30%)	56 (20%)	66 (22%)	40 (17%)	29 (22%)	12 (33%)	<6 (33%)	244 (22%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	35 (27%)	105 (38%)	125 (42%)	107 (46%)	50 (39%)	15 (42%)	0 (0%)	438 (39%)
	Intermediate	<6 (33%)	17 (13%)	43 (16%)	43 (14%)	35 (15%)	19 (15%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	162 (15%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	31 (24%)	47 (17%)	48 (16%)	31 (13%)	21 (16%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (33%)	183 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (33%)	10 (8%)	19 (7%)	21 (7%)	17 (7%)	13 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	83 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	17 (6%)	12 (4%)	11 (5%)	6 (5%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	55 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	131 (100%)	277 (100%)	297 (100%)	233 (100%)	129 (100%)	36 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,109 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	109 (70%)	392 (74%)	372 (78%)	247 (73%)	102 (73%)	32 (84%)	<6 (100%)	1,257 (75%)
	Black	<6 (33%)	11 (7%)	56 (11%)	39 (8%)	24 (7%)	8 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	140 (8%)
	AI/AN	<6 (67%)	32 (21%)	65 (12%)	47 (10%)	49 (15%)	24 (17%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	222 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	14 (3%)	18 (4%)	17 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	58 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	49 (32%)	88 (17%)	62 (13%)	60 (18%)	22 (16%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	284 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (67%)	56 (36%)	47 (9%)	21 (4%)	11 (3%)	9 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	146 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	65 (42%)	268 (51%)	184 (39%)	108 (32%)	40 (29%)	10 (26%)	0 (0%)	675 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	12 (8%)	179 (34%)	255 (54%)	205 (61%)	85 (61%)	26 (68%)	<6 (100%)	763 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	154 (99%)	508 (96%)	459 (96%)	318 (94%)	132 (95%)	33 (87%)	<6 (100%)	1,608 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (2%)	12 (3%)	9 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	36 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	<6 (1%)	10 (3%)	6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	33 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	129 (83%)	428 (81%)	382 (80%)	245 (73%)	93 (67%)	22 (58%)	<6 (100%)	1,304 (78%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	15 (10%)	81 (15%)	70 (15%)	73 (22%)	34 (24%)	11 (29%)	0 (0%)	284 (17%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	8 (5%)	14 (3%)	19 (4%)	13 (4%)	11 (8%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	69 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	39 (25%)	214 (41%)	194 (41%)	97 (29%)	33 (24%)	9 (24%)	0 (0%)	586 (35%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	15 (10%)	57 (11%)	47 (10%)	27 (8%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	155 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	17 (3%)	6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	19 (12%)	103 (20%)	95 (20%)	58 (17%)	12 (9%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	290 (17%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	21 (14%)	119 (23%)	98 (21%)	42 (12%)	20 (14%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	305 (18%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	21 (4%)	16 (3%)	11 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	58 (3%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	10 (6%)	47 (9%)	38 (8%)	19 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	121 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (8%)	43 (8%)	35 (7%)	19 (6%)	11 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	123 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	11 (7%)	21 (4%)	23 (5%)	16 (5%)	8 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	82 (5%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	155 (100%)	528 (100%)	476 (100%)	337 (100%)	139 (100%)	38 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,679 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	94 (97%)	148 (89%)	162 (87%)	141 (93%)	84 (91%)	24 (96%)	<6 (100%)	654 (91%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	14 (8%)	22 (12%)	10 (7%)	6 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	54 (8%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	26 (27%)	43 (26%)	37 (20%)	23 (15%)	19 (21%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	153 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (32%)	18 (11%)	13 (7%)	<6 (3%)	6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	73 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	47 (48%)	85 (51%)	70 (37%)	60 (40%)	27 (29%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	294 (41%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	54 (33%)	98 (52%)	86 (57%)	59 (64%)	19 (76%)	<6 (100%)	322 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	90 (93%)	140 (84%)	166 (89%)	136 (90%)	79 (86%)	22 (88%)	<6 (100%)	634 (88%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	20 (12%)	14 (7%)	10 (7%)	10 (11%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	62 (9%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	21 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	71 (73%)	122 (73%)	132 (71%)	109 (72%)	62 (67%)	11 (44%)	<6 (100%)	508 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	15 (15%)	35 (21%)	40 (21%)	35 (23%)	22 (24%)	10 (40%)	0 (0%)	157 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	8 (5%)	12 (6%)	7 (5%)	7 (8%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	47 (7%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	54 (56%)	127 (77%)	148 (79%)	123 (81%)	69 (75%)	20 (80%)	<6 (100%)	542 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	33 (34%)	32 (19%)	28 (15%)	20 (13%)	18 (20%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	134 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	28 (29%)	45 (27%)	48 (26%)	32 (21%)	29 (32%)	10 (40%)	0 (0%)	192 (27%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	32 (33%)	78 (47%)	94 (50%)	84 (56%)	40 (43%)	10 (40%)	<6 (100%)	339 (47%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	19 (11%)	22 (12%)	14 (9%)	8 (9%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	73 (10%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	25 (26%)	21 (13%)	13 (7%)	17 (11%)	12 (13%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	90 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	14 (8%)	12 (6%)	14 (9%)	7 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	58 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	10 (6%)	10 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	36 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	97 (100%)	166 (100%)	187 (100%)	151 (100%)	92 (100%)	25 (100%)	<6 (100%)	719 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	15 (9%)	16 (14%)	20 (15%)	10 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	62 (11%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	91 (97%)	141 (89%)	96 (85%)	110 (83%)	30 (70%)	<6 (80%)	<6 (100%)	473 (86%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	48 (51%)	97 (61%)	50 (44%)	73 (55%)	16 (37%)	<6 (60%)	<6 (100%)	289 (53%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	35 (37%)	35 (22%)	17 (15%)	14 (11%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	107 (19%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	34 (36%)	91 (57%)	52 (46%)	71 (53%)	11 (26%)	<6 (40%)	<6 (100%)	262 (48%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	11 (7%)	30 (27%)	29 (22%)	20 (47%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	94 (17%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	87 (93%)	158 (99%)	111 (98%)	129 (97%)	43 (100%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	535 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	85 (90%)	143 (90%)	103 (91%)	116 (87%)	35 (81%)	<6 (80%)	<6 (100%)	488 (89%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	7 (4%)	6 (5%)	15 (11%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (7%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	59 (63%)	103 (65%)	74 (65%)	79 (59%)	30 (70%)	<6 (60%)	<6 (100%)	349 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	20 (21%)	18 (11%)	17 (15%)	27 (20%)	7 (16%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	91 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	21 (22%)	36 (23%)	20 (18%)	24 (18%)	13 (30%)	<6 (40%)	<6 (100%)	118 (21%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (21%)	32 (20%)	33 (29%)	35 (26%)	12 (28%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	133 (24%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	21 (22%)	28 (18%)	20 (18%)	30 (23%)	8 (19%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	108 (20%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	18 (19%)	27 (17%)	23 (20%)	24 (18%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	97 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	8 (9%)	15 (9%)	11 (10%)	14 (11%)	8 (19%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	56 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (5%)	<6 (4%)	10 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (5%)
Northern	Total	0 (0%)	94 (100%)	159 (100%)	113 (100%)	133 (100%)	43 (100%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	549 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	60 (59%)	147 (59%)	197 (72%)	165 (75%)	103 (76%)	35 (88%)	0 (0%)	708 (69%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	41 (40%)	83 (33%)	60 (22%)	41 (19%)	21 (15%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (50%)	253 (25%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	15 (6%)	16 (6%)	11 (5%)	9 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	54 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (50%)	35 (34%)	73 (29%)	57 (21%)	35 (16%)	19 (14%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	224 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	47 (46%)	31 (12%)	14 (5%)	9 (4%)	11 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	114 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	34 (33%)	126 (51%)	100 (36%)	70 (32%)	30 (22%)	8 (20%)	<6 (50%)	369 (36%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	70 (28%)	142 (52%)	125 (57%)	82 (60%)	26 (65%)	0 (0%)	450 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	101 (99%)	243 (98%)	265 (96%)	209 (95%)	122 (90%)	36 (90%)	<6 (100%)	981 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	10 (4%)	8 (4%)	13 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	82 (80%)	191 (77%)	206 (75%)	150 (68%)	97 (71%)	26 (65%)	<6 (100%)	758 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	15 (15%)	45 (18%)	57 (21%)	60 (27%)	32 (24%)	13 (33%)	0 (0%)	222 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	12 (5%)	11 (4%)	7 (3%)	6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	42 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	34 (33%)	132 (53%)	161 (59%)	127 (58%)	73 (54%)	19 (48%)	0 (0%)	548 (53%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	18 (18%)	29 (12%)	18 (7%)	15 (7%)	17 (13%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	101 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (50%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	38 (15%)	43 (16%)	43 (20%)	23 (17%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	162 (16%)
	Adequate	<6 (50%)	22 (22%)	74 (30%)	82 (30%)	54 (25%)	36 (26%)	15 (38%)	0 (0%)	284 (28%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	32 (13%)	38 (14%)	34 (16%)	18 (13%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	133 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	13 (13%)	22 (9%)	17 (6%)	11 (5%)	13 (10%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	79 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	19 (8%)	21 (8%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	63 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	13 (5%)	16 (6%)	<6 (2%)	8 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	46 (4%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	102 (100%)	249 (100%)	275 (100%)	219 (100%)	136 (100%)	40 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,027 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	9 (4%)	26 (11%)	30 (17%)	12 (14%)	6 (23%)	0 (0%)	90 (11%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	93 (94%)	219 (96%)	201 (86%)	143 (82%)	67 (81%)	20 (77%)	0 (0%)	747 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	38 (38%)	52 (23%)	45 (19%)	40 (23%)	13 (16%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	193 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (33%)	41 (41%)	33 (14%)	21 (9%)	19 (11%)	7 (8%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	123 (15%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	27 (27%)	147 (64%)	135 (58%)	91 (52%)	41 (49%)	14 (54%)	0 (0%)	455 (54%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	24 (11%)	49 (21%)	37 (21%)	26 (31%)	6 (23%)	0 (0%)	143 (17%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	95 (96%)	218 (96%)	229 (98%)	167 (96%)	79 (95%)	24 (92%)	0 (0%)	817 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	8 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	90 (91%)	213 (93%)	223 (96%)	158 (91%)	76 (92%)	21 (81%)	0 (0%)	786 (93%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	12 (5%)	<6 (2%)	12 (7%)	6 (7%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	47 (6%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	43 (43%)	128 (56%)	132 (57%)	92 (53%)	38 (46%)	19 (73%)	0 (0%)	453 (53%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	22 (22%)	30 (13%)	31 (13%)	28 (16%)	15 (18%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	129 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	8 (4%)	8 (3%)	9 (5%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	33 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	12 (12%)	41 (18%)	31 (13%)	28 (16%)	7 (8%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	124 (15%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	18 (18%)	45 (20%)	48 (21%)	35 (20%)	21 (25%)	8 (31%)	0 (0%)	176 (21%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	18 (18%)	38 (17%)	43 (18%)	35 (20%)	16 (19%)	6 (23%)	0 (0%)	156 (18%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	20 (20%)	39 (17%)	48 (21%)	31 (18%)	14 (17%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	155 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (33%)	12 (12%)	14 (6%)	17 (7%)	14 (8%)	10 (12%)	6 (23%)	0 (0%)	75 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (33%)	6 (6%)	8 (4%)	<6 (1%)	13 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	36 (4%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	99 (100%)	228 (100%)	233 (100%)	174 (100%)	83 (100%)	26 (100%)	0 (0%)	848 (100%)

1997

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (21%)	577 (53%)	1,635 (62%)	1,868 (69%)	1,428 (67%)	761 (68%)	171 (77%)	10 (71%)	6,458 (65%)
	Black	<6 (16%)	68 (6%)	159 (6%)	109 (4%)	74 (3%)	38 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	455 (5%)
	AI/AN	12 (63%)	381 (35%)	717 (27%)	544 (20%)	473 (22%)	231 (21%)	32 (14%)	<6 (29%)	2,396 (24%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	57 (5%)	105 (4%)	139 (5%)	136 (6%)	64 (6%)	11 (5%)	0 (0%)	512 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	7 (37%)	303 (28%)	604 (23%)	463 (17%)	335 (16%)	171 (15%)	25 (11%)	<6 (21%)	1,914 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	15 (79%)	426 (39%)	360 (14%)	195 (7%)	140 (7%)	55 (5%)	13 (6%)	<6 (21%)	1,207 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	474 (43%)	1,331 (50%)	1,016 (38%)	672 (31%)	343 (31%)	50 (23%)	<6 (21%)	3,889 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	62 (6%)	756 (29%)	1,344 (50%)	1,206 (56%)	658 (59%)	147 (66%)	8 (57%)	4,181 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	19 (100%)	1,073 (98%)	2,551 (96%)	2,572 (95%)	2,046 (96%)	1,051 (95%)	207 (93%)	13 (93%)	9,538 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	11 (1%)	35 (1%)	49 (2%)	25 (1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	130 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)	30 (1%)	27 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	95 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	32 (1%)	50 (2%)	47 (2%)	38 (3%)	12 (5%)	<6 (7%)	184 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	14 (74%)	905 (82%)	2,181 (82%)	2,046 (76%)	1,588 (74%)	782 (70%)	144 (65%)	10 (71%)	7,674 (77%)
	Cesarean	<6 (5%)	119 (11%)	324 (12%)	477 (18%)	432 (20%)	259 (23%)	67 (30%)	<6 (21%)	1,683 (17%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	13 (1%)	33 (1%)	47 (2%)	30 (1%)	12 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	136 (1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (21%)	57 (5%)	108 (4%)	128 (5%)	77 (4%)	56 (5%)	10 (5%)	<6 (7%)	442 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	10 (53%)	589 (54%)	1,635 (62%)	1,757 (65%)	1,438 (67%)	692 (62%)	120 (54%)	<6 (36%)	6,249 (63%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (11%)	187 (17%)	371 (14%)	285 (11%)	200 (9%)	126 (11%)	30 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,202 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (21%)	43 (4%)	72 (3%)	70 (3%)	50 (2%)	30 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	275 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	12 (1%)	11 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	58 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (21%)	210 (19%)	625 (24%)	623 (23%)	509 (24%)	230 (21%)	39 (18%)	<6 (7%)	2,241 (22%)
	Adequate	<6 (21%)	315 (29%)	872 (33%)	937 (35%)	767 (36%)	384 (35%)	73 (33%)	<6 (29%)	3,359 (34%)
	Intermediate	<6 (11%)	124 (11%)	276 (10%)	282 (10%)	213 (10%)	123 (11%)	21 (9%)	0 (0%)	1,042 (10%)
	Inadequate	6 (32%)	178 (16%)	307 (12%)	264 (10%)	204 (10%)	116 (10%)	27 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,103 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (16%)	92 (8%)	210 (8%)	213 (8%)	168 (8%)	78 (7%)	20 (9%)	<6 (7%)	785 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (5%)	64 (6%)	144 (5%)	151 (6%)	135 (6%)	68 (6%)	17 (8%)	<6 (14%)	582 (6%)
Alaska	Total	19 (100%)	1,098 (100%)	2,650 (100%)	2,705 (100%)	2,137 (100%)	1,112 (100%)	222 (100%)	14 (100%)	9,964 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (17%)	222 (57%)	714 (67%)	840 (73%)	711 (73%)	369 (76%)	81 (83%)	<6 (33%)	2,939 (71%)
	Black	<6 (33%)	45 (12%)	103 (10%)	71 (6%)	59 (6%)	28 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	311 (7%)
	AI/AN	<6 (50%)	73 (19%)	153 (14%)	124 (11%)	102 (10%)	49 (10%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (67%)	509 (12%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	34 (9%)	61 (6%)	77 (7%)	80 (8%)	30 (6%)	7 (7%)	0 (0%)	289 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (33%)	78 (20%)	192 (18%)	175 (15%)	126 (13%)	59 (12%)	9 (9%)	0 (0%)	641 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (83%)	149 (38%)	144 (14%)	84 (7%)	50 (5%)	16 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	450 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	166 (43%)	509 (48%)	376 (33%)	264 (27%)	110 (23%)	14 (14%)	<6 (33%)	1,440 (35%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	24 (6%)	334 (31%)	634 (55%)	613 (63%)	341 (70%)	77 (79%)	<6 (67%)	2,025 (49%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6 (100%)	386 (99%)	1,034 (97%)	1,095 (96%)	950 (98%)	471 (97%)	93 (95%)	<6 (100%)	4,039 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (2%)	27 (2%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	58 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	23 (2%)	14 (1%)	13 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	66 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (83%)	314 (81%)	843 (79%)	858 (75%)	690 (71%)	319 (65%)	63 (64%)	<6 (100%)	3,096 (74%)
	Cesarean	<6 (17%)	50 (13%)	152 (14%)	201 (18%)	223 (23%)	133 (27%)	30 (31%)	0 (0%)	790 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	21 (2%)	30 (3%)	24 (2%)	8 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	90 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	17 (4%)	44 (4%)	57 (5%)	34 (3%)	28 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	184 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (67%)	262 (68%)	817 (77%)	928 (81%)	782 (80%)	367 (75%)	68 (69%)	<6 (67%)	3,230 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (17%)	63 (16%)	125 (12%)	100 (9%)	82 (8%)	55 (11%)	11 (11%)	0 (0%)	437 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (17%)	14 (4%)	18 (2%)	15 (1%)	18 (2%)	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	78 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	24 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (33%)	91 (23%)	327 (31%)	357 (31%)	298 (31%)	135 (28%)	26 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,236 (30%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	159 (41%)	432 (41%)	514 (45%)	436 (45%)	218 (45%)	40 (41%)	<6 (67%)	1,801 (43%)
	Intermediate	<6 (33%)	39 (10%)	115 (11%)	101 (9%)	86 (9%)	43 (9%)	7 (7%)	0 (0%)	393 (9%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	57 (15%)	87 (8%)	68 (6%)	61 (6%)	40 (8%)	9 (9%)	0 (0%)	325 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (33%)	31 (8%)	66 (6%)	99 (9%)	70 (7%)	35 (7%)	11 (11%)	0 (0%)	314 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (17%)	25 (6%)	44 (4%)	74 (6%)	66 (7%)	35 (7%)	8 (8%)	0 (0%)	253 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	6 (100%)	388 (100%)	1,062 (100%)	1,146 (100%)	973 (100%)	488 (100%)	98 (100%)	<6 (100%)	4,165 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (25%)	96 (76%)	215 (80%)	219 (80%)	183 (81%)	94 (80%)	22 (81%)	<6 (100%)	831 (80%)
	Black	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (50%)	22 (17%)	42 (16%)	32 (12%)	19 (8%)	11 (9%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	131 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	12 (4%)	18 (7%)	19 (8%)	11 (9%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	72 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (50%)	31 (25%)	68 (25%)	45 (16%)	29 (13%)	19 (16%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	199 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	44 (35%)	40 (15%)	24 (9%)	18 (8%)	8 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	140 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	65 (52%)	148 (55%)	100 (37%)	64 (28%)	35 (30%)	9 (33%)	0 (0%)	421 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	68 (25%)	141 (52%)	133 (59%)	70 (59%)	15 (56%)	<6 (100%)	433 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	125 (99%)	259 (96%)	265 (97%)	209 (93%)	110 (93%)	26 (96%)	<6 (100%)	1,001 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	<6 (1%)	13 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (75%)	108 (86%)	238 (88%)	217 (79%)	179 (80%)	90 (76%)	18 (67%)	0 (0%)	854 (82%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	21 (8%)	41 (15%)	37 (16%)	25 (21%)	8 (30%)	<6 (100%)	144 (14%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (25%)	<6 (4%)	8 (3%)	13 (5%)	6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	37 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	86 (68%)	191 (71%)	194 (71%)	175 (78%)	81 (69%)	19 (70%)	0 (0%)	749 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	26 (21%)	48 (18%)	47 (17%)	30 (13%)	21 (18%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	177 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (25%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	9 (4%)	7 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (25%)	24 (19%)	63 (23%)	52 (19%)	48 (21%)	17 (14%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	207 (20%)
	Adequate	<6 (25%)	49 (39%)	109 (41%)	116 (42%)	94 (42%)	50 (42%)	12 (44%)	0 (0%)	432 (41%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	19 (15%)	34 (13%)	47 (17%)	40 (18%)	21 (18%)	7 (26%)	0 (0%)	169 (16%)
	Inadequate	<6 (25%)	24 (19%)	41 (15%)	28 (10%)	34 (15%)	23 (19%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	155 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	14 (11%)	24 (9%)	17 (6%)	19 (8%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	79 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	20 (7%)	13 (5%)	16 (7%)	6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	63 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	126 (100%)	269 (100%)	273 (100%)	225 (100%)	118 (100%)	27 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,045 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (33%)	102 (65%)	396 (73%)	387 (80%)	209 (73%)	126 (76%)	22 (73%)	<6 (100%)	1,249 (75%)
	Black	0 (0%)	20 (13%)	51 (9%)	35 (7%)	10 (3%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	124 (7%)
	AI/AN	<6 (67%)	29 (18%)	77 (14%)	45 (9%)	55 (19%)	27 (16%)	7 (23%)	0 (0%)	242 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	17 (3%)	16 (3%)	11 (4%)	6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	56 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	32 (20%)	105 (19%)	68 (14%)	41 (14%)	31 (19%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (33%)	280 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (67%)	59 (38%)	52 (10%)	27 (6%)	19 (7%)	10 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (67%)	172 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	71 (45%)	263 (49%)	161 (33%)	87 (30%)	61 (37%)	9 (30%)	0 (0%)	652 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	17 (11%)	198 (37%)	279 (58%)	169 (59%)	88 (53%)	19 (63%)	<6 (33%)	771 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	152 (97%)	522 (96%)	461 (95%)	268 (94%)	148 (89%)	26 (87%)	<6 (67%)	1,584 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	16 (3%)	15 (3%)	11 (4%)	7 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	53 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (2%)	7 (2%)	11 (7%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (33%)	33 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (33%)	125 (80%)	434 (80%)	345 (71%)	211 (74%)	127 (77%)	21 (70%)	<6 (100%)	1,268 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	21 (13%)	68 (13%)	102 (21%)	59 (21%)	30 (18%)	7 (23%)	0 (0%)	288 (17%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	9 (2%)	11 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
	Vacuum	<6 (67%)	8 (5%)	30 (6%)	27 (6%)	12 (4%)	7 (4%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	88 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	38 (24%)	227 (42%)	177 (36%)	99 (35%)	43 (26%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	588 (35%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	15 (10%)	66 (12%)	47 (10%)	22 (8%)	13 (8%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	166 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (33%)	12 (8%)	24 (4%)	30 (6%)	9 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	16 (10%)	101 (19%)	84 (17%)	37 (13%)	23 (14%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	262 (16%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	21 (13%)	127 (23%)	96 (20%)	61 (21%)	13 (8%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	324 (19%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	25 (5%)	14 (3%)	7 (2%)	15 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	65 (4%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	24 (15%)	61 (11%)	58 (12%)	25 (9%)	9 (5%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	182 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (33%)	8 (5%)	51 (9%)	35 (7%)	25 (9%)	12 (7%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (33%)	135 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	39 (7%)	23 (5%)	19 (7%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (67%)	96 (6%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	157 (100%)	542 (100%)	485 (100%)	286 (100%)	166 (100%)	30 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,675 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	89 (93%)	153 (88%)	180 (94%)	121 (89%)	69 (86%)	15 (100%)	<6 (100%)	631 (91%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	14 (8%)	9 (5%)	13 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	47 (7%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	37 (39%)	48 (28%)	38 (20%)	26 (19%)	9 (11%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (50%)	161 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	40 (42%)	16 (9%)	10 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	76 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	39 (41%)	93 (54%)	87 (45%)	45 (33%)	26 (33%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (50%)	294 (42%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	54 (31%)	90 (47%)	83 (61%)	49 (61%)	11 (73%)	<6 (50%)	296 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	85 (89%)	154 (89%)	166 (86%)	120 (88%)	73 (91%)	12 (80%)	<6 (100%)	614 (88%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	14 (8%)	19 (10%)	14 (10%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	61 (9%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	7 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	21 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	70 (73%)	136 (79%)	128 (67%)	98 (72%)	49 (61%)	8 (53%)	<6 (50%)	492 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	24 (14%)	52 (27%)	34 (25%)	26 (33%)	6 (40%)	<6 (50%)	154 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	12 (13%)	11 (6%)	10 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	42 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	52 (54%)	104 (60%)	138 (72%)	104 (76%)	61 (76%)	10 (67%)	<6 (100%)	473 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	37 (39%)	52 (30%)	41 (21%)	23 (17%)	12 (15%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	170 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (6%)	9 (5%)	7 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	24 (25%)	53 (31%)	52 (27%)	39 (29%)	15 (19%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	187 (27%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	33 (34%)	61 (35%)	76 (40%)	59 (43%)	44 (55%)	6 (40%)	<6 (100%)	283 (41%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	18 (10%)	23 (12%)	11 (8%)	6 (8%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	71 (10%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	24 (25%)	35 (20%)	38 (20%)	25 (18%)	12 (15%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	136 (20%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	14 (8%)	14 (7%)	11 (8%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	9 (5%)	14 (7%)	13 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (7%)
Mat-Su	Total	<6 (100%)	96 (100%)	173 (100%)	192 (100%)	136 (100%)	80 (100%)	15 (100%)	<6 (100%)	696 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	14 (11%)	15 (16%)	8 (16%)	<6 (45%)	0 (0%)	47 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	97 (98%)	134 (96%)	112 (86%)	74 (79%)	39 (78%)	6 (55%)	0 (0%)	464 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	57 (58%)	81 (58%)	71 (55%)	41 (44%)	22 (44%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	277 (53%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (50%)	43 (43%)	25 (18%)	18 (14%)	16 (17%)	7 (14%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	112 (21%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	33 (33%)	78 (56%)	74 (57%)	40 (43%)	25 (50%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	250 (48%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	18 (13%)	22 (17%)	26 (28%)	16 (32%)	7 (64%)	0 (0%)	90 (17%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	99 (100%)	136 (98%)	126 (97%)	93 (99%)	49 (98%)	9 (82%)	0 (0%)	514 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	88 (89%)	124 (89%)	116 (89%)	77 (82%)	39 (78%)	8 (73%)	0 (0%)	454 (86%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	10 (7%)	9 (7%)	12 (13%)	10 (20%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	49 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	19 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	44 (44%)	61 (44%)	59 (45%)	44 (47%)	33 (66%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	246 (47%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (13%)	23 (17%)	16 (12%)	15 (16%)	6 (12%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	76 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (50%)	11 (11%)	17 (12%)	19 (15%)	21 (22%)	8 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	77 (15%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	17 (17%)	28 (20%)	26 (20%)	17 (18%)	16 (32%)	<6 (45%)	0 (0%)	109 (21%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	20 (20%)	19 (14%)	17 (13%)	12 (13%)	11 (22%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	80 (15%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	23 (17%)	15 (12%)	13 (14%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	67 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	14 (10%)	15 (12%)	16 (17%)	9 (18%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	64 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	12 (9%)	<6 (4%)	7 (7%)	6 (12%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	35 (7%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	99 (100%)	139 (100%)	130 (100%)	94 (100%)	50 (100%)	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	525 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	61 (54%)	133 (61%)	203 (74%)	159 (70%)	76 (70%)	24 (86%)	<6 (60%)	659 (68%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	42 (38%)	75 (34%)	41 (15%)	49 (22%)	20 (19%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (40%)	233 (24%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	7 (3%)	23 (8%)	15 (7%)	8 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	59 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	34 (30%)	49 (22%)	38 (14%)	31 (14%)	12 (11%)	<6 (18%)	<6 (20%)	170 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	44 (39%)	38 (17%)	15 (5%)	13 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (20%)	115 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	52 (46%)	107 (49%)	86 (32%)	72 (32%)	31 (29%)	9 (32%)	<6 (20%)	358 (37%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	55 (25%)	142 (52%)	126 (56%)	65 (60%)	16 (57%)	<6 (60%)	410 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	110 (98%)	210 (96%)	261 (96%)	213 (94%)	100 (93%)	28 (100%)	<6 (100%)	927 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (4%)	7 (3%)	11 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	90 (80%)	180 (82%)	195 (71%)	164 (72%)	68 (63%)	16 (57%)	<6 (60%)	716 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	16 (14%)	33 (15%)	59 (22%)	49 (22%)	28 (26%)	12 (43%)	<6 (20%)	198 (20%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	6 (3%)	13 (5%)	11 (5%)	9 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (20%)	45 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	49 (44%)	114 (52%)	144 (53%)	122 (54%)	44 (41%)	13 (46%)	<6 (20%)	487 (50%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (14%)	27 (12%)	19 (7%)	14 (6%)	10 (9%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	89 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	27 (24%)	35 (16%)	34 (12%)	35 (15%)	16 (15%)	<6 (18%)	<6 (20%)	153 (16%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	18 (16%)	67 (31%)	77 (28%)	60 (26%)	23 (21%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	250 (26%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	12 (11%)	28 (13%)	35 (13%)	28 (12%)	10 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	115 (12%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	12 (11%)	14 (6%)	24 (9%)	15 (7%)	6 (6%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	75 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (11%)	19 (9%)	14 (5%)	7 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	62 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	12 (5%)	12 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	112 (100%)	219 (100%)	273 (100%)	227 (100%)	108 (100%)	28 (100%)	<6 (100%)	972 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	19 (8%)	23 (11%)	30 (15%)	19 (19%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	99 (11%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	112 (93%)	222 (91%)	181 (89%)	161 (83%)	80 (78%)	11 (85%)	0 (0%)	770 (87%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (33%)	34 (28%)	61 (25%)	28 (14%)	41 (21%)	19 (19%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	186 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (67%)	47 (39%)	44 (18%)	17 (8%)	18 (9%)	9 (9%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	140 (16%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	48 (40%)	133 (54%)	132 (65%)	100 (51%)	55 (54%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	474 (54%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	29 (12%)	34 (17%)	56 (29%)	29 (28%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	154 (17%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	116 (97%)	235 (96%)	197 (97%)	192 (98%)	100 (98%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	856 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (67%)	110 (92%)	225 (92%)	185 (91%)	168 (86%)	90 (88%)	10 (77%)	0 (0%)	790 (90%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	16 (7%)	13 (6%)	18 (9%)	7 (7%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	60 (7%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	<6 (33%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	58 (48%)	120 (49%)	115 (56%)	111 (57%)	63 (62%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	472 (54%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	17 (14%)	30 (12%)	15 (7%)	14 (7%)	9 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	87 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (33%)	8 (7%)	10 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	17 (14%)	28 (11%)	24 (12%)	31 (16%)	16 (16%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	117 (13%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	18 (15%)	48 (20%)	31 (15%)	40 (21%)	20 (20%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	159 (18%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	20 (17%)	37 (15%)	45 (22%)	29 (15%)	17 (17%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	149 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (67%)	27 (23%)	46 (19%)	33 (16%)	31 (16%)	22 (22%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	163 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (10%)	22 (9%)	19 (9%)	20 (10%)	9 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	83 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	8 (3%)	10 (5%)	9 (5%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	120 (100%)	245 (100%)	204 (100%)	195 (100%)	102 (100%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	882 (100%)

1998

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (18%)	565 (51%)	1,621 (61%)	1,917 (70%)	1,425 (69%)	748 (71%)	194 (75%)	15 (94%)	6,490 (65%)
	Black	0 (0%)	54 (5%)	141 (5%)	88 (3%)	72 (3%)	32 (3%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	395 (4%)
	AI/AN	9 (82%)	413 (37%)	752 (28%)	572 (21%)	417 (20%)	201 (19%)	43 (17%)	<6 (6%)	2,408 (24%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	46 (4%)	110 (4%)	135 (5%)	118 (6%)	60 (6%)	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	479 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (36%)	321 (29%)	572 (22%)	435 (16%)	287 (14%)	162 (15%)	35 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,817 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (36%)	441 (40%)	295 (11%)	170 (6%)	101 (5%)	42 (4%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	1,061 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	434 (39%)	1,413 (53%)	1,034 (38%)	639 (31%)	317 (30%)	51 (20%)	<6 (25%)	3,892 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	60 (5%)	709 (27%)	1,371 (50%)	1,215 (58%)	633 (60%)	173 (67%)	12 (75%)	4,173 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	10 (91%)	1,075 (97%)	2,552 (96%)	2,634 (96%)	1,988 (96%)	985 (93%)	233 (90%)	13 (81%)	9,492 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)	44 (2%)	50 (2%)	42 (2%)	30 (3%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	182 (2%)
	Home Birth	<6 (9%)	13 (1%)	21 (<1%)	22 (<1%)	18 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	88 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	35 (1%)	36 (1%)	29 (1%)	30 (3%)	13 (5%)	<6 (19%)	153 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	6 (55%)	921 (83%)	2,168 (82%)	2,159 (79%)	1,617 (78%)	758 (72%)	190 (73%)	9 (56%)	7,829 (79%)
	Cesarean	<6 (18%)	97 (9%)	336 (13%)	400 (15%)	333 (16%)	240 (23%)	52 (20%)	7 (44%)	1,468 (15%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	35 (1%)	31 (1%)	23 (1%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	109 (1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (18%)	73 (7%)	100 (4%)	143 (5%)	100 (5%)	41 (4%)	13 (5%)	0 (0%)	472 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (27%)	601 (54%)	1,667 (63%)	1,877 (68%)	1,345 (65%)	689 (65%)	149 (58%)	10 (63%)	6,342 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (36%)	183 (17%)	333 (13%)	243 (9%)	192 (9%)	84 (8%)	28 (11%)	<6 (19%)	1,070 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (18%)	50 (5%)	88 (3%)	73 (3%)	47 (2%)	32 (3%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	298 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	14 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	52 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (18%)	222 (20%)	672 (25%)	716 (26%)	455 (22%)	238 (23%)	37 (14%)	8 (50%)	2,351 (24%)
	Adequate	<6 (18%)	308 (28%)	809 (30%)	908 (33%)	700 (34%)	355 (34%)	88 (34%)	<6 (13%)	3,172 (32%)
	Intermediate	<6 (9%)	130 (12%)	271 (10%)	308 (11%)	243 (12%)	118 (11%)	26 (10%)	<6 (6%)	1,098 (11%)
	Inadequate	<6 (18%)	170 (15%)	332 (13%)	253 (9%)	191 (9%)	95 (9%)	32 (12%)	<6 (13%)	1,077 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (36%)	84 (8%)	236 (9%)	211 (8%)	166 (8%)	94 (9%)	19 (7%)	<6 (31%)	819 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (9%)	66 (6%)	161 (6%)	150 (5%)	114 (5%)	77 (7%)	15 (6%)	<6 (31%)	589 (6%)
Alaska	Total	11 (100%)	1,103 (100%)	2,656 (100%)	2,746 (100%)	2,077 (100%)	1,055 (100%)	259 (100%)	16 (100%)	9,927 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (50%)	264 (57%)	723 (67%)	903 (76%)	658 (72%)	340 (78%)	73 (76%)	12 (100%)	2,974 (71%)
	Black	0 (0%)	38 (8%)	84 (8%)	56 (5%)	44 (5%)	21 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	247 (6%)
	AI/AN	<6 (50%)	108 (23%)	181 (17%)	124 (10%)	100 (11%)	34 (8%)	11 (11%)	0 (0%)	559 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	31 (7%)	66 (6%)	78 (7%)	73 (8%)	28 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	282 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (50%)	119 (26%)	186 (17%)	155 (13%)	101 (11%)	50 (11%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	618 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (50%)	192 (41%)	123 (11%)	64 (5%)	40 (4%)	10 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	432 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	168 (36%)	530 (49%)	392 (33%)	213 (23%)	97 (22%)	18 (19%)	<6 (8%)	1,419 (34%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	37 (8%)	336 (31%)	678 (57%)	615 (68%)	305 (70%)	67 (70%)	11 (92%)	2,049 (49%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	454 (98%)	1,049 (97%)	1,157 (98%)	886 (97%)	415 (95%)	86 (90%)	11 (92%)	4,061 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	15 (1%)	17 (1%)	15 (2%)	13 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	69 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (1%)	12 (1%)	10 (1%)	8 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (8%)	51 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	378 (82%)	851 (79%)	906 (76%)	705 (77%)	298 (68%)	71 (74%)	<6 (42%)	3,216 (77%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	51 (11%)	155 (14%)	181 (15%)	152 (17%)	110 (25%)	17 (18%)	7 (58%)	674 (16%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	23 (2%)	23 (2%)	12 (1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	73 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	28 (6%)	44 (4%)	75 (6%)	42 (5%)	21 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	214 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	319 (69%)	861 (80%)	968 (82%)	713 (78%)	334 (77%)	67 (70%)	10 (83%)	3,274 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	73 (16%)	100 (9%)	82 (7%)	74 (8%)	24 (6%)	10 (10%)	<6 (8%)	365 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (3%)	18 (2%)	14 (1%)	10 (1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	66 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	129 (28%)	377 (35%)	397 (33%)	275 (30%)	139 (32%)	18 (19%)	8 (67%)	1,344 (32%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	174 (38%)	422 (39%)	479 (40%)	390 (43%)	172 (39%)	47 (49%)	<6 (8%)	1,687 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	48 (10%)	102 (9%)	118 (10%)	74 (8%)	32 (7%)	6 (6%)	<6 (8%)	381 (9%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	54 (12%)	75 (7%)	67 (6%)	62 (7%)	23 (5%)	8 (8%)	<6 (8%)	290 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	38 (8%)	109 (10%)	91 (8%)	78 (9%)	34 (8%)	8 (8%)	<6 (42%)	363 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	27 (6%)	76 (7%)	72 (6%)	57 (6%)	32 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (42%)	274 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	463 (100%)	1,077 (100%)	1,186 (100%)	911 (100%)	436 (100%)	96 (100%)	12 (100%)	4,184 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	83 (71%)	207 (80%)	230 (81%)	203 (86%)	92 (79%)	31 (100%)	<6 (100%)	847 (81%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	27 (23%)	36 (14%)	36 (13%)	17 (7%)	9 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	125 (12%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	15 (6%)	17 (6%)	15 (6%)	13 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	65 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	26 (22%)	54 (21%)	57 (20%)	33 (14%)	22 (19%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	195 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	43 (37%)	28 (11%)	20 (7%)	10 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	106 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	56 (48%)	154 (59%)	119 (42%)	71 (30%)	35 (30%)	9 (29%)	<6 (100%)	445 (43%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	66 (25%)	130 (46%)	141 (59%)	73 (63%)	18 (58%)	0 (0%)	433 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	115 (98%)	245 (95%)	273 (96%)	227 (96%)	108 (93%)	28 (90%)	0 (0%)	996 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	10 (4%)	9 (3%)	6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (100%)	34 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	102 (87%)	212 (82%)	223 (78%)	176 (74%)	75 (65%)	23 (74%)	<6 (100%)	812 (78%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	33 (13%)	44 (15%)	36 (15%)	35 (30%)	7 (23%)	0 (0%)	162 (15%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	9 (3%)	17 (6%)	22 (9%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	62 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	70 (60%)	172 (66%)	218 (76%)	179 (76%)	86 (74%)	22 (71%)	0 (0%)	747 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	28 (24%)	53 (20%)	40 (14%)	36 (15%)	18 (16%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (100%)	181 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	9 (3%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	27 (23%)	60 (23%)	74 (26%)	51 (22%)	15 (13%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	231 (22%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	33 (28%)	95 (37%)	112 (39%)	93 (39%)	54 (47%)	15 (48%)	<6 (100%)	403 (39%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	19 (16%)	35 (14%)	40 (14%)	49 (21%)	26 (22%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	172 (16%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	26 (22%)	48 (19%)	39 (14%)	25 (11%)	12 (10%)	6 (19%)	0 (0%)	156 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	23 (9%)	22 (8%)	18 (8%)	8 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	77 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (3%)	20 (7%)	20 (8%)	8 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	63 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	117 (100%)	259 (100%)	285 (100%)	237 (100%)	116 (100%)	31 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,046 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	104 (60%)	361 (70%)	359 (80%)	262 (76%)	108 (75%)	34 (69%)	0 (0%)	1,230 (73%)
	Black	0 (0%)	12 (7%)	56 (11%)	30 (7%)	27 (8%)	7 (5%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	136 (8%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	53 (31%)	77 (15%)	41 (9%)	40 (12%)	23 (16%)	9 (18%)	0 (0%)	244 (15%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	13 (3%)	15 (3%)	14 (4%)	6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	42 (24%)	74 (14%)	54 (12%)	38 (11%)	15 (10%)	9 (18%)	0 (0%)	232 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	68 (40%)	29 (6%)	21 (5%)	12 (3%)	7 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	139 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	75 (44%)	283 (55%)	155 (35%)	112 (32%)	46 (32%)	8 (16%)	0 (0%)	679 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	12 (7%)	171 (33%)	258 (57%)	206 (59%)	84 (58%)	34 (69%)	0 (0%)	765 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	165 (96%)	499 (97%)	429 (96%)	329 (95%)	132 (92%)	44 (90%)	0 (0%)	1,599 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	7 (4%)	12 (2%)	17 (4%)	15 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	58 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	145 (84%)	420 (82%)	357 (80%)	253 (73%)	115 (80%)	34 (69%)	0 (0%)	1,325 (79%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	13 (8%)	65 (13%)	64 (14%)	70 (20%)	24 (17%)	11 (22%)	0 (0%)	247 (15%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	13 (8%)	20 (4%)	21 (5%)	20 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	83 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	46 (27%)	215 (42%)	199 (44%)	132 (38%)	39 (27%)	12 (24%)	0 (0%)	643 (38%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	22 (13%)	80 (16%)	50 (11%)	33 (10%)	11 (8%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	197 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	32 (6%)	24 (5%)	12 (3%)	9 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	83 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	20 (12%)	117 (23%)	95 (21%)	49 (14%)	15 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	299 (18%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	21 (12%)	98 (19%)	100 (22%)	66 (19%)	21 (15%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	311 (19%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	8 (5%)	23 (4%)	24 (5%)	26 (7%)	8 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	92 (5%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	26 (15%)	89 (17%)	54 (12%)	36 (10%)	15 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	222 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	15 (9%)	43 (8%)	40 (9%)	29 (8%)	11 (8%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	141 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	14 (8%)	40 (8%)	23 (5%)	19 (5%)	7 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	104 (6%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	172 (100%)	513 (100%)	449 (100%)	347 (100%)	144 (100%)	49 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,677 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	64 (85%)	170 (93%)	196 (95%)	102 (89%)	92 (91%)	26 (100%)	<6 (100%)	652 (92%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	8 (11%)	11 (6%)	8 (4%)	7 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (5%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	27 (36%)	55 (30%)	33 (16%)	19 (17%)	27 (27%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	167 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	33 (44%)	25 (14%)	7 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	75 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	32 (43%)	98 (54%)	82 (40%)	37 (32%)	34 (34%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	285 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	43 (24%)	106 (51%)	71 (62%)	59 (58%)	23 (88%)	<6 (100%)	305 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	73 (97%)	157 (86%)	182 (88%)	97 (85%)	84 (83%)	22 (85%)	<6 (100%)	617 (87%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	21 (12%)	17 (8%)	13 (11%)	11 (11%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	66 (9%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (4%)	6 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	23 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	58 (77%)	136 (75%)	163 (79%)	92 (81%)	72 (71%)	17 (65%)	<6 (100%)	539 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	30 (16%)	34 (16%)	15 (13%)	24 (24%)	8 (31%)	0 (0%)	116 (16%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (100%)	12 (16%)	13 (7%)	7 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	41 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	49 (65%)	117 (64%)	162 (78%)	85 (75%)	77 (76%)	18 (69%)	0 (0%)	508 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	14 (19%)	37 (20%)	24 (12%)	13 (11%)	12 (12%)	6 (23%)	0 (0%)	107 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	8 (11%)	14 (8%)	<6 (2%)	7 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	39 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	16 (21%)	45 (25%)	67 (32%)	24 (21%)	29 (29%)	7 (27%)	0 (0%)	188 (27%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	34 (45%)	67 (37%)	83 (40%)	54 (47%)	42 (42%)	7 (27%)	0 (0%)	287 (41%)
	Intermediate	<6 (100%)	8 (11%)	18 (10%)	23 (11%)	13 (11%)	10 (10%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	77 (11%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	13 (17%)	37 (20%)	17 (8%)	14 (12%)	14 (14%)	7 (27%)	0 (0%)	102 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	16 (9%)	11 (5%)	<6 (4%)	14 (14%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	51 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	12 (7%)	11 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (11%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	40 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	<6 (100%)	75 (100%)	182 (100%)	207 (100%)	114 (100%)	101 (100%)	26 (100%)	<6 (100%)	707 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	10 (7%)	15 (11%)	17 (17%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	49 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	87 (97%)	138 (92%)	116 (87%)	82 (82%)	39 (87%)	7 (78%)	0 (0%)	474 (89%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (40%)	51 (57%)	82 (55%)	64 (48%)	43 (43%)	23 (51%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	268 (50%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (34%)	25 (17%)	14 (10%)	18 (18%)	6 (13%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	96 (18%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (33%)	82 (55%)	69 (51%)	42 (42%)	24 (53%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	251 (47%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	14 (9%)	30 (22%)	24 (24%)	9 (20%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	81 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (80%)	89 (99%)	144 (96%)	132 (99%)	100 (100%)	44 (98%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	522 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (20%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (40%)	77 (86%)	133 (89%)	119 (89%)	87 (87%)	36 (80%)	8 (89%)	0 (0%)	462 (87%)
	Cesarean	<6 (40%)	6 (7%)	8 (5%)	9 (7%)	8 (8%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	39 (7%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (40%)	34 (38%)	75 (50%)	72 (54%)	54 (54%)	26 (58%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	267 (50%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	18 (20%)	20 (13%)	11 (8%)	12 (12%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	64 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (40%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	11 (8%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (40%)	9 (10%)	21 (14%)	21 (16%)	16 (16%)	7 (16%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	77 (14%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	12 (13%)	26 (17%)	23 (17%)	21 (21%)	9 (20%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	93 (17%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	16 (18%)	24 (16%)	26 (19%)	15 (15%)	10 (22%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	93 (17%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	20 (22%)	29 (19%)	23 (17%)	20 (20%)	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	98 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (80%)	9 (10%)	11 (7%)	12 (9%)	10 (10%)	9 (20%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	56 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (20%)	6 (7%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	9 (20%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	31 (6%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	90 (100%)	150 (100%)	134 (100%)	100 (100%)	45 (100%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	533 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	42 (48%)	134 (58%)	195 (74%)	157 (79%)	93 (79%)	26 (74%)	<6 (100%)	648 (69%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	39 (44%)	82 (36%)	50 (19%)	32 (16%)	19 (16%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	229 (24%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	12 (5%)	15 (6%)	9 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	47 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	28 (32%)	52 (23%)	32 (12%)	18 (9%)	10 (8%)	6 (17%)	0 (0%)	146 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (50%)	32 (36%)	29 (13%)	18 (7%)	7 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	89 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	44 (50%)	121 (53%)	94 (36%)	61 (31%)	31 (26%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (100%)	357 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	57 (25%)	129 (49%)	120 (61%)	78 (66%)	24 (69%)	0 (0%)	410 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	86 (98%)	219 (95%)	247 (94%)	183 (92%)	112 (95%)	32 (91%)	0 (0%)	881 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	11 (4%)	9 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (100%)	23 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	74 (84%)	192 (83%)	193 (73%)	149 (75%)	79 (67%)	25 (71%)	<6 (100%)	714 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	33 (14%)	51 (19%)	41 (21%)	33 (28%)	7 (20%)	0 (0%)	174 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	<6 (50%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	15 (6%)	8 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	40 (45%)	111 (48%)	153 (58%)	96 (48%)	68 (58%)	22 (63%)	0 (0%)	490 (52%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	10 (11%)	21 (9%)	20 (8%)	15 (8%)	8 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	78 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	11 (13%)	30 (13%)	34 (13%)	20 (10%)	14 (12%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	112 (12%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	18 (20%)	65 (28%)	83 (32%)	47 (24%)	40 (34%)	10 (29%)	0 (0%)	263 (28%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	12 (14%)	24 (10%)	45 (17%)	35 (18%)	19 (16%)	7 (20%)	0 (0%)	142 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	9 (10%)	15 (7%)	10 (4%)	11 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	54 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	10 (4%)	19 (7%)	10 (5%)	6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	51 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	11 (4%)	6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	88 (100%)	230 (100%)	263 (100%)	198 (100%)	118 (100%)	35 (100%)	<6 (100%)	935 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	16 (7%)	17 (8%)	26 (15%)	20 (21%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	87 (10%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	91 (93%)	227 (93%)	197 (90%)	139 (82%)	73 (78%)	11 (85%)	<6 (100%)	739 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	28 (29%)	69 (28%)	40 (18%)	35 (21%)	15 (16%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	191 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	42 (43%)	36 (15%)	26 (12%)	10 (6%)	8 (9%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	124 (15%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	29 (30%)	145 (59%)	123 (56%)	103 (61%)	50 (53%)	<6 (38%)	<6 (100%)	456 (54%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	22 (9%)	38 (17%)	38 (22%)	24 (26%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	127 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	93 (95%)	239 (98%)	213 (97%)	166 (98%)	90 (96%)	12 (92%)	<6 (100%)	815 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	87 (89%)	224 (91%)	198 (90%)	155 (91%)	83 (88%)	12 (92%)	<6 (100%)	761 (90%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	12 (5%)	17 (8%)	11 (6%)	9 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	56 (7%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	43 (44%)	116 (47%)	103 (47%)	86 (51%)	58 (62%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	410 (49%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	18 (18%)	22 (9%)	16 (7%)	9 (5%)	9 (10%)	<6 (23%)	<6 (100%)	78 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	7 (3%)	11 (5%)	10 (6%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	22 (9%)	27 (12%)	20 (12%)	19 (20%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	99 (12%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	16 (16%)	36 (15%)	27 (12%)	29 (17%)	16 (17%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	126 (15%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	19 (19%)	45 (18%)	32 (15%)	31 (18%)	13 (14%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	141 (17%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	22 (22%)	39 (16%)	43 (20%)	23 (14%)	23 (24%)	<6 (31%)	<6 (100%)	155 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	24 (10%)	15 (7%)	16 (9%)	12 (13%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	79 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	16 (7%)	7 (3%)	7 (4%)	6 (6%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
Southwest	Total	0 (0%)	98 (100%)	245 (100%)	220 (100%)	170 (100%)	94 (100%)	13 (100%)	<6 (100%)	842 (100%)

1999

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (29%)	536 (48%)	1,619 (60%)	1,841 (67%)	1,372 (70%)	766 (70%)	169 (66%)	19 (83%)	6,335 (64%)
	Black	<6 (6%)	70 (6%)	163 (6%)	111 (4%)	42 (2%)	32 (3%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	429 (4%)
	AI/AN	8 (47%)	421 (38%)	730 (27%)	617 (22%)	385 (20%)	207 (19%)	56 (22%)	<6 (17%)	2,430 (24%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (12%)	51 (5%)	105 (4%)	120 (4%)	106 (5%)	63 (6%)	11 (4%)	0 (0%)	458 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (12%)	286 (26%)	555 (21%)	439 (16%)	279 (14%)	165 (15%)	43 (17%)	<6 (13%)	1,774 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	12 (71%)	415 (37%)	350 (13%)	176 (6%)	90 (5%)	51 (5%)	17 (7%)	0 (0%)	1,111 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	465 (42%)	1,378 (51%)	1,036 (37%)	624 (32%)	327 (30%)	78 (30%)	<6 (17%)	3,914 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	60 (5%)	743 (27%)	1,390 (50%)	1,119 (57%)	643 (59%)	139 (54%)	17 (74%)	4,113 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	17 (100%)	1,083 (97%)	2,585 (96%)	2,626 (95%)	1,849 (94%)	1,005 (91%)	234 (91%)	23 (100%)	9,432 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	20 (2%)	68 (3%)	72 (3%)	45 (2%)	28 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	235 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)	17 (<1%)	23 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	11 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	79 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	36 (1%)	43 (2%)	49 (3%)	53 (5%)	17 (7%)	0 (0%)	207 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	12 (71%)	931 (83%)	2,263 (84%)	2,237 (81%)	1,503 (77%)	793 (72%)	195 (76%)	13 (57%)	7,954 (80%)
	Cesarean	<6 (18%)	109 (10%)	318 (12%)	399 (14%)	343 (18%)	254 (23%)	47 (18%)	8 (35%)	1,482 (15%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	12 (1%)	21 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	28 (1%)	12 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	90 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (12%)	61 (5%)	98 (4%)	101 (4%)	80 (4%)	35 (3%)	11 (4%)	<6 (4%)	390 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (29%)	560 (50%)	1,591 (59%)	1,755 (63%)	1,239 (63%)	686 (62%)	142 (55%)	17 (74%)	6,003 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	6 (35%)	179 (16%)	370 (14%)	289 (10%)	185 (9%)	106 (10%)	37 (14%)	<6 (4%)	1,173 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	46 (4%)	88 (3%)	63 (2%)	55 (3%)	33 (3%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	293 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (6%)	9 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	45 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (24%)	198 (18%)	619 (23%)	617 (22%)	439 (22%)	241 (22%)	48 (19%)	7 (30%)	2,175 (22%)
	Adequate	<6 (18%)	288 (26%)	871 (32%)	978 (35%)	673 (34%)	356 (32%)	77 (30%)	<6 (22%)	3,255 (33%)
	Intermediate	<6 (6%)	125 (11%)	254 (9%)	264 (10%)	180 (9%)	125 (11%)	30 (12%)	<6 (13%)	983 (10%)
	Inadequate	<6 (24%)	176 (16%)	304 (11%)	233 (8%)	174 (9%)	103 (9%)	30 (12%)	<6 (9%)	1,029 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	116 (10%)	225 (8%)	226 (8%)	157 (8%)	107 (10%)	18 (7%)	0 (0%)	851 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	89 (8%)	154 (6%)	142 (5%)	100 (5%)	81 (7%)	15 (6%)	0 (0%)	581 (6%)
Alaska	Total	17 (100%)	1,120 (100%)	2,706 (100%)	2,768 (100%)	1,960 (100%)	1,099 (100%)	256 (100%)	23 (100%)	9,962 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (43%)	239 (53%)	702 (63%)	862 (72%)	683 (77%)	361 (76%)	85 (73%)	9 (90%)	2,945 (69%)
	Black	<6 (14%)	52 (12%)	102 (9%)	70 (6%)	35 (4%)	27 (6%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	294 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	99 (22%)	186 (17%)	139 (12%)	71 (8%)	42 (9%)	16 (14%)	<6 (10%)	554 (13%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (29%)	30 (7%)	66 (6%)	76 (6%)	62 (7%)	28 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	267 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (14%)	90 (20%)	191 (17%)	164 (14%)	112 (13%)	49 (10%)	21 (18%)	<6 (10%)	629 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	6 (86%)	171 (38%)	154 (14%)	71 (6%)	34 (4%)	11 (2%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	454 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	184 (41%)	530 (47%)	372 (31%)	214 (24%)	120 (25%)	29 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,450 (34%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	34 (8%)	348 (31%)	694 (58%)	596 (67%)	325 (68%)	68 (59%)	9 (90%)	2,074 (49%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	7 (100%)	443 (98%)	1,081 (97%)	1,152 (96%)	852 (96%)	452 (95%)	107 (92%)	10 (100%)	4,106 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	21 (2%)	31 (3%)	21 (2%)	9 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	89 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	15 (1%)	18 (1%)	16 (2%)	16 (3%)	8 (7%)	0 (0%)	75 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	6 (86%)	369 (82%)	898 (80%)	968 (81%)	679 (76%)	344 (72%)	91 (78%)	6 (60%)	3,363 (79%)
	Cesarean	<6 (14%)	51 (11%)	147 (13%)	178 (15%)	151 (17%)	110 (23%)	20 (17%)	<6 (30%)	661 (15%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	14 (1%)	12 (<1%)	17 (2%)	6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	56 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	24 (5%)	57 (5%)	41 (3%)	43 (5%)	16 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (10%)	185 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (43%)	301 (67%)	842 (75%)	935 (78%)	686 (77%)	355 (74%)	82 (71%)	9 (90%)	3,214 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (43%)	81 (18%)	144 (13%)	125 (10%)	80 (9%)	48 (10%)	13 (11%)	<6 (10%)	495 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (4%)	28 (3%)	16 (1%)	19 (2%)	7 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	88 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (29%)	93 (21%)	300 (27%)	336 (28%)	264 (30%)	139 (29%)	27 (23%)	<6 (50%)	1,166 (27%)
	Adequate	<6 (14%)	179 (40%)	498 (45%)	563 (47%)	400 (45%)	201 (42%)	41 (35%)	<6 (30%)	1,887 (44%)
	Intermediate	<6 (14%)	56 (12%)	119 (11%)	103 (9%)	63 (7%)	43 (9%)	14 (12%)	<6 (10%)	400 (9%)
	Inadequate	<6 (29%)	72 (16%)	96 (9%)	67 (6%)	47 (5%)	24 (5%)	11 (9%)	<6 (10%)	321 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	49 (11%)	98 (9%)	109 (9%)	80 (9%)	55 (12%)	11 (9%)	0 (0%)	402 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	43 (10%)	71 (6%)	66 (5%)	50 (6%)	37 (8%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	274 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	7 (100%)	451 (100%)	1,117 (100%)	1,201 (100%)	890 (100%)	477 (100%)	116 (100%)	10 (100%)	4,271 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (33%)	82 (66%)	209 (77%)	219 (75%)	150 (79%)	103 (82%)	31 (82%)	<6 (100%)	799 (76%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (67%)	28 (22%)	33 (12%)	43 (15%)	20 (10%)	8 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	137 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	15 (6%)	21 (7%)	14 (7%)	9 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	74 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	32 (26%)	51 (19%)	50 (17%)	23 (12%)	28 (22%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (33%)	190 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (33%)	46 (37%)	39 (14%)	23 (8%)	17 (9%)	8 (6%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	139 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	58 (46%)	139 (51%)	123 (42%)	63 (33%)	39 (31%)	12 (32%)	<6 (33%)	435 (41%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	73 (27%)	134 (46%)	103 (54%)	72 (58%)	20 (53%)	<6 (33%)	411 (39%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	122 (98%)	252 (93%)	282 (97%)	181 (95%)	111 (89%)	34 (89%)	<6 (100%)	989 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (4%)	<6 (2%)	7 (4%)	8 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	37 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (33%)	106 (85%)	236 (87%)	227 (78%)	146 (76%)	88 (70%)	28 (74%)	<6 (33%)	834 (80%)
	Cesarean	<6 (33%)	6 (5%)	22 (8%)	45 (15%)	34 (18%)	31 (25%)	8 (21%)	<6 (67%)	149 (14%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (33%)	11 (9%)	9 (3%)	17 (6%)	8 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	52 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	81 (65%)	193 (71%)	213 (73%)	144 (75%)	91 (73%)	24 (63%)	<6 (100%)	751 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (67%)	23 (18%)	48 (18%)	46 (16%)	23 (12%)	13 (10%)	10 (26%)	0 (0%)	165 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	7 (3%)	6 (2%)	9 (5%)	10 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (33%)	25 (20%)	57 (21%)	54 (18%)	34 (18%)	28 (22%)	8 (21%)	<6 (67%)	209 (20%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	31 (25%)	100 (37%)	120 (41%)	71 (37%)	53 (42%)	11 (29%)	0 (0%)	387 (37%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	27 (22%)	43 (16%)	53 (18%)	41 (21%)	16 (13%)	9 (24%)	0 (0%)	189 (18%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	31 (25%)	49 (18%)	40 (14%)	31 (16%)	19 (15%)	9 (24%)	<6 (33%)	182 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	10 (8%)	22 (8%)	23 (8%)	15 (8%)	17 (14%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	90 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	9 (7%)	19 (7%)	24 (8%)	7 (4%)	16 (13%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	80 (8%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	125 (100%)	270 (100%)	292 (100%)	191 (100%)	125 (100%)	38 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,049 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	107 (63%)	362 (68%)	342 (74%)	222 (79%)	121 (80%)	27 (73%)	<6 (100%)	1,185 (72%)
	Black	0 (0%)	16 (9%)	57 (11%)	39 (8%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	122 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	39 (23%)	84 (16%)	67 (14%)	39 (14%)	22 (14%)	6 (16%)	0 (0%)	257 (16%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	15 (3%)	7 (2%)	11 (4%)	6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	44 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	23 (14%)	73 (14%)	50 (11%)	33 (12%)	20 (13%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	204 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	61 (36%)	52 (10%)	20 (4%)	13 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	153 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	74 (44%)	287 (54%)	158 (34%)	91 (32%)	38 (25%)	9 (24%)	0 (0%)	657 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	12 (7%)	168 (32%)	270 (58%)	166 (59%)	93 (61%)	26 (70%)	<6 (100%)	737 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	166 (98%)	513 (97%)	440 (95%)	261 (93%)	137 (90%)	32 (86%)	<6 (100%)	1,554 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (2%)	16 (3%)	8 (3%)	9 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	48 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (4%)	6 (4%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	140 (83%)	452 (85%)	383 (83%)	217 (77%)	103 (68%)	32 (86%)	<6 (50%)	1,330 (81%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	10 (6%)	60 (11%)	66 (14%)	50 (18%)	35 (23%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (50%)	227 (14%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	13 (8%)	14 (3%)	11 (2%)	8 (3%)	8 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	55 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	33 (20%)	212 (40%)	179 (39%)	79 (28%)	31 (20%)	6 (16%)	0 (0%)	541 (33%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	10 (6%)	50 (9%)	25 (5%)	18 (6%)	16 (11%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	124 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (2%)	12 (3%)	8 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	42 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	10 (6%)	126 (24%)	101 (22%)	40 (14%)	14 (9%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	297 (18%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	18 (11%)	92 (17%)	73 (16%)	41 (15%)	13 (9%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	238 (15%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	11 (2%)	14 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	39 (2%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	14 (8%)	45 (8%)	29 (6%)	21 (7%)	20 (13%)	6 (16%)	0 (0%)	135 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	20 (12%)	50 (9%)	25 (5%)	18 (6%)	13 (9%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	130 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	14 (8%)	33 (6%)	19 (4%)	20 (7%)	10 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	97 (6%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	169 (100%)	531 (100%)	463 (100%)	281 (100%)	152 (100%)	37 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,638 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	59 (81%)	179 (94%)	176 (89%)	127 (90%)	62 (90%)	15 (88%)	<6 (100%)	621 (90%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	11 (15%)	9 (5%)	18 (9%)	8 (6%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	53 (8%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	21 (29%)	49 (26%)	32 (16%)	22 (16%)	8 (12%)	<6 (24%)	0 (0%)	137 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	33 (45%)	21 (11%)	16 (8%)	9 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	84 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (41%)	107 (56%)	83 (42%)	52 (37%)	30 (43%)	7 (41%)	<6 (50%)	310 (45%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	54 (28%)	94 (48%)	77 (55%)	34 (49%)	9 (53%)	<6 (50%)	272 (39%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	61 (84%)	163 (85%)	171 (87%)	127 (90%)	57 (83%)	16 (94%)	<6 (100%)	599 (87%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	10 (14%)	23 (12%)	20 (10%)	9 (6%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	68 (10%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	6 (9%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	23 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	52 (71%)	153 (80%)	149 (76%)	92 (65%)	44 (64%)	9 (53%)	<6 (50%)	501 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	11 (15%)	27 (14%)	33 (17%)	40 (28%)	25 (36%)	7 (41%)	<6 (50%)	144 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	9 (12%)	11 (6%)	14 (7%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	44 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	31 (42%)	96 (50%)	123 (62%)	92 (65%)	42 (61%)	11 (65%)	<6 (100%)	398 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	22 (30%)	53 (28%)	25 (13%)	19 (13%)	8 (12%)	<6 (24%)	0 (0%)	131 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	17 (9%)	15 (8%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	46 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	23 (32%)	48 (25%)	40 (20%)	35 (25%)	20 (29%)	<6 (24%)	0 (0%)	170 (25%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	11 (15%)	72 (38%)	78 (40%)	55 (39%)	24 (35%)	9 (53%)	<6 (50%)	251 (36%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (10%)	12 (6%)	18 (9%)	9 (6%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (12%)	<6 (50%)	53 (8%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	16 (22%)	33 (17%)	26 (13%)	14 (10%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	96 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	14 (7%)	15 (8%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	44 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	9 (5%)	9 (5%)	<6 (4%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	33 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	<6 (100%)	73 (100%)	191 (100%)	197 (100%)	141 (100%)	69 (100%)	17 (100%)	<6 (100%)	692 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	11 (8%)	20 (23%)	6 (12%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (50%)	46 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	86 (98%)	148 (95%)	118 (86%)	63 (73%)	39 (78%)	10 (77%)	<6 (50%)	469 (87%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (5%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	14 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (33%)	49 (56%)	78 (50%)	57 (41%)	37 (43%)	24 (48%)	<6 (23%)	<6 (25%)	250 (47%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (33%)	28 (32%)	20 (13%)	16 (12%)	8 (9%)	9 (18%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	84 (16%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (34%)	84 (54%)	80 (58%)	36 (42%)	24 (48%)	<6 (31%)	<6 (25%)	259 (48%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (10%)	25 (18%)	25 (29%)	13 (26%)	<6 (38%)	<6 (75%)	86 (16%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	87 (99%)	153 (99%)	136 (99%)	82 (95%)	49 (98%)	13 (100%)	<6 (100%)	527 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (67%)	78 (89%)	142 (92%)	124 (90%)	73 (85%)	41 (82%)	12 (92%)	<6 (75%)	475 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	8 (5%)	8 (6%)	<6 (6%)	7 (14%)	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	36 (7%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (33%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	28 (32%)	62 (40%)	69 (50%)	47 (55%)	30 (60%)	8 (62%)	<6 (25%)	245 (46%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (14%)	18 (12%)	19 (14%)	8 (9%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	64 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	8 (9%)	13 (8%)	9 (7%)	6 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	20 (13%)	22 (16%)	11 (13%)	7 (14%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	69 (13%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	16 (18%)	26 (17%)	31 (22%)	18 (21%)	16 (32%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	113 (21%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	16 (10%)	15 (11%)	18 (21%)	9 (18%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	68 (13%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	15 (17%)	31 (20%)	27 (20%)	16 (19%)	6 (12%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	96 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	10 (11%)	11 (7%)	18 (13%)	9 (10%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	54 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	<6 (3%)	8 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (5%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	88 (100%)	155 (100%)	138 (100%)	86 (100%)	50 (100%)	13 (100%)	<6 (100%)	537 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	44 (47%)	149 (68%)	203 (74%)	139 (72%)	96 (73%)	8 (57%)	<6 (100%)	641 (69%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	43 (46%)	62 (28%)	57 (21%)	41 (21%)	17 (13%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	223 (24%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	8 (3%)	12 (6%)	13 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	40 (43%)	61 (28%)	48 (18%)	27 (14%)	17 (13%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	195 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	34 (37%)	28 (13%)	11 (4%)	7 (4%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	87 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	42 (45%)	111 (51%)	98 (36%)	65 (34%)	34 (26%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	354 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	59 (27%)	136 (50%)	110 (57%)	77 (59%)	6 (43%)	<6 (100%)	391 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	88 (95%)	205 (94%)	248 (91%)	175 (90%)	110 (84%)	12 (86%)	<6 (100%)	840 (91%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	12 (5%)	13 (5%)	9 (5%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (3%)	8 (4%)	12 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	78 (84%)	180 (82%)	200 (73%)	139 (72%)	86 (66%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	690 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	13 (14%)	36 (16%)	55 (20%)	48 (25%)	40 (31%)	6 (43%)	0 (0%)	198 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	12 (4%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	41 (44%)	110 (50%)	149 (55%)	103 (53%)	80 (61%)	<6 (29%)	<6 (100%)	490 (53%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	23 (11%)	22 (8%)	16 (8%)	6 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	75 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	23 (25%)	41 (19%)	39 (14%)	37 (19%)	23 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	164 (18%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	18 (19%)	57 (26%)	87 (32%)	56 (29%)	33 (25%)	<6 (29%)	<6 (100%)	257 (28%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	23 (11%)	30 (11%)	15 (8%)	22 (17%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	95 (10%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	10 (5%)	13 (5%)	11 (6%)	10 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	48 (5%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	8 (9%)	10 (5%)	21 (8%)	12 (6%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	59 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (3%)	8 (3%)	6 (3%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	93 (100%)	219 (100%)	273 (100%)	194 (100%)	131 (100%)	14 (100%)	<6 (100%)	928 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	12 (5%)	26 (13%)	30 (17%)	17 (18%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	93 (11%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	115 (95%)	208 (93%)	175 (87%)	143 (81%)	75 (80%)	18 (86%)	<6 (100%)	737 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	31 (26%)	52 (23%)	38 (19%)	25 (14%)	19 (20%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	169 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	42 (35%)	36 (16%)	19 (9%)	<6 (1%)	9 (10%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	110 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	47 (39%)	120 (54%)	122 (60%)	102 (58%)	42 (45%)	13 (62%)	<6 (100%)	447 (53%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	26 (12%)	35 (17%)	42 (24%)	29 (31%)	<6 (24%)	0 (0%)	139 (17%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	116 (96%)	218 (98%)	195 (97%)	170 (97%)	89 (95%)	20 (95%)	<6 (100%)	812 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	108 (89%)	202 (91%)	184 (91%)	157 (89%)	86 (91%)	18 (86%)	<6 (100%)	758 (90%)
	Cesarean	<6 (100%)	11 (9%)	18 (8%)	14 (7%)	14 (8%)	6 (6%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	66 (8%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	45 (37%)	76 (34%)	85 (42%)	87 (49%)	56 (60%)	7 (33%)	<6 (100%)	359 (43%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	24 (20%)	34 (15%)	27 (13%)	21 (12%)	10 (11%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	119 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	12 (5%)	<6 (2%)	7 (4%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	36 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (100%)	17 (14%)	27 (12%)	24 (12%)	18 (10%)	9 (10%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	98 (12%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	15 (12%)	26 (12%)	26 (13%)	31 (18%)	16 (17%)	<6 (24%)	0 (0%)	120 (14%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (14%)	30 (13%)	30 (15%)	31 (18%)	26 (28%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (100%)	138 (16%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	25 (21%)	40 (18%)	31 (15%)	34 (19%)	19 (20%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	150 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	14 (12%)	20 (9%)	15 (7%)	18 (10%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	72 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	11 (5%)	8 (4%)	9 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	121 (100%)	223 (100%)	202 (100%)	176 (100%)	94 (100%)	21 (100%)	<6 (100%)	841 (100%)

2000

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	7 (50%)	557 (48%)	1,640 (61%)	1,780 (66%)	1,374 (68%)	737 (70%)	187 (67%)	9 (60%)	6,296 (63%)
	Black	<6 (21%)	84 (7%)	148 (5%)	108 (4%)	83 (4%)	28 (3%)	6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	462 (5%)
	AI/AN	<6 (7%)	439 (38%)	746 (28%)	617 (23%)	379 (19%)	209 (20%)	55 (20%)	<6 (33%)	2,453 (25%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (14%)	60 (5%)	136 (5%)	177 (7%)	168 (8%)	66 (6%)	24 (9%)	0 (0%)	633 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (29%)	310 (27%)	634 (23%)	416 (15%)	263 (13%)	160 (15%)	38 (14%)	<6 (27%)	1,832 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	7 (50%)	478 (42%)	360 (13%)	167 (6%)	110 (5%)	39 (4%)	17 (6%)	<6 (13%)	1,181 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	447 (39%)	1,443 (53%)	1,007 (37%)	611 (30%)	316 (30%)	75 (27%)	6 (40%)	3,905 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	52 (5%)	657 (24%)	1,358 (50%)	1,204 (59%)	632 (60%)	159 (57%)	<6 (27%)	4,070 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	14 (100%)	1,133 (98%)	2,597 (96%)	2,580 (95%)	1,925 (95%)	973 (92%)	261 (94%)	14 (93%)	9,505 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)	72 (3%)	64 (2%)	54 (3%)	42 (4%)	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	251 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	28 (1%)	58 (2%)	44 (2%)	35 (3%)	8 (3%)	<6 (7%)	177 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	12 (86%)	961 (83%)	2,213 (82%)	2,135 (79%)	1,534 (75%)	744 (70%)	190 (68%)	14 (93%)	7,811 (78%)
	Cesarean	<6 (7%)	138 (12%)	363 (13%)	451 (17%)	405 (20%)	265 (25%)	75 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,698 (17%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)	18 (<1%)	36 (1%)	25 (1%)	14 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	105 (1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (7%)	37 (3%)	99 (4%)	77 (3%)	65 (3%)	30 (3%)	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	318 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (21%)	572 (50%)	1,557 (58%)	1,641 (61%)	1,221 (60%)	614 (58%)	170 (61%)	8 (53%)	5,791 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (21%)	164 (14%)	294 (11%)	258 (10%)	171 (8%)	98 (9%)	32 (11%)	<6 (7%)	1,021 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (14%)	48 (4%)	76 (3%)	66 (2%)	52 (3%)	29 (3%)	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	282 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (7%)	192 (17%)	508 (19%)	501 (18%)	387 (19%)	222 (21%)	56 (20%)	<6 (27%)	1,871 (19%)
	Adequate	<6 (7%)	284 (25%)	810 (30%)	904 (33%)	644 (32%)	294 (28%)	81 (29%)	<6 (20%)	3,024 (30%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	131 (11%)	278 (10%)	262 (10%)	187 (9%)	112 (11%)	33 (12%)	<6 (13%)	1,006 (10%)
	Inadequate	<6 (36%)	152 (13%)	276 (10%)	245 (9%)	176 (9%)	98 (9%)	32 (11%)	0 (0%)	984 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (14%)	107 (9%)	228 (8%)	210 (8%)	168 (8%)	91 (9%)	36 (13%)	<6 (13%)	844 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (21%)	88 (8%)	142 (5%)	124 (5%)	108 (5%)	69 (7%)	24 (9%)	<6 (7%)	559 (6%)
Alaska	Total	14 (100%)	1,151 (100%)	2,706 (100%)	2,709 (100%)	2,035 (100%)	1,059 (100%)	279 (100%)	15 (100%)	9,976 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (29%)	243 (52%)	688 (64%)	778 (69%)	644 (73%)	337 (77%)	77 (68%)	<6 (67%)	2,774 (67%)
	Black	<6 (29%)	58 (12%)	97 (9%)	72 (6%)	50 (6%)	22 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (33%)	305 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	113 (24%)	180 (17%)	152 (13%)	80 (9%)	36 (8%)	14 (12%)	0 (0%)	575 (14%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (29%)	49 (11%)	90 (8%)	117 (10%)	100 (11%)	36 (8%)	16 (14%)	0 (0%)	410 (10%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (14%)	99 (21%)	201 (19%)	144 (13%)	83 (9%)	51 (12%)	18 (16%)	<6 (33%)	599 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (43%)	198 (42%)	134 (13%)	58 (5%)	47 (5%)	10 (2%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	457 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	182 (39%)	514 (48%)	343 (30%)	204 (23%)	99 (23%)	23 (20%)	<6 (67%)	1,367 (33%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	34 (7%)	326 (30%)	672 (60%)	595 (67%)	304 (69%)	69 (61%)	<6 (33%)	2,004 (49%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	7 (100%)	463 (99%)	1,037 (97%)	1,091 (97%)	855 (97%)	413 (94%)	112 (98%)	<6 (100%)	3,985 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	24 (2%)	13 (1%)	13 (1%)	14 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	66 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	22 (2%)	15 (2%)	11 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	59 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	6 (86%)	376 (81%)	850 (80%)	867 (77%)	649 (73%)	292 (67%)	75 (66%)	<6 (100%)	3,122 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	64 (14%)	154 (14%)	189 (17%)	186 (21%)	124 (28%)	33 (29%)	0 (0%)	750 (18%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	10 (<1%)	25 (2%)	20 (2%)	9 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	73 (2%)
	Vacuum	<6 (14%)	17 (4%)	51 (5%)	43 (4%)	28 (3%)	12 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	156 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (29%)	322 (69%)	779 (73%)	865 (77%)	660 (75%)	323 (74%)	78 (68%)	<6 (100%)	3,036 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (43%)	76 (16%)	129 (12%)	101 (9%)	61 (7%)	33 (8%)	13 (11%)	0 (0%)	416 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (14%)	13 (3%)	17 (2%)	13 (1%)	19 (2%)	9 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	76 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (14%)	102 (22%)	240 (22%)	255 (23%)	194 (22%)	128 (29%)	27 (24%)	<6 (67%)	949 (23%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	171 (37%)	420 (39%)	479 (42%)	358 (40%)	153 (35%)	43 (38%)	0 (0%)	1,626 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	64 (14%)	123 (12%)	131 (12%)	86 (10%)	42 (10%)	8 (7%)	<6 (33%)	456 (11%)
	Inadequate	<6 (57%)	52 (11%)	94 (9%)	72 (6%)	57 (6%)	26 (6%)	12 (11%)	0 (0%)	317 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	38 (8%)	84 (8%)	86 (8%)	78 (9%)	38 (9%)	18 (16%)	<6 (33%)	343 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	38 (8%)	60 (6%)	52 (5%)	49 (6%)	35 (8%)	11 (10%)	0 (0%)	245 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	7 (100%)	466 (100%)	1,069 (100%)	1,128 (100%)	885 (100%)	438 (100%)	114 (100%)	<6 (100%)	4,114 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	68 (74%)	200 (79%)	208 (84%)	145 (75%)	94 (79%)	31 (79%)	0 (0%)	746 (79%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	20 (22%)	32 (13%)	25 (10%)	24 (12%)	13 (11%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	119 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	18 (7%)	13 (5%)	20 (10%)	10 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	66 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	27 (29%)	59 (23%)	36 (14%)	21 (11%)	21 (18%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	166 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	42 (46%)	31 (12%)	14 (6%)	8 (4%)	6 (5%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	104 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	39 (42%)	143 (57%)	82 (33%)	59 (31%)	30 (25%)	12 (31%)	0 (0%)	365 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	56 (22%)	133 (53%)	122 (63%)	77 (65%)	22 (56%)	0 (0%)	414 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	92 (100%)	235 (93%)	234 (94%)	187 (97%)	109 (92%)	32 (82%)	0 (0%)	889 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (4%)	6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	9 (4%)	<6 (2%)	8 (7%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	75 (82%)	204 (81%)	185 (74%)	148 (77%)	87 (73%)	30 (77%)	0 (0%)	729 (77%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	14 (15%)	37 (15%)	52 (21%)	35 (18%)	28 (24%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	172 (18%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	10 (4%)	8 (3%)	10 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	35 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	64 (70%)	196 (77%)	187 (75%)	144 (75%)	89 (75%)	27 (69%)	0 (0%)	707 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	21 (23%)	30 (12%)	33 (13%)	25 (13%)	18 (15%)	8 (21%)	0 (0%)	135 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	7 (3%)	10 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	15 (16%)	42 (17%)	40 (16%)	32 (17%)	27 (23%)	11 (28%)	0 (0%)	167 (18%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	30 (33%)	116 (46%)	114 (46%)	82 (42%)	50 (42%)	11 (28%)	0 (0%)	403 (43%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	22 (24%)	47 (19%)	35 (14%)	36 (19%)	19 (16%)	8 (21%)	0 (0%)	167 (18%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	19 (21%)	23 (9%)	34 (14%)	26 (13%)	14 (12%)	7 (18%)	0 (0%)	123 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	21 (8%)	16 (6%)	12 (6%)	17 (14%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	74 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (4%)	6 (2%)	8 (4%)	12 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	42 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	92 (100%)	253 (100%)	249 (100%)	193 (100%)	119 (100%)	39 (100%)	0 (0%)	945 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (80%)	103 (55%)	390 (71%)	361 (74%)	245 (73%)	118 (75%)	28 (78%)	<6 (75%)	1,252 (71%)
	Black	<6 (20%)	19 (10%)	49 (9%)	29 (6%)	30 (9%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	135 (8%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	56 (30%)	83 (15%)	73 (15%)	30 (9%)	19 (12%)	6 (17%)	<6 (25%)	270 (15%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	13 (2%)	18 (4%)	20 (6%)	10 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	65 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (40%)	46 (25%)	93 (17%)	59 (12%)	36 (11%)	21 (13%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (50%)	263 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (40%)	71 (38%)	50 (9%)	20 (4%)	13 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (25%)	165 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	75 (40%)	330 (60%)	209 (43%)	119 (35%)	53 (34%)	11 (31%)	<6 (25%)	798 (45%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	8 (4%)	127 (23%)	236 (48%)	190 (56%)	91 (58%)	21 (58%)	<6 (25%)	674 (38%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	187 (100%)	529 (97%)	467 (96%)	317 (94%)	145 (92%)	34 (94%)	<6 (75%)	1,689 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (3%)	15 (3%)	12 (4%)	10 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (25%)	20 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (80%)	157 (84%)	461 (84%)	396 (81%)	246 (73%)	113 (72%)	26 (72%)	<6 (75%)	1,408 (80%)
	Cesarean	<6 (20%)	21 (11%)	70 (13%)	78 (16%)	78 (23%)	37 (23%)	8 (22%)	0 (0%)	293 (17%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	20 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	8 (1%)	8 (2%)	9 (3%)	6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	38 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (20%)	35 (19%)	229 (42%)	190 (39%)	98 (29%)	38 (24%)	6 (17%)	<6 (25%)	598 (34%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	17 (9%)	42 (8%)	35 (7%)	26 (8%)	10 (6%)	6 (17%)	<6 (25%)	137 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	17 (3%)	12 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	45 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	17 (9%)	98 (18%)	76 (16%)	45 (13%)	11 (7%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (25%)	249 (14%)
	Adequate	<6 (20%)	16 (9%)	115 (21%)	109 (22%)	51 (15%)	20 (13%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (25%)	318 (18%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (4%)	28 (5%)	17 (3%)	12 (4%)	11 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	78 (4%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	19 (10%)	47 (9%)	34 (7%)	19 (6%)	13 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	135 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (40%)	16 (9%)	50 (9%)	43 (9%)	25 (7%)	13 (8%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (25%)	154 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (40%)	11 (6%)	38 (7%)	27 (6%)	12 (4%)	8 (5%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (25%)	102 (6%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	187 (100%)	546 (100%)	489 (100%)	337 (100%)	158 (100%)	36 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,764 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	78 (89%)	201 (90%)	223 (89%)	160 (91%)	85 (90%)	23 (82%)	<6 (100%)	773 (90%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	18 (8%)	15 (6%)	12 (7%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	58 (7%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	30 (34%)	57 (26%)	42 (17%)	22 (13%)	8 (9%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	166 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	31 (35%)	31 (14%)	14 (6%)	9 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	91 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	40 (45%)	107 (48%)	99 (39%)	51 (29%)	22 (23%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	324 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	60 (27%)	119 (47%)	110 (63%)	65 (69%)	20 (71%)	<6 (100%)	377 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	81 (92%)	203 (91%)	216 (86%)	152 (87%)	79 (84%)	25 (89%)	<6 (100%)	759 (88%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	14 (6%)	22 (9%)	13 (7%)	9 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	67 (8%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	13 (5%)	10 (6%)	6 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	36 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	69 (78%)	172 (77%)	192 (76%)	128 (73%)	68 (72%)	16 (57%)	<6 (100%)	648 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	14 (16%)	35 (16%)	52 (21%)	36 (21%)	23 (24%)	12 (43%)	0 (0%)	172 (20%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	15 (7%)	7 (3%)	10 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	27 (31%)	85 (38%)	112 (45%)	73 (42%)	41 (44%)	18 (64%)	0 (0%)	356 (41%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	13 (6%)	18 (7%)	15 (9%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	58 (7%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	13 (15%)	32 (14%)	41 (16%)	30 (17%)	15 (16%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	135 (16%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	18 (20%)	43 (19%)	58 (23%)	44 (25%)	22 (23%)	8 (29%)	0 (0%)	193 (22%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	12 (5%)	14 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	6 (7%)	9 (4%)	18 (7%)	6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	11 (13%)	17 (8%)	22 (9%)	12 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	69 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (100%)	11 (13%)	12 (5%)	16 (6%)	10 (6%)	6 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	58 (7%)
Mat-Su	Total	<6 (100%)	88 (100%)	223 (100%)	251 (100%)	175 (100%)	94 (100%)	28 (100%)	<6 (100%)	862 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (5%)	15 (12%)	11 (13%)	10 (20%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	47 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	88 (95%)	136 (94%)	100 (81%)	69 (83%)	40 (78%)	7 (78%)	0 (0%)	441 (87%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	42 (45%)	83 (57%)	52 (42%)	30 (36%)	25 (49%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	235 (47%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	35 (38%)	34 (23%)	20 (16%)	10 (12%)	8 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	108 (21%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	34 (37%)	80 (55%)	59 (48%)	45 (54%)	22 (43%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	246 (49%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	27 (22%)	18 (22%)	12 (24%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	65 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	92 (99%)	142 (98%)	122 (99%)	79 (95%)	48 (94%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	493 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	86 (92%)	132 (91%)	107 (87%)	75 (90%)	41 (80%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	451 (89%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	9 (6%)	11 (9%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	35 (7%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	37 (40%)	59 (41%)	66 (54%)	39 (47%)	27 (53%)	7 (78%)	0 (0%)	235 (47%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	15 (10%)	7 (6%)	10 (12%)	7 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (100%)	<6 (3%)	6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	10 (11%)	15 (10%)	24 (20%)	10 (12%)	7 (14%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	68 (13%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	30 (21%)	27 (22%)	19 (23%)	10 (20%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	97 (19%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	15 (16%)	15 (10%)	16 (13%)	8 (10%)	8 (16%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	64 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	16 (17%)	20 (14%)	10 (8%)	17 (20%)	9 (18%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	74 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	10 (11%)	20 (14%)	11 (9%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	50 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	6 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	28 (6%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	93 (100%)	145 (100%)	123 (100%)	83 (100%)	51 (100%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	505 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	61 (58%)	141 (58%)	164 (66%)	150 (74%)	83 (73%)	25 (69%)	<6 (100%)	627 (66%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	37 (35%)	84 (35%)	64 (26%)	32 (16%)	24 (21%)	7 (19%)	0 (0%)	248 (26%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	13 (5%)	17 (7%)	17 (8%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	57 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	32 (30%)	70 (29%)	38 (15%)	28 (14%)	11 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	182 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	43 (41%)	40 (16%)	20 (8%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	108 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	49 (46%)	134 (55%)	92 (37%)	59 (29%)	41 (36%)	9 (25%)	<6 (33%)	385 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	59 (24%)	124 (50%)	129 (64%)	64 (57%)	18 (50%)	<6 (33%)	399 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	104 (98%)	229 (94%)	234 (94%)	180 (89%)	98 (87%)	32 (89%)	<6 (100%)	880 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	9 (4%)	8 (3%)	13 (6%)	6 (5%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (3%)	7 (3%)	8 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	86 (81%)	189 (78%)	194 (78%)	151 (74%)	73 (65%)	20 (56%)	<6 (100%)	716 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	15 (14%)	43 (18%)	49 (20%)	48 (24%)	39 (35%)	14 (39%)	0 (0%)	208 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	8 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	51 (48%)	121 (50%)	131 (52%)	131 (65%)	54 (48%)	24 (67%)	<6 (67%)	514 (54%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	17 (16%)	29 (12%)	22 (9%)	12 (6%)	11 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	93 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	23 (22%)	53 (22%)	43 (17%)	53 (26%)	23 (20%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (33%)	201 (21%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	29 (27%)	54 (22%)	77 (31%)	62 (31%)	24 (21%)	11 (31%)	<6 (33%)	258 (27%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	30 (12%)	20 (8%)	19 (9%)	14 (12%)	7 (19%)	0 (0%)	95 (10%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	16 (7%)	13 (5%)	10 (5%)	7 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	58 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	11 (10%)	15 (6%)	11 (4%)	19 (9%)	8 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	67 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	11 (10%)	6 (2%)	7 (3%)	11 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	42 (4%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	106 (100%)	243 (100%)	250 (100%)	203 (100%)	113 (100%)	36 (100%)	<6 (100%)	954 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	10 (4%)	31 (14%)	16 (10%)	10 (12%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	71 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	116 (97%)	213 (95%)	188 (86%)	132 (85%)	74 (86%)	15 (88%)	<6 (100%)	742 (90%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	34 (29%)	70 (31%)	45 (21%)	43 (28%)	23 (27%)	<6 (24%)	<6 (25%)	220 (27%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	58 (49%)	40 (18%)	21 (10%)	21 (13%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	148 (18%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	28 (24%)	133 (59%)	123 (56%)	74 (47%)	49 (57%)	9 (53%)	<6 (50%)	418 (51%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (10%)	47 (21%)	37 (24%)	19 (22%)	6 (35%)	0 (0%)	133 (16%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	114 (96%)	222 (99%)	216 (99%)	155 (99%)	81 (94%)	17 (100%)	<6 (100%)	810 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	112 (94%)	202 (90%)	194 (89%)	136 (87%)	70 (81%)	14 (82%)	<6 (100%)	733 (89%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	15 (7%)	20 (9%)	15 (10%)	11 (13%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	66 (8%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	36 (30%)	87 (39%)	90 (41%)	75 (48%)	42 (49%)	10 (59%)	<6 (50%)	343 (42%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	17 (14%)	35 (16%)	42 (19%)	22 (14%)	15 (17%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	133 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (13%)	26 (12%)	24 (11%)	15 (10%)	6 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	88 (11%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	12 (10%)	27 (12%)	22 (10%)	23 (15%)	11 (13%)	6 (35%)	0 (0%)	101 (12%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	31 (14%)	40 (18%)	28 (18%)	15 (17%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (25%)	128 (15%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (14%)	23 (10%)	29 (13%)	20 (13%)	14 (16%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (25%)	105 (13%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	31 (26%)	67 (30%)	64 (29%)	41 (26%)	24 (28%)	<6 (24%)	0 (0%)	231 (28%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	16 (13%)	21 (9%)	21 (10%)	14 (9%)	7 (8%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	84 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	9 (4%)	11 (5%)	10 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)
Southwest	Total	0 (0%)	119 (100%)	224 (100%)	219 (100%)	156 (100%)	86 (100%)	17 (100%)	<6 (100%)	826 (100%)

2001

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (33%)	475 (45%)	1,618 (58%)	1,740 (66%)	1,484 (71%)	779 (69%)	194 (71%)	9 (56%)	6,309 (63%)
	Black	0 (0%)	64 (6%)	161 (6%)	130 (5%)	54 (3%)	21 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (6%)	438 (4%)
	AI/AN	10 (67%)	450 (43%)	802 (29%)	596 (22%)	366 (18%)	222 (20%)	47 (17%)	<6 (31%)	2,499 (25%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	56 (5%)	166 (6%)	154 (6%)	152 (7%)	82 (7%)	23 (8%)	<6 (6%)	634 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (20%)	278 (26%)	571 (21%)	443 (17%)	237 (11%)	147 (13%)	40 (15%)	<6 (25%)	1,725 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	11 (73%)	406 (39%)	373 (13%)	182 (7%)	91 (4%)	51 (5%)	18 (7%)	<6 (13%)	1,135 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	438 (42%)	1,476 (53%)	1,086 (41%)	663 (32%)	356 (31%)	83 (30%)	<6 (19%)	4,105 (41%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	41 (4%)	687 (25%)	1,200 (45%)	1,202 (58%)	647 (57%)	160 (59%)	10 (63%)	3,948 (39%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	15 (100%)	1,027 (98%)	2,658 (96%)	2,515 (95%)	1,975 (95%)	1,062 (94%)	256 (94%)	15 (94%)	9,528 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	17 (2%)	54 (2%)	63 (2%)	46 (2%)	26 (2%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	214 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (<1%)	17 (<1%)	17 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	65 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	35 (1%)	50 (2%)	41 (2%)	28 (2%)	8 (3%)	<6 (6%)	167 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	11 (73%)	877 (83%)	2,258 (82%)	2,080 (78%)	1,543 (74%)	759 (67%)	179 (66%)	10 (63%)	7,723 (77%)
	Cesarean	<6 (20%)	124 (12%)	410 (15%)	479 (18%)	454 (22%)	324 (29%)	84 (31%)	6 (38%)	1,884 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)	25 (<1%)	28 (1%)	19 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	91 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (7%)	37 (4%)	63 (2%)	50 (2%)	58 (3%)	32 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	245 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	6 (40%)	522 (50%)	1,642 (59%)	1,664 (63%)	1,324 (63%)	690 (61%)	143 (52%)	9 (56%)	6,004 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (20%)	170 (16%)	298 (11%)	234 (9%)	152 (7%)	95 (8%)	27 (10%)	<6 (19%)	983 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (13%)	44 (4%)	72 (3%)	48 (2%)	35 (2%)	25 (2%)	11 (4%)	<6 (6%)	238 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (13%)	<6 (<1%)	20 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	49 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (7%)	163 (15%)	469 (17%)	526 (20%)	405 (19%)	211 (19%)	48 (18%)	<6 (25%)	1,828 (18%)
	Adequate	<6 (13%)	269 (26%)	827 (30%)	832 (31%)	643 (31%)	329 (29%)	68 (25%)	<6 (13%)	2,975 (30%)
	Intermediate	<6 (13%)	109 (10%)	332 (12%)	279 (11%)	236 (11%)	128 (11%)	25 (9%)	<6 (19%)	1,115 (11%)
	Inadequate	7 (47%)	142 (13%)	260 (9%)	203 (8%)	127 (6%)	80 (7%)	26 (10%)	<6 (19%)	848 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (27%)	103 (10%)	232 (8%)	198 (7%)	178 (9%)	103 (9%)	27 (10%)	<6 (13%)	847 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (13%)	68 (6%)	143 (5%)	149 (6%)	110 (5%)	77 (7%)	14 (5%)	<6 (19%)	566 (6%)
Alaska	Total	15 (100%)	1,053 (100%)	2,769 (100%)	2,653 (100%)	2,088 (100%)	1,131 (100%)	273 (100%)	16 (100%)	10,004 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (40%)	214 (53%)	691 (62%)	776 (70%)	696 (75%)	355 (73%)	88 (77%)	6 (75%)	2,830 (68%)
	Black	0 (0%)	50 (12%)	100 (9%)	82 (7%)	38 (4%)	18 (4%)	6 (5%)	<6 (13%)	295 (7%)
	AI/AN	<6 (60%)	92 (23%)	206 (18%)	134 (12%)	92 (10%)	45 (9%)	9 (8%)	<6 (13%)	582 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	44 (11%)	108 (10%)	101 (9%)	93 (10%)	50 (10%)	11 (10%)	0 (0%)	407 (10%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (20%)	89 (22%)	200 (18%)	149 (13%)	81 (9%)	45 (9%)	21 (18%)	<6 (13%)	588 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	161 (40%)	141 (13%)	73 (7%)	36 (4%)	15 (3%)	11 (10%)	0 (0%)	443 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	183 (45%)	575 (52%)	435 (39%)	265 (28%)	135 (28%)	25 (22%)	0 (0%)	1,618 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	16 (4%)	309 (28%)	551 (50%)	592 (64%)	312 (64%)	73 (64%)	8 (100%)	1,861 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	398 (99%)	1,094 (98%)	1,065 (96%)	896 (96%)	465 (96%)	110 (96%)	8 (100%)	4,043 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (1%)	24 (2%)	18 (2%)	10 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	68 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	15 (1%)	16 (2%)	9 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	52 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (60%)	317 (79%)	872 (78%)	844 (76%)	641 (69%)	325 (67%)	70 (61%)	<6 (25%)	3,076 (74%)
	Cesarean	<6 (20%)	62 (15%)	192 (17%)	215 (19%)	239 (26%)	136 (28%)	37 (32%)	6 (75%)	888 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	18 (2%)	18 (2%)	16 (2%)	6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	67 (2%)
	Vacuum	<6 (20%)	16 (4%)	28 (3%)	27 (2%)	32 (3%)	16 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	123 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (40%)	258 (64%)	851 (76%)	855 (77%)	702 (75%)	345 (71%)	66 (58%)	<6 (63%)	3,086 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (40%)	71 (18%)	116 (10%)	93 (8%)	52 (6%)	36 (7%)	11 (10%)	<6 (25%)	383 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (3%)	26 (2%)	12 (1%)	14 (2%)	10 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	81 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (20%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (20%)	74 (18%)	197 (18%)	258 (23%)	211 (23%)	108 (22%)	26 (23%)	<6 (38%)	878 (21%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	145 (36%)	469 (42%)	440 (40%)	347 (37%)	178 (37%)	31 (27%)	<6 (25%)	1,614 (39%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	44 (11%)	155 (14%)	134 (12%)	105 (11%)	46 (9%)	8 (7%)	<6 (13%)	493 (12%)
	Inadequate	<6 (60%)	46 (11%)	87 (8%)	64 (6%)	41 (4%)	22 (5%)	11 (10%)	0 (0%)	274 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (20%)	40 (10%)	79 (7%)	93 (8%)	79 (8%)	49 (10%)	12 (11%)	<6 (25%)	355 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	25 (6%)	60 (5%)	77 (7%)	50 (5%)	38 (8%)	7 (6%)	<6 (38%)	260 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	403 (100%)	1,115 (100%)	1,107 (100%)	930 (100%)	485 (100%)	114 (100%)	8 (100%)	4,169 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	72 (76%)	205 (76%)	206 (77%)	178 (79%)	84 (77%)	24 (73%)	<6 (50%)	771 (77%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	18 (19%)	45 (17%)	41 (15%)	23 (10%)	11 (10%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (50%)	143 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	19 (7%)	18 (7%)	19 (8%)	13 (12%)	6 (18%)	0 (0%)	79 (8%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	27 (28%)	55 (20%)	35 (13%)	25 (11%)	14 (13%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	159 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	30 (32%)	34 (13%)	14 (5%)	18 (8%)	8 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	106 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	43 (45%)	152 (56%)	99 (37%)	63 (28%)	26 (24%)	9 (27%)	<6 (50%)	393 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	63 (23%)	143 (53%)	137 (61%)	71 (65%)	23 (70%)	<6 (50%)	447 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	95 (100%)	254 (94%)	248 (93%)	209 (93%)	101 (93%)	29 (88%)	<6 (50%)	939 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (4%)	7 (3%)	7 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	12 (4%)	8 (4%)	6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (50%)	34 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	75 (79%)	212 (78%)	199 (74%)	174 (78%)	75 (69%)	23 (70%)	<6 (100%)	761 (76%)
	Cesarean	<6 (100%)	16 (17%)	44 (16%)	58 (22%)	43 (19%)	32 (29%)	10 (30%)	0 (0%)	204 (20%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	10 (4%)	9 (3%)	6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	67 (71%)	182 (67%)	211 (79%)	174 (78%)	81 (74%)	22 (67%)	<6 (100%)	741 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	19 (20%)	45 (17%)	27 (10%)	28 (13%)	14 (13%)	9 (27%)	0 (0%)	142 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	24 (25%)	63 (23%)	52 (19%)	42 (19%)	19 (17%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	203 (20%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	28 (29%)	87 (32%)	107 (40%)	90 (40%)	40 (37%)	16 (48%)	0 (0%)	369 (37%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (18%)	46 (17%)	56 (21%)	45 (20%)	23 (21%)	7 (21%)	<6 (50%)	196 (20%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	17 (18%)	35 (13%)	30 (11%)	19 (8%)	15 (14%)	<6 (15%)	<6 (50%)	122 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	10 (11%)	23 (8%)	14 (5%)	14 (6%)	8 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	72 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	8 (3%)	17 (6%)	12 (5%)	9 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	55 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	95 (100%)	271 (100%)	268 (100%)	224 (100%)	109 (100%)	33 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,004 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	86 (63%)	377 (70%)	346 (73%)	261 (81%)	130 (81%)	32 (89%)	<6 (33%)	1,236 (74%)
	Black	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	57 (11%)	43 (9%)	14 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	127 (8%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	37 (27%)	78 (14%)	63 (13%)	28 (9%)	13 (8%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (33%)	221 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (4%)	13 (3%)	9 (3%)	8 (5%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (33%)	54 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (50%)	25 (18%)	76 (14%)	54 (11%)	34 (11%)	19 (12%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (33%)	211 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	50 (37%)	54 (10%)	24 (5%)	8 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (33%)	144 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	65 (48%)	296 (55%)	172 (36%)	108 (34%)	58 (36%)	12 (33%)	<6 (33%)	712 (43%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	158 (29%)	255 (53%)	187 (58%)	86 (54%)	22 (61%)	0 (0%)	715 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	133 (98%)	519 (96%)	455 (95%)	302 (94%)	145 (91%)	30 (83%)	<6 (100%)	1,590 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	14 (3%)	8 (2%)	16 (5%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	49 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	23 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	117 (86%)	455 (84%)	397 (83%)	258 (80%)	115 (72%)	31 (86%)	<6 (100%)	1,378 (82%)
	Cesarean	<6 (50%)	16 (12%)	69 (13%)	65 (14%)	53 (17%)	42 (26%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	251 (15%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	28 (21%)	221 (41%)	189 (40%)	114 (36%)	46 (29%)	9 (25%)	<6 (33%)	608 (36%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (12%)	51 (9%)	42 (9%)	23 (7%)	10 (6%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (33%)	146 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (8%)	10 (2%)	8 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	39 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	92 (17%)	73 (15%)	39 (12%)	15 (9%)	6 (17%)	0 (0%)	237 (14%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	16 (12%)	118 (22%)	119 (25%)	62 (19%)	26 (16%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	343 (20%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	42 (8%)	16 (3%)	29 (9%)	10 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (33%)	109 (7%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	17 (13%)	31 (6%)	29 (6%)	11 (3%)	10 (6%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (33%)	104 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (50%)	14 (10%)	38 (7%)	33 (7%)	23 (7%)	10 (6%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	124 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (50%)	10 (7%)	26 (5%)	23 (5%)	10 (3%)	8 (5%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	136 (100%)	539 (100%)	477 (100%)	321 (100%)	160 (100%)	36 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,675 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	61 (77%)	209 (89%)	189 (90%)	144 (88%)	94 (89%)	25 (100%)	<6 (100%)	724 (88%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	13 (16%)	20 (9%)	18 (9%)	9 (6%)	9 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	69 (8%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	25 (32%)	59 (25%)	49 (23%)	24 (15%)	9 (8%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	169 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	34 (43%)	26 (11%)	12 (6%)	6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	82 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	27 (34%)	141 (60%)	96 (46%)	54 (33%)	31 (29%)	7 (28%)	0 (0%)	356 (43%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	54 (23%)	87 (41%)	95 (58%)	69 (65%)	16 (64%)	<6 (100%)	325 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	75 (95%)	201 (86%)	191 (91%)	147 (90%)	95 (90%)	24 (96%)	<6 (100%)	735 (90%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	18 (8%)	10 (5%)	8 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (5%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	70 (89%)	187 (80%)	157 (75%)	121 (74%)	66 (62%)	12 (48%)	<6 (100%)	615 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	37 (16%)	51 (24%)	39 (24%)	35 (33%)	12 (48%)	0 (0%)	179 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	9 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (18%)	68 (29%)	79 (38%)	62 (38%)	41 (39%)	10 (40%)	0 (0%)	274 (33%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	16 (7%)	8 (4%)	8 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	39 (5%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	27 (12%)	24 (11%)	25 (15%)	12 (11%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	96 (12%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	10 (13%)	33 (14%)	38 (18%)	33 (20%)	20 (19%)	6 (24%)	0 (0%)	140 (17%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (3%)	10 (5%)	6 (4%)	6 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	31 (4%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	9 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	30 (13%)	14 (7%)	18 (11%)	6 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	73 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	20 (9%)	11 (5%)	13 (8%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	52 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	79 (100%)	234 (100%)	210 (100%)	163 (100%)	106 (100%)	25 (100%)	<6 (100%)	819 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (7%)	17 (14%)	14 (16%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	100 (97%)	163 (92%)	99 (83%)	67 (78%)	44 (83%)	10 (91%)	0 (0%)	487 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (25%)	42 (41%)	82 (46%)	64 (53%)	30 (35%)	24 (45%)	6 (55%)	0 (0%)	249 (45%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (50%)	38 (37%)	34 (19%)	15 (13%)	7 (8%)	7 (13%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	106 (19%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	33 (32%)	95 (54%)	62 (52%)	45 (52%)	26 (49%)	6 (55%)	0 (0%)	267 (48%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (10%)	27 (23%)	23 (27%)	14 (26%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	84 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	103 (100%)	175 (99%)	118 (98%)	84 (98%)	50 (94%)	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	545 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	92 (89%)	161 (91%)	108 (90%)	73 (85%)	37 (70%)	10 (91%)	0 (0%)	485 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	14 (8%)	9 (8%)	11 (13%)	10 (19%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	47 (8%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	55 (53%)	109 (62%)	68 (57%)	47 (55%)	33 (62%)	6 (55%)	0 (0%)	320 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	19 (18%)	22 (12%)	16 (13%)	11 (13%)	9 (17%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	78 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (25%)	7 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	22 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	13 (13%)	26 (15%)	17 (14%)	15 (17%)	8 (15%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	80 (14%)
	Adequate	<6 (25%)	27 (26%)	39 (22%)	26 (22%)	14 (16%)	12 (23%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	122 (22%)
	Intermediate	<6 (25%)	20 (19%)	39 (22%)	23 (19%)	20 (23%)	16 (30%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	121 (22%)
	Inadequate	<6 (25%)	20 (19%)	32 (18%)	23 (19%)	13 (15%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	95 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (50%)	13 (13%)	18 (10%)	9 (8%)	7 (8%)	6 (11%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	56 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (25%)	10 (10%)	10 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	33 (6%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	103 (100%)	177 (100%)	120 (100%)	86 (100%)	53 (100%)	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	554 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	38 (38%)	110 (54%)	178 (71%)	161 (76%)	95 (77%)	17 (71%)	0 (0%)	600 (66%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	57 (56%)	77 (38%)	52 (21%)	31 (15%)	20 (16%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	241 (26%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	12 (6%)	15 (6%)	14 (7%)	8 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	54 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	31 (31%)	40 (20%)	39 (16%)	20 (9%)	15 (12%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	147 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	41 (41%)	32 (16%)	14 (6%)	<6 (2%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	98 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	40 (40%)	104 (51%)	94 (37%)	41 (19%)	25 (20%)	6 (25%)	0 (0%)	310 (34%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	49 (24%)	113 (45%)	131 (62%)	72 (58%)	15 (63%)	0 (0%)	386 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	91 (90%)	188 (93%)	228 (91%)	189 (89%)	115 (93%)	23 (96%)	0 (0%)	834 (91%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	12 (6%)	15 (6%)	12 (6%)	6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	57 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	8 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	82 (81%)	159 (78%)	184 (73%)	149 (70%)	70 (56%)	11 (46%)	0 (0%)	656 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	15 (15%)	39 (19%)	58 (23%)	52 (25%)	48 (39%)	12 (50%)	0 (0%)	224 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	6 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	66 (65%)	139 (68%)	184 (73%)	164 (77%)	97 (78%)	19 (79%)	0 (0%)	670 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (13%)	28 (14%)	20 (8%)	15 (7%)	14 (11%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	91 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	29 (29%)	41 (20%)	78 (31%)	58 (27%)	34 (27%)	8 (33%)	0 (0%)	249 (27%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	23 (23%)	62 (31%)	72 (29%)	68 (32%)	40 (32%)	7 (29%)	0 (0%)	272 (30%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	21 (10%)	14 (6%)	17 (8%)	11 (9%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	67 (7%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	20 (10%)	20 (8%)	15 (7%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	74 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	12 (6%)	10 (4%)	19 (9%)	8 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	57 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	6 (2%)	8 (4%)	7 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	101 (100%)	203 (100%)	251 (100%)	212 (100%)	124 (100%)	24 (100%)	0 (0%)	916 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	13 (6%)	28 (13%)	29 (19%)	14 (15%)	8 (27%)	0 (0%)	95 (11%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	133 (98%)	213 (93%)	189 (86%)	116 (77%)	80 (85%)	20 (67%)	<6 (100%)	756 (87%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	39 (29%)	59 (26%)	53 (24%)	23 (15%)	21 (22%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (100%)	202 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (33%)	52 (38%)	52 (23%)	30 (14%)	11 (7%)	7 (7%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (50%)	156 (18%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	47 (35%)	113 (49%)	128 (58%)	86 (57%)	55 (59%)	18 (60%)	<6 (50%)	448 (52%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	36 (16%)	24 (11%)	36 (24%)	23 (24%)	9 (30%)	0 (0%)	129 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	132 (97%)	227 (99%)	210 (95%)	148 (99%)	91 (97%)	29 (97%)	<6 (100%)	842 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	124 (91%)	212 (92%)	191 (87%)	127 (85%)	71 (76%)	22 (73%)	<6 (100%)	752 (87%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	15 (7%)	23 (10%)	17 (11%)	21 (22%)	7 (23%)	0 (0%)	91 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	34 (25%)	72 (31%)	78 (35%)	59 (39%)	47 (50%)	11 (37%)	<6 (50%)	303 (35%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	26 (19%)	20 (9%)	28 (13%)	15 (10%)	11 (12%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	104 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (33%)	<6 (4%)	18 (8%)	12 (5%)	8 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (50%)	49 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	23 (10%)	24 (11%)	14 (9%)	15 (16%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (50%)	84 (10%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (15%)	19 (8%)	30 (14%)	29 (19%)	13 (14%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	115 (13%)
	Intermediate	<6 (33%)	14 (10%)	22 (10%)	26 (12%)	13 (9%)	16 (17%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	97 (11%)
	Inadequate	<6 (67%)	26 (19%)	46 (20%)	33 (15%)	23 (15%)	15 (16%)	6 (20%)	<6 (50%)	152 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	16 (12%)	32 (14%)	25 (11%)	18 (12%)	16 (17%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	110 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	9 (7%)	14 (6%)	10 (5%)	13 (9%)	9 (10%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	56 (6%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	136 (100%)	230 (100%)	220 (100%)	150 (100%)	94 (100%)	30 (100%)	<6 (100%)	865 (100%)

2002

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	7 (44%)	513 (48%)	1,710 (61%)	1,669 (64%)	1,428 (69%)	705 (67%)	212 (72%)	11 (65%)	6,267 (63%)
	Black	0 (0%)	56 (5%)	167 (6%)	88 (3%)	75 (4%)	35 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	427 (4%)
	AI/AN	7 (44%)	416 (39%)	742 (26%)	617 (24%)	360 (17%)	200 (19%)	50 (17%)	<6 (29%)	2,399 (24%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (13%)	59 (6%)	163 (6%)	193 (7%)	164 (8%)	78 (7%)	25 (8%)	<6 (6%)	686 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (31%)	270 (25%)	614 (22%)	457 (18%)	261 (13%)	118 (11%)	34 (11%)	6 (35%)	1,768 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	9 (56%)	413 (39%)	418 (15%)	196 (8%)	83 (4%)	55 (5%)	15 (5%)	<6 (18%)	1,195 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	421 (40%)	1,451 (51%)	1,038 (40%)	622 (30%)	289 (28%)	97 (33%)	<6 (24%)	3,925 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	59 (6%)	736 (26%)	1,151 (44%)	1,183 (57%)	613 (59%)	160 (54%)	8 (47%)	3,914 (39%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	16 (100%)	1,035 (97%)	2,716 (96%)	2,478 (95%)	1,945 (94%)	980 (94%)	276 (93%)	16 (94%)	9,476 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	15 (1%)	62 (2%)	68 (3%)	63 (3%)	28 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	244 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	30 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	31 (1%)	45 (2%)	41 (2%)	33 (3%)	14 (5%)	0 (0%)	170 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	14 (88%)	900 (85%)	2,303 (82%)	2,013 (77%)	1,497 (73%)	700 (67%)	188 (64%)	12 (71%)	7,638 (77%)
	Cesarean	<6 (13%)	119 (11%)	410 (15%)	505 (19%)	482 (23%)	302 (29%)	101 (34%)	<6 (24%)	1,926 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	12 (1%)	26 (<1%)	26 (<1%)	20 (<1%)	15 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	101 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	30 (3%)	75 (3%)	54 (2%)	49 (2%)	23 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	238 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (25%)	509 (48%)	1,619 (57%)	1,569 (60%)	1,261 (61%)	625 (60%)	162 (55%)	7 (41%)	5,766 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (13%)	175 (16%)	301 (11%)	219 (8%)	144 (7%)	84 (8%)	32 (11%)	<6 (18%)	961 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	41 (4%)	70 (2%)	51 (2%)	53 (3%)	22 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (12%)	244 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	20 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	44 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (6%)	137 (13%)	462 (16%)	460 (18%)	388 (19%)	209 (20%)	44 (15%)	<6 (18%)	1,705 (17%)
	Adequate	<6 (13%)	260 (24%)	786 (28%)	764 (29%)	572 (28%)	284 (27%)	76 (26%)	<6 (24%)	2,752 (28%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	129 (12%)	337 (12%)	289 (11%)	225 (11%)	99 (9%)	32 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,115 (11%)
	Inadequate	<6 (13%)	141 (13%)	276 (10%)	209 (8%)	160 (8%)	79 (8%)	28 (9%)	<6 (29%)	902 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	88 (8%)	227 (8%)	225 (9%)	181 (9%)	120 (11%)	32 (11%)	<6 (18%)	877 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	63 (6%)	170 (6%)	123 (5%)	120 (6%)	81 (8%)	24 (8%)	<6 (12%)	583 (6%)
Alaska	Total	16 (100%)	1,062 (100%)	2,823 (100%)	2,607 (100%)	2,062 (100%)	1,046 (100%)	296 (100%)	17 (100%)	9,946 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (20%)	218 (52%)	731 (64%)	679 (66%)	714 (75%)	315 (71%)	93 (74%)	<6 (63%)	2,762 (67%)
	Black	0 (0%)	41 (10%)	103 (9%)	55 (5%)	49 (5%)	24 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	277 (7%)
	AI/AN	<6 (40%)	99 (24%)	183 (16%)	143 (14%)	74 (8%)	42 (9%)	12 (10%)	<6 (25%)	558 (13%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (40%)	54 (13%)	114 (10%)	131 (13%)	105 (11%)	50 (11%)	14 (11%)	<6 (13%)	472 (11%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (20%)	89 (21%)	207 (18%)	141 (14%)	82 (9%)	43 (10%)	10 (8%)	<6 (50%)	578 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (80%)	169 (40%)	165 (14%)	69 (7%)	43 (4%)	26 (6%)	7 (6%)	<6 (13%)	486 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	164 (39%)	577 (50%)	410 (40%)	259 (27%)	101 (23%)	46 (37%)	<6 (38%)	1,562 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	26 (6%)	316 (28%)	458 (45%)	573 (60%)	276 (62%)	61 (49%)	<6 (38%)	1,716 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	416 (99%)	1,120 (98%)	997 (97%)	927 (97%)	423 (95%)	119 (95%)	8 (100%)	4,022 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (1%)	14 (1%)	17 (2%)	12 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	59 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	18 (2%)	13 (1%)	10 (2%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	58 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (60%)	340 (81%)	900 (79%)	786 (76%)	678 (71%)	279 (63%)	75 (60%)	<6 (63%)	3,071 (74%)
	Cesarean	<6 (40%)	57 (14%)	191 (17%)	203 (20%)	235 (25%)	139 (31%)	46 (37%)	<6 (25%)	876 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	10 (2%)	16 (1%)	13 (1%)	16 (2%)	12 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	69 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	11 (3%)	36 (3%)	26 (3%)	25 (3%)	14 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (13%)	116 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (40%)	262 (63%)	744 (65%)	716 (70%)	664 (69%)	319 (72%)	78 (62%)	<6 (50%)	2,795 (67%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (20%)	71 (17%)	145 (13%)	73 (7%)	59 (6%)	26 (6%)	12 (10%)	<6 (25%)	390 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	17 (4%)	29 (3%)	18 (2%)	21 (2%)	8 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	96 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	75 (18%)	191 (17%)	173 (17%)	202 (21%)	98 (22%)	22 (18%)	<6 (25%)	763 (18%)
	Adequate	<6 (20%)	137 (33%)	368 (32%)	376 (37%)	305 (32%)	148 (33%)	35 (28%)	<6 (25%)	1,375 (33%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	47 (11%)	161 (14%)	116 (11%)	95 (10%)	44 (10%)	12 (10%)	0 (0%)	477 (12%)
	Inadequate	<6 (20%)	47 (11%)	110 (10%)	65 (6%)	56 (6%)	22 (5%)	11 (9%)	<6 (25%)	315 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	36 (9%)	94 (8%)	84 (8%)	84 (9%)	50 (11%)	9 (7%)	<6 (25%)	359 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	35 (8%)	76 (7%)	49 (5%)	60 (6%)	36 (8%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (13%)	262 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	419 (100%)	1,146 (100%)	1,029 (100%)	958 (100%)	445 (100%)	125 (100%)	8 (100%)	4,144 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	69 (78%)	221 (79%)	212 (78%)	145 (75%)	94 (82%)	26 (76%)	<6 (100%)	773 (78%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	15 (17%)	40 (14%)	31 (11%)	25 (13%)	9 (8%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	122 (12%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	13 (5%)	21 (8%)	21 (11%)	8 (7%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	69 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (50%)	21 (24%)	50 (18%)	40 (15%)	21 (11%)	12 (11%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	147 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (35%)	39 (14%)	24 (9%)	6 (3%)	6 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	109 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	39 (44%)	141 (51%)	104 (38%)	58 (30%)	24 (21%)	6 (18%)	<6 (25%)	373 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (7%)	84 (30%)	129 (47%)	123 (63%)	77 (68%)	21 (62%)	<6 (75%)	443 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	86 (98%)	259 (93%)	261 (96%)	184 (95%)	111 (97%)	29 (85%)	<6 (75%)	935 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (4%)	<6 (1%)	7 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (25%)	23 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	8 (3%)	7 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	76 (86%)	228 (82%)	211 (78%)	141 (73%)	73 (64%)	21 (62%)	<6 (50%)	754 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (9%)	33 (12%)	54 (20%)	47 (24%)	36 (32%)	13 (38%)	<6 (50%)	193 (20%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	12 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	52 (59%)	211 (76%)	208 (76%)	154 (79%)	92 (81%)	26 (76%)	<6 (50%)	746 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	22 (25%)	28 (10%)	44 (16%)	22 (11%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	125 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (7%)	6 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	27 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	12 (14%)	44 (16%)	55 (20%)	37 (19%)	21 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	169 (17%)
	Adequate	<6 (50%)	29 (33%)	119 (43%)	108 (40%)	83 (43%)	51 (45%)	13 (38%)	<6 (25%)	405 (41%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	16 (18%)	44 (16%)	55 (20%)	46 (24%)	17 (15%)	7 (21%)	0 (0%)	185 (19%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	20 (23%)	26 (9%)	33 (12%)	10 (5%)	7 (6%)	6 (18%)	<6 (75%)	105 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	18 (6%)	22 (8%)	15 (8%)	12 (11%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	76 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	9 (3%)	15 (6%)	11 (6%)	13 (11%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	55 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	88 (100%)	279 (100%)	272 (100%)	194 (100%)	114 (100%)	34 (100%)	<6 (100%)	987 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (50%)	104 (59%)	388 (71%)	364 (77%)	234 (72%)	122 (73%)	45 (87%)	<6 (100%)	1,259 (72%)
	Black	0 (0%)	14 (8%)	60 (11%)	30 (6%)	22 (7%)	8 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	135 (8%)
	AI/AN	<6 (50%)	51 (29%)	75 (14%)	56 (12%)	44 (14%)	18 (11%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	251 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	13 (2%)	13 (3%)	15 (5%)	11 (7%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	55 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (50%)	41 (23%)	108 (20%)	70 (15%)	41 (13%)	17 (10%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	286 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (50%)	71 (41%)	60 (11%)	20 (4%)	7 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	164 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	68 (39%)	273 (50%)	154 (33%)	85 (26%)	33 (20%)	11 (21%)	0 (0%)	624 (36%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	13 (7%)	179 (33%)	263 (56%)	203 (62%)	114 (69%)	35 (67%)	<6 (100%)	808 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	166 (95%)	534 (97%)	447 (95%)	307 (94%)	153 (92%)	49 (94%)	<6 (100%)	1,661 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (1%)	10 (2%)	11 (3%)	7 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	42 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (1%)	7 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	150 (86%)	456 (83%)	365 (78%)	231 (71%)	112 (67%)	37 (71%)	<6 (100%)	1,356 (78%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	19 (11%)	80 (15%)	89 (19%)	78 (24%)	50 (30%)	14 (27%)	0 (0%)	330 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	9 (2%)	9 (2%)	13 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	39 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	46 (26%)	247 (45%)	182 (39%)	97 (30%)	41 (25%)	14 (27%)	0 (0%)	628 (36%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (7%)	33 (6%)	26 (6%)	14 (4%)	9 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	94 (5%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	14 (8%)	100 (18%)	74 (16%)	43 (13%)	17 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	252 (14%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	27 (15%)	124 (23%)	94 (20%)	46 (14%)	21 (13%)	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	319 (18%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	14 (8%)	35 (6%)	22 (5%)	11 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	89 (5%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	7 (4%)	28 (5%)	21 (4%)	16 (5%)	6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	17 (10%)	49 (9%)	36 (8%)	31 (10%)	16 (10%)	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	155 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	8 (5%)	38 (7%)	17 (4%)	20 (6%)	8 (5%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	95 (5%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	175 (100%)	550 (100%)	470 (100%)	325 (100%)	166 (100%)	52 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,743 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	72 (88%)	201 (88%)	209 (91%)	154 (89%)	81 (91%)	23 (96%)	<6 (100%)	747 (90%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	8 (10%)	17 (7%)	17 (7%)	13 (8%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	60 (7%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (33%)	27 (33%)	53 (23%)	44 (19%)	24 (14%)	9 (10%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	164 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (67%)	32 (39%)	29 (13%)	10 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	80 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	41 (50%)	132 (58%)	102 (44%)	54 (31%)	32 (36%)	9 (38%)	0 (0%)	370 (44%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	54 (24%)	106 (46%)	102 (59%)	53 (60%)	14 (58%)	<6 (100%)	333 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	78 (95%)	206 (90%)	200 (87%)	149 (86%)	77 (87%)	20 (83%)	<6 (100%)	737 (88%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	16 (7%)	21 (9%)	11 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	59 (7%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	7 (3%)	11 (6%)	8 (9%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	33 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	69 (84%)	186 (82%)	162 (70%)	131 (76%)	63 (71%)	15 (63%)	<6 (100%)	632 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	9 (11%)	35 (15%)	58 (25%)	40 (23%)	23 (26%)	9 (38%)	0 (0%)	174 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	6 (3%)	8 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	20 (24%)	66 (29%)	79 (34%)	61 (35%)	26 (29%)	11 (46%)	0 (0%)	264 (32%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	18 (8%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	7 (8%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	23 (10%)	20 (9%)	15 (9%)	13 (15%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	77 (9%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	11 (13%)	37 (16%)	40 (17%)	33 (19%)	13 (15%)	7 (29%)	0 (0%)	141 (17%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	11 (5%)	8 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	34 (4%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	16 (7%)	<6 (2%)	11 (6%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (5%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	24 (11%)	20 (9%)	11 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	65 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (7%)	17 (7%)	11 (5%)	6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (100%)	45 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	<6 (100%)	82 (100%)	228 (100%)	230 (100%)	173 (100%)	89 (100%)	24 (100%)	<6 (100%)	833 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	12 (8%)	9 (7%)	15 (17%)	6 (11%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	49 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	98 (95%)	134 (89%)	123 (91%)	68 (79%)	43 (81%)	9 (90%)	<6 (100%)	479 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	45 (44%)	81 (54%)	78 (58%)	43 (50%)	21 (40%)	6 (60%)	<6 (100%)	276 (51%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (50%)	42 (41%)	40 (27%)	31 (23%)	14 (16%)	10 (19%)	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	139 (26%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	36 (35%)	72 (48%)	62 (46%)	39 (45%)	26 (49%)	9 (90%)	0 (0%)	245 (45%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	15 (10%)	24 (18%)	16 (19%)	9 (17%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	66 (12%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	102 (99%)	147 (98%)	133 (99%)	86 (100%)	52 (98%)	9 (90%)	<6 (100%)	534 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	98 (95%)	138 (92%)	116 (86%)	73 (85%)	47 (89%)	9 (90%)	<6 (100%)	486 (90%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	8 (5%)	15 (11%)	10 (12%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	40 (7%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	52 (50%)	106 (71%)	96 (71%)	61 (71%)	30 (57%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (50%)	353 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	31 (30%)	19 (13%)	18 (13%)	12 (14%)	13 (25%)	<6 (40%)	<6 (50%)	99 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (6%)	<6 (3%)	7 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (50%)	<6 (5%)	21 (14%)	32 (24%)	14 (16%)	13 (25%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (50%)	88 (16%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	27 (26%)	47 (31%)	32 (24%)	17 (20%)	11 (21%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (50%)	140 (26%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	28 (27%)	39 (26%)	33 (24%)	28 (33%)	10 (19%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	140 (26%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	27 (26%)	27 (18%)	22 (16%)	21 (24%)	12 (23%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	112 (21%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	13 (9%)	19 (14%)	10 (12%)	12 (23%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (50%)	63 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	8 (5%)	9 (7%)	<6 (6%)	10 (19%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (7%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	103 (100%)	150 (100%)	135 (100%)	86 (100%)	53 (100%)	10 (100%)	<6 (100%)	542 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	43 (53%)	140 (60%)	168 (67%)	140 (74%)	71 (72%)	18 (64%)	0 (0%)	582 (66%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	34 (42%)	77 (33%)	61 (24%)	30 (16%)	22 (22%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	230 (26%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	13 (6%)	15 (6%)	14 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	52 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	21 (26%)	48 (21%)	30 (12%)	22 (12%)	8 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	132 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	33 (41%)	35 (15%)	12 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	87 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	32 (40%)	112 (48%)	78 (31%)	43 (23%)	27 (27%)	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	298 (34%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	9 (11%)	68 (29%)	132 (53%)	125 (66%)	61 (62%)	21 (75%)	0 (0%)	417 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	74 (91%)	213 (92%)	222 (89%)	161 (85%)	87 (88%)	27 (96%)	0 (0%)	786 (89%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	6 (7%)	13 (6%)	16 (6%)	17 (9%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	57 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	8 (3%)	9 (5%)	7 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	31 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	61 (75%)	176 (76%)	185 (74%)	126 (67%)	59 (60%)	13 (46%)	0 (0%)	622 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	17 (21%)	48 (21%)	56 (22%)	58 (31%)	38 (38%)	15 (54%)	0 (0%)	232 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	51 (63%)	155 (67%)	203 (82%)	159 (84%)	76 (77%)	20 (71%)	0 (0%)	665 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (17%)	35 (15%)	15 (6%)	14 (7%)	11 (11%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	92 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	22 (27%)	62 (27%)	82 (33%)	60 (32%)	37 (37%)	8 (29%)	0 (0%)	272 (31%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	21 (26%)	65 (28%)	87 (35%)	66 (35%)	26 (26%)	8 (29%)	0 (0%)	273 (31%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	18 (8%)	21 (8%)	18 (10%)	7 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	11 (14%)	27 (12%)	13 (5%)	14 (7%)	10 (10%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	79 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	16 (7%)	19 (8%)	16 (8%)	15 (15%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	79 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (5%)	8 (3%)	10 (5%)	7 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	81 (100%)	232 (100%)	249 (100%)	189 (100%)	99 (100%)	28 (100%)	0 (0%)	881 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	17 (7%)	27 (12%)	24 (18%)	15 (19%)	6 (26%)	0 (0%)	91 (11%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	111 (97%)	216 (91%)	186 (84%)	106 (79%)	61 (77%)	17 (74%)	<6 (100%)	699 (86%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	26 (23%)	67 (28%)	54 (24%)	27 (20%)	8 (10%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	184 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	35 (31%)	50 (21%)	30 (14%)	6 (4%)	6 (8%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (100%)	130 (16%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	41 (36%)	144 (61%)	128 (58%)	84 (62%)	46 (58%)	10 (43%)	0 (0%)	453 (56%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	20 (8%)	38 (17%)	39 (29%)	22 (28%)	7 (30%)	0 (0%)	127 (16%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	113 (99%)	237 (100%)	218 (99%)	131 (97%)	76 (96%)	23 (100%)	<6 (100%)	800 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	106 (93%)	219 (92%)	188 (85%)	117 (87%)	66 (84%)	18 (78%)	<6 (100%)	716 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	15 (6%)	30 (14%)	14 (10%)	12 (15%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	81 (10%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	26 (23%)	90 (38%)	85 (38%)	63 (47%)	40 (51%)	8 (35%)	0 (0%)	312 (38%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	23 (20%)	23 (10%)	35 (16%)	18 (13%)	13 (16%)	6 (26%)	0 (0%)	118 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	10 (4%)	11 (5%)	9 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	21 (9%)	23 (10%)	17 (13%)	9 (11%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	82 (10%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	26 (11%)	27 (12%)	21 (16%)	14 (18%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	98 (12%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	16 (14%)	35 (15%)	31 (14%)	19 (14%)	13 (16%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	119 (15%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	25 (22%)	42 (18%)	50 (23%)	31 (23%)	21 (27%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	172 (21%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (11%)	13 (5%)	25 (11%)	14 (10%)	11 (14%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	80 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	11 (5%)	14 (6%)	8 (6%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	47 (6%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	114 (100%)	238 (100%)	221 (100%)	135 (100%)	79 (100%)	23 (100%)	<6 (100%)	812 (100%)

2003

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (27%)	507 (48%)	1,713 (59%)	1,736 (65%)	1,471 (71%)	716 (68%)	213 (71%)	19 (79%)	6,385 (63%)
	Black	<6 (7%)	57 (5%)	153 (5%)	97 (4%)	52 (3%)	27 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	393 (4%)
	AI/AN	8 (53%)	413 (39%)	823 (28%)	599 (23%)	353 (17%)	207 (20%)	50 (17%)	<6 (21%)	2,459 (24%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (13%)	60 (6%)	181 (6%)	188 (7%)	164 (8%)	77 (7%)	27 (9%)	0 (0%)	701 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (20%)	270 (26%)	633 (22%)	405 (15%)	236 (11%)	126 (12%)	29 (10%)	<6 (8%)	1,706 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	8 (53%)	448 (43%)	450 (15%)	166 (6%)	90 (4%)	51 (5%)	20 (7%)	<6 (4%)	1,234 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	396 (38%)	1,456 (50%)	1,006 (38%)	565 (27%)	275 (26%)	77 (26%)	<6 (17%)	3,780 (37%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	45 (4%)	772 (27%)	1,310 (49%)	1,321 (64%)	640 (61%)	183 (61%)	18 (75%)	4,294 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	15 (100%)	1,024 (98%)	2,772 (95%)	2,516 (95%)	1,946 (94%)	999 (95%)	285 (95%)	23 (96%)	9,589 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	12 (1%)	71 (2%)	80 (3%)	59 (3%)	36 (3%)	10 (3%)	<6 (4%)	269 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)	52 (2%)	57 (2%)	62 (3%)	13 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	200 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	11 (73%)	876 (84%)	2,307 (79%)	2,041 (77%)	1,450 (70%)	690 (65%)	180 (60%)	11 (46%)	7,575 (75%)
	Cesarean	<6 (27%)	129 (12%)	500 (17%)	526 (20%)	547 (26%)	339 (32%)	105 (35%)	13 (54%)	2,163 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	13 (1%)	20 (<1%)	29 (1%)	19 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	88 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	28 (3%)	69 (2%)	57 (2%)	47 (2%)	17 (2%)	10 (3%)	0 (0%)	228 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (27%)	475 (45%)	1,656 (57%)	1,564 (59%)	1,274 (61%)	598 (57%)	159 (53%)	14 (58%)	5,749 (57%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	184 (18%)	325 (11%)	223 (8%)	160 (8%)	94 (9%)	24 (8%)	<6 (8%)	1,020 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (27%)	49 (5%)	73 (3%)	60 (2%)	46 (2%)	26 (2%)	12 (4%)	0 (0%)	270 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	35 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (13%)	136 (13%)	471 (16%)	477 (18%)	379 (18%)	192 (18%)	53 (18%)	7 (29%)	1,719 (17%)
	Adequate	<6 (13%)	220 (21%)	739 (25%)	758 (29%)	567 (27%)	270 (26%)	78 (26%)	7 (29%)	2,643 (26%)
	Intermediate	<6 (13%)	121 (12%)	328 (11%)	254 (10%)	206 (10%)	92 (9%)	22 (7%)	0 (0%)	1,026 (10%)
	Inadequate	7 (47%)	171 (16%)	300 (10%)	185 (7%)	142 (7%)	93 (9%)	28 (9%)	0 (0%)	929 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (20%)	97 (9%)	266 (9%)	225 (8%)	208 (10%)	112 (11%)	35 (12%)	<6 (17%)	951 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (13%)	66 (6%)	175 (6%)	134 (5%)	118 (6%)	72 (7%)	27 (9%)	<6 (17%)	599 (6%)
Alaska	Total	15 (100%)	1,048 (100%)	2,904 (100%)	2,659 (100%)	2,072 (100%)	1,054 (100%)	299 (100%)	24 (100%)	10,087 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	201 (50%)	768 (61%)	733 (66%)	671 (73%)	326 (71%)	87 (73%)	12 (86%)	2,798 (65%)
	Black	<6 (25%)	39 (10%)	106 (8%)	65 (6%)	35 (4%)	17 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	265 (6%)
	AI/AN	<6 (25%)	110 (28%)	243 (19%)	166 (15%)	89 (10%)	48 (10%)	11 (9%)	<6 (14%)	671 (16%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (50%)	45 (11%)	128 (10%)	122 (11%)	113 (12%)	58 (13%)	18 (15%)	0 (0%)	487 (11%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	84 (21%)	232 (18%)	145 (13%)	93 (10%)	44 (10%)	16 (13%)	0 (0%)	616 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (75%)	185 (46%)	184 (15%)	61 (6%)	36 (4%)	18 (4%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	494 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	147 (37%)	606 (48%)	368 (33%)	221 (24%)	88 (19%)	25 (21%)	<6 (7%)	1,456 (34%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	19 (5%)	397 (32%)	615 (56%)	622 (68%)	325 (70%)	79 (66%)	13 (93%)	2,070 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	398 (100%)	1,235 (98%)	1,065 (97%)	884 (96%)	442 (96%)	118 (99%)	14 (100%)	4,162 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)	16 (1%)	20 (2%)	14 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	63 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	22 (2%)	17 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	59 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	322 (81%)	984 (78%)	814 (74%)	626 (68%)	288 (62%)	66 (55%)	<6 (21%)	3,107 (73%)
	Cesarean	<6 (50%)	57 (14%)	233 (18%)	243 (22%)	257 (28%)	161 (35%)	46 (39%)	11 (79%)	1,010 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	12 (<1%)	23 (2%)	16 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	64 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	11 (3%)	29 (2%)	23 (2%)	19 (2%)	8 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	94 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (25%)	220 (55%)	826 (66%)	754 (68%)	644 (70%)	320 (69%)	76 (64%)	9 (64%)	2,851 (67%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (25%)	71 (18%)	111 (9%)	80 (7%)	67 (7%)	24 (5%)	7 (6%)	<6 (14%)	364 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (50%)	22 (6%)	30 (2%)	15 (1%)	16 (2%)	8 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	95 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (25%)	55 (14%)	201 (16%)	251 (23%)	192 (21%)	95 (21%)	25 (21%)	<6 (21%)	824 (19%)
	Adequate	<6 (25%)	102 (26%)	373 (30%)	327 (30%)	278 (30%)	145 (31%)	40 (34%)	6 (43%)	1,272 (30%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	53 (13%)	129 (10%)	92 (8%)	70 (8%)	43 (9%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	393 (9%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	61 (15%)	102 (8%)	58 (5%)	50 (5%)	20 (4%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	300 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	35 (9%)	132 (10%)	114 (10%)	100 (11%)	47 (10%)	16 (13%)	<6 (29%)	448 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	25 (6%)	73 (6%)	59 (5%)	64 (7%)	32 (7%)	17 (14%)	<6 (29%)	274 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	399 (100%)	1,260 (100%)	1,103 (100%)	921 (100%)	461 (100%)	119 (100%)	14 (100%)	4,284 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	74 (82%)	194 (78%)	222 (82%)	178 (82%)	81 (84%)	24 (83%)	<6 (100%)	777 (81%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	12 (13%)	33 (13%)	25 (9%)	23 (11%)	10 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	103 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	22 (9%)	22 (8%)	14 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	68 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	29 (32%)	47 (19%)	41 (15%)	23 (11%)	9 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	150 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	44 (49%)	41 (16%)	16 (6%)	12 (6%)	8 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	123 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	37 (41%)	139 (56%)	101 (37%)	55 (25%)	18 (19%)	10 (34%)	<6 (100%)	362 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	57 (23%)	146 (54%)	144 (66%)	65 (68%)	17 (59%)	0 (0%)	432 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	86 (96%)	235 (94%)	255 (94%)	195 (90%)	90 (94%)	26 (90%)	<6 (50%)	889 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (3%)	13 (5%)	10 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (50%)	41 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (3%)	<6 (1%)	12 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	74 (82%)	201 (80%)	212 (78%)	160 (74%)	58 (60%)	17 (59%)	<6 (100%)	726 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	12 (13%)	36 (14%)	51 (19%)	52 (24%)	34 (35%)	11 (38%)	0 (0%)	196 (20%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	12 (5%)	8 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	55 (61%)	181 (72%)	210 (77%)	171 (79%)	73 (76%)	21 (72%)	<6 (100%)	713 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	22 (24%)	43 (17%)	31 (11%)	24 (11%)	15 (16%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	141 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	11 (12%)	46 (18%)	52 (19%)	36 (17%)	23 (24%)	6 (21%)	<6 (100%)	176 (18%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	32 (36%)	96 (38%)	114 (42%)	89 (41%)	38 (40%)	9 (31%)	0 (0%)	378 (39%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	18 (20%)	37 (15%)	45 (17%)	45 (21%)	13 (14%)	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	164 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	15 (17%)	40 (16%)	23 (8%)	20 (9%)	10 (10%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	113 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	11 (12%)	19 (8%)	19 (7%)	12 (6%)	11 (11%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	76 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	17 (7%)	11 (4%)	7 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	51 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	90 (100%)	250 (100%)	271 (100%)	217 (100%)	96 (100%)	29 (100%)	<6 (100%)	957 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	103 (61%)	404 (73%)	373 (76%)	272 (81%)	118 (75%)	37 (79%)	<6 (100%)	1,312 (75%)
	Black	0 (0%)	14 (8%)	42 (8%)	30 (6%)	13 (4%)	10 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	111 (6%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	41 (24%)	79 (14%)	55 (11%)	27 (8%)	17 (11%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	224 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	14 (3%)	24 (5%)	15 (4%)	7 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	67 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	37 (22%)	81 (15%)	62 (13%)	31 (9%)	19 (12%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (67%)	235 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	56 (33%)	56 (10%)	20 (4%)	7 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	141 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	76 (45%)	301 (55%)	170 (35%)	74 (22%)	41 (26%)	11 (23%)	0 (0%)	673 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	11 (7%)	147 (27%)	268 (54%)	236 (70%)	93 (59%)	33 (70%)	<6 (67%)	790 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	167 (99%)	531 (97%)	466 (95%)	319 (95%)	147 (94%)	46 (98%)	<6 (100%)	1,682 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)	15 (3%)	8 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (2%)	8 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	29 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	137 (82%)	437 (79%)	378 (77%)	234 (70%)	101 (64%)	29 (62%)	<6 (67%)	1,320 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	22 (13%)	93 (17%)	96 (20%)	86 (26%)	55 (35%)	17 (36%)	<6 (33%)	370 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	7 (4%)	14 (3%)	11 (2%)	13 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	47 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	43 (26%)	227 (41%)	186 (38%)	105 (31%)	31 (20%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (33%)	598 (34%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (8%)	38 (7%)	35 (7%)	13 (4%)	14 (9%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	114 (6%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	9 (2%)	12 (2%)	8 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	43 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	13 (8%)	62 (11%)	43 (9%)	37 (11%)	11 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	166 (9%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	21 (13%)	118 (21%)	120 (24%)	55 (16%)	19 (12%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (33%)	338 (19%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	9 (5%)	62 (11%)	37 (8%)	18 (5%)	6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	133 (8%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	19 (11%)	30 (5%)	33 (7%)	16 (5%)	13 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	115 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (7%)	44 (8%)	29 (6%)	30 (9%)	18 (11%)	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	139 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	9 (5%)	26 (5%)	25 (5%)	19 (6%)	11 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	92 (5%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	168 (100%)	550 (100%)	492 (100%)	335 (100%)	157 (100%)	47 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,755 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (75%)	87 (88%)	191 (85%)	242 (92%)	154 (86%)	86 (89%)	32 (94%)	<6 (100%)	796 (88%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (25%)	9 (9%)	25 (11%)	17 (6%)	14 (8%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	72 (8%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	25 (25%)	56 (25%)	31 (12%)	13 (7%)	10 (10%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	138 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (50%)	43 (43%)	42 (19%)	14 (5%)	7 (4%)	6 (6%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	118 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	38 (38%)	103 (46%)	111 (42%)	54 (30%)	30 (31%)	6 (18%)	0 (0%)	342 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	63 (28%)	112 (42%)	115 (64%)	56 (58%)	22 (65%)	<6 (100%)	371 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	94 (95%)	195 (87%)	231 (88%)	160 (89%)	89 (92%)	29 (85%)	<6 (100%)	803 (89%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	23 (10%)	23 (9%)	6 (3%)	7 (7%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	68 (8%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	10 (4%)	13 (7%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	77 (78%)	171 (76%)	203 (77%)	126 (70%)	67 (69%)	22 (65%)	0 (0%)	668 (74%)
	Cesarean	<6 (50%)	18 (18%)	44 (20%)	53 (20%)	50 (28%)	28 (29%)	10 (29%)	<6 (100%)	206 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	6 (3%)	7 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (75%)	24 (24%)	100 (45%)	100 (38%)	84 (47%)	37 (38%)	15 (44%)	0 (0%)	363 (40%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	12 (5%)	18 (7%)	8 (4%)	12 (12%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	65 (7%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	38 (17%)	28 (11%)	25 (14%)	19 (20%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	123 (14%)
	Adequate	<6 (25%)	11 (11%)	41 (18%)	58 (22%)	36 (20%)	18 (19%)	9 (26%)	0 (0%)	174 (19%)
	Intermediate	<6 (50%)	8 (8%)	14 (6%)	15 (6%)	14 (8%)	6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	60 (7%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	17 (8%)	8 (3%)	7 (4%)	9 (9%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	54 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (50%)	10 (10%)	12 (5%)	17 (6%)	20 (11%)	7 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (50%)	<6 (5%)	13 (6%)	8 (3%)	9 (5%)	6 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	45 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	<6 (100%)	99 (100%)	224 (100%)	264 (100%)	180 (100%)	97 (100%)	34 (100%)	<6 (100%)	904 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	9 (6%)	6 (5%)	10 (13%)	10 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (7%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	93 (98%)	145 (94%)	117 (92%)	63 (83%)	31 (72%)	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	464 (90%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	44 (46%)	81 (52%)	68 (54%)	33 (43%)	16 (37%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	246 (48%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (25%)	38 (40%)	40 (26%)	16 (13%)	9 (12%)	6 (14%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	113 (22%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	33 (35%)	68 (44%)	68 (54%)	45 (59%)	22 (51%)	6 (55%)	0 (0%)	242 (47%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (12%)	21 (17%)	14 (18%)	9 (21%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	66 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	93 (98%)	151 (97%)	127 (100%)	76 (100%)	43 (100%)	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	507 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	89 (94%)	137 (88%)	119 (94%)	65 (86%)	36 (84%)	8 (73%)	0 (0%)	460 (90%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	16 (10%)	6 (5%)	10 (13%)	6 (14%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	44 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	44 (46%)	83 (54%)	74 (58%)	48 (63%)	26 (60%)	6 (55%)	0 (0%)	283 (55%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	25 (26%)	33 (21%)	22 (17%)	11 (14%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	99 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (50%)	9 (9%)	8 (5%)	7 (6%)	6 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (25%)	8 (8%)	23 (15%)	14 (11%)	11 (14%)	8 (19%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	68 (13%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	21 (22%)	33 (21%)	41 (32%)	19 (25%)	11 (26%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	128 (25%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	16 (17%)	31 (20%)	26 (20%)	19 (25%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	98 (19%)
	Inadequate	<6 (75%)	33 (35%)	38 (25%)	21 (17%)	16 (21%)	10 (23%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	123 (24%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (25%)	<6 (4%)	16 (10%)	9 (7%)	8 (11%)	<6 (12%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	45 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	13 (8%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	25 (5%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	95 (100%)	155 (100%)	127 (100%)	76 (100%)	43 (100%)	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	513 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	40 (47%)	128 (57%)	141 (68%)	167 (80%)	82 (77%)	29 (81%)	<6 (100%)	588 (67%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	38 (44%)	82 (36%)	47 (23%)	27 (13%)	15 (14%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	214 (24%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	10 (4%)	14 (7%)	9 (4%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	45 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	27 (31%)	65 (29%)	27 (13%)	21 (10%)	9 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	150 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	37 (43%)	40 (18%)	16 (8%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	102 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (36%)	107 (47%)	68 (33%)	47 (22%)	23 (21%)	7 (19%)	0 (0%)	283 (32%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	10 (12%)	65 (29%)	112 (54%)	151 (72%)	73 (68%)	24 (67%)	<6 (100%)	437 (50%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	75 (87%)	192 (85%)	182 (88%)	186 (89%)	98 (92%)	33 (92%)	<6 (100%)	768 (88%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	13 (6%)	11 (5%)	12 (6%)	7 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	49 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	6 (7%)	19 (8%)	11 (5%)	10 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	72 (84%)	161 (71%)	145 (70%)	124 (59%)	63 (59%)	18 (50%)	<6 (100%)	585 (67%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	12 (14%)	60 (27%)	57 (27%)	78 (37%)	41 (38%)	15 (42%)	0 (0%)	263 (30%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	64 (74%)	164 (73%)	160 (77%)	168 (80%)	73 (68%)	27 (75%)	<6 (100%)	658 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (15%)	32 (14%)	18 (9%)	17 (8%)	12 (11%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	93 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	9 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	32 (37%)	76 (34%)	62 (30%)	68 (33%)	26 (24%)	11 (31%)	<6 (100%)	277 (32%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	27 (31%)	54 (24%)	71 (34%)	68 (33%)	27 (25%)	10 (28%)	0 (0%)	257 (29%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	17 (8%)	16 (8%)	19 (9%)	9 (8%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	68 (8%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	24 (11%)	13 (6%)	8 (4%)	10 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	63 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	17 (8%)	11 (5%)	20 (10%)	11 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	14 (6%)	14 (7%)	10 (5%)	8 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	55 (6%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	86 (100%)	226 (100%)	208 (100%)	209 (100%)	107 (100%)	36 (100%)	<6 (100%)	874 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (7%)	15 (8%)	18 (14%)	12 (13%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	67 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	110 (99%)	216 (91%)	172 (91%)	110 (83%)	80 (87%)	19 (86%)	<6 (100%)	711 (90%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	24 (22%)	70 (30%)	31 (16%)	22 (17%)	19 (21%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	170 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	45 (41%)	47 (20%)	23 (12%)	15 (11%)	9 (10%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (33%)	143 (18%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	34 (31%)	132 (56%)	119 (63%)	69 (52%)	52 (57%)	12 (55%)	<6 (33%)	419 (53%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	23 (10%)	33 (17%)	38 (29%)	19 (21%)	<6 (23%)	<6 (33%)	121 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	111 (100%)	232 (98%)	189 (99%)	126 (95%)	89 (97%)	22 (100%)	<6 (100%)	774 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	105 (95%)	215 (91%)	168 (88%)	114 (86%)	76 (83%)	19 (86%)	<6 (100%)	702 (89%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	18 (8%)	19 (10%)	14 (11%)	14 (15%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	73 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	25 (23%)	74 (31%)	76 (40%)	53 (40%)	38 (41%)	9 (41%)	<6 (33%)	277 (35%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	29 (26%)	56 (24%)	19 (10%)	20 (15%)	13 (14%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	142 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	6 (3%)	14 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	35 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	24 (10%)	27 (14%)	10 (8%)	10 (11%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (33%)	84 (11%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	24 (10%)	24 (13%)	21 (16%)	12 (13%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	91 (12%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	14 (13%)	38 (16%)	22 (12%)	21 (16%)	11 (12%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	109 (14%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	30 (27%)	49 (21%)	29 (15%)	25 (19%)	21 (23%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	160 (20%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	16 (14%)	26 (11%)	26 (14%)	18 (14%)	13 (14%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	101 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	19 (8%)	15 (8%)	7 (5%)	7 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	57 (7%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	111 (100%)	237 (100%)	190 (100%)	133 (100%)	92 (100%)	22 (100%)	<6 (100%)	790 (100%)

2004

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (33%)	499 (47%)	1,764 (58%)	1,793 (66%)	1,479 (70%)	746 (68%)	173 (66%)	16 (57%)	6,479 (63%)
	Black	0 (0%)	41 (4%)	155 (5%)	101 (4%)	53 (3%)	30 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	384 (4%)
	AI/AN	<6 (56%)	449 (42%)	869 (29%)	599 (22%)	395 (19%)	196 (18%)	53 (20%)	8 (29%)	2,575 (25%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (11%)	73 (7%)	189 (6%)	201 (7%)	170 (8%)	92 (8%)	24 (9%)	<6 (14%)	755 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (11%)	258 (24%)	597 (20%)	396 (15%)	237 (11%)	108 (10%)	23 (9%)	<6 (7%)	1,625 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	9 (100%)	417 (39%)	428 (14%)	189 (7%)	82 (4%)	62 (6%)	11 (4%)	<6 (14%)	1,202 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	470 (44%)	1,513 (50%)	975 (36%)	583 (28%)	294 (27%)	70 (27%)	7 (25%)	3,913 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	55 (5%)	797 (26%)	1,310 (48%)	1,238 (59%)	607 (55%)	154 (59%)	15 (54%)	4,177 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	9 (100%)	1,040 (97%)	2,889 (96%)	2,573 (94%)	1,995 (94%)	1,023 (94%)	241 (92%)	27 (96%)	9,805 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	16 (1%)	83 (3%)	89 (3%)	63 (3%)	35 (3%)	9 (3%)	<6 (4%)	296 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	34 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	11 (1%)	38 (1%)	54 (2%)	48 (2%)	32 (3%)	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	192 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	9 (100%)	878 (82%)	2,402 (80%)	2,099 (77%)	1,522 (72%)	736 (67%)	176 (67%)	15 (54%)	7,844 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	152 (14%)	541 (18%)	534 (20%)	524 (25%)	322 (29%)	78 (30%)	12 (43%)	2,164 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	14 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	56 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	32 (3%)	53 (2%)	71 (3%)	53 (3%)	22 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	237 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (11%)	528 (49%)	1,721 (57%)	1,638 (60%)	1,308 (62%)	657 (60%)	132 (50%)	16 (57%)	6,006 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (44%)	181 (17%)	308 (10%)	216 (8%)	164 (8%)	90 (8%)	37 (14%)	<6 (11%)	1,003 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	34 (3%)	83 (3%)	64 (2%)	43 (2%)	29 (3%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	261 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)	14 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	39 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (11%)	137 (13%)	458 (15%)	467 (17%)	373 (18%)	190 (17%)	50 (19%)	8 (29%)	1,684 (16%)
	Adequate	<6 (11%)	239 (22%)	753 (25%)	726 (27%)	622 (29%)	288 (26%)	56 (21%)	7 (25%)	2,694 (26%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	148 (14%)	385 (13%)	333 (12%)	232 (11%)	134 (12%)	25 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,258 (12%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	171 (16%)	307 (10%)	222 (8%)	160 (8%)	101 (9%)	32 (12%)	<6 (11%)	999 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	120 (11%)	261 (9%)	246 (9%)	189 (9%)	99 (9%)	32 (12%)	<6 (4%)	948 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (11%)	71 (7%)	156 (5%)	154 (6%)	128 (6%)	77 (7%)	29 (11%)	<6 (7%)	618 (6%)
Alaska	Total	9 (100%)	1,071 (100%)	3,020 (100%)	2,729 (100%)	2,114 (100%)	1,094 (100%)	262 (100%)	28 (100%)	10,336 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (25%)	194 (50%)	756 (62%)	806 (68%)	715 (75%)	366 (73%)	80 (66%)	<6 (50%)	2,924 (67%)
	Black	0 (0%)	35 (9%)	102 (8%)	68 (6%)	36 (4%)	21 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	266 (6%)
	AI/AN	<6 (50%)	98 (25%)	203 (17%)	169 (14%)	99 (10%)	34 (7%)	17 (14%)	<6 (13%)	623 (14%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (25%)	57 (15%)	127 (10%)	125 (11%)	104 (11%)	62 (12%)	16 (13%)	<6 (38%)	496 (11%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	79 (20%)	176 (14%)	128 (11%)	83 (9%)	36 (7%)	8 (7%)	<6 (13%)	511 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	143 (37%)	179 (15%)	74 (6%)	29 (3%)	23 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	457 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	185 (47%)	566 (47%)	389 (33%)	216 (23%)	102 (20%)	28 (23%)	<6 (38%)	1,489 (34%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	16 (4%)	350 (29%)	572 (48%)	572 (60%)	289 (58%)	71 (59%)	<6 (50%)	1,874 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	385 (99%)	1,179 (97%)	1,139 (96%)	924 (96%)	475 (95%)	116 (96%)	8 (100%)	4,233 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (1%)	22 (2%)	22 (2%)	11 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	76 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	18 (1%)	24 (2%)	11 (1%)	12 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	71 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	324 (83%)	968 (80%)	893 (75%)	673 (70%)	324 (65%)	69 (57%)	<6 (50%)	3,261 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	51 (13%)	214 (18%)	258 (22%)	258 (27%)	157 (32%)	51 (42%)	<6 (50%)	994 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	10 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	10 (3%)	22 (2%)	25 (2%)	22 (2%)	10 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	90 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (25%)	219 (56%)	802 (66%)	777 (66%)	679 (71%)	347 (70%)	75 (62%)	<6 (63%)	2,907 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (25%)	80 (21%)	113 (9%)	84 (7%)	44 (5%)	34 (7%)	15 (12%)	<6 (13%)	372 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	30 (2%)	28 (2%)	8 (<1%)	11 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	87 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (25%)	57 (15%)	195 (16%)	207 (17%)	201 (21%)	98 (20%)	31 (26%)	<6 (38%)	793 (18%)
	Adequate	<6 (25%)	93 (24%)	291 (24%)	318 (27%)	301 (31%)	154 (31%)	30 (25%)	<6 (13%)	1,189 (27%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	62 (16%)	186 (15%)	152 (13%)	98 (10%)	58 (12%)	11 (9%)	0 (0%)	567 (13%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	56 (14%)	101 (8%)	90 (8%)	35 (4%)	31 (6%)	12 (10%)	<6 (13%)	326 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	45 (12%)	97 (8%)	106 (9%)	81 (8%)	43 (9%)	20 (17%)	<6 (13%)	393 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	24 (6%)	62 (5%)	66 (6%)	65 (7%)	36 (7%)	18 (15%)	<6 (25%)	273 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	390 (100%)	1,215 (100%)	1,185 (100%)	959 (100%)	498 (100%)	121 (100%)	8 (100%)	4,383 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	69 (71%)	167 (72%)	193 (81%)	168 (78%)	84 (79%)	18 (82%)	6 (86%)	707 (77%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	23 (24%)	40 (17%)	30 (13%)	28 (13%)	10 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	131 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	16 (7%)	12 (5%)	18 (8%)	9 (8%)	<6 (18%)	<6 (14%)	63 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	19 (20%)	45 (19%)	29 (12%)	26 (12%)	13 (12%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	135 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	42 (43%)	37 (16%)	21 (9%)	10 (5%)	8 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (14%)	119 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	39 (40%)	112 (48%)	84 (35%)	68 (31%)	23 (22%)	<6 (18%)	<6 (14%)	331 (36%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	69 (30%)	128 (54%)	130 (60%)	69 (65%)	18 (82%)	<6 (71%)	430 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	94 (97%)	221 (95%)	221 (93%)	196 (91%)	91 (86%)	19 (86%)	6 (86%)	850 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (3%)	10 (4%)	10 (5%)	9 (8%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (14%)	40 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	7 (3%)	10 (5%)	6 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	79 (81%)	180 (77%)	172 (72%)	156 (72%)	76 (72%)	18 (82%)	<6 (43%)	686 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	13 (13%)	44 (19%)	50 (21%)	50 (23%)	26 (25%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (43%)	189 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	9 (4%)	13 (5%)	8 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (14%)	38 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	68 (70%)	172 (74%)	187 (79%)	167 (77%)	81 (76%)	14 (64%)	6 (86%)	697 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (16%)	29 (12%)	29 (12%)	26 (12%)	10 (9%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	115 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	8 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	41 (18%)	53 (22%)	42 (19%)	16 (15%)	<6 (18%)	<6 (14%)	165 (18%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	35 (36%)	98 (42%)	80 (34%)	84 (39%)	44 (42%)	9 (41%)	<6 (71%)	356 (39%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	20 (21%)	28 (12%)	51 (21%)	40 (19%)	23 (22%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	165 (18%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	20 (21%)	29 (12%)	21 (9%)	17 (8%)	10 (9%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	100 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	23 (10%)	24 (10%)	18 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	77 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	17 (7%)	17 (7%)	11 (5%)	7 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	58 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	97 (100%)	233 (100%)	238 (100%)	216 (100%)	106 (100%)	22 (100%)	7 (100%)	921 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	106 (67%)	448 (72%)	354 (73%)	233 (77%)	116 (75%)	32 (80%)	<6 (100%)	1,293 (73%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	47 (8%)	27 (6%)	15 (5%)	7 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	100 (6%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	42 (26%)	94 (15%)	59 (12%)	31 (10%)	20 (13%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	251 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	22 (4%)	32 (7%)	19 (6%)	6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	88 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	36 (23%)	89 (14%)	58 (12%)	23 (8%)	16 (10%)	7 (18%)	0 (0%)	230 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	50 (31%)	48 (8%)	22 (5%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	132 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	83 (52%)	320 (52%)	149 (31%)	70 (23%)	52 (34%)	10 (25%)	0 (0%)	684 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	14 (9%)	213 (34%)	281 (58%)	219 (72%)	91 (59%)	26 (65%)	<6 (100%)	845 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	156 (98%)	601 (97%)	462 (96%)	285 (94%)	150 (97%)	36 (90%)	<6 (100%)	1,694 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	17 (3%)	12 (2%)	12 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	48 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	113 (71%)	478 (77%)	367 (76%)	216 (71%)	96 (62%)	31 (78%)	<6 (100%)	1,305 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	34 (21%)	129 (21%)	96 (20%)	73 (24%)	51 (33%)	7 (18%)	0 (0%)	390 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	10 (6%)	9 (1%)	15 (3%)	12 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	44 (28%)	253 (41%)	190 (39%)	109 (36%)	33 (21%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	634 (36%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	30 (5%)	15 (3%)	11 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	65 (4%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	12 (2%)	8 (2%)	8 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	38 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	10 (6%)	56 (9%)	50 (10%)	27 (9%)	9 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	153 (9%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	29 (18%)	152 (25%)	110 (23%)	61 (20%)	17 (11%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	370 (21%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	60 (10%)	38 (8%)	21 (7%)	7 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	134 (8%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	10 (6%)	27 (4%)	13 (3%)	17 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	74 (4%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	21 (13%)	50 (8%)	34 (7%)	25 (8%)	13 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	145 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (50%)	14 (9%)	27 (4%)	14 (3%)	15 (5%)	9 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	81 (5%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	159 (100%)	619 (100%)	483 (100%)	303 (100%)	155 (100%)	40 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,763 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	84 (84%)	253 (84%)	241 (91%)	187 (91%)	84 (88%)	30 (97%)	<6 (75%)	882 (88%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	12 (12%)	40 (13%)	16 (6%)	14 (7%)	9 (9%)	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	92 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	19 (19%)	72 (24%)	49 (18%)	21 (10%)	7 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	168 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	34 (34%)	47 (16%)	20 (8%)	7 (3%)	6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (25%)	116 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	51 (51%)	169 (56%)	91 (34%)	58 (28%)	22 (23%)	9 (29%)	0 (0%)	400 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	66 (22%)	134 (51%)	130 (63%)	58 (60%)	18 (58%)	<6 (75%)	413 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	93 (93%)	275 (91%)	229 (86%)	178 (86%)	87 (91%)	27 (87%)	<6 (100%)	893 (89%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	22 (7%)	25 (9%)	15 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	71 (7%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	11 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	76 (76%)	224 (74%)	212 (80%)	144 (70%)	63 (66%)	20 (65%)	<6 (50%)	741 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	21 (21%)	68 (23%)	39 (15%)	56 (27%)	30 (31%)	11 (35%)	<6 (50%)	227 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (2%)	12 (5%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	40 (40%)	140 (46%)	134 (51%)	107 (52%)	52 (54%)	16 (52%)	<6 (75%)	492 (49%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (14%)	26 (9%)	15 (6%)	24 (12%)	9 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	88 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	25 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	18 (18%)	57 (19%)	45 (17%)	37 (18%)	18 (19%)	7 (23%)	<6 (75%)	185 (18%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	15 (15%)	66 (22%)	56 (21%)	52 (25%)	25 (26%)	7 (23%)	0 (0%)	221 (22%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	16 (5%)	22 (8%)	21 (10%)	7 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	74 (7%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	14 (14%)	23 (8%)	13 (5%)	20 (10%)	7 (7%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	80 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (12%)	28 (9%)	27 (10%)	16 (8%)	9 (9%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	96 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	18 (6%)	18 (7%)	13 (6%)	8 (8%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	68 (7%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	100 (100%)	302 (100%)	265 (100%)	206 (100%)	96 (100%)	31 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,004 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	16 (11%)	8 (9%)	11 (28%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	45 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	111 (97%)	161 (96%)	124 (86%)	80 (85%)	28 (70%)	9 (90%)	<6 (100%)	518 (90%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (33%)	49 (43%)	87 (52%)	72 (50%)	43 (46%)	14 (35%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	270 (47%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	56 (49%)	31 (19%)	23 (16%)	12 (13%)	6 (15%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (50%)	134 (23%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	37 (32%)	97 (58%)	73 (50%)	46 (49%)	18 (45%)	6 (60%)	<6 (50%)	278 (48%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (6%)	30 (21%)	24 (26%)	11 (28%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	77 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	113 (98%)	164 (98%)	144 (99%)	92 (98%)	40 (100%)	10 (100%)	<6 (100%)	568 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	103 (90%)	157 (94%)	129 (89%)	79 (84%)	36 (90%)	9 (90%)	<6 (50%)	517 (90%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	9 (5%)	12 (8%)	13 (14%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (50%)	49 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	64 (56%)	93 (56%)	98 (68%)	55 (59%)	23 (58%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	336 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	31 (27%)	37 (22%)	19 (13%)	16 (17%)	7 (18%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	117 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	12 (7%)	6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	14 (12%)	12 (7%)	21 (14%)	13 (14%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	65 (11%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	30 (26%)	37 (22%)	41 (28%)	23 (24%)	10 (25%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	142 (25%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	32 (28%)	48 (29%)	32 (22%)	19 (20%)	9 (23%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	144 (25%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	22 (19%)	43 (26%)	31 (21%)	19 (20%)	9 (23%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	129 (22%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	13 (11%)	16 (10%)	13 (9%)	12 (13%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	61 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	10 (9%)	7 (4%)	13 (9%)	6 (6%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	41 (7%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	115 (100%)	167 (100%)	145 (100%)	94 (100%)	40 (100%)	10 (100%)	<6 (100%)	576 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	40 (53%)	128 (56%)	161 (68%)	136 (74%)	78 (77%)	7 (54%)	<6 (100%)	552 (65%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	32 (43%)	88 (38%)	52 (22%)	30 (16%)	9 (9%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	213 (25%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	13 (6%)	18 (8%)	14 (8%)	10 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	59 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	15 (20%)	56 (24%)	26 (11%)	17 (9%)	8 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	122 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	35 (47%)	25 (11%)	8 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	75 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	32 (43%)	127 (55%)	85 (36%)	50 (27%)	23 (23%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	318 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	65 (28%)	134 (57%)	120 (65%)	70 (69%)	9 (69%)	<6 (100%)	404 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	66 (88%)	205 (89%)	206 (87%)	171 (92%)	85 (84%)	9 (69%)	<6 (100%)	744 (88%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	19 (8%)	19 (8%)	<6 (2%)	8 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	57 (7%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (3%)	10 (4%)	10 (5%)	7 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	36 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	56 (75%)	168 (73%)	169 (71%)	127 (69%)	56 (55%)	8 (62%)	0 (0%)	584 (69%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	18 (24%)	56 (24%)	64 (27%)	54 (29%)	43 (43%)	<6 (15%)	<6 (100%)	239 (28%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	49 (65%)	176 (77%)	190 (80%)	140 (76%)	80 (79%)	7 (54%)	<6 (50%)	643 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (16%)	27 (12%)	24 (10%)	16 (9%)	9 (9%)	<6 (15%)	<6 (50%)	91 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	8 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	20 (27%)	78 (34%)	73 (31%)	43 (23%)	33 (33%)	<6 (15%)	<6 (50%)	250 (30%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	26 (35%)	80 (35%)	97 (41%)	79 (43%)	27 (27%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	313 (37%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	16 (7%)	16 (7%)	17 (9%)	16 (16%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	70 (8%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	12 (16%)	20 (9%)	18 (8%)	18 (10%)	12 (12%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (50%)	82 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	21 (9%)	17 (7%)	20 (11%)	9 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	73 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	8 (3%)	10 (4%)	11 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	39 (5%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	75 (100%)	230 (100%)	237 (100%)	185 (100%)	101 (100%)	13 (100%)	<6 (100%)	843 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (3%)	22 (13%)	31 (21%)	7 (7%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	75 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	131 (97%)	243 (96%)	149 (85%)	113 (75%)	86 (88%)	20 (80%)	<6 (100%)	747 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	41 (30%)	72 (28%)	34 (19%)	24 (16%)	14 (14%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (25%)	189 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	57 (42%)	61 (24%)	21 (12%)	15 (10%)	12 (12%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (25%)	169 (20%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	43 (32%)	122 (48%)	104 (59%)	75 (50%)	54 (55%)	12 (48%)	<6 (50%)	413 (49%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	24 (9%)	31 (18%)	42 (28%)	19 (19%)	10 (40%)	0 (0%)	133 (16%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	133 (99%)	244 (96%)	172 (98%)	149 (99%)	95 (97%)	24 (96%)	<6 (100%)	823 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	127 (94%)	227 (89%)	157 (89%)	127 (85%)	85 (87%)	21 (84%)	<6 (100%)	750 (89%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	21 (8%)	15 (9%)	20 (13%)	11 (11%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	76 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	44 (33%)	85 (33%)	62 (35%)	50 (33%)	41 (42%)	12 (48%)	<6 (25%)	296 (35%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	23 (17%)	46 (18%)	30 (17%)	27 (18%)	18 (18%)	10 (40%)	<6 (25%)	155 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	9 (4%)	10 (6%)	9 (6%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	19 (7%)	18 (10%)	10 (7%)	12 (12%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	73 (9%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	11 (8%)	29 (11%)	24 (14%)	22 (15%)	11 (11%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (25%)	103 (12%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	16 (12%)	31 (12%)	22 (13%)	15 (10%)	14 (14%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	103 (12%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	37 (27%)	64 (25%)	36 (20%)	34 (23%)	27 (28%)	9 (36%)	<6 (25%)	208 (25%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	16 (12%)	26 (10%)	25 (14%)	17 (11%)	16 (16%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	103 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	17 (7%)	16 (9%)	7 (5%)	9 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	58 (7%)
Southwest	Total	0 (0%)	135 (100%)	254 (100%)	176 (100%)	150 (100%)	98 (100%)	25 (100%)	<6 (100%)	845 (100%)

2005

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (23%)	469 (45%)	1,757 (58%)	1,865 (64%)	1,422 (69%)	708 (67%)	193 (62%)	10 (50%)	6,431 (62%)
	Black	0 (0%)	49 (5%)	151 (5%)	109 (4%)	63 (3%)	25 (2%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	405 (4%)
	AI/AN	10 (77%)	426 (41%)	918 (30%)	694 (24%)	382 (19%)	203 (19%)	64 (21%)	8 (40%)	2,706 (26%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	81 (8%)	185 (6%)	195 (7%)	161 (8%)	100 (9%)	38 (12%)	<6 (5%)	763 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (8%)	253 (24%)	624 (20%)	420 (14%)	237 (12%)	103 (10%)	32 (10%)	<6 (15%)	1,675 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	9 (69%)	436 (42%)	495 (16%)	230 (8%)	99 (5%)	62 (6%)	15 (5%)	<6 (5%)	1,348 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	417 (40%)	1,526 (50%)	1,153 (40%)	625 (30%)	291 (28%)	90 (29%)	10 (50%)	4,113 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	56 (5%)	820 (27%)	1,371 (47%)	1,244 (60%)	656 (62%)	187 (61%)	8 (40%)	4,345 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	13 (100%)	1,002 (97%)	2,901 (95%)	2,710 (93%)	1,925 (93%)	1,000 (95%)	292 (94%)	19 (95%)	9,869 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	23 (2%)	87 (3%)	121 (4%)	87 (4%)	28 (3%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	354 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	50 (2%)	69 (2%)	41 (2%)	25 (2%)	9 (3%)	<6 (5%)	200 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	11 (85%)	849 (82%)	2,404 (79%)	2,173 (75%)	1,446 (70%)	680 (64%)	196 (63%)	12 (60%)	7,776 (74%)
	Cesarean	<6 (8%)	135 (13%)	538 (18%)	632 (22%)	544 (26%)	335 (32%)	103 (33%)	6 (30%)	2,295 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)	22 (<1%)	15 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	60 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (8%)	37 (4%)	66 (2%)	73 (3%)	59 (3%)	24 (2%)	7 (2%)	<6 (5%)	268 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (23%)	527 (51%)	1,792 (59%)	1,778 (61%)	1,296 (63%)	607 (57%)	175 (57%)	7 (35%)	6,191 (59%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (38%)	159 (15%)	358 (12%)	250 (9%)	157 (8%)	117 (11%)	28 (9%)	<6 (20%)	1,079 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (23%)	45 (4%)	67 (2%)	63 (2%)	56 (3%)	34 (3%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	276 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (10%)	37 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	152 (15%)	442 (14%)	507 (17%)	385 (19%)	192 (18%)	46 (15%)	<6 (10%)	1,728 (17%)
	Adequate	<6 (15%)	215 (21%)	831 (27%)	844 (29%)	629 (31%)	283 (27%)	85 (28%)	<6 (15%)	2,894 (28%)
	Intermediate	<6 (23%)	176 (17%)	497 (16%)	396 (14%)	251 (12%)	134 (13%)	38 (12%)	<6 (15%)	1,500 (14%)
	Inadequate	<6 (38%)	154 (15%)	316 (10%)	235 (8%)	165 (8%)	115 (11%)	20 (6%)	<6 (25%)	1,016 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	74 (7%)	268 (9%)	237 (8%)	192 (9%)	112 (11%)	38 (12%)	<6 (10%)	924 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (8%)	55 (5%)	181 (6%)	146 (5%)	149 (7%)	72 (7%)	28 (9%)	<6 (15%)	635 (6%)
Alaska	Total	13 (100%)	1,033 (100%)	3,049 (100%)	2,906 (100%)	2,060 (100%)	1,056 (100%)	309 (100%)	20 (100%)	10,453 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (67%)	195 (49%)	716 (59%)	739 (65%)	652 (72%)	319 (71%)	76 (62%)	<6 (67%)	2,704 (64%)
	Black	0 (0%)	41 (10%)	100 (8%)	77 (7%)	43 (5%)	18 (4%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	285 (7%)
	AI/AN	<6 (33%)	95 (24%)	235 (20%)	165 (15%)	85 (9%)	46 (10%)	19 (15%)	<6 (17%)	647 (15%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	62 (16%)	127 (11%)	125 (11%)	106 (12%)	59 (13%)	19 (15%)	<6 (17%)	500 (12%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	69 (17%)	204 (17%)	123 (11%)	83 (9%)	36 (8%)	10 (8%)	0 (0%)	527 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	190 (48%)	192 (16%)	88 (8%)	39 (4%)	32 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (17%)	550 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	143 (36%)	573 (48%)	358 (32%)	235 (26%)	99 (22%)	24 (20%)	<6 (33%)	1,435 (34%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	27 (7%)	375 (31%)	633 (56%)	605 (66%)	303 (67%)	89 (72%)	<6 (50%)	2,035 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	389 (97%)	1,173 (97%)	1,078 (95%)	861 (95%)	438 (97%)	118 (96%)	6 (100%)	4,068 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	10 (3%)	18 (1%)	33 (3%)	30 (3%)	6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	98 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	20 (2%)	19 (2%)	6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	62 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	318 (80%)	910 (76%)	825 (73%)	631 (69%)	284 (63%)	76 (62%)	<6 (33%)	3,051 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	63 (16%)	242 (20%)	265 (23%)	244 (27%)	152 (34%)	45 (37%)	<6 (50%)	1,014 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	13 (1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	37 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	13 (3%)	34 (3%)	30 (3%)	29 (3%)	8 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (17%)	116 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	244 (61%)	849 (71%)	824 (73%)	671 (74%)	307 (68%)	81 (66%)	<6 (33%)	2,981 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	70 (18%)	144 (12%)	88 (8%)	57 (6%)	39 (9%)	12 (10%)	<6 (33%)	412 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (67%)	17 (4%)	32 (3%)	34 (3%)	32 (4%)	16 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	138 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	67 (17%)	221 (18%)	216 (19%)	203 (22%)	97 (22%)	25 (20%)	<6 (17%)	831 (20%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	106 (27%)	360 (30%)	390 (34%)	306 (34%)	144 (32%)	37 (30%)	<6 (33%)	1,345 (32%)
	Intermediate	<6 (33%)	69 (17%)	216 (18%)	167 (15%)	125 (14%)	59 (13%)	13 (11%)	0 (0%)	650 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	56 (14%)	115 (10%)	88 (8%)	63 (7%)	36 (8%)	10 (8%)	<6 (17%)	371 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	25 (6%)	124 (10%)	94 (8%)	88 (10%)	54 (12%)	24 (20%)	0 (0%)	409 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	21 (5%)	83 (7%)	62 (5%)	71 (8%)	38 (8%)	14 (11%)	<6 (33%)	291 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	400 (100%)	1,204 (100%)	1,131 (100%)	911 (100%)	451 (100%)	123 (100%)	6 (100%)	4,231 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	66 (77%)	206 (75%)	230 (82%)	174 (86%)	84 (80%)	26 (74%)	<6 (50%)	787 (80%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	15 (17%)	49 (18%)	31 (11%)	16 (8%)	11 (10%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (50%)	128 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	16 (6%)	16 (6%)	13 (6%)	8 (8%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	62 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	16 (19%)	49 (18%)	23 (8%)	24 (12%)	9 (9%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (50%)	125 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	33 (38%)	45 (16%)	9 (3%)	7 (3%)	7 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	103 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	41 (48%)	145 (53%)	128 (46%)	58 (29%)	29 (28%)	9 (26%)	<6 (50%)	411 (42%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	74 (27%)	133 (48%)	132 (65%)	68 (65%)	24 (69%)	<6 (50%)	441 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	83 (97%)	255 (93%)	261 (94%)	183 (90%)	94 (90%)	33 (94%)	<6 (50%)	911 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	16 (6%)	12 (4%)	14 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	51 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (2%)	6 (3%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	23 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	59 (69%)	214 (78%)	200 (72%)	138 (68%)	71 (68%)	23 (66%)	<6 (100%)	707 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	19 (22%)	49 (18%)	65 (23%)	57 (28%)	29 (28%)	10 (29%)	0 (0%)	230 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	10 (4%)	11 (4%)	7 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	52 (60%)	217 (79%)	238 (85%)	169 (83%)	77 (73%)	30 (86%)	<6 (50%)	785 (80%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	23 (27%)	38 (14%)	24 (9%)	21 (10%)	18 (17%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	126 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	18 (21%)	56 (20%)	61 (22%)	38 (19%)	21 (20%)	7 (20%)	0 (0%)	201 (20%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	25 (29%)	109 (40%)	119 (43%)	96 (47%)	38 (36%)	16 (46%)	0 (0%)	404 (41%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	19 (22%)	60 (22%)	60 (22%)	42 (21%)	24 (23%)	7 (20%)	<6 (50%)	213 (22%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	13 (15%)	29 (11%)	19 (7%)	13 (6%)	12 (11%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (50%)	88 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	22 (8%)	14 (5%)	12 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	55 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	13 (5%)	6 (2%)	11 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	86 (100%)	275 (100%)	279 (100%)	203 (100%)	105 (100%)	35 (100%)	<6 (100%)	986 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	97 (70%)	398 (72%)	403 (76%)	261 (78%)	120 (83%)	33 (72%)	<6 (67%)	1,315 (75%)
	Black	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	44 (8%)	27 (5%)	12 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	96 (5%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	31 (22%)	94 (17%)	69 (13%)	38 (11%)	11 (8%)	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	250 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	19 (3%)	24 (5%)	21 (6%)	7 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	78 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	32 (23%)	77 (14%)	62 (12%)	25 (8%)	9 (6%)	7 (15%)	0 (0%)	212 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	43 (31%)	62 (11%)	31 (6%)	9 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	149 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	70 (51%)	288 (52%)	220 (42%)	83 (25%)	41 (28%)	18 (39%)	<6 (33%)	721 (41%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	177 (32%)	257 (48%)	226 (68%)	91 (63%)	22 (48%)	<6 (33%)	781 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	138 (100%)	534 (96%)	491 (93%)	310 (93%)	135 (94%)	43 (93%)	<6 (100%)	1,656 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (4%)	24 (5%)	16 (5%)	6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	68 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	24 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	113 (82%)	435 (78%)	386 (73%)	233 (70%)	82 (57%)	32 (70%)	<6 (33%)	1,284 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	20 (14%)	102 (18%)	121 (23%)	93 (28%)	55 (38%)	12 (26%)	<6 (33%)	404 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	11 (2%)	16 (3%)	6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	43 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	28 (20%)	226 (41%)	188 (35%)	101 (30%)	34 (24%)	6 (13%)	<6 (33%)	584 (33%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	46 (8%)	40 (8%)	22 (7%)	11 (8%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	132 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (1%)	7 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	24 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	38 (7%)	41 (8%)	30 (9%)	13 (9%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	129 (7%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	13 (9%)	127 (23%)	110 (21%)	59 (18%)	17 (12%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (33%)	331 (19%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	9 (7%)	76 (14%)	55 (10%)	21 (6%)	10 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	175 (10%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	13 (9%)	35 (6%)	26 (5%)	15 (5%)	9 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	99 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	49 (9%)	35 (7%)	38 (11%)	15 (10%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	146 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	36 (6%)	26 (5%)	29 (9%)	8 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	110 (6%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	138 (100%)	556 (100%)	530 (100%)	333 (100%)	144 (100%)	46 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,752 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	70 (78%)	294 (87%)	304 (89%)	172 (86%)	89 (77%)	33 (83%)	<6 (100%)	965 (86%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	13 (14%)	34 (10%)	22 (6%)	14 (7%)	13 (11%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	98 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	6 (3%)	7 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	34 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	24 (27%)	69 (20%)	50 (15%)	13 (7%)	7 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	165 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (33%)	61 (18%)	25 (7%)	9 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	132 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	41 (46%)	170 (50%)	141 (41%)	60 (30%)	31 (27%)	13 (33%)	0 (0%)	456 (41%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	88 (26%)	161 (47%)	121 (61%)	77 (67%)	24 (60%)	<6 (100%)	482 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	81 (90%)	302 (90%)	287 (84%)	177 (89%)	104 (90%)	36 (90%)	<6 (100%)	990 (88%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	21 (6%)	38 (11%)	13 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	88 (8%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (3%)	13 (4%)	8 (4%)	6 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	39 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	77 (86%)	258 (77%)	256 (75%)	141 (71%)	75 (65%)	20 (50%)	<6 (100%)	830 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	68 (20%)	74 (22%)	49 (25%)	33 (29%)	19 (48%)	0 (0%)	252 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	7 (2%)	9 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	28 (31%)	100 (30%)	124 (36%)	81 (41%)	48 (42%)	19 (48%)	0 (0%)	400 (36%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	<6 (6%)	10 (3%)	15 (4%)	6 (3%)	6 (5%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	46 (4%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	13 (14%)	23 (7%)	43 (13%)	22 (11%)	18 (16%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	123 (11%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	10 (11%)	52 (15%)	62 (18%)	39 (20%)	19 (17%)	9 (23%)	0 (0%)	192 (17%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	16 (5%)	17 (5%)	15 (8%)	9 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	64 (6%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	8 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	10 (11%)	24 (7%)	38 (11%)	21 (11%)	15 (13%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	112 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	14 (4%)	23 (7%)	16 (8%)	7 (6%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	71 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	<6 (100%)	90 (100%)	337 (100%)	341 (100%)	199 (100%)	115 (100%)	40 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,125 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (9%)	15 (17%)	8 (14%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	41 (7%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	113 (98%)	195 (95%)	125 (90%)	72 (81%)	44 (77%)	8 (80%)	<6 (100%)	563 (91%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (20%)	57 (50%)	108 (53%)	72 (52%)	41 (46%)	21 (37%)	<6 (40%)	<6 (100%)	305 (49%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (80%)	64 (56%)	48 (23%)	27 (19%)	14 (16%)	6 (11%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	165 (27%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	35 (30%)	108 (53%)	77 (55%)	46 (52%)	25 (44%)	<6 (30%)	<6 (100%)	295 (47%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	18 (9%)	25 (18%)	23 (26%)	21 (37%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	94 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	115 (100%)	201 (98%)	139 (100%)	88 (99%)	57 (100%)	10 (100%)	<6 (100%)	617 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (80%)	104 (90%)	188 (92%)	122 (88%)	77 (87%)	48 (84%)	8 (80%)	<6 (100%)	553 (89%)
	Cesarean	<6 (20%)	8 (7%)	12 (6%)	15 (11%)	11 (12%)	8 (14%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	57 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (20%)	75 (65%)	130 (63%)	102 (73%)	65 (73%)	29 (51%)	9 (90%)	<6 (100%)	413 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (80%)	26 (23%)	46 (22%)	25 (18%)	11 (12%)	17 (30%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	129 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	10 (9%)	8 (4%)	<6 (4%)	8 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	36 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	18 (16%)	22 (11%)	31 (22%)	17 (19%)	10 (18%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	100 (16%)
	Adequate	<6 (20%)	22 (19%)	55 (27%)	43 (31%)	23 (26%)	7 (12%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	153 (25%)
	Intermediate	<6 (20%)	36 (31%)	64 (31%)	35 (25%)	20 (22%)	11 (19%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	173 (28%)
	Inadequate	<6 (60%)	35 (30%)	44 (21%)	23 (17%)	23 (26%)	21 (37%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	150 (24%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	11 (10%)	18 (9%)	16 (12%)	7 (8%)	8 (14%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	61 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	17 (8%)	<6 (4%)	6 (7%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	39 (6%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	115 (100%)	205 (100%)	139 (100%)	89 (100%)	57 (100%)	10 (100%)	<6 (100%)	622 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	38 (44%)	127 (57%)	153 (61%)	131 (69%)	78 (74%)	22 (88%)	<6 (100%)	550 (63%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	45 (52%)	81 (36%)	72 (29%)	42 (22%)	12 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	252 (29%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	10 (5%)	22 (9%)	11 (6%)	13 (12%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	63 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	20 (23%)	54 (24%)	37 (15%)	21 (11%)	10 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	144 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (36%)	27 (12%)	16 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	81 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	42 (48%)	115 (52%)	100 (40%)	66 (35%)	28 (27%)	11 (44%)	0 (0%)	362 (41%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	59 (27%)	123 (49%)	107 (57%)	71 (68%)	14 (56%)	<6 (100%)	378 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	83 (95%)	189 (85%)	219 (88%)	173 (92%)	96 (91%)	23 (92%)	<6 (100%)	784 (89%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	12 (5%)	13 (5%)	13 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	21 (9%)	17 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	50 (6%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	69 (79%)	171 (77%)	180 (72%)	118 (62%)	53 (50%)	12 (48%)	0 (0%)	603 (69%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	13 (15%)	46 (21%)	63 (25%)	68 (36%)	49 (47%)	11 (44%)	<6 (100%)	251 (29%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	68 (78%)	165 (74%)	201 (81%)	152 (80%)	78 (74%)	18 (72%)	0 (0%)	682 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	31 (14%)	18 (7%)	19 (10%)	9 (9%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	91 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	23 (26%)	65 (29%)	96 (39%)	58 (31%)	28 (27%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	274 (31%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	33 (38%)	92 (41%)	90 (36%)	90 (48%)	45 (43%)	14 (56%)	0 (0%)	364 (41%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	14 (16%)	21 (9%)	23 (9%)	13 (7%)	6 (6%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	80 (9%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	10 (11%)	22 (10%)	11 (4%)	11 (6%)	7 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	63 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (7%)	15 (7%)	20 (8%)	10 (5%)	9 (9%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (100%)	63 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	10 (5%)	11 (4%)	9 (5%)	7 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	45 (5%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	87 (100%)	222 (100%)	249 (100%)	189 (100%)	105 (100%)	25 (100%)	<6 (100%)	878 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	14 (6%)	21 (9%)	17 (13%)	9 (12%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	66 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	114 (97%)	230 (92%)	210 (89%)	115 (85%)	66 (86%)	25 (83%)	<6 (100%)	768 (90%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	35 (30%)	63 (25%)	53 (23%)	30 (22%)	11 (14%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (20%)	197 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (33%)	45 (38%)	60 (24%)	34 (14%)	16 (12%)	7 (9%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	167 (20%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	45 (38%)	127 (51%)	128 (54%)	77 (57%)	38 (49%)	12 (40%)	<6 (100%)	432 (51%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	29 (12%)	38 (16%)	30 (22%)	23 (30%)	9 (30%)	0 (0%)	131 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	113 (97%)	247 (99%)	235 (100%)	133 (98%)	75 (97%)	29 (97%)	<6 (100%)	841 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (67%)	109 (93%)	228 (91%)	202 (86%)	108 (79%)	66 (86%)	25 (83%)	<6 (80%)	745 (87%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	19 (8%)	29 (12%)	22 (16%)	8 (10%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (20%)	86 (10%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (33%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	32 (27%)	105 (42%)	99 (42%)	57 (42%)	32 (42%)	12 (40%)	<6 (40%)	341 (40%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (14%)	43 (17%)	40 (17%)	21 (15%)	17 (22%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (40%)	143 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (33%)	11 (9%)	13 (5%)	12 (5%)	6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	49 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	17 (7%)	18 (8%)	17 (13%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (20%)	68 (8%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	36 (14%)	30 (13%)	16 (12%)	12 (16%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	104 (12%)
	Intermediate	<6 (33%)	24 (21%)	44 (18%)	38 (16%)	15 (11%)	14 (18%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (40%)	143 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	23 (20%)	64 (26%)	63 (27%)	35 (26%)	22 (29%)	6 (20%)	<6 (40%)	216 (25%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (10%)	16 (6%)	20 (9%)	16 (12%)	8 (10%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (20%)	78 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (33%)	<6 (4%)	8 (3%)	13 (6%)	7 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (20%)	39 (5%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	117 (100%)	250 (100%)	235 (100%)	136 (100%)	77 (100%)	30 (100%)	<6 (100%)	854 (100%)

2006

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (43%)	467 (42%)	1,900 (58%)	1,976 (64%)	1,425 (68%)	809 (69%)	185 (68%)	16 (62%)	6,782 (62%)
	Black	<6 (14%)	61 (6%)	158 (5%)	118 (4%)	51 (2%)	31 (3%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	428 (4%)
	AI/AN	<6 (29%)	469 (43%)	947 (29%)	666 (22%)	371 (18%)	190 (16%)	47 (17%)	6 (23%)	2,698 (25%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (14%)	90 (8%)	210 (6%)	235 (8%)	193 (9%)	112 (10%)	27 (10%)	<6 (15%)	872 (8%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (14%)	252 (23%)	634 (19%)	404 (13%)	252 (12%)	102 (9%)	27 (10%)	7 (27%)	1,679 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	7 (100%)	488 (44%)	501 (15%)	251 (8%)	99 (5%)	43 (4%)	12 (4%)	<6 (15%)	1,405 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	439 (40%)	1,681 (52%)	1,226 (40%)	644 (31%)	316 (27%)	78 (29%)	9 (35%)	4,393 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	48 (4%)	866 (27%)	1,470 (48%)	1,264 (60%)	753 (64%)	167 (62%)	10 (38%)	4,578 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	7 (100%)	1,070 (97%)	3,115 (96%)	2,871 (94%)	1,964 (94%)	1,101 (94%)	258 (95%)	25 (96%)	10,412 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	25 (2%)	86 (3%)	121 (4%)	64 (3%)	29 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	331 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	40 (1%)	66 (2%)	63 (3%)	39 (3%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	217 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	6 (86%)	886 (80%)	2,514 (77%)	2,294 (75%)	1,450 (69%)	732 (63%)	171 (63%)	10 (38%)	8,064 (73%)
	Cesarean	<6 (14%)	171 (16%)	607 (19%)	674 (22%)	570 (27%)	407 (35%)	93 (34%)	16 (62%)	2,539 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	23 (<1%)	17 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	62 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	37 (3%)	97 (3%)	73 (2%)	52 (2%)	24 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	288 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (43%)	559 (51%)	1,927 (59%)	1,898 (62%)	1,323 (63%)	753 (64%)	150 (55%)	13 (50%)	6,627 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (43%)	198 (18%)	352 (11%)	249 (8%)	163 (8%)	85 (7%)	22 (8%)	<6 (8%)	1,074 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (14%)	46 (4%)	86 (3%)	84 (3%)	55 (3%)	28 (2%)	12 (4%)	<6 (8%)	314 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	15 (1%)	12 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	44 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	134 (12%)	457 (14%)	458 (15%)	366 (17%)	221 (19%)	53 (20%)	7 (27%)	1,696 (15%)
	Adequate	<6 (43%)	263 (24%)	906 (28%)	913 (30%)	618 (29%)	335 (29%)	58 (21%)	<6 (12%)	3,100 (28%)
	Intermediate	<6 (14%)	166 (15%)	549 (17%)	470 (15%)	278 (13%)	154 (13%)	37 (14%)	<6 (12%)	1,658 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (43%)	201 (18%)	336 (10%)	261 (9%)	185 (9%)	98 (8%)	22 (8%)	<6 (12%)	1,109 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (14%)	108 (10%)	288 (9%)	266 (9%)	176 (8%)	112 (10%)	36 (13%)	11 (42%)	998 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (14%)	77 (7%)	201 (6%)	178 (6%)	112 (5%)	65 (6%)	19 (7%)	<6 (8%)	655 (6%)
Alaska	Total	7 (100%)	1,101 (100%)	3,255 (100%)	3,067 (100%)	2,097 (100%)	1,171 (100%)	271 (100%)	26 (100%)	10,996 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (50%)	219 (49%)	806 (61%)	828 (64%)	603 (67%)	359 (69%)	84 (72%)	9 (75%)	2,911 (63%)
	Black	<6 (25%)	49 (11%)	114 (9%)	80 (6%)	34 (4%)	21 (4%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	305 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	103 (23%)	239 (18%)	200 (15%)	99 (11%)	52 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	698 (15%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (25%)	68 (15%)	150 (11%)	156 (12%)	129 (14%)	67 (13%)	17 (15%)	<6 (25%)	591 (13%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (25%)	83 (19%)	193 (15%)	148 (11%)	87 (10%)	31 (6%)	9 (8%)	<6 (25%)	555 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	204 (46%)	190 (14%)	100 (8%)	38 (4%)	18 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (17%)	561 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	178 (40%)	661 (50%)	467 (36%)	216 (24%)	109 (21%)	25 (22%)	<6 (33%)	1,660 (36%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	28 (6%)	417 (31%)	688 (53%)	619 (69%)	363 (70%)	81 (70%)	<6 (33%)	2,200 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	441 (99%)	1,293 (98%)	1,240 (95%)	855 (95%)	499 (96%)	112 (97%)	12 (100%)	4,457 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	17 (1%)	36 (3%)	13 (1%)	7 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	81 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)	23 (2%)	29 (3%)	12 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	79 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (75%)	348 (78%)	990 (75%)	938 (72%)	591 (66%)	317 (61%)	67 (58%)	<6 (17%)	3,257 (71%)
	Cesarean	<6 (25%)	83 (19%)	273 (21%)	316 (24%)	271 (30%)	188 (36%)	47 (41%)	10 (83%)	1,189 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	9 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	36 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	14 (3%)	48 (4%)	34 (3%)	23 (3%)	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	127 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (25%)	272 (61%)	954 (72%)	934 (72%)	647 (72%)	386 (75%)	69 (59%)	7 (58%)	3,271 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	90 (20%)	150 (11%)	123 (9%)	68 (8%)	41 (8%)	10 (9%)	<6 (8%)	485 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (25%)	19 (4%)	41 (3%)	44 (3%)	32 (4%)	13 (3%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	157 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	70 (16%)	210 (16%)	221 (17%)	188 (21%)	112 (22%)	27 (23%)	<6 (42%)	833 (18%)
	Adequate	<6 (50%)	114 (26%)	412 (31%)	425 (33%)	285 (32%)	174 (34%)	26 (22%)	<6 (8%)	1,440 (31%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	76 (17%)	277 (21%)	233 (18%)	133 (15%)	69 (13%)	11 (9%)	<6 (8%)	800 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	86 (19%)	144 (11%)	118 (9%)	67 (7%)	39 (8%)	10 (9%)	0 (0%)	466 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (25%)	46 (10%)	120 (9%)	121 (9%)	71 (8%)	46 (9%)	15 (13%)	7 (58%)	427 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (25%)	34 (8%)	89 (7%)	69 (5%)	54 (6%)	27 (5%)	8 (7%)	<6 (8%)	283 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	447 (100%)	1,325 (100%)	1,299 (100%)	897 (100%)	518 (100%)	116 (100%)	12 (100%)	4,619 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	50 (57%)	191 (78%)	243 (82%)	171 (82%)	101 (80%)	15 (79%)	<6 (100%)	772 (78%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	23 (26%)	36 (15%)	25 (8%)	14 (7%)	13 (10%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	112 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	11 (13%)	13 (5%)	23 (8%)	20 (10%)	11 (9%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	81 (8%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	23 (26%)	49 (20%)	29 (10%)	14 (7%)	11 (9%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	127 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	42 (48%)	44 (18%)	35 (12%)	15 (7%)	7 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	144 (15%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	39 (45%)	122 (50%)	100 (34%)	55 (26%)	22 (17%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	342 (35%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	69 (28%)	160 (54%)	133 (64%)	96 (76%)	13 (68%)	<6 (100%)	476 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	85 (98%)	228 (93%)	282 (95%)	187 (90%)	115 (91%)	18 (95%)	<6 (100%)	916 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	13 (5%)	12 (4%)	13 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	44 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	8 (4%)	8 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	24 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	72 (83%)	198 (81%)	225 (76%)	159 (76%)	89 (70%)	13 (68%)	0 (0%)	756 (77%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	12 (14%)	39 (16%)	64 (21%)	43 (21%)	36 (28%)	<6 (21%)	<6 (100%)	199 (20%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (3%)	7 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	62 (71%)	202 (83%)	251 (84%)	173 (83%)	111 (87%)	16 (84%)	<6 (100%)	816 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	17 (20%)	32 (13%)	32 (11%)	22 (11%)	10 (8%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	115 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	19 (22%)	41 (17%)	65 (22%)	46 (22%)	29 (23%)	9 (47%)	<6 (100%)	210 (21%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	36 (41%)	123 (50%)	132 (44%)	97 (47%)	58 (46%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	450 (46%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	14 (16%)	46 (19%)	58 (19%)	38 (18%)	24 (19%)	<6 (26%)	0 (0%)	185 (19%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	12 (14%)	23 (9%)	26 (9%)	12 (6%)	14 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	87 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (14%)	19 (8%)	24 (8%)	16 (8%)	13 (10%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (100%)	88 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	8 (9%)	12 (5%)	23 (8%)	10 (5%)	7 (6%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (100%)	63 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	87 (100%)	244 (100%)	298 (100%)	208 (100%)	127 (100%)	19 (100%)	<6 (100%)	984 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	84 (57%)	449 (73%)	393 (77%)	264 (77%)	122 (78%)	24 (75%)	<6 (100%)	1,340 (74%)
	Black	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	37 (6%)	24 (5%)	13 (4%)	9 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	91 (5%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	56 (38%)	108 (17%)	63 (12%)	42 (12%)	13 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	285 (16%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	16 (3%)	22 (4%)	20 (6%)	11 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	73 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	39 (27%)	117 (19%)	62 (12%)	45 (13%)	14 (9%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	279 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	57 (39%)	76 (12%)	32 (6%)	6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	176 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	68 (46%)	321 (52%)	208 (41%)	118 (34%)	51 (33%)	7 (22%)	<6 (33%)	774 (43%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	186 (30%)	247 (48%)	197 (57%)	94 (60%)	21 (66%)	<6 (33%)	753 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	139 (95%)	583 (94%)	484 (94%)	324 (94%)	148 (95%)	30 (94%)	<6 (100%)	1,712 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	27 (4%)	22 (4%)	13 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	74 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	7 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	24 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	110 (75%)	453 (73%)	376 (73%)	240 (70%)	98 (63%)	20 (63%)	<6 (33%)	1,299 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	26 (18%)	140 (23%)	119 (23%)	88 (26%)	51 (33%)	11 (34%)	<6 (67%)	437 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	9 (6%)	17 (3%)	15 (3%)	11 (3%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	60 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	36 (24%)	236 (38%)	180 (35%)	104 (30%)	37 (24%)	6 (19%)	0 (0%)	599 (33%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	12 (8%)	26 (4%)	14 (3%)	11 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	68 (4%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	56 (9%)	27 (5%)	22 (6%)	11 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	120 (7%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	19 (13%)	123 (20%)	96 (19%)	53 (15%)	16 (10%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	312 (17%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	64 (10%)	58 (11%)	30 (9%)	9 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	172 (9%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	13 (9%)	20 (3%)	14 (3%)	14 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	66 (4%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	11 (7%)	59 (10%)	38 (7%)	29 (8%)	9 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	148 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	8 (5%)	48 (8%)	27 (5%)	17 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	105 (6%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	147 (100%)	618 (100%)	513 (100%)	344 (100%)	156 (100%)	32 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,814 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	83 (82%)	295 (84%)	311 (84%)	205 (82%)	131 (88%)	30 (88%)	<6 (75%)	1,058 (84%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	35 (10%)	29 (8%)	23 (9%)	10 (7%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	110 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (2%)	7 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	27 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	25 (25%)	68 (19%)	36 (10%)	29 (12%)	14 (9%)	6 (18%)	<6 (25%)	179 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	38 (38%)	54 (15%)	15 (4%)	13 (5%)	7 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (25%)	129 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	49 (49%)	185 (52%)	168 (46%)	73 (29%)	42 (28%)	13 (38%)	0 (0%)	530 (42%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	97 (27%)	181 (49%)	153 (61%)	91 (61%)	18 (53%)	<6 (75%)	548 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	92 (91%)	323 (92%)	324 (88%)	215 (86%)	130 (87%)	31 (91%)	<6 (75%)	1,118 (89%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	21 (6%)	30 (8%)	20 (8%)	9 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	90 (7%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	12 (3%)	12 (5%)	9 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	42 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	71 (70%)	272 (77%)	287 (78%)	172 (69%)	92 (62%)	20 (59%)	<6 (50%)	916 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	20 (20%)	62 (18%)	68 (18%)	67 (27%)	51 (34%)	14 (41%)	<6 (50%)	284 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	14 (4%)	11 (3%)	7 (3%)	6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	46 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	28 (28%)	114 (32%)	145 (39%)	118 (47%)	62 (42%)	10 (29%)	<6 (50%)	479 (38%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	20 (6%)	17 (5%)	17 (7%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	69 (5%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	31 (9%)	39 (11%)	41 (16%)	23 (15%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	143 (11%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	13 (13%)	66 (19%)	77 (21%)	49 (20%)	24 (16%)	8 (24%)	<6 (50%)	239 (19%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	21 (6%)	29 (8%)	18 (7%)	11 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	89 (7%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	14 (4%)	13 (4%)	16 (6%)	8 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	60 (5%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	32 (9%)	35 (9%)	33 (13%)	16 (11%)	6 (18%)	0 (0%)	131 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	19 (5%)	22 (6%)	18 (7%)	9 (6%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	80 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	101 (100%)	353 (100%)	369 (100%)	249 (100%)	149 (100%)	34 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,259 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (4%)	16 (11%)	13 (19%)	13 (27%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	52 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	105 (99%)	177 (95%)	120 (84%)	54 (77%)	33 (69%)	14 (88%)	<6 (100%)	508 (89%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	41 (39%)	84 (45%)	54 (38%)	34 (49%)	17 (35%)	8 (50%)	<6 (75%)	241 (42%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	57 (54%)	45 (24%)	18 (13%)	9 (13%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (25%)	138 (24%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (29%)	99 (53%)	81 (57%)	35 (50%)	25 (52%)	8 (50%)	<6 (75%)	282 (49%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	15 (8%)	32 (22%)	19 (27%)	17 (35%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	88 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	104 (98%)	180 (97%)	138 (97%)	68 (97%)	48 (100%)	16 (100%)	<6 (100%)	559 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	101 (95%)	171 (92%)	126 (88%)	60 (86%)	32 (67%)	16 (100%)	<6 (75%)	510 (89%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	13 (7%)	17 (12%)	9 (13%)	15 (31%)	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	59 (10%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	66 (62%)	119 (64%)	106 (74%)	50 (71%)	36 (75%)	14 (88%)	<6 (75%)	395 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	27 (25%)	45 (24%)	22 (15%)	10 (14%)	7 (15%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	112 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	8 (4%)	6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	26 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	14 (13%)	22 (12%)	16 (11%)	8 (11%)	11 (23%)	<6 (19%)	<6 (25%)	75 (13%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	31 (29%)	46 (25%)	49 (34%)	17 (24%)	7 (15%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	154 (27%)
	Intermediate	<6 (100%)	26 (25%)	58 (31%)	37 (26%)	14 (20%)	13 (27%)	8 (50%)	<6 (25%)	158 (28%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	33 (31%)	44 (24%)	27 (19%)	24 (34%)	10 (21%)	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	140 (24%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	15 (8%)	16 (11%)	<6 (3%)	10 (21%)	<6 (19%)	<6 (50%)	57 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (4%)	13 (9%)	0 (0%)	9 (19%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	33 (6%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	106 (100%)	186 (100%)	143 (100%)	70 (100%)	48 (100%)	16 (100%)	<6 (100%)	574 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	30 (39%)	142 (56%)	167 (68%)	142 (72%)	72 (69%)	22 (85%)	0 (0%)	575 (63%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	38 (49%)	94 (37%)	53 (21%)	40 (20%)	18 (17%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	246 (27%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	14 (6%)	20 (8%)	12 (6%)	15 (14%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	69 (8%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	14 (18%)	59 (23%)	27 (11%)	18 (9%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	122 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	32 (42%)	43 (17%)	20 (8%)	6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	103 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	39 (51%)	129 (51%)	84 (34%)	73 (37%)	28 (27%)	6 (23%)	0 (0%)	359 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	66 (26%)	136 (55%)	110 (56%)	74 (70%)	19 (73%)	0 (0%)	407 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	75 (97%)	237 (94%)	206 (83%)	186 (94%)	96 (91%)	25 (96%)	0 (0%)	825 (91%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (3%)	21 (9%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	38 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (4%)	18 (7%)	8 (4%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	57 (74%)	182 (72%)	168 (68%)	123 (62%)	53 (50%)	11 (42%)	0 (0%)	594 (66%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	18 (23%)	61 (24%)	73 (30%)	70 (35%)	50 (48%)	13 (50%)	0 (0%)	285 (31%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	51 (66%)	190 (75%)	202 (82%)	165 (83%)	85 (81%)	17 (65%)	0 (0%)	710 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	17 (22%)	31 (12%)	18 (7%)	17 (9%)	8 (8%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	92 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	16 (21%)	69 (27%)	72 (29%)	49 (25%)	31 (30%)	8 (31%)	0 (0%)	245 (27%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	34 (44%)	101 (40%)	102 (41%)	94 (47%)	43 (41%)	9 (35%)	0 (0%)	383 (42%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	9 (12%)	30 (12%)	30 (12%)	21 (11%)	12 (11%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	103 (11%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	12 (16%)	29 (11%)	15 (6%)	18 (9%)	9 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	83 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	23 (9%)	17 (7%)	14 (7%)	12 (11%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	76 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	15 (6%)	12 (5%)	10 (5%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	51 (6%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	77 (100%)	253 (100%)	247 (100%)	198 (100%)	105 (100%)	26 (100%)	0 (0%)	906 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (3%)	17 (9%)	27 (21%)	11 (16%)	8 (29%)	0 (0%)	73 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	135 (99%)	257 (94%)	176 (89%)	99 (76%)	51 (75%)	17 (61%)	<6 (100%)	738 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	23 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	27 (20%)	64 (23%)	48 (24%)	25 (19%)	11 (16%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	176 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	58 (43%)	48 (18%)	31 (16%)	12 (9%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	153 (18%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	35 (26%)	164 (60%)	117 (59%)	74 (56%)	39 (57%)	15 (54%)	<6 (50%)	445 (53%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	15 (5%)	26 (13%)	33 (25%)	18 (26%)	11 (39%)	<6 (50%)	105 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	134 (99%)	269 (98%)	196 (99%)	129 (98%)	65 (96%)	26 (93%)	<6 (100%)	822 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	127 (93%)	246 (90%)	174 (88%)	105 (80%)	51 (75%)	24 (86%)	<6 (100%)	730 (87%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	19 (7%)	17 (9%)	22 (17%)	16 (24%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	86 (10%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	44 (32%)	110 (40%)	80 (41%)	66 (50%)	36 (53%)	18 (64%)	0 (0%)	355 (42%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	28 (21%)	48 (18%)	23 (12%)	18 (14%)	10 (15%)	<6 (18%)	<6 (50%)	133 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	18 (7%)	19 (10%)	10 (8%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (50%)	65 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	28 (10%)	18 (9%)	12 (9%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	70 (8%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	16 (12%)	35 (13%)	32 (16%)	23 (18%)	13 (19%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	122 (15%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	22 (16%)	51 (19%)	25 (13%)	24 (18%)	16 (24%)	10 (36%)	<6 (50%)	149 (18%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	39 (29%)	62 (23%)	47 (24%)	34 (26%)	14 (21%)	8 (29%)	<6 (50%)	206 (25%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	15 (11%)	20 (7%)	15 (8%)	11 (8%)	6 (9%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (50%)	71 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	10 (4%)	12 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	136 (100%)	274 (100%)	197 (100%)	131 (100%)	68 (100%)	28 (100%)	<6 (100%)	837 (100%)

2007

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (25%)	484 (43%)	1,867 (56%)	2,076 (65%)	1,425 (68%)	695 (66%)	175 (66%)	16 (55%)	6,740 (61%)
	Black	0 (0%)	70 (6%)	164 (5%)	124 (4%)	55 (3%)	27 (3%)	9 (3%)	<6 (7%)	451 (4%)
	AI/AN	<6 (75%)	454 (41%)	1,007 (30%)	685 (22%)	378 (18%)	194 (18%)	47 (18%)	8 (28%)	2,776 (25%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	82 (7%)	231 (7%)	224 (7%)	174 (8%)	106 (10%)	25 (9%)	<6 (7%)	844 (8%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	217 (19%)	659 (20%)	446 (14%)	227 (11%)	117 (11%)	30 (11%)	<6 (10%)	1,699 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (25%)	443 (40%)	524 (16%)	225 (7%)	120 (6%)	47 (4%)	13 (5%)	<6 (10%)	1,376 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	507 (45%)	1,725 (52%)	1,244 (39%)	653 (31%)	271 (26%)	79 (30%)	9 (31%)	4,488 (41%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	48 (4%)	855 (26%)	1,570 (49%)	1,245 (60%)	678 (64%)	161 (61%)	15 (52%)	4,573 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	1,093 (98%)	3,177 (96%)	3,001 (94%)	1,953 (94%)	981 (93%)	246 (93%)	29 (100%)	10,485 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	18 (2%)	89 (3%)	108 (3%)	72 (3%)	44 (4%)	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	340 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	40 (1%)	63 (2%)	60 (3%)	26 (2%)	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	201 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	916 (82%)	2,552 (77%)	2,358 (74%)	1,467 (70%)	677 (64%)	168 (63%)	16 (55%)	8,159 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	152 (14%)	631 (19%)	727 (23%)	547 (26%)	340 (32%)	90 (34%)	13 (45%)	2,500 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	25 (<1%)	14 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	67 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	37 (3%)	95 (3%)	64 (2%)	44 (2%)	19 (2%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	265 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	595 (53%)	1,911 (58%)	2,018 (63%)	1,311 (63%)	674 (64%)	153 (58%)	21 (72%)	6,684 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	163 (15%)	398 (12%)	272 (9%)	182 (9%)	83 (8%)	35 (13%)	<6 (7%)	1,137 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (50%)	49 (4%)	134 (4%)	71 (2%)	49 (2%)	25 (2%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	336 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)	14 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	46 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	137 (12%)	475 (14%)	513 (16%)	358 (17%)	209 (20%)	64 (24%)	8 (28%)	1,765 (16%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	265 (24%)	814 (25%)	959 (30%)	653 (31%)	281 (27%)	56 (21%)	8 (28%)	3,036 (27%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	192 (17%)	619 (19%)	509 (16%)	272 (13%)	145 (14%)	34 (13%)	<6 (17%)	1,776 (16%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	174 (16%)	427 (13%)	283 (9%)	187 (9%)	95 (9%)	31 (12%)	<6 (7%)	1,203 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	106 (9%)	278 (8%)	242 (8%)	192 (9%)	103 (10%)	40 (15%)	8 (28%)	969 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	70 (6%)	174 (5%)	154 (5%)	121 (6%)	72 (7%)	28 (11%)	<6 (17%)	624 (6%)
Alaska	Total	<6 (100%)	1,117 (100%)	3,315 (100%)	3,178 (100%)	2,088 (100%)	1,054 (100%)	265 (100%)	29 (100%)	11,053 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (33%)	186 (44%)	753 (59%)	852 (66%)	596 (68%)	330 (69%)	70 (71%)	6 (60%)	2,794 (63%)
	Black	0 (0%)	52 (12%)	105 (8%)	76 (6%)	40 (5%)	21 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (20%)	298 (7%)
	AI/AN	<6 (67%)	110 (26%)	238 (19%)	189 (15%)	106 (12%)	44 (9%)	7 (7%)	<6 (10%)	697 (16%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	70 (16%)	170 (13%)	141 (11%)	112 (13%)	68 (14%)	16 (16%)	<6 (10%)	578 (13%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	57 (13%)	185 (14%)	142 (11%)	65 (7%)	42 (9%)	7 (7%)	<6 (10%)	499 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (33%)	173 (41%)	189 (15%)	87 (7%)	45 (5%)	18 (4%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (20%)	520 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	203 (48%)	635 (50%)	438 (34%)	217 (25%)	101 (21%)	17 (17%)	<6 (20%)	1,613 (36%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	18 (4%)	403 (32%)	724 (56%)	598 (68%)	341 (71%)	70 (71%)	<6 (50%)	2,159 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	422 (99%)	1,249 (98%)	1,249 (97%)	843 (96%)	457 (95%)	98 (99%)	10 (100%)	4,331 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	16 (1%)	24 (2%)	19 (2%)	15 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	77 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (1%)	17 (1%)	17 (2%)	9 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	58 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	333 (78%)	948 (74%)	916 (71%)	579 (66%)	311 (65%)	57 (58%)	<6 (50%)	3,152 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	72 (17%)	269 (21%)	327 (25%)	274 (31%)	156 (32%)	40 (40%)	<6 (50%)	1,143 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	18 (4%)	50 (4%)	37 (3%)	16 (2%)	8 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	131 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	269 (63%)	865 (68%)	958 (74%)	646 (73%)	341 (71%)	70 (71%)	8 (80%)	3,157 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	70 (16%)	164 (13%)	104 (8%)	70 (8%)	33 (7%)	9 (9%)	0 (0%)	451 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (67%)	14 (3%)	47 (4%)	38 (3%)	23 (3%)	10 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	135 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	78 (18%)	215 (17%)	234 (18%)	186 (21%)	121 (25%)	26 (26%)	<6 (50%)	865 (19%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	120 (28%)	369 (29%)	433 (34%)	324 (37%)	140 (29%)	25 (25%)	<6 (30%)	1,414 (32%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	71 (17%)	261 (20%)	235 (18%)	114 (13%)	55 (11%)	12 (12%)	0 (0%)	748 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	57 (13%)	146 (11%)	117 (9%)	69 (8%)	30 (6%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	428 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	36 (8%)	103 (8%)	74 (6%)	80 (9%)	56 (12%)	18 (18%)	6 (60%)	373 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	28 (7%)	68 (5%)	53 (4%)	52 (6%)	36 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (30%)	245 (5%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	426 (100%)	1,278 (100%)	1,291 (100%)	881 (100%)	481 (100%)	99 (100%)	10 (100%)	4,469 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	66 (69%)	184 (74%)	241 (80%)	169 (84%)	86 (80%)	33 (87%)	<6 (100%)	784 (78%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	18 (19%)	49 (20%)	37 (12%)	18 (9%)	15 (14%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	138 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	12 (5%)	20 (7%)	11 (5%)	6 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	61 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	17 (18%)	47 (19%)	35 (12%)	22 (11%)	11 (10%)	6 (16%)	0 (0%)	138 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	34 (35%)	42 (17%)	12 (4%)	14 (7%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	108 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	52 (54%)	123 (49%)	114 (38%)	70 (35%)	23 (21%)	10 (26%)	0 (0%)	392 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	78 (31%)	168 (56%)	115 (57%)	74 (69%)	27 (71%)	<6 (100%)	473 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	94 (98%)	234 (94%)	279 (92%)	185 (92%)	98 (92%)	36 (95%)	<6 (100%)	931 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	10 (4%)	15 (5%)	6 (3%)	7 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	8 (3%)	11 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	67 (70%)	191 (77%)	230 (76%)	156 (77%)	61 (57%)	20 (53%)	<6 (20%)	726 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	23 (24%)	47 (19%)	66 (22%)	43 (21%)	41 (38%)	17 (45%)	<6 (80%)	241 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	10 (4%)	6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	77 (80%)	201 (81%)	252 (83%)	166 (82%)	95 (89%)	29 (76%)	<6 (100%)	825 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (15%)	33 (13%)	30 (10%)	21 (10%)	7 (7%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	110 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	16 (17%)	44 (18%)	60 (20%)	38 (19%)	20 (19%)	12 (32%)	<6 (20%)	191 (19%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	43 (45%)	112 (45%)	144 (48%)	90 (45%)	48 (45%)	13 (34%)	<6 (60%)	453 (45%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	20 (21%)	48 (19%)	56 (19%)	37 (18%)	22 (21%)	8 (21%)	<6 (20%)	192 (19%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	28 (11%)	24 (8%)	20 (10%)	7 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	91 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (13%)	18 (7%)	20 (7%)	22 (11%)	8 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	84 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	9 (4%)	10 (3%)	10 (5%)	8 (7%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (20%)	50 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	96 (100%)	249 (100%)	302 (100%)	202 (100%)	107 (100%)	38 (100%)	<6 (100%)	999 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	118 (62%)	484 (74%)	399 (74%)	278 (75%)	99 (71%)	28 (68%)	<6 (50%)	1,407 (72%)
	Black	0 (0%)	15 (8%)	48 (7%)	37 (7%)	13 (4%)	<6 (3%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	123 (6%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	42 (22%)	91 (14%)	65 (12%)	47 (13%)	18 (13%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (50%)	268 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	16 (2%)	25 (5%)	21 (6%)	12 (9%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	78 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	39 (20%)	117 (18%)	60 (11%)	46 (12%)	14 (10%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (50%)	281 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	63 (33%)	62 (9%)	22 (4%)	16 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	169 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	83 (43%)	361 (55%)	238 (44%)	122 (33%)	35 (25%)	13 (32%)	<6 (100%)	854 (44%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	14 (7%)	190 (29%)	249 (46%)	208 (56%)	87 (62%)	26 (63%)	0 (0%)	774 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	191 (100%)	632 (96%)	505 (93%)	343 (92%)	130 (93%)	34 (83%)	<6 (100%)	1,837 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (3%)	21 (4%)	18 (5%)	6 (4%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	69 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (3%)	10 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	32 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	154 (81%)	489 (75%)	403 (74%)	269 (73%)	89 (64%)	29 (71%)	<6 (100%)	1,435 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	27 (14%)	141 (22%)	126 (23%)	83 (22%)	47 (34%)	10 (24%)	0 (0%)	434 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	8 (4%)	13 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	41 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	54 (28%)	308 (47%)	230 (43%)	138 (37%)	41 (29%)	15 (37%)	0 (0%)	786 (40%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	10 (5%)	46 (7%)	28 (5%)	26 (7%)	9 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	122 (6%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	9 (1%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (5%)	60 (9%)	39 (7%)	28 (8%)	10 (7%)	8 (20%)	0 (0%)	154 (8%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	22 (12%)	119 (18%)	99 (18%)	64 (17%)	21 (15%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	331 (17%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	24 (13%)	138 (21%)	94 (17%)	50 (13%)	14 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	323 (17%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	12 (6%)	40 (6%)	27 (5%)	19 (5%)	7 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	107 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	14 (7%)	53 (8%)	50 (9%)	33 (9%)	14 (10%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	170 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	9 (5%)	37 (6%)	31 (6%)	19 (5%)	8 (6%)	7 (17%)	0 (0%)	111 (6%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	191 (100%)	655 (100%)	541 (100%)	371 (100%)	140 (100%)	41 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,941 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	77 (79%)	306 (81%)	349 (86%)	213 (85%)	84 (79%)	28 (90%)	<6 (67%)	1,059 (83%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	18 (18%)	46 (12%)	27 (7%)	21 (8%)	11 (10%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	124 (10%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	10 (2%)	6 (2%)	7 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	32 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	22 (22%)	73 (19%)	50 (12%)	25 (10%)	14 (13%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	185 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	42 (43%)	70 (18%)	24 (6%)	13 (5%)	6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (33%)	157 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	51 (52%)	191 (50%)	153 (38%)	72 (29%)	24 (23%)	9 (29%)	0 (0%)	500 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	92 (24%)	221 (54%)	163 (65%)	73 (69%)	20 (65%)	<6 (67%)	572 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	87 (89%)	343 (91%)	360 (88%)	215 (86%)	92 (87%)	28 (90%)	<6 (100%)	1,128 (88%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	28 (7%)	35 (9%)	21 (8%)	9 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	104 (8%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	8 (2%)	11 (3%)	15 (6%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	42 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	75 (77%)	287 (76%)	287 (71%)	170 (68%)	58 (55%)	21 (68%)	<6 (67%)	900 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	16 (16%)	78 (21%)	106 (26%)	66 (26%)	42 (40%)	10 (32%)	<6 (33%)	319 (25%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (2%)	10 (2%)	10 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	25 (26%)	123 (32%)	157 (39%)	95 (38%)	48 (45%)	9 (29%)	<6 (67%)	459 (36%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	21 (6%)	22 (5%)	19 (8%)	7 (7%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	81 (6%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	19 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	48 (13%)	60 (15%)	32 (13%)	16 (15%)	7 (23%)	<6 (33%)	171 (13%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	47 (12%)	81 (20%)	47 (19%)	19 (18%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	207 (16%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	24 (6%)	22 (5%)	9 (4%)	7 (7%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (33%)	68 (5%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	12 (12%)	19 (5%)	13 (3%)	17 (7%)	9 (8%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	73 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	33 (9%)	36 (9%)	21 (8%)	11 (10%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	117 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	25 (7%)	30 (7%)	14 (6%)	13 (12%)	6 (19%)	0 (0%)	96 (8%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	98 (100%)	379 (100%)	407 (100%)	251 (100%)	106 (100%)	31 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,275 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (4%)	16 (12%)	11 (14%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	43 (7%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	104 (97%)	214 (95%)	118 (86%)	60 (79%)	33 (80%)	8 (89%)	<6 (100%)	541 (90%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	50 (47%)	118 (52%)	67 (49%)	30 (39%)	20 (49%)	6 (67%)	<6 (25%)	292 (49%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	53 (50%)	59 (26%)	23 (17%)	12 (16%)	<6 (12%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	155 (26%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	34 (32%)	120 (53%)	75 (54%)	39 (51%)	22 (54%)	<6 (44%)	<6 (75%)	297 (50%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (8%)	32 (23%)	23 (30%)	12 (29%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	87 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	106 (99%)	217 (96%)	138 (100%)	75 (99%)	41 (100%)	9 (100%)	<6 (100%)	590 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	103 (96%)	207 (92%)	119 (86%)	63 (83%)	39 (95%)	7 (78%)	<6 (75%)	541 (90%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	14 (6%)	18 (13%)	10 (13%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (22%)	<6 (25%)	50 (8%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	74 (69%)	139 (62%)	93 (67%)	57 (75%)	26 (63%)	<6 (56%)	<6 (75%)	397 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	24 (22%)	62 (28%)	30 (22%)	10 (13%)	11 (27%)	<6 (44%)	<6 (25%)	142 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	8 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	31 (14%)	23 (17%)	12 (16%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	79 (13%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	28 (26%)	48 (21%)	37 (27%)	26 (34%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (25%)	147 (25%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	41 (38%)	66 (29%)	33 (24%)	15 (20%)	17 (41%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (25%)	176 (29%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	25 (23%)	65 (29%)	37 (27%)	15 (20%)	13 (32%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (50%)	160 (27%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	18 (8%)	25 (18%)	11 (14%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	62 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	9 (4%)	13 (9%)	6 (8%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (25%)	36 (6%)
Northern	Total	0 (0%)	107 (100%)	225 (100%)	138 (100%)	76 (100%)	41 (100%)	9 (100%)	<6 (100%)	600 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	32 (45%)	123 (53%)	186 (64%)	142 (74%)	84 (71%)	13 (54%)	<6 (50%)	582 (63%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	38 (54%)	84 (37%)	79 (27%)	30 (16%)	24 (20%)	<6 (21%)	<6 (25%)	261 (28%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (8%)	21 (7%)	19 (10%)	7 (6%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	70 (8%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	8 (11%)	48 (21%)	38 (13%)	17 (9%)	9 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	122 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	28 (39%)	43 (19%)	21 (7%)	8 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	104 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	36 (51%)	132 (57%)	118 (40%)	72 (38%)	30 (25%)	8 (33%)	<6 (25%)	397 (43%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	46 (20%)	141 (48%)	109 (57%)	80 (68%)	14 (58%)	<6 (75%)	398 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	68 (96%)	206 (90%)	268 (92%)	179 (93%)	103 (87%)	19 (79%)	<6 (100%)	847 (91%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	16 (7%)	11 (4%)	7 (4%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	12 (4%)	6 (3%)	7 (6%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	37 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	61 (86%)	161 (70%)	219 (75%)	132 (69%)	63 (53%)	15 (63%)	<6 (50%)	653 (70%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (11%)	58 (25%)	64 (22%)	57 (30%)	48 (41%)	8 (33%)	<6 (50%)	245 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	10 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	51 (72%)	169 (73%)	235 (80%)	156 (81%)	92 (78%)	16 (67%)	<6 (50%)	721 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (13%)	34 (15%)	26 (9%)	20 (10%)	10 (8%)	<6 (21%)	<6 (25%)	105 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	12 (17%)	61 (27%)	79 (27%)	53 (28%)	35 (30%)	8 (33%)	<6 (25%)	249 (27%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	33 (46%)	92 (40%)	129 (44%)	89 (46%)	42 (36%)	<6 (21%)	<6 (25%)	391 (42%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (10%)	28 (12%)	38 (13%)	23 (12%)	16 (14%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (25%)	117 (13%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	7 (10%)	26 (11%)	15 (5%)	13 (7%)	11 (9%)	6 (25%)	0 (0%)	78 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	18 (8%)	24 (8%)	11 (6%)	8 (7%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (25%)	71 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	13 (6%)	13 (4%)	9 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	71 (100%)	230 (100%)	292 (100%)	192 (100%)	118 (100%)	24 (100%)	<6 (100%)	931 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	9 (3%)	31 (15%)	16 (14%)	8 (13%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	68 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	124 (97%)	285 (95%)	170 (83%)	96 (83%)	49 (80%)	21 (91%)	<6 (100%)	747 (90%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	24 (19%)	71 (24%)	54 (26%)	22 (19%)	7 (11%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	182 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	50 (39%)	59 (20%)	36 (18%)	12 (10%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	163 (20%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	48 (38%)	163 (55%)	107 (52%)	61 (53%)	36 (59%)	18 (78%)	<6 (100%)	434 (52%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	29 (10%)	34 (17%)	29 (25%)	11 (18%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	108 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	125 (98%)	296 (99%)	201 (98%)	113 (98%)	60 (98%)	22 (96%)	<6 (100%)	819 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	123 (96%)	269 (90%)	183 (89%)	98 (85%)	56 (92%)	19 (83%)	<6 (100%)	750 (90%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	24 (8%)	19 (9%)	14 (12%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	67 (8%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	45 (35%)	106 (35%)	92 (45%)	53 (46%)	31 (51%)	9 (39%)	<6 (100%)	337 (40%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	27 (21%)	38 (13%)	32 (16%)	16 (14%)	6 (10%)	6 (26%)	0 (0%)	126 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	20 (16%)	56 (19%)	11 (5%)	13 (11%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	107 (13%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	16 (5%)	18 (9%)	9 (8%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	55 (7%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	9 (7%)	27 (9%)	36 (18%)	13 (11%)	7 (11%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	93 (11%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	25 (20%)	54 (18%)	30 (15%)	24 (21%)	14 (23%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (100%)	151 (18%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	50 (39%)	103 (34%)	50 (24%)	34 (30%)	18 (30%)	10 (43%)	0 (0%)	266 (32%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	22 (17%)	35 (12%)	13 (6%)	14 (12%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	92 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	13 (4%)	<6 (2%)	11 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	128 (100%)	299 (100%)	205 (100%)	115 (100%)	61 (100%)	23 (100%)	<6 (100%)	833 (100%)

2008

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (20%)	487 (43%)	1,920 (57%)	2,218 (66%)	1,484 (68%)	736 (68%)	193 (70%)	16 (80%)	7,060 (62%)
	Black	0 (0%)	53 (5%)	163 (5%)	103 (3%)	60 (3%)	33 (3%)	10 (4%)	0 (0%)	423 (4%)
	AI/AN	<6 (80%)	496 (44%)	1,004 (30%)	752 (22%)	404 (18%)	185 (17%)	41 (15%)	<6 (15%)	2,889 (25%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	84 (7%)	238 (7%)	269 (8%)	208 (9%)	111 (10%)	32 (12%)	0 (0%)	943 (8%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (20%)	237 (21%)	657 (20%)	503 (15%)	232 (11%)	112 (10%)	24 (9%)	<6 (10%)	1,769 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (40%)	449 (40%)	553 (17%)	299 (9%)	113 (5%)	50 (5%)	18 (7%)	<6 (10%)	1,487 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	537 (48%)	1,851 (55%)	1,559 (46%)	754 (34%)	345 (32%)	79 (29%)	<6 (20%)	5,130 (45%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	43 (4%)	760 (23%)	1,369 (41%)	1,231 (56%)	639 (59%)	166 (60%)	14 (70%)	4,226 (37%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	1,097 (97%)	3,196 (95%)	3,156 (93%)	2,042 (93%)	1,010 (93%)	258 (93%)	19 (95%)	10,790 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	24 (2%)	122 (4%)	145 (4%)	96 (4%)	43 (4%)	10 (4%)	<6 (5%)	441 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	29 (<1%)	71 (2%)	51 (2%)	27 (2%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	191 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (80%)	928 (82%)	2,604 (78%)	2,494 (74%)	1,515 (69%)	685 (63%)	163 (59%)	11 (55%)	8,406 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	154 (14%)	605 (18%)	751 (22%)	598 (27%)	364 (34%)	101 (37%)	7 (35%)	2,584 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	13 (1%)	14 (<1%)	26 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	70 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	25 (2%)	89 (3%)	62 (2%)	46 (2%)	20 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (10%)	247 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	567 (50%)	1,935 (58%)	2,041 (60%)	1,358 (62%)	648 (60%)	142 (51%)	13 (65%)	6,709 (59%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (60%)	225 (20%)	390 (12%)	316 (9%)	177 (8%)	85 (8%)	28 (10%)	<6 (5%)	1,225 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (20%)	42 (4%)	97 (3%)	81 (2%)	60 (3%)	20 (2%)	9 (3%)	<6 (5%)	311 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	20 (<1%)	15 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	55 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	119 (11%)	440 (13%)	512 (15%)	378 (17%)	192 (18%)	50 (18%)	7 (35%)	1,700 (15%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	246 (22%)	741 (22%)	873 (26%)	609 (28%)	293 (27%)	52 (19%)	<6 (20%)	2,820 (25%)
	Intermediate	<6 (40%)	227 (20%)	694 (21%)	574 (17%)	305 (14%)	130 (12%)	28 (10%)	<6 (5%)	1,962 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (20%)	204 (18%)	434 (13%)	331 (10%)	200 (9%)	89 (8%)	33 (12%)	<6 (10%)	1,294 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (20%)	104 (9%)	299 (9%)	249 (7%)	208 (9%)	95 (9%)	34 (12%)	<6 (10%)	992 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	72 (6%)	209 (6%)	163 (5%)	141 (6%)	73 (7%)	25 (9%)	0 (0%)	684 (6%)
Alaska	Total	<6 (100%)	1,130 (100%)	3,350 (100%)	3,380 (100%)	2,190 (100%)	1,083 (100%)	276 (100%)	20 (100%)	11,442 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (50%)	189 (47%)	729 (58%)	929 (68%)	641 (67%)	349 (69%)	94 (71%)	9 (75%)	2,943 (63%)
	Black	0 (0%)	37 (9%)	105 (8%)	69 (5%)	37 (4%)	24 (5%)	9 (7%)	0 (0%)	282 (6%)
	AI/AN	<6 (50%)	107 (27%)	237 (19%)	188 (14%)	126 (13%)	54 (11%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (17%)	720 (16%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	62 (16%)	176 (14%)	179 (13%)	139 (15%)	72 (14%)	24 (18%)	0 (0%)	653 (14%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	57 (14%)	192 (15%)	154 (11%)	87 (9%)	38 (8%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (17%)	533 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (50%)	169 (42%)	197 (16%)	117 (9%)	47 (5%)	24 (5%)	7 (5%)	<6 (17%)	565 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	195 (49%)	694 (55%)	618 (45%)	294 (31%)	151 (30%)	28 (21%)	<6 (8%)	1,982 (43%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	16 (4%)	313 (25%)	587 (43%)	580 (61%)	315 (62%)	89 (67%)	9 (75%)	1,911 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	396 (99%)	1,228 (98%)	1,316 (96%)	918 (96%)	480 (95%)	127 (96%)	11 (92%)	4,482 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	23 (2%)	39 (3%)	26 (3%)	15 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	109 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	19 (1%)	14 (1%)	11 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	53 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	318 (80%)	926 (74%)	956 (70%)	637 (66%)	317 (63%)	68 (52%)	7 (58%)	3,231 (70%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	61 (15%)	259 (21%)	354 (26%)	289 (30%)	174 (34%)	62 (47%)	<6 (42%)	1,207 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	23 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	47 (4%)	23 (2%)	17 (2%)	8 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	105 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	226 (57%)	815 (65%)	936 (68%)	669 (70%)	344 (68%)	77 (58%)	7 (58%)	3,077 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	97 (24%)	156 (12%)	130 (9%)	72 (8%)	41 (8%)	13 (10%)	<6 (8%)	511 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (50%)	17 (4%)	42 (3%)	42 (3%)	30 (3%)	11 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	147 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	28 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	46 (12%)	188 (15%)	251 (18%)	188 (20%)	107 (21%)	31 (23%)	<6 (33%)	816 (18%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	116 (29%)	313 (25%)	391 (28%)	280 (29%)	159 (31%)	24 (18%)	<6 (17%)	1,286 (28%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	69 (17%)	268 (21%)	227 (17%)	134 (14%)	52 (10%)	14 (11%)	<6 (8%)	766 (16%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	72 (18%)	160 (13%)	126 (9%)	87 (9%)	40 (8%)	13 (10%)	<6 (17%)	501 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	47 (12%)	119 (9%)	114 (8%)	93 (10%)	42 (8%)	17 (13%)	0 (0%)	432 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	33 (8%)	92 (7%)	76 (6%)	67 (7%)	38 (8%)	13 (10%)	0 (0%)	320 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	399 (100%)	1,257 (100%)	1,375 (100%)	958 (100%)	506 (100%)	132 (100%)	12 (100%)	4,645 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	56 (72%)	217 (78%)	261 (81%)	167 (83%)	84 (85%)	20 (91%)	<6 (100%)	808 (80%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	19 (24%)	44 (16%)	40 (12%)	16 (8%)	7 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	128 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	13 (5%)	21 (6%)	16 (8%)	8 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	61 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	20 (26%)	59 (21%)	49 (15%)	20 (10%)	9 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	159 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	34 (44%)	47 (17%)	32 (10%)	11 (5%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	134 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	32 (41%)	143 (51%)	136 (42%)	75 (37%)	31 (31%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	421 (42%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	77 (28%)	146 (45%)	109 (54%)	59 (60%)	14 (64%)	<6 (100%)	415 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	74 (95%)	262 (94%)	298 (92%)	180 (90%)	94 (95%)	19 (86%)	<6 (100%)	931 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	13 (5%)	20 (6%)	14 (7%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	60 (77%)	206 (74%)	239 (74%)	145 (72%)	66 (67%)	14 (64%)	<6 (67%)	733 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	13 (17%)	64 (23%)	75 (23%)	52 (26%)	28 (28%)	6 (27%)	0 (0%)	238 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	7 (3%)	8 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	29 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	60 (77%)	218 (78%)	269 (83%)	164 (82%)	88 (89%)	17 (77%)	<6 (100%)	819 (81%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	15 (19%)	42 (15%)	36 (11%)	24 (12%)	7 (7%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	128 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	16 (21%)	55 (20%)	63 (19%)	41 (20%)	25 (25%)	6 (27%)	<6 (33%)	207 (21%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	33 (42%)	112 (40%)	143 (44%)	95 (47%)	37 (37%)	10 (45%)	<6 (33%)	431 (43%)
	Intermediate	<6 (100%)	15 (19%)	60 (22%)	66 (20%)	32 (16%)	23 (23%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	198 (20%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	11 (14%)	31 (11%)	24 (7%)	19 (9%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	91 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	16 (6%)	14 (4%)	10 (5%)	8 (8%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	54 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	12 (4%)	13 (4%)	10 (5%)	8 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	78 (100%)	278 (100%)	324 (100%)	201 (100%)	99 (100%)	22 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,006 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	125 (63%)	517 (73%)	482 (77%)	293 (77%)	123 (71%)	32 (78%)	<6 (100%)	1,574 (74%)
	Black	0 (0%)	15 (8%)	47 (7%)	28 (4%)	18 (5%)	8 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	117 (6%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	49 (25%)	120 (17%)	72 (12%)	32 (8%)	20 (11%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	297 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	16 (2%)	28 (4%)	29 (8%)	16 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	99 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	33 (17%)	85 (12%)	82 (13%)	33 (9%)	17 (10%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	252 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	48 (24%)	72 (10%)	27 (4%)	9 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	164 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	122 (62%)	431 (61%)	319 (51%)	142 (37%)	52 (30%)	12 (29%)	0 (0%)	1,078 (51%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	163 (23%)	251 (40%)	209 (55%)	105 (60%)	24 (59%)	<6 (100%)	758 (36%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	190 (96%)	678 (96%)	578 (93%)	349 (92%)	162 (93%)	36 (88%)	<6 (100%)	1,995 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	25 (4%)	28 (4%)	17 (4%)	9 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	88 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (3%)	12 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	40 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	164 (83%)	555 (78%)	457 (73%)	262 (69%)	106 (61%)	29 (71%)	<6 (100%)	1,574 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	25 (13%)	123 (17%)	138 (22%)	99 (26%)	61 (35%)	12 (29%)	0 (0%)	459 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	10 (1%)	8 (1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	15 (2%)	19 (3%)	12 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	55 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	79 (40%)	327 (46%)	259 (42%)	132 (35%)	38 (22%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	842 (40%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (8%)	37 (5%)	21 (3%)	14 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	93 (4%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	18 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (4%)	33 (5%)	28 (4%)	28 (7%)	7 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	103 (5%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	24 (12%)	105 (15%)	102 (16%)	48 (13%)	20 (11%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	303 (14%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	48 (24%)	186 (26%)	127 (20%)	55 (15%)	13 (7%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	434 (20%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	18 (9%)	39 (6%)	22 (4%)	15 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	99 (5%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	13 (7%)	54 (8%)	43 (7%)	38 (10%)	11 (6%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (100%)	163 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	10 (5%)	31 (4%)	27 (4%)	27 (7%)	11 (6%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	110 (5%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	197 (100%)	708 (100%)	623 (100%)	379 (100%)	174 (100%)	41 (100%)	<6 (100%)	2,124 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	85 (77%)	308 (86%)	327 (86%)	225 (87%)	90 (86%)	24 (96%)	<6 (100%)	1,061 (86%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	14 (13%)	35 (10%)	32 (8%)	14 (5%)	8 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	103 (8%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	6 (2%)	13 (3%)	8 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	40 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	21 (19%)	69 (19%)	48 (13%)	15 (6%)	7 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	162 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	53 (48%)	44 (12%)	31 (8%)	7 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	139 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	41 (37%)	198 (55%)	138 (36%)	66 (25%)	27 (26%)	8 (32%)	0 (0%)	478 (39%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	104 (29%)	201 (53%)	176 (68%)	71 (68%)	17 (68%)	<6 (100%)	577 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	103 (94%)	307 (86%)	320 (84%)	218 (84%)	88 (84%)	22 (88%)	<6 (100%)	1,060 (85%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	43 (12%)	44 (12%)	28 (11%)	12 (11%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	137 (11%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	17 (4%)	13 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	85 (77%)	274 (77%)	290 (76%)	181 (70%)	66 (63%)	17 (68%)	0 (0%)	914 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	19 (17%)	73 (20%)	78 (20%)	69 (27%)	38 (36%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (100%)	283 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	31 (28%)	132 (37%)	156 (41%)	135 (52%)	42 (40%)	8 (32%)	<6 (100%)	505 (41%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (11%)	29 (8%)	26 (7%)	15 (6%)	7 (7%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	92 (7%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	8 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	13 (12%)	60 (17%)	53 (14%)	52 (20%)	15 (14%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (100%)	198 (16%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	49 (14%)	75 (20%)	65 (25%)	16 (15%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	216 (17%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	11 (10%)	20 (6%)	21 (6%)	20 (8%)	7 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	80 (6%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	11 (10%)	25 (7%)	17 (4%)	9 (3%)	7 (7%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	72 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	34 (9%)	20 (5%)	15 (6%)	11 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	90 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	27 (8%)	14 (4%)	10 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	62 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	110 (100%)	358 (100%)	381 (100%)	259 (100%)	105 (100%)	25 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,240 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	15 (9%)	14 (16%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	39 (6%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	126 (99%)	210 (95%)	142 (88%)	70 (81%)	32 (86%)	10 (91%)	0 (0%)	591 (92%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	59 (46%)	114 (52%)	66 (41%)	37 (43%)	21 (57%)	10 (91%)	0 (0%)	308 (48%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	54 (43%)	70 (32%)	29 (18%)	14 (16%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	171 (27%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	49 (39%)	113 (51%)	85 (53%)	41 (48%)	24 (65%)	<6 (45%)	0 (0%)	317 (49%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	18 (8%)	30 (19%)	25 (29%)	8 (22%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	86 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	124 (98%)	216 (98%)	157 (98%)	84 (98%)	34 (92%)	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	627 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	120 (94%)	203 (92%)	144 (89%)	77 (90%)	34 (92%)	10 (91%)	0 (0%)	589 (92%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	13 (6%)	15 (9%)	7 (8%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	44 (7%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	70 (55%)	137 (62%)	99 (61%)	54 (63%)	22 (59%)	7 (64%)	0 (0%)	389 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	41 (32%)	56 (25%)	35 (22%)	18 (21%)	10 (27%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	162 (25%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	8 (4%)	7 (4%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	20 (9%)	19 (12%)	16 (19%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	70 (11%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	31 (24%)	55 (25%)	44 (27%)	19 (22%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	156 (24%)
	Intermediate	<6 (100%)	37 (29%)	61 (28%)	38 (24%)	19 (22%)	12 (32%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	169 (26%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	45 (35%)	63 (29%)	40 (25%)	22 (26%)	13 (35%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	185 (29%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (100%)	12 (9%)	24 (11%)	19 (12%)	15 (17%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	76 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	15 (7%)	11 (7%)	9 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (7%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	127 (100%)	220 (100%)	161 (100%)	86 (100%)	37 (100%)	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	643 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	27 (36%)	136 (57%)	190 (66%)	124 (68%)	74 (71%)	18 (82%)	<6 (100%)	570 (63%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	40 (54%)	80 (33%)	70 (24%)	45 (25%)	20 (19%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	257 (28%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	20 (8%)	19 (7%)	11 (6%)	8 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	67 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	9 (12%)	50 (21%)	35 (12%)	10 (5%)	8 (8%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	115 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	29 (39%)	48 (20%)	18 (6%)	8 (4%)	6 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	110 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	38 (51%)	120 (50%)	135 (47%)	66 (36%)	36 (35%)	9 (41%)	<6 (100%)	405 (45%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	63 (26%)	122 (43%)	107 (59%)	61 (59%)	11 (50%)	0 (0%)	368 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	68 (92%)	216 (90%)	264 (92%)	170 (93%)	95 (91%)	21 (95%)	<6 (100%)	835 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	17 (7%)	12 (4%)	9 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	45 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	10 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	55 (74%)	173 (72%)	201 (70%)	110 (60%)	50 (48%)	6 (27%)	0 (0%)	595 (65%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	16 (22%)	54 (23%)	72 (25%)	65 (36%)	51 (49%)	12 (55%)	0 (0%)	270 (30%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	11 (5%)	8 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (100%)	31 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	46 (62%)	178 (74%)	231 (80%)	146 (80%)	77 (74%)	14 (64%)	<6 (100%)	693 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (22%)	29 (12%)	29 (10%)	16 (9%)	10 (10%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	103 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	21 (28%)	64 (27%)	76 (26%)	40 (22%)	25 (24%)	6 (27%)	<6 (100%)	233 (26%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	18 (24%)	79 (33%)	99 (34%)	80 (44%)	46 (44%)	7 (32%)	0 (0%)	329 (36%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	15 (20%)	43 (18%)	57 (20%)	29 (16%)	12 (12%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	158 (17%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	12 (16%)	24 (10%)	30 (10%)	13 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	85 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	8 (11%)	23 (10%)	18 (6%)	20 (11%)	9 (9%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	83 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	17 (7%)	9 (3%)	9 (5%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	50 (6%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	74 (100%)	239 (100%)	287 (100%)	182 (100%)	104 (100%)	22 (100%)	<6 (100%)	909 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	9 (3%)	14 (6%)	20 (16%)	12 (21%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (50%)	63 (7%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	141 (98%)	278 (96%)	207 (91%)	101 (81%)	44 (76%)	19 (83%)	<6 (50%)	792 (91%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	38 (26%)	88 (30%)	68 (30%)	30 (24%)	12 (21%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	239 (27%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	61 (42%)	75 (26%)	45 (20%)	17 (14%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	203 (23%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	60 (42%)	152 (52%)	127 (56%)	70 (56%)	24 (41%)	13 (57%)	<6 (100%)	448 (51%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	22 (8%)	32 (14%)	25 (20%)	20 (34%)	7 (30%)	0 (0%)	110 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	142 (99%)	289 (100%)	223 (98%)	123 (98%)	57 (98%)	22 (96%)	<6 (100%)	859 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	125 (87%)	267 (92%)	206 (90%)	103 (82%)	46 (79%)	19 (83%)	<6 (50%)	768 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	15 (10%)	19 (7%)	19 (8%)	17 (14%)	9 (16%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (50%)	83 (10%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	55 (38%)	128 (44%)	90 (39%)	58 (46%)	37 (64%)	13 (57%)	<6 (50%)	382 (44%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	28 (19%)	41 (14%)	39 (17%)	18 (14%)	7 (12%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	136 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	26 (9%)	21 (9%)	12 (10%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	70 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	20 (7%)	21 (9%)	13 (10%)	8 (14%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	16 (11%)	28 (10%)	19 (8%)	22 (18%)	11 (19%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (50%)	99 (11%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	32 (22%)	56 (19%)	38 (17%)	16 (13%)	11 (19%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	157 (18%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	34 (24%)	92 (32%)	72 (32%)	35 (28%)	17 (29%)	10 (43%)	0 (0%)	260 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	13 (9%)	29 (10%)	20 (9%)	17 (14%)	10 (17%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (50%)	93 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	9 (6%)	15 (5%)	12 (5%)	9 (7%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	52 (6%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	144 (100%)	290 (100%)	228 (100%)	125 (100%)	58 (100%)	23 (100%)	<6 (100%)	871 (100%)

2009

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (38%)	466 (42%)	1,661 (53%)	2,221 (65%)	1,550 (68%)	739 (66%)	152 (63%)	17 (77%)	6,810 (60%)
	Black	<6 (25%)	54 (5%)	172 (5%)	128 (4%)	71 (3%)	35 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	465 (4%)
	AI/AN	<6 (25%)	473 (43%)	1,027 (33%)	778 (23%)	419 (18%)	198 (18%)	56 (23%)	<6 (9%)	2,955 (26%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (13%)	105 (9%)	249 (8%)	246 (7%)	183 (8%)	126 (11%)	27 (11%)	<6 (14%)	941 (8%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	212 (19%)	626 (20%)	504 (15%)	251 (11%)	116 (10%)	32 (13%)	<6 (9%)	1,743 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	6 (75%)	441 (40%)	473 (15%)	254 (7%)	107 (5%)	57 (5%)	8 (3%)	<6 (9%)	1,348 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	471 (43%)	1,551 (49%)	1,155 (34%)	580 (26%)	249 (22%)	57 (24%)	7 (32%)	4,070 (36%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	60 (5%)	905 (29%)	1,829 (54%)	1,465 (65%)	751 (67%)	157 (65%)	13 (59%)	5,181 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	8 (100%)	1,077 (97%)	3,010 (96%)	3,172 (93%)	2,093 (92%)	1,038 (93%)	230 (95%)	22 (100%)	10,658 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	26 (2%)	97 (3%)	166 (5%)	126 (6%)	41 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	458 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (<1%)	60 (2%)	43 (2%)	35 (3%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	172 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	6 (75%)	895 (81%)	2,417 (77%)	2,393 (70%)	1,563 (69%)	705 (63%)	132 (55%)	10 (45%)	8,123 (72%)
	Cesarean	<6 (25%)	163 (15%)	554 (18%)	857 (25%)	609 (27%)	360 (32%)	106 (44%)	12 (55%)	2,663 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	18 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	62 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	22 (2%)	64 (2%)	58 (2%)	34 (2%)	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	202 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (38%)	613 (55%)	1,934 (62%)	2,233 (66%)	1,480 (65%)	720 (64%)	153 (63%)	14 (64%)	7,150 (63%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (63%)	234 (21%)	417 (13%)	340 (10%)	173 (8%)	109 (10%)	22 (9%)	<6 (5%)	1,301 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	53 (5%)	74 (2%)	54 (2%)	41 (2%)	20 (2%)	9 (4%)	0 (0%)	251 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	12 (1%)	16 (<1%)	15 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	54 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	133 (12%)	405 (13%)	559 (16%)	336 (15%)	191 (17%)	54 (22%)	8 (36%)	1,686 (15%)
	Adequate	<6 (38%)	283 (26%)	852 (27%)	988 (29%)	673 (30%)	287 (26%)	64 (27%)	6 (27%)	3,156 (28%)
	Intermediate	<6 (13%)	197 (18%)	538 (17%)	515 (15%)	331 (15%)	169 (15%)	27 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,778 (16%)
	Inadequate	<6 (38%)	220 (20%)	377 (12%)	318 (9%)	169 (7%)	93 (8%)	23 (10%)	<6 (5%)	1,204 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	109 (10%)	259 (8%)	267 (8%)	187 (8%)	131 (12%)	44 (18%)	6 (27%)	1,003 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	69 (6%)	178 (6%)	180 (5%)	123 (5%)	81 (7%)	29 (12%)	<6 (9%)	662 (6%)
Alaska	Total	8 (100%)	1,106 (100%)	3,143 (100%)	3,406 (100%)	2,265 (100%)	1,118 (100%)	241 (100%)	22 (100%)	11,317 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	172 (43%)	705 (54%)	921 (66%)	715 (70%)	328 (66%)	80 (71%)	8 (80%)	2,930 (62%)
	Black	<6 (33%)	45 (11%)	129 (10%)	101 (7%)	51 (5%)	26 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	356 (8%)
	AI/AN	<6 (33%)	90 (23%)	252 (19%)	189 (14%)	118 (12%)	58 (12%)	13 (12%)	0 (0%)	721 (15%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (33%)	87 (22%)	192 (15%)	169 (12%)	116 (11%)	77 (16%)	15 (13%)	<6 (20%)	660 (14%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	51 (13%)	181 (14%)	159 (11%)	68 (7%)	41 (8%)	10 (9%)	<6 (10%)	511 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	153 (39%)	175 (14%)	76 (5%)	45 (4%)	24 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	476 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	187 (47%)	631 (49%)	404 (29%)	197 (19%)	79 (16%)	17 (15%)	<6 (20%)	1,517 (32%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	26 (7%)	427 (33%)	847 (61%)	722 (71%)	365 (74%)	89 (79%)	8 (80%)	2,485 (53%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	387 (98%)	1,270 (98%)	1,329 (95%)	947 (93%)	466 (94%)	111 (98%)	10 (100%)	4,526 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	15 (1%)	46 (3%)	53 (5%)	14 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	137 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)	17 (1%)	18 (2%)	16 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	62 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	314 (79%)	937 (72%)	903 (65%)	681 (67%)	292 (59%)	50 (44%)	<6 (40%)	3,186 (67%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	65 (16%)	258 (20%)	397 (28%)	292 (29%)	175 (35%)	62 (55%)	6 (60%)	1,255 (27%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)	6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	24 (2%)	25 (2%)	10 (<1%)	13 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	79 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (67%)	229 (58%)	785 (61%)	930 (67%)	708 (70%)	340 (69%)	76 (67%)	7 (70%)	3,077 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	86 (22%)	170 (13%)	120 (9%)	65 (6%)	44 (9%)	10 (9%)	0 (0%)	496 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (3%)	25 (2%)	15 (1%)	16 (2%)	7 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	80 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	55 (14%)	157 (12%)	229 (16%)	159 (16%)	90 (18%)	35 (31%)	<6 (40%)	729 (15%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	113 (29%)	365 (28%)	410 (29%)	312 (31%)	139 (28%)	28 (25%)	<6 (30%)	1,371 (29%)
	Intermediate	<6 (33%)	48 (12%)	155 (12%)	139 (10%)	116 (11%)	54 (11%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	518 (11%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	54 (14%)	106 (8%)	97 (7%)	56 (6%)	27 (5%)	8 (7%)	0 (0%)	348 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	49 (12%)	98 (8%)	114 (8%)	92 (9%)	64 (13%)	28 (25%)	<6 (10%)	446 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	32 (8%)	77 (6%)	77 (6%)	54 (5%)	44 (9%)	16 (14%)	<6 (20%)	302 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	396 (100%)	1,295 (100%)	1,393 (100%)	1,018 (100%)	496 (100%)	113 (100%)	10 (100%)	4,727 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	72 (69%)	199 (75%)	277 (80%)	160 (81%)	84 (82%)	11 (55%)	<6 (100%)	806 (78%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	26 (25%)	51 (19%)	44 (13%)	17 (9%)	7 (7%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	150 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	10 (4%)	23 (7%)	16 (8%)	9 (9%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	67 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	16 (15%)	49 (18%)	38 (11%)	16 (8%)	6 (6%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	129 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	38 (37%)	36 (13%)	21 (6%)	6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (50%)	110 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	54 (52%)	134 (50%)	110 (32%)	40 (20%)	24 (24%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	364 (35%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	84 (31%)	206 (60%)	143 (73%)	69 (68%)	16 (80%)	0 (0%)	525 (51%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	98 (94%)	247 (93%)	319 (92%)	188 (95%)	94 (92%)	20 (100%)	<6 (100%)	969 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	16 (6%)	19 (6%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	79 (76%)	204 (76%)	247 (72%)	149 (76%)	63 (62%)	14 (70%)	<6 (100%)	758 (73%)
	Cesarean	<6 (100%)	17 (16%)	54 (20%)	85 (25%)	44 (22%)	31 (30%)	6 (30%)	0 (0%)	238 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	7 (3%)	11 (3%)	<6 (1%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	85 (82%)	212 (79%)	285 (83%)	165 (84%)	79 (77%)	14 (70%)	<6 (50%)	841 (81%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	14 (13%)	41 (15%)	42 (12%)	21 (11%)	12 (12%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (50%)	136 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	15 (14%)	61 (23%)	67 (19%)	40 (20%)	15 (15%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	199 (19%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	40 (38%)	109 (41%)	160 (46%)	92 (47%)	37 (36%)	8 (40%)	<6 (50%)	448 (43%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	30 (29%)	50 (19%)	63 (18%)	40 (20%)	25 (25%)	6 (30%)	0 (0%)	214 (21%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	12 (12%)	30 (11%)	28 (8%)	14 (7%)	8 (8%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (50%)	95 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	16 (6%)	21 (6%)	6 (3%)	10 (10%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	61 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	14 (5%)	16 (5%)	6 (3%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	49 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	104 (100%)	267 (100%)	345 (100%)	197 (100%)	102 (100%)	20 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,038 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	75 (58%)	354 (69%)	452 (77%)	279 (76%)	123 (76%)	23 (70%)	<6 (33%)	1,308 (73%)
	Black	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	32 (6%)	16 (3%)	15 (4%)	6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	76 (4%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	43 (33%)	99 (19%)	84 (14%)	40 (11%)	14 (9%)	7 (21%)	<6 (67%)	289 (16%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	19 (4%)	23 (4%)	21 (6%)	12 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	80 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	26 (20%)	95 (18%)	79 (14%)	31 (8%)	12 (7%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (33%)	247 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	45 (35%)	48 (9%)	32 (5%)	7 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	137 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	55 (42%)	255 (50%)	204 (35%)	98 (27%)	36 (22%)	8 (24%)	<6 (67%)	658 (37%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	9 (7%)	178 (35%)	323 (55%)	241 (66%)	107 (66%)	18 (55%)	<6 (33%)	877 (49%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	128 (98%)	491 (96%)	542 (93%)	342 (93%)	149 (93%)	31 (94%)	<6 (100%)	1,688 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	18 (4%)	30 (5%)	17 (5%)	9 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	77 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (2%)	7 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	26 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	110 (85%)	410 (80%)	431 (74%)	254 (69%)	115 (71%)	22 (67%)	<6 (67%)	1,345 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	18 (14%)	88 (17%)	136 (23%)	102 (28%)	40 (25%)	11 (33%)	<6 (33%)	396 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (2%)	8 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	35 (27%)	219 (43%)	240 (41%)	122 (33%)	56 (35%)	7 (21%)	0 (0%)	680 (38%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	14 (3%)	19 (3%)	11 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	54 (3%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	16 (3%)	32 (5%)	11 (3%)	12 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	79 (4%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	10 (8%)	95 (18%)	107 (18%)	67 (18%)	17 (11%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	301 (17%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	19 (15%)	106 (21%)	102 (17%)	38 (10%)	28 (17%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	294 (16%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	11 (8%)	19 (4%)	17 (3%)	19 (5%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	69 (4%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	34 (7%)	38 (6%)	26 (7%)	21 (13%)	6 (18%)	<6 (33%)	132 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	23 (4%)	28 (5%)	22 (6%)	13 (8%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	93 (5%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	130 (100%)	514 (100%)	585 (100%)	367 (100%)	161 (100%)	33 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,795 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	110 (80%)	282 (85%)	355 (89%)	231 (88%)	111 (82%)	21 (95%)	<6 (100%)	1,115 (86%)
	Black	<6 (100%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	21 (15%)	40 (12%)	30 (8%)	16 (6%)	10 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	118 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	6 (2%)	6 (2%)	11 (4%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	31 (22%)	52 (16%)	55 (14%)	38 (14%)	20 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	196 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	56 (41%)	58 (17%)	30 (8%)	15 (6%)	6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (20%)	169 (13%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	58 (42%)	154 (46%)	130 (33%)	75 (29%)	33 (24%)	<6 (23%)	<6 (40%)	457 (35%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	108 (33%)	226 (57%)	166 (63%)	92 (68%)	15 (68%)	<6 (40%)	621 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	130 (94%)	294 (89%)	333 (84%)	222 (84%)	118 (87%)	19 (86%)	<6 (100%)	1,122 (87%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	32 (10%)	51 (13%)	32 (12%)	8 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	132 (10%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	13 (3%)	9 (3%)	9 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	38 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	104 (75%)	246 (74%)	264 (66%)	173 (66%)	84 (62%)	12 (55%)	<6 (20%)	884 (68%)
	Cesarean	<6 (100%)	27 (20%)	72 (22%)	118 (30%)	74 (28%)	47 (35%)	8 (36%)	<6 (80%)	351 (27%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (2%)	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	78 (57%)	229 (69%)	281 (71%)	174 (66%)	93 (69%)	17 (77%)	<6 (80%)	876 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	33 (24%)	55 (17%)	65 (16%)	36 (14%)	16 (12%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	209 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	6 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	21 (15%)	81 (24%)	109 (27%)	57 (22%)	35 (26%)	8 (36%)	<6 (60%)	314 (24%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	43 (31%)	107 (32%)	131 (33%)	93 (35%)	43 (32%)	7 (32%)	<6 (20%)	425 (33%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	15 (11%)	33 (10%)	39 (10%)	21 (8%)	8 (6%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	120 (9%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	29 (21%)	29 (9%)	38 (10%)	17 (6%)	10 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	125 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	14 (10%)	25 (8%)	22 (6%)	21 (8%)	14 (10%)	<6 (23%)	<6 (60%)	104 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	17 (5%)	23 (6%)	16 (6%)	8 (6%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	75 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	<6 (100%)	138 (100%)	332 (100%)	397 (100%)	263 (100%)	135 (100%)	22 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,293 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	16 (17%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	33 (5%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	108 (98%)	211 (96%)	140 (93%)	78 (82%)	39 (85%)	11 (85%)	0 (0%)	588 (92%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	42 (38%)	118 (54%)	67 (44%)	46 (48%)	20 (43%)	8 (62%)	0 (0%)	301 (47%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	55 (50%)	54 (25%)	28 (19%)	11 (12%)	6 (13%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	155 (24%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	36 (33%)	117 (53%)	84 (56%)	56 (59%)	24 (52%)	9 (69%)	0 (0%)	326 (51%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (7%)	23 (15%)	22 (23%)	13 (28%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	75 (12%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	110 (100%)	218 (100%)	147 (97%)	94 (99%)	45 (98%)	12 (92%)	0 (0%)	628 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	101 (92%)	200 (91%)	135 (89%)	77 (81%)	37 (80%)	10 (77%)	0 (0%)	561 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	15 (7%)	14 (9%)	14 (15%)	9 (20%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	63 (10%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	58 (53%)	139 (63%)	108 (72%)	71 (75%)	33 (72%)	9 (69%)	0 (0%)	418 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	38 (35%)	53 (24%)	25 (17%)	13 (14%)	8 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	138 (22%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	12 (5%)	7 (5%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	15 (7%)	13 (9%)	13 (14%)	8 (17%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	58 (9%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	25 (23%)	56 (26%)	39 (26%)	18 (19%)	8 (17%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	151 (24%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	32 (29%)	58 (26%)	46 (30%)	34 (36%)	15 (33%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	188 (30%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	40 (36%)	74 (34%)	43 (28%)	18 (19%)	13 (28%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	191 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	10 (9%)	26 (12%)	15 (10%)	12 (13%)	9 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	72 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	16 (7%)	10 (7%)	<6 (5%)	8 (17%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	52 (8%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	110 (100%)	219 (100%)	151 (100%)	95 (100%)	46 (100%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	636 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	34 (42%)	109 (48%)	190 (62%)	128 (71%)	76 (67%)	13 (59%)	<6 (50%)	552 (59%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	46 (57%)	94 (41%)	88 (29%)	35 (19%)	20 (18%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	286 (31%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	20 (9%)	16 (5%)	13 (7%)	15 (13%)	<6 (23%)	<6 (50%)	71 (8%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	13 (16%)	34 (15%)	35 (11%)	16 (9%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	104 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	36 (44%)	43 (19%)	20 (7%)	8 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	111 (12%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	33 (41%)	110 (48%)	100 (33%)	35 (19%)	27 (24%)	7 (32%)	0 (0%)	312 (33%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	67 (29%)	169 (55%)	130 (72%)	81 (72%)	13 (59%)	<6 (100%)	464 (50%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	80 (99%)	206 (90%)	277 (91%)	158 (88%)	105 (93%)	21 (95%)	<6 (100%)	852 (91%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	16 (7%)	17 (6%)	16 (9%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	54 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	10 (3%)	6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	62 (77%)	161 (71%)	209 (69%)	110 (61%)	60 (53%)	9 (41%)	<6 (50%)	613 (66%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	16 (20%)	47 (21%)	85 (28%)	59 (33%)	48 (42%)	13 (59%)	<6 (50%)	269 (29%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	12 (5%)	6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	55 (68%)	173 (76%)	243 (80%)	143 (79%)	82 (73%)	19 (86%)	<6 (100%)	717 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	12 (15%)	17 (7%)	26 (9%)	8 (4%)	8 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	73 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	11 (14%)	43 (19%)	80 (26%)	35 (19%)	24 (21%)	6 (27%)	<6 (50%)	200 (21%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	28 (35%)	73 (32%)	98 (32%)	65 (36%)	33 (29%)	6 (27%)	<6 (50%)	304 (33%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	20 (25%)	55 (24%)	72 (24%)	41 (23%)	23 (20%)	6 (27%)	0 (0%)	217 (23%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	10 (12%)	19 (8%)	21 (7%)	9 (5%)	9 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	25 (11%)	32 (10%)	14 (8%)	7 (6%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	85 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	16 (7%)	15 (5%)	14 (8%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	49 (5%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	81 (100%)	228 (100%)	305 (100%)	180 (100%)	113 (100%)	22 (100%)	<6 (100%)	934 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	6 (2%)	21 (9%)	21 (15%)	13 (20%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	66 (7%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	139 (95%)	280 (97%)	203 (88%)	115 (80%)	50 (77%)	16 (89%)	0 (0%)	803 (90%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	33 (22%)	97 (34%)	71 (31%)	36 (25%)	12 (18%)	6 (33%)	0 (0%)	255 (29%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	58 (39%)	59 (20%)	47 (20%)	15 (10%)	10 (15%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	190 (21%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	48 (33%)	150 (52%)	123 (53%)	79 (55%)	26 (40%)	10 (56%)	0 (0%)	436 (49%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	26 (9%)	35 (15%)	41 (28%)	24 (37%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	134 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	144 (98%)	284 (99%)	225 (98%)	141 (98%)	61 (94%)	16 (89%)	0 (0%)	872 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	125 (85%)	259 (90%)	204 (89%)	119 (83%)	54 (83%)	15 (83%)	0 (0%)	776 (87%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	12 (8%)	20 (7%)	22 (10%)	24 (17%)	10 (15%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	91 (10%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	73 (50%)	177 (61%)	146 (63%)	97 (67%)	37 (57%)	11 (61%)	0 (0%)	541 (61%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	43 (29%)	67 (23%)	43 (19%)	19 (13%)	19 (29%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	195 (22%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	19 (13%)	18 (6%)	13 (6%)	9 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	63 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	17 (12%)	32 (11%)	29 (13%)	21 (15%)	7 (11%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	107 (12%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	24 (16%)	47 (16%)	43 (19%)	26 (18%)	10 (15%)	6 (33%)	0 (0%)	156 (17%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	33 (22%)	81 (28%)	54 (23%)	41 (28%)	16 (25%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	227 (25%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	64 (44%)	100 (35%)	74 (32%)	36 (25%)	24 (37%)	7 (39%)	0 (0%)	305 (34%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	18 (12%)	35 (12%)	25 (11%)	16 (11%)	6 (9%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	103 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	15 (5%)	11 (5%)	6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
Southwest	Total	0 (0%)	147 (100%)	288 (100%)	230 (100%)	144 (100%)	65 (100%)	18 (100%)	0 (0%)	893 (100%)

2010

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (40%)	371 (39%)	1,861 (56%)	2,203 (64%)	1,653 (67%)	688 (68%)	181 (67%)	14 (74%)	6,976 (61%)
	Black	0 (0%)	53 (6%)	149 (5%)	132 (4%)	87 (4%)	31 (3%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	461 (4%)
	AI/AN	<6 (60%)	422 (44%)	1,036 (31%)	762 (22%)	455 (19%)	171 (17%)	40 (15%)	<6 (11%)	2,891 (25%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	105 (11%)	243 (7%)	316 (9%)	228 (9%)	112 (11%)	34 (13%)	<6 (16%)	1,041 (9%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	181 (19%)	652 (20%)	478 (14%)	262 (11%)	103 (10%)	18 (7%)	<6 (5%)	1,695 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	393 (41%)	447 (14%)	259 (8%)	112 (5%)	53 (5%)	6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	1,277 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	418 (44%)	1,742 (53%)	1,238 (36%)	627 (26%)	246 (24%)	57 (21%)	<6 (5%)	4,329 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	58 (6%)	939 (28%)	1,791 (52%)	1,605 (66%)	676 (67%)	180 (67%)	16 (84%)	5,268 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	937 (98%)	3,154 (95%)	3,217 (94%)	2,239 (91%)	936 (92%)	251 (93%)	19 (100%)	10,770 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	14 (1%)	132 (4%)	157 (5%)	150 (6%)	46 (5%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	505 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	19 (<1%)	64 (2%)	59 (2%)	30 (3%)	12 (4%)	0 (0%)	186 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (80%)	766 (80%)	2,465 (74%)	2,488 (72%)	1,634 (67%)	618 (61%)	154 (57%)	11 (58%)	8,141 (71%)
	Cesarean	<6 (20%)	117 (12%)	584 (18%)	699 (20%)	668 (27%)	345 (34%)	100 (37%)	8 (42%)	2,525 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	20 (<1%)	23 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	66 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	31 (3%)	65 (2%)	59 (2%)	35 (1%)	16 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	210 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	539 (56%)	2,113 (64%)	2,272 (66%)	1,677 (68%)	659 (65%)	175 (65%)	11 (58%)	7,446 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	214 (22%)	463 (14%)	408 (12%)	263 (11%)	146 (14%)	34 (13%)	<6 (16%)	1,538 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	52 (5%)	97 (3%)	84 (2%)	46 (2%)	29 (3%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	315 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	19 (<1%)	18 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	57 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	121 (13%)	532 (16%)	586 (17%)	450 (18%)	182 (18%)	56 (21%)	<6 (26%)	1,932 (17%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	256 (27%)	987 (30%)	1,094 (32%)	784 (32%)	344 (34%)	82 (30%)	<6 (26%)	3,552 (31%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	204 (21%)	616 (19%)	617 (18%)	434 (18%)	152 (15%)	30 (11%)	<6 (11%)	2,055 (18%)
	Inadequate	<6 (80%)	196 (21%)	441 (13%)	375 (11%)	236 (10%)	126 (12%)	34 (13%)	<6 (11%)	1,416 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (20%)	78 (8%)	279 (8%)	270 (8%)	195 (8%)	83 (8%)	30 (11%)	<6 (16%)	939 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (20%)	62 (6%)	184 (6%)	190 (6%)	137 (6%)	58 (6%)	16 (6%)	<6 (11%)	651 (6%)
Alaska	Total	<6 (100%)	955 (100%)	3,309 (100%)	3,439 (100%)	2,450 (100%)	1,013 (100%)	269 (100%)	19 (100%)	11,473 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	153 (45%)	690 (57%)	886 (64%)	704 (68%)	296 (67%)	71 (60%)	12 (86%)	2,814 (62%)
	Black	0 (0%)	34 (10%)	103 (8%)	91 (7%)	58 (6%)	22 (5%)	8 (7%)	0 (0%)	316 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	67 (20%)	237 (19%)	183 (13%)	117 (11%)	46 (10%)	10 (8%)	0 (0%)	660 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	83 (25%)	185 (15%)	219 (16%)	153 (15%)	74 (17%)	27 (23%)	<6 (14%)	743 (16%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	42 (12%)	180 (15%)	162 (12%)	81 (8%)	30 (7%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	502 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	139 (41%)	146 (12%)	96 (7%)	39 (4%)	25 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	450 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	151 (45%)	612 (50%)	468 (34%)	228 (22%)	96 (22%)	21 (18%)	0 (0%)	1,576 (35%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	24 (7%)	409 (34%)	780 (56%)	724 (70%)	308 (70%)	82 (69%)	13 (93%)	2,340 (51%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	332 (98%)	1,179 (97%)	1,320 (95%)	967 (93%)	412 (94%)	113 (96%)	14 (100%)	4,339 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	32 (3%)	45 (3%)	54 (5%)	16 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	154 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	23 (2%)	20 (2%)	11 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	65 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	266 (79%)	812 (67%)	905 (65%)	638 (61%)	252 (57%)	57 (48%)	8 (57%)	2,939 (64%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	39 (12%)	235 (19%)	313 (23%)	310 (30%)	164 (37%)	50 (42%)	6 (43%)	1,118 (25%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	33 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	11 (3%)	24 (2%)	16 (1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	65 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	201 (59%)	811 (67%)	950 (68%)	787 (76%)	326 (74%)	94 (80%)	9 (64%)	3,178 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	78 (23%)	185 (15%)	178 (13%)	96 (9%)	58 (13%)	12 (10%)	<6 (21%)	611 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	17 (5%)	32 (3%)	33 (2%)	18 (2%)	8 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	109 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (1%)	13 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	34 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	43 (13%)	209 (17%)	271 (20%)	221 (21%)	94 (21%)	32 (27%)	<6 (36%)	875 (19%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	111 (33%)	398 (33%)	448 (32%)	367 (35%)	178 (40%)	41 (35%)	<6 (29%)	1,547 (34%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	61 (18%)	213 (17%)	222 (16%)	187 (18%)	58 (13%)	12 (10%)	<6 (7%)	754 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	58 (17%)	144 (12%)	157 (11%)	73 (7%)	38 (9%)	12 (10%)	<6 (7%)	484 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	27 (8%)	115 (9%)	111 (8%)	85 (8%)	39 (9%)	16 (14%)	<6 (21%)	396 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	23 (7%)	79 (6%)	85 (6%)	54 (5%)	31 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (14%)	280 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	338 (100%)	1,219 (100%)	1,388 (100%)	1,041 (100%)	440 (100%)	118 (100%)	14 (100%)	4,560 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	38 (57%)	244 (79%)	280 (81%)	195 (85%)	74 (84%)	24 (89%)	0 (0%)	856 (80%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	25 (37%)	48 (15%)	39 (11%)	18 (8%)	8 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	140 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	14 (5%)	25 (7%)	17 (7%)	6 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (100%)	66 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	17 (25%)	56 (18%)	40 (12%)	20 (9%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	137 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	31 (46%)	38 (12%)	24 (7%)	9 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	103 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (45%)	164 (53%)	124 (36%)	60 (26%)	16 (18%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	399 (37%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	100 (32%)	188 (54%)	156 (68%)	71 (81%)	20 (74%)	<6 (100%)	540 (50%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	67 (100%)	289 (93%)	320 (92%)	206 (90%)	79 (90%)	24 (89%)	<6 (100%)	988 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (5%)	16 (5%)	17 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	53 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (3%)	7 (3%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	49 (73%)	229 (74%)	261 (75%)	158 (69%)	54 (61%)	16 (59%)	<6 (100%)	769 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	11 (16%)	57 (18%)	68 (20%)	60 (26%)	29 (33%)	10 (37%)	0 (0%)	235 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	11 (4%)	10 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	33 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	48 (72%)	235 (76%)	276 (80%)	188 (82%)	61 (69%)	19 (70%)	<6 (100%)	828 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	14 (21%)	56 (18%)	53 (15%)	31 (13%)	21 (24%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	180 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	12 (4%)	9 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	13 (19%)	75 (24%)	57 (16%)	47 (20%)	8 (9%)	6 (22%)	0 (0%)	206 (19%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	21 (31%)	123 (40%)	152 (44%)	103 (45%)	43 (49%)	11 (41%)	<6 (100%)	454 (42%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (25%)	57 (18%)	87 (25%)	44 (19%)	19 (22%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	229 (21%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	13 (19%)	41 (13%)	40 (12%)	22 (10%)	12 (14%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	133 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	15 (5%)	20 (6%)	7 (3%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	54 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	10 (3%)	17 (5%)	8 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	42 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	67 (100%)	310 (100%)	347 (100%)	230 (100%)	88 (100%)	27 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,072 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	77 (61%)	489 (75%)	469 (76%)	307 (74%)	115 (74%)	27 (77%)	<6 (50%)	1,485 (74%)
	Black	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	36 (6%)	32 (5%)	21 (5%)	6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	108 (5%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	29 (23%)	99 (15%)	67 (11%)	58 (14%)	17 (11%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (50%)	273 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	19 (3%)	37 (6%)	17 (4%)	9 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	92 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	23 (18%)	104 (16%)	65 (11%)	42 (10%)	16 (10%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	253 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	41 (32%)	59 (9%)	32 (5%)	21 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	158 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	67 (53%)	343 (53%)	192 (31%)	76 (18%)	22 (14%)	9 (26%)	0 (0%)	709 (35%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	208 (32%)	360 (59%)	291 (70%)	112 (72%)	21 (60%)	<6 (50%)	1,006 (50%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	121 (95%)	629 (96%)	580 (94%)	373 (90%)	144 (93%)	34 (97%)	<6 (100%)	1,886 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	22 (3%)	26 (4%)	27 (6%)	8 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	88 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (1%)	16 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	30 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	100 (79%)	495 (76%)	470 (76%)	284 (68%)	103 (66%)	19 (54%)	0 (0%)	1,472 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	20 (16%)	126 (19%)	114 (19%)	117 (28%)	43 (28%)	15 (43%)	<6 (100%)	437 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	8 (1%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	15 (2%)	18 (3%)	7 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	51 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	39 (31%)	273 (42%)	247 (40%)	135 (32%)	39 (25%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	737 (37%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	16 (2%)	14 (2%)	20 (5%)	9 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	62 (3%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	31 (5%)	39 (6%)	25 (6%)	9 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	107 (5%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (16%)	132 (20%)	111 (18%)	63 (15%)	23 (15%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	350 (17%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (13%)	107 (16%)	94 (15%)	48 (12%)	10 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	278 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	12 (2%)	13 (2%)	19 (5%)	6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	59 (9%)	56 (9%)	39 (9%)	17 (11%)	6 (17%)	0 (0%)	184 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	33 (5%)	34 (6%)	31 (7%)	10 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	117 (6%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	127 (100%)	652 (100%)	615 (100%)	416 (100%)	155 (100%)	35 (100%)	<6 (100%)	2,005 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	80 (75%)	290 (82%)	361 (87%)	259 (88%)	118 (87%)	32 (94%)	<6 (100%)	1,141 (85%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	17 (16%)	47 (13%)	35 (8%)	16 (5%)	8 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	126 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	11 (3%)	10 (2%)	14 (5%)	7 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	49 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	19 (18%)	65 (18%)	31 (8%)	30 (10%)	17 (13%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	165 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	40 (37%)	50 (14%)	27 (7%)	8 (3%)	7 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	136 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	50 (47%)	191 (54%)	151 (37%)	79 (27%)	38 (28%)	6 (18%)	0 (0%)	515 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	105 (30%)	219 (53%)	201 (68%)	89 (66%)	24 (71%)	<6 (100%)	647 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	103 (96%)	307 (87%)	352 (85%)	245 (83%)	118 (87%)	30 (88%)	<6 (100%)	1,157 (86%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	43 (12%)	48 (12%)	38 (13%)	13 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	147 (11%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	13 (3%)	12 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	36 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	80 (75%)	273 (77%)	299 (72%)	212 (72%)	82 (61%)	24 (71%)	<6 (100%)	971 (72%)
	Cesarean	<6 (100%)	19 (18%)	73 (21%)	96 (23%)	75 (25%)	47 (35%)	9 (26%)	0 (0%)	320 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	16 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	67 (63%)	273 (77%)	299 (72%)	220 (75%)	93 (69%)	21 (62%)	<6 (100%)	974 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	29 (27%)	54 (15%)	62 (15%)	41 (14%)	26 (19%)	10 (29%)	0 (0%)	223 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	15 (4%)	13 (3%)	10 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	49 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	30 (28%)	98 (28%)	115 (28%)	78 (26%)	30 (22%)	10 (29%)	0 (0%)	361 (27%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	39 (36%)	134 (38%)	181 (44%)	123 (42%)	52 (39%)	9 (26%)	0 (0%)	538 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	14 (13%)	52 (15%)	29 (7%)	28 (9%)	18 (13%)	<6 (15%)	<6 (100%)	147 (11%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	15 (14%)	43 (12%)	36 (9%)	31 (11%)	21 (16%)	7 (21%)	0 (0%)	153 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (100%)	6 (6%)	16 (5%)	21 (5%)	23 (8%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	76 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (100%)	9 (8%)	17 (5%)	18 (4%)	15 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	67 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	<6 (100%)	107 (100%)	354 (100%)	413 (100%)	295 (100%)	135 (100%)	34 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,340 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (6%)	11 (6%)	12 (11%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	43 (6%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	105 (99%)	205 (93%)	181 (93%)	88 (82%)	33 (89%)	6 (67%)	<6 (100%)	619 (92%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	40 (38%)	106 (48%)	77 (40%)	42 (39%)	21 (57%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (100%)	288 (43%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	46 (43%)	52 (24%)	33 (17%)	15 (14%)	6 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	152 (23%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	44 (42%)	125 (57%)	103 (53%)	55 (51%)	20 (54%)	<6 (44%)	<6 (100%)	352 (52%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	19 (9%)	33 (17%)	32 (30%)	6 (16%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	98 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	105 (99%)	217 (99%)	193 (99%)	104 (97%)	37 (100%)	8 (89%)	<6 (100%)	666 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	95 (90%)	199 (90%)	169 (87%)	91 (85%)	28 (76%)	8 (89%)	<6 (100%)	591 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	15 (7%)	23 (12%)	14 (13%)	9 (24%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	68 (10%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	62 (58%)	155 (70%)	133 (69%)	66 (62%)	21 (57%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	443 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	28 (26%)	41 (19%)	36 (19%)	23 (21%)	7 (19%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	137 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (11%)	9 (4%)	13 (7%)	<6 (5%)	9 (24%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	26 (12%)	23 (12%)	15 (14%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	74 (11%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	23 (22%)	59 (27%)	46 (24%)	19 (18%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	155 (23%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	34 (32%)	61 (28%)	64 (33%)	28 (26%)	12 (32%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	199 (29%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	39 (37%)	61 (28%)	47 (24%)	32 (30%)	19 (51%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (100%)	200 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	13 (12%)	19 (9%)	24 (12%)	8 (7%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	70 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	12 (5%)	15 (8%)	7 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	46 (7%)
Northern	Total	0 (0%)	106 (100%)	220 (100%)	194 (100%)	107 (100%)	37 (100%)	9 (100%)	<6 (100%)	675 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	23 (37%)	123 (54%)	182 (69%)	152 (69%)	72 (72%)	20 (87%)	0 (0%)	572 (63%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	34 (54%)	90 (39%)	60 (23%)	47 (21%)	14 (14%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	249 (28%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	11 (5%)	17 (6%)	16 (7%)	13 (13%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	63 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	8 (13%)	45 (20%)	39 (15%)	22 (10%)	7 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	122 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	28 (44%)	36 (16%)	17 (6%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	93 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	28 (44%)	114 (50%)	78 (30%)	51 (23%)	22 (22%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	295 (33%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	69 (30%)	163 (62%)	157 (71%)	71 (71%)	21 (91%)	0 (0%)	486 (54%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	62 (98%)	207 (91%)	236 (89%)	205 (93%)	89 (89%)	21 (91%)	0 (0%)	824 (91%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	19 (8%)	20 (8%)	12 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	57 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (3%)	<6 (1%)	6 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	49 (78%)	169 (74%)	180 (68%)	146 (66%)	59 (59%)	11 (48%)	0 (0%)	616 (68%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	10 (16%)	53 (23%)	72 (27%)	64 (29%)	37 (37%)	11 (48%)	0 (0%)	247 (27%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	10 (4%)	8 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	48 (76%)	159 (70%)	217 (82%)	175 (80%)	77 (77%)	15 (65%)	0 (0%)	691 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	12 (19%)	37 (16%)	24 (9%)	25 (11%)	13 (13%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	116 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	15 (24%)	55 (24%)	51 (19%)	43 (20%)	25 (25%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	192 (21%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	19 (30%)	70 (31%)	113 (43%)	78 (35%)	32 (32%)	9 (39%)	0 (0%)	321 (36%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	20 (32%)	46 (20%)	53 (20%)	56 (25%)	19 (19%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	197 (22%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	7 (11%)	32 (14%)	21 (8%)	23 (10%)	17 (17%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	104 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	16 (7%)	22 (8%)	13 (6%)	9 (9%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	66 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	13 (6%)	11 (4%)	10 (5%)	6 (6%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	45 (5%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	63 (100%)	228 (100%)	264 (100%)	220 (100%)	100 (100%)	23 (100%)	0 (0%)	902 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (3%)	14 (6%)	24 (17%)	10 (17%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	65 (7%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	145 (99%)	310 (95%)	197 (90%)	111 (79%)	45 (78%)	16 (73%)	0 (0%)	824 (90%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	32 (22%)	96 (30%)	64 (29%)	25 (18%)	9 (16%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	228 (25%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	68 (46%)	66 (20%)	30 (14%)	13 (9%)	7 (12%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	185 (20%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	48 (33%)	193 (59%)	122 (56%)	78 (55%)	32 (55%)	10 (45%)	0 (0%)	483 (53%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	29 (9%)	48 (22%)	44 (31%)	19 (33%)	7 (32%)	0 (0%)	151 (17%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	147 (100%)	325 (100%)	216 (99%)	139 (99%)	57 (98%)	20 (91%)	0 (0%)	908 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	127 (86%)	288 (89%)	204 (94%)	105 (74%)	40 (69%)	18 (82%)	0 (0%)	782 (85%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	12 (8%)	25 (8%)	13 (6%)	28 (20%)	16 (28%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	100 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	74 (50%)	207 (64%)	150 (69%)	106 (75%)	42 (72%)	15 (68%)	0 (0%)	594 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	50 (34%)	74 (23%)	41 (19%)	27 (19%)	12 (21%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	209 (23%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (8%)	19 (6%)	11 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	47 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	38 (12%)	30 (14%)	21 (15%)	15 (26%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	117 (13%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	23 (16%)	71 (22%)	43 (20%)	31 (22%)	12 (21%)	6 (27%)	0 (0%)	186 (20%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	41 (28%)	80 (25%)	68 (31%)	43 (30%)	16 (28%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	251 (27%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	62 (42%)	108 (33%)	61 (28%)	36 (26%)	13 (22%)	8 (36%)	0 (0%)	290 (32%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	14 (10%)	39 (12%)	16 (7%)	20 (14%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	93 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	20 (6%)	10 (5%)	12 (9%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	54 (6%)
Southwest	Total	0 (0%)	147 (100%)	325 (100%)	218 (100%)	141 (100%)	58 (100%)	22 (100%)	0 (0%)	915 (100%)

2011

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (50%)	354 (40%)	1,782 (55%)	2,207 (64%)	1,677 (68%)	747 (67%)	163 (62%)	8 (57%)	6,941 (61%)
	Black	<6 (17%)	49 (6%)	173 (5%)	146 (4%)	96 (4%)	38 (3%)	9 (3%)	<6 (7%)	513 (4%)
	AI/AN	<6 (33%)	390 (44%)	998 (31%)	780 (23%)	429 (17%)	183 (16%)	50 (19%)	<6 (14%)	2,834 (25%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	81 (9%)	265 (8%)	287 (8%)	219 (9%)	139 (12%)	35 (13%)	<6 (14%)	1,029 (9%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (17%)	175 (20%)	600 (18%)	514 (15%)	268 (11%)	111 (10%)	20 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,689 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (67%)	354 (40%)	449 (14%)	260 (8%)	127 (5%)	41 (4%)	12 (5%)	<6 (7%)	1,248 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	386 (44%)	1,676 (52%)	1,238 (36%)	629 (26%)	266 (24%)	62 (24%)	<6 (29%)	4,262 (37%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	65 (7%)	964 (30%)	1,806 (52%)	1,591 (65%)	754 (67%)	173 (66%)	7 (50%)	5,360 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6 (100%)	868 (99%)	3,118 (96%)	3,213 (93%)	2,235 (91%)	1,041 (93%)	245 (94%)	12 (86%)	10,739 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	12 (1%)	94 (3%)	164 (5%)	146 (6%)	52 (5%)	6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	475 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (<1%)	71 (2%)	71 (3%)	28 (2%)	9 (3%)	<6 (7%)	205 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (83%)	728 (83%)	2,343 (72%)	2,402 (70%)	1,646 (67%)	668 (59%)	144 (55%)	<6 (36%)	7,943 (69%)
	Cesarean	<6 (17%)	87 (10%)	529 (16%)	683 (20%)	607 (25%)	387 (34%)	105 (40%)	7 (50%)	2,406 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	19 (<1%)	20 (<1%)	17 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	71 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	25 (3%)	65 (2%)	69 (2%)	48 (2%)	18 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	228 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (17%)	511 (58%)	2,066 (64%)	2,367 (68%)	1,668 (68%)	735 (65%)	160 (61%)	10 (71%)	7,519 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	197 (22%)	547 (17%)	457 (13%)	306 (12%)	165 (15%)	39 (15%)	<6 (14%)	1,716 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	48 (5%)	107 (3%)	77 (2%)	66 (3%)	24 (2%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	331 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	19 (<1%)	19 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	64 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (17%)	116 (13%)	485 (15%)	612 (18%)	487 (20%)	248 (22%)	67 (26%)	<6 (36%)	2,022 (18%)
	Adequate	<6 (17%)	242 (27%)	1,000 (31%)	1,119 (32%)	821 (33%)	339 (30%)	63 (24%)	<6 (36%)	3,590 (31%)
	Intermediate	<6 (17%)	187 (21%)	656 (20%)	689 (20%)	410 (17%)	183 (16%)	41 (16%)	<6 (7%)	2,168 (19%)
	Inadequate	<6 (17%)	196 (22%)	535 (16%)	446 (13%)	303 (12%)	140 (12%)	37 (14%)	<6 (7%)	1,659 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	74 (8%)	265 (8%)	279 (8%)	220 (9%)	129 (11%)	37 (14%)	<6 (29%)	1,008 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	63 (7%)	171 (5%)	194 (6%)	145 (6%)	86 (8%)	28 (11%)	<6 (7%)	689 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6 (100%)	881 (100%)	3,245 (100%)	3,456 (100%)	2,456 (100%)	1,123 (100%)	261 (100%)	14 (100%)	11,444 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	126 (42%)	720 (56%)	913 (63%)	737 (68%)	333 (64%)	77 (64%)	<6 (43%)	2,909 (61%)
	Black	0 (0%)	34 (11%)	117 (9%)	100 (7%)	72 (7%)	31 (6%)	7 (6%)	<6 (14%)	362 (8%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	69 (23%)	216 (17%)	209 (14%)	110 (10%)	58 (11%)	13 (11%)	<6 (14%)	677 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	72 (24%)	213 (17%)	217 (15%)	160 (15%)	96 (18%)	22 (18%)	<6 (14%)	782 (16%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (100%)	39 (13%)	176 (14%)	178 (12%)	87 (8%)	39 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	525 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	122 (40%)	137 (11%)	91 (6%)	59 (5%)	22 (4%)	6 (5%)	<6 (14%)	438 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	135 (45%)	633 (50%)	461 (32%)	224 (21%)	103 (20%)	23 (19%)	<6 (29%)	1,582 (33%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	28 (9%)	455 (36%)	839 (58%)	759 (70%)	369 (70%)	87 (73%)	<6 (43%)	2,540 (53%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	298 (99%)	1,241 (97%)	1,383 (95%)	1,018 (94%)	495 (94%)	115 (96%)	7 (100%)	4,559 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	26 (2%)	48 (3%)	45 (4%)	18 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	142 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)	25 (2%)	24 (2%)	11 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	73 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	222 (74%)	772 (60%)	892 (61%)	647 (60%)	282 (54%)	58 (48%)	<6 (14%)	2,876 (60%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	37 (12%)	220 (17%)	299 (21%)	289 (27%)	194 (37%)	55 (46%)	<6 (71%)	1,099 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	18 (1%)	20 (1%)	19 (2%)	10 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	76 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	175 (58%)	848 (66%)	1,079 (74%)	814 (75%)	385 (73%)	85 (71%)	6 (86%)	3,394 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	84 (28%)	257 (20%)	218 (15%)	148 (14%)	83 (16%)	17 (14%)	<6 (14%)	808 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	18 (6%)	59 (5%)	37 (3%)	38 (3%)	15 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	169 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	32 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (100%)	51 (17%)	212 (17%)	271 (19%)	261 (24%)	135 (26%)	40 (33%)	<6 (57%)	976 (20%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	81 (27%)	400 (31%)	526 (36%)	394 (36%)	180 (34%)	37 (31%)	<6 (29%)	1,620 (34%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	54 (18%)	286 (22%)	313 (21%)	177 (16%)	91 (17%)	15 (13%)	0 (0%)	936 (20%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	82 (27%)	236 (18%)	209 (14%)	150 (14%)	70 (13%)	13 (11%)	<6 (14%)	761 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	28 (9%)	112 (9%)	126 (9%)	107 (10%)	60 (11%)	19 (16%)	<6 (43%)	455 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	27 (9%)	80 (6%)	87 (6%)	69 (6%)	37 (7%)	17 (14%)	<6 (14%)	319 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	302 (100%)	1,277 (100%)	1,456 (100%)	1,087 (100%)	524 (100%)	120 (100%)	7 (100%)	4,775 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	45 (69%)	210 (77%)	251 (81%)	192 (81%)	87 (81%)	14 (74%)	<6 (100%)	801 (79%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	15 (23%)	49 (18%)	35 (11%)	22 (9%)	11 (10%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	134 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	9 (3%)	17 (6%)	17 (7%)	9 (8%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	58 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	11 (17%)	46 (17%)	28 (9%)	24 (10%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	114 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	28 (43%)	38 (14%)	16 (5%)	12 (5%)	6 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	102 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (46%)	150 (55%)	102 (33%)	61 (26%)	28 (26%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	375 (37%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	79 (29%)	182 (59%)	160 (68%)	71 (66%)	14 (74%)	<6 (100%)	513 (51%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	65 (100%)	259 (95%)	288 (94%)	213 (90%)	102 (95%)	17 (89%)	0 (0%)	945 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (4%)	13 (4%)	13 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (100%)	41 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (2%)	11 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	56 (86%)	199 (73%)	222 (72%)	175 (74%)	62 (58%)	11 (58%)	<6 (100%)	727 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	58 (21%)	62 (20%)	51 (22%)	38 (36%)	6 (32%)	0 (0%)	219 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	10 (4%)	13 (4%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	46 (71%)	205 (75%)	247 (80%)	171 (72%)	82 (77%)	13 (68%)	<6 (100%)	765 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	14 (22%)	58 (21%)	43 (14%)	41 (17%)	19 (18%)	<6 (26%)	0 (0%)	181 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	8 (3%)	8 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	24 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	47 (17%)	51 (17%)	45 (19%)	19 (18%)	<6 (26%)	0 (0%)	171 (17%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	30 (46%)	110 (40%)	117 (38%)	94 (40%)	47 (44%)	7 (37%)	<6 (100%)	407 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (26%)	68 (25%)	89 (29%)	56 (24%)	22 (21%)	<6 (26%)	0 (0%)	257 (25%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (14%)	35 (13%)	33 (11%)	21 (9%)	11 (10%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	111 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	25 (9%)	13 (4%)	14 (6%)	8 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	64 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	13 (5%)	13 (4%)	16 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	50 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	65 (100%)	274 (100%)	308 (100%)	237 (100%)	107 (100%)	19 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,012 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (50%)	73 (62%)	432 (71%)	459 (78%)	296 (75%)	130 (73%)	31 (74%)	0 (0%)	1,422 (73%)
	Black	<6 (50%)	10 (8%)	47 (8%)	29 (5%)	15 (4%)	6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	109 (6%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	28 (24%)	103 (17%)	68 (12%)	44 (11%)	19 (11%)	6 (14%)	<6 (50%)	269 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	16 (3%)	26 (4%)	22 (6%)	19 (11%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	90 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	22 (19%)	82 (14%)	68 (12%)	37 (9%)	20 (11%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	231 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	31 (26%)	57 (9%)	36 (6%)	18 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	148 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	65 (55%)	289 (48%)	177 (30%)	90 (23%)	24 (13%)	8 (19%)	<6 (50%)	654 (34%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	13 (11%)	220 (36%)	344 (58%)	255 (64%)	138 (78%)	27 (64%)	<6 (50%)	998 (52%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	115 (97%)	592 (98%)	550 (93%)	361 (91%)	169 (95%)	39 (93%)	<6 (100%)	1,830 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	10 (2%)	25 (4%)	20 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	66 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (2%)	14 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	91 (77%)	467 (77%)	448 (76%)	283 (71%)	117 (66%)	24 (57%)	0 (0%)	1,432 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	19 (16%)	110 (18%)	116 (20%)	98 (25%)	56 (31%)	17 (40%)	<6 (50%)	417 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)	6 (1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	25 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	18 (3%)	15 (3%)	9 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	52 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	38 (32%)	241 (40%)	216 (37%)	124 (31%)	52 (29%)	9 (21%)	0 (0%)	680 (35%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	20 (3%)	19 (3%)	16 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	66 (3%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	36 (6%)	40 (7%)	33 (8%)	19 (11%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	139 (7%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	21 (18%)	153 (25%)	127 (22%)	65 (16%)	22 (12%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	391 (20%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	51 (8%)	57 (10%)	27 (7%)	8 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	156 (8%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	23 (4%)	12 (2%)	19 (5%)	6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	67 (3%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (10%)	39 (6%)	43 (7%)	38 (10%)	21 (12%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	159 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	12 (10%)	21 (3%)	32 (5%)	21 (5%)	19 (11%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	109 (6%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	118 (100%)	607 (100%)	590 (100%)	396 (100%)	178 (100%)	42 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,935 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	84 (82%)	282 (81%)	362 (88%)	251 (85%)	107 (86%)	18 (90%)	<6 (100%)	1,108 (85%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	15 (15%)	53 (15%)	29 (7%)	27 (9%)	11 (9%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	136 (10%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	9 (2%)	8 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	24 (24%)	57 (16%)	36 (9%)	29 (10%)	10 (8%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	159 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	42 (41%)	49 (14%)	26 (6%)	12 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	132 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	43 (42%)	174 (50%)	155 (38%)	86 (29%)	34 (27%)	6 (30%)	<6 (25%)	499 (38%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	112 (32%)	221 (54%)	188 (64%)	81 (65%)	13 (65%)	<6 (50%)	627 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	99 (97%)	314 (90%)	340 (82%)	240 (81%)	103 (82%)	18 (90%)	<6 (75%)	1,117 (85%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	32 (9%)	57 (14%)	42 (14%)	16 (13%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	151 (12%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	16 (4%)	13 (4%)	6 (5%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (25%)	41 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	79 (77%)	270 (77%)	297 (72%)	204 (69%)	77 (62%)	10 (50%)	<6 (75%)	940 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	18 (18%)	57 (16%)	88 (21%)	79 (27%)	44 (35%)	9 (45%)	<6 (25%)	296 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	14 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	69 (68%)	258 (74%)	317 (77%)	222 (75%)	85 (68%)	13 (65%)	<6 (75%)	967 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	22 (22%)	65 (19%)	62 (15%)	48 (16%)	24 (19%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (25%)	226 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	9 (3%)	17 (4%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	42 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	19 (19%)	101 (29%)	137 (33%)	76 (26%)	40 (32%)	7 (35%)	<6 (25%)	381 (29%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	46 (45%)	136 (39%)	150 (36%)	129 (44%)	37 (30%)	<6 (25%)	<6 (50%)	505 (39%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	13 (13%)	40 (11%)	45 (11%)	34 (11%)	18 (14%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (25%)	153 (12%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	16 (16%)	47 (13%)	55 (13%)	34 (11%)	14 (11%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	171 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	27 (8%)	22 (5%)	27 (9%)	13 (10%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (25%)	102 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	23 (7%)	21 (5%)	20 (7%)	6 (5%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	79 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	102 (100%)	350 (100%)	413 (100%)	296 (100%)	125 (100%)	20 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,310 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	15 (10%)	12 (14%)	6 (18%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	40 (7%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	95 (100%)	222 (97%)	130 (88%)	75 (85%)	26 (76%)	8 (73%)	0 (0%)	557 (92%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	42 (44%)	110 (48%)	70 (48%)	37 (42%)	12 (35%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	275 (45%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	52 (55%)	62 (27%)	29 (20%)	10 (11%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	158 (26%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	37 (39%)	138 (60%)	74 (50%)	45 (51%)	18 (53%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	316 (52%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (5%)	35 (24%)	31 (35%)	13 (38%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	95 (16%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	95 (100%)	228 (100%)	147 (100%)	86 (98%)	33 (97%)	10 (91%)	0 (0%)	600 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	90 (95%)	211 (92%)	123 (84%)	78 (89%)	28 (82%)	9 (82%)	0 (0%)	540 (89%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	15 (7%)	19 (13%)	8 (9%)	6 (18%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	54 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	63 (66%)	151 (66%)	97 (66%)	66 (75%)	22 (65%)	7 (64%)	0 (0%)	406 (67%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	20 (21%)	60 (26%)	33 (22%)	9 (10%)	7 (21%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	132 (22%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	10 (11%)	13 (6%)	6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	39 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	15 (7%)	19 (13%)	8 (9%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	55 (9%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	19 (20%)	53 (23%)	30 (20%)	27 (31%)	10 (29%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	142 (23%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	40 (42%)	79 (34%)	47 (32%)	30 (34%)	8 (24%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	206 (34%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	25 (26%)	77 (34%)	37 (25%)	16 (18%)	11 (32%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	171 (28%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	20 (9%)	21 (14%)	7 (8%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	59 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	13 (6%)	17 (12%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (7%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	95 (100%)	229 (100%)	147 (100%)	88 (100%)	34 (100%)	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	605 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	24 (44%)	124 (53%)	197 (66%)	164 (73%)	74 (73%)	17 (55%)	0 (0%)	601 (63%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	28 (51%)	95 (40%)	80 (27%)	52 (23%)	16 (16%)	6 (19%)	0 (0%)	277 (29%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	16 (7%)	14 (5%)	9 (4%)	10 (10%)	7 (23%)	0 (0%)	57 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	15 (27%)	65 (28%)	54 (18%)	27 (12%)	13 (13%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	176 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	20 (36%)	35 (15%)	17 (6%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	78 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (56%)	133 (56%)	129 (43%)	61 (27%)	24 (24%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	382 (40%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	63 (27%)	141 (47%)	161 (71%)	69 (68%)	25 (81%)	0 (0%)	462 (49%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	53 (96%)	220 (93%)	268 (90%)	197 (87%)	87 (85%)	29 (94%)	0 (0%)	855 (90%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	13 (6%)	19 (6%)	21 (9%)	11 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	66 (7%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	9 (3%)	8 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	50 (91%)	174 (74%)	213 (71%)	148 (65%)	64 (63%)	16 (52%)	0 (0%)	665 (70%)
	Cesarean	<6 (100%)	<6 (7%)	54 (23%)	72 (24%)	69 (31%)	36 (35%)	14 (45%)	0 (0%)	250 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	8 (3%)	10 (3%)	8 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	39 (71%)	188 (80%)	251 (84%)	180 (80%)	75 (74%)	22 (71%)	0 (0%)	755 (79%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	14 (25%)	35 (15%)	38 (13%)	27 (12%)	15 (15%)	7 (23%)	0 (0%)	137 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (16%)	56 (24%)	62 (21%)	52 (23%)	21 (21%)	8 (26%)	0 (0%)	208 (22%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	17 (31%)	90 (38%)	113 (38%)	88 (39%)	36 (35%)	6 (19%)	0 (0%)	350 (37%)
	Intermediate	<6 (100%)	16 (29%)	57 (24%)	79 (26%)	49 (22%)	25 (25%)	10 (32%)	0 (0%)	237 (25%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	13 (24%)	27 (11%)	35 (12%)	21 (9%)	10 (10%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	110 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	16 (7%)	18 (6%)	17 (8%)	14 (14%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	68 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	13 (6%)	11 (4%)	9 (4%)	12 (12%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	47 (5%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	55 (100%)	236 (100%)	299 (100%)	226 (100%)	102 (100%)	31 (100%)	0 (0%)	950 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	9 (3%)	10 (4%)	25 (20%)	9 (17%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	59 (7%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	140 (97%)	260 (96%)	229 (94%)	99 (79%)	42 (81%)	14 (78%)	0 (0%)	784 (92%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	22 (15%)	63 (23%)	80 (33%)	27 (21%)	12 (23%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	208 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	59 (41%)	71 (26%)	45 (19%)	14 (11%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	192 (22%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	45 (31%)	158 (58%)	140 (58%)	62 (49%)	35 (67%)	13 (72%)	0 (0%)	453 (53%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	23 (8%)	44 (18%)	37 (29%)	13 (25%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	125 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	143 (99%)	263 (97%)	237 (98%)	120 (95%)	52 (100%)	17 (94%)	0 (0%)	832 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	140 (97%)	249 (92%)	207 (85%)	111 (88%)	37 (71%)	16 (89%)	0 (0%)	760 (89%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	15 (6%)	27 (11%)	13 (10%)	13 (25%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	81 (56%)	175 (65%)	160 (66%)	91 (72%)	33 (63%)	11 (61%)	0 (0%)	551 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	39 (27%)	52 (19%)	44 (18%)	17 (13%)	12 (23%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	166 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (6%)	11 (4%)	6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	17 (12%)	18 (7%)	32 (13%)	12 (10%)	11 (21%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	92 (11%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	28 (19%)	58 (21%)	56 (23%)	24 (19%)	7 (13%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	175 (20%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	36 (25%)	75 (28%)	59 (24%)	37 (29%)	10 (19%)	<6 (28%)	0 (0%)	222 (26%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	47 (33%)	89 (33%)	65 (27%)	42 (33%)	18 (35%)	6 (33%)	0 (0%)	267 (31%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	15 (10%)	26 (10%)	36 (15%)	10 (8%)	11 (21%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	101 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	8 (3%)	13 (5%)	6 (5%)	7 (13%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
Southwest	Total	0 (0%)	144 (100%)	271 (100%)	243 (100%)	126 (100%)	52 (100%)	18 (100%)	0 (0%)	854 (100%)

2012

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	330 (40%)	1,557 (52%)	2,163 (64%)	1,712 (67%)	731 (66%)	187 (65%)	11 (58%)	6,691 (60%)
	Black	0 (0%)	49 (6%)	136 (5%)	111 (3%)	86 (3%)	26 (2%)	9 (3%)	<6 (5%)	418 (4%)
	AI/AN	<6 (83%)	350 (42%)	1,001 (34%)	754 (22%)	457 (18%)	185 (17%)	51 (18%)	<6 (21%)	2,807 (25%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (17%)	87 (11%)	264 (9%)	298 (9%)	276 (11%)	146 (13%)	39 (13%)	<6 (16%)	1,114 (10%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	151 (18%)	554 (19%)	437 (13%)	257 (10%)	119 (11%)	23 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,541 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (83%)	351 (43%)	386 (13%)	260 (8%)	107 (4%)	46 (4%)	18 (6%)	<6 (16%)	1,176 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	362 (44%)	1,571 (53%)	1,137 (34%)	613 (24%)	239 (22%)	61 (21%)	<6 (11%)	3,985 (36%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	59 (7%)	899 (30%)	1,834 (54%)	1,743 (68%)	763 (69%)	182 (63%)	13 (68%)	5,493 (49%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6 (100%)	806 (98%)	2,845 (95%)	3,115 (92%)	2,336 (91%)	1,013 (91%)	259 (90%)	17 (89%)	10,398 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	14 (2%)	87 (3%)	161 (5%)	146 (6%)	50 (5%)	11 (4%)	0 (0%)	469 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	25 (<1%)	64 (2%)	58 (2%)	25 (2%)	14 (5%)	0 (0%)	188 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	6 (100%)	661 (80%)	2,362 (79%)	2,454 (73%)	1,791 (70%)	685 (62%)	173 (60%)	9 (47%)	8,142 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	124 (15%)	497 (17%)	796 (24%)	684 (27%)	385 (35%)	110 (38%)	10 (53%)	2,606 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	20 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	55 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	18 (2%)	68 (2%)	74 (2%)	59 (2%)	26 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	246 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	462 (56%)	1,882 (63%)	2,207 (65%)	1,737 (68%)	729 (66%)	177 (61%)	11 (58%)	7,205 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (67%)	191 (23%)	501 (17%)	505 (15%)	323 (13%)	147 (13%)	48 (17%)	<6 (16%)	1,722 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (33%)	36 (4%)	110 (4%)	96 (3%)	82 (3%)	31 (3%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	364 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	19 (2%)	88 (3%)	99 (3%)	73 (3%)	39 (4%)	6 (2%)	<6 (11%)	326 (3%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	133 (16%)	493 (17%)	680 (20%)	545 (21%)	239 (22%)	69 (24%)	6 (32%)	2,165 (19%)
	Adequate	<6 (17%)	225 (27%)	956 (32%)	1,177 (35%)	872 (34%)	350 (32%)	82 (28%)	<6 (16%)	3,666 (33%)
	Intermediate	<6 (17%)	159 (19%)	539 (18%)	496 (15%)	399 (16%)	178 (16%)	34 (12%)	<6 (11%)	1,808 (16%)
	Inadequate	<6 (67%)	165 (20%)	471 (16%)	413 (12%)	290 (11%)	123 (11%)	43 (15%)	<6 (11%)	1,511 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	58 (7%)	203 (7%)	260 (8%)	203 (8%)	86 (8%)	38 (13%)	<6 (16%)	851 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	58 (7%)	164 (5%)	179 (5%)	128 (5%)	68 (6%)	30 (10%)	<6 (21%)	631 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6 (100%)	824 (100%)	2,987 (100%)	3,376 (100%)	2,573 (100%)	1,109 (100%)	289 (100%)	19 (100%)	11,186 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	127 (42%)	604 (54%)	888 (64%)	783 (66%)	309 (63%)	80 (65%)	8 (73%)	2,799 (61%)
	Black	0 (0%)	34 (11%)	97 (9%)	76 (6%)	65 (6%)	21 (4%)	8 (6%)	<6 (9%)	302 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	64 (21%)	202 (18%)	172 (12%)	114 (10%)	57 (12%)	9 (7%)	<6 (9%)	619 (13%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (100%)	71 (24%)	206 (18%)	217 (16%)	195 (17%)	96 (20%)	27 (22%)	<6 (9%)	814 (18%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	37 (12%)	141 (13%)	131 (10%)	78 (7%)	38 (8%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	432 (9%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	121 (40%)	118 (10%)	100 (7%)	47 (4%)	19 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	411 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	138 (46%)	574 (51%)	404 (29%)	235 (20%)	94 (19%)	17 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,462 (32%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	28 (9%)	382 (34%)	812 (59%)	846 (72%)	344 (70%)	84 (68%)	9 (82%)	2,505 (54%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	293 (98%)	1,088 (97%)	1,306 (95%)	1,094 (93%)	453 (92%)	115 (93%)	11 (100%)	4,361 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	21 (2%)	52 (4%)	57 (5%)	24 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	164 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)	16 (1%)	24 (2%)	10 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	62 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	230 (77%)	835 (74%)	945 (69%)	790 (67%)	305 (62%)	66 (53%)	<6 (27%)	3,175 (69%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	50 (17%)	223 (20%)	374 (27%)	335 (28%)	165 (34%)	57 (46%)	8 (73%)	1,212 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	35 (3%)	33 (2%)	29 (2%)	13 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	117 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	163 (55%)	764 (68%)	1,008 (73%)	878 (74%)	370 (76%)	80 (65%)	7 (64%)	3,270 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	84 (28%)	215 (19%)	205 (15%)	155 (13%)	61 (12%)	22 (18%)	<6 (18%)	744 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (100%)	18 (6%)	54 (5%)	50 (4%)	44 (4%)	13 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	182 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	10 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	37 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	54 (18%)	196 (17%)	296 (21%)	273 (23%)	130 (27%)	38 (31%)	<6 (36%)	991 (22%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	99 (33%)	424 (38%)	566 (41%)	454 (39%)	176 (36%)	41 (33%)	<6 (18%)	1,762 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	43 (14%)	193 (17%)	188 (14%)	186 (16%)	73 (15%)	8 (6%)	<6 (18%)	693 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	66 (22%)	196 (17%)	179 (13%)	145 (12%)	52 (11%)	15 (12%)	0 (0%)	654 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	20 (7%)	73 (6%)	110 (8%)	84 (7%)	44 (9%)	20 (16%)	<6 (18%)	353 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	22 (7%)	68 (6%)	71 (5%)	59 (5%)	29 (6%)	19 (15%)	<6 (18%)	270 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	299 (100%)	1,124 (100%)	1,378 (100%)	1,179 (100%)	490 (100%)	124 (100%)	11 (100%)	4,606 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	38 (60%)	218 (78%)	282 (80%)	215 (81%)	94 (80%)	34 (87%)	<6 (100%)	883 (79%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	14 (22%)	48 (17%)	42 (12%)	26 (10%)	11 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	145 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	10 (16%)	10 (4%)	23 (7%)	22 (8%)	13 (11%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	79 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	8 (13%)	51 (18%)	29 (8%)	26 (10%)	10 (8%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	128 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	25 (40%)	35 (13%)	20 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	90 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	28 (44%)	147 (53%)	102 (29%)	65 (25%)	22 (19%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	369 (33%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	91 (33%)	218 (62%)	189 (71%)	91 (77%)	31 (79%)	<6 (50%)	626 (56%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	61 (97%)	268 (96%)	322 (91%)	246 (93%)	111 (94%)	31 (79%)	<6 (100%)	1,041 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	8 (3%)	16 (5%)	12 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	27 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	49 (78%)	206 (74%)	252 (71%)	182 (69%)	74 (63%)	28 (72%)	0 (0%)	791 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	10 (16%)	58 (21%)	81 (23%)	68 (26%)	41 (35%)	9 (23%)	<6 (100%)	269 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	9 (3%)	11 (3%)	10 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	45 (71%)	204 (73%)	251 (71%)	200 (75%)	87 (74%)	29 (74%)	<6 (50%)	817 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (22%)	54 (19%)	79 (22%)	44 (17%)	22 (19%)	8 (21%)	<6 (50%)	222 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (2%)	9 (3%)	11 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (14%)	47 (17%)	58 (16%)	46 (17%)	19 (16%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (50%)	183 (16%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	19 (30%)	103 (37%)	146 (41%)	104 (39%)	44 (37%)	18 (46%)	0 (0%)	434 (39%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	19 (30%)	76 (27%)	84 (24%)	65 (25%)	35 (30%)	8 (21%)	0 (0%)	287 (26%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	14 (22%)	35 (13%)	48 (14%)	35 (13%)	15 (13%)	6 (15%)	<6 (50%)	154 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	15 (5%)	19 (5%)	19 (7%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	61 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	15 (5%)	17 (5%)	14 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	55 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	63 (100%)	278 (100%)	353 (100%)	265 (100%)	118 (100%)	39 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,118 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	64 (60%)	351 (70%)	414 (75%)	284 (75%)	120 (74%)	21 (57%)	0 (0%)	1,254 (72%)
	Black	0 (0%)	12 (11%)	30 (6%)	22 (4%)	14 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	84 (5%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	29 (27%)	93 (19%)	84 (15%)	51 (13%)	19 (12%)	7 (19%)	0 (0%)	283 (16%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	19 (4%)	22 (4%)	18 (5%)	14 (9%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	79 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	22 (21%)	74 (15%)	59 (11%)	35 (9%)	15 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	208 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	34 (32%)	44 (9%)	29 (5%)	10 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	123 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	50 (47%)	232 (47%)	143 (26%)	76 (20%)	30 (18%)	8 (22%)	0 (0%)	539 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	196 (39%)	345 (63%)	261 (69%)	118 (72%)	22 (59%)	0 (0%)	950 (55%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	104 (97%)	476 (96%)	509 (93%)	351 (92%)	154 (94%)	34 (92%)	0 (0%)	1,628 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	16 (3%)	28 (5%)	19 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	71 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (2%)	10 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	81 (76%)	385 (77%)	412 (75%)	258 (68%)	92 (56%)	23 (62%)	0 (0%)	1,251 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	21 (20%)	91 (18%)	122 (22%)	107 (28%)	66 (40%)	12 (32%)	0 (0%)	419 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	14 (3%)	12 (2%)	13 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	48 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	27 (25%)	153 (31%)	154 (28%)	97 (25%)	31 (19%)	9 (24%)	0 (0%)	471 (27%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	18 (4%)	20 (4%)	14 (4%)	8 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	64 (4%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	13 (12%)	59 (12%)	62 (11%)	37 (10%)	23 (14%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	195 (11%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	43 (9%)	42 (8%)	37 (10%)	10 (6%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	143 (8%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	17 (16%)	96 (19%)	109 (20%)	60 (16%)	22 (13%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	307 (18%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	18 (4%)	14 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	47 (3%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	21 (4%)	15 (3%)	13 (3%)	7 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	58 (3%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	34 (7%)	39 (7%)	37 (10%)	15 (9%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	135 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	23 (5%)	22 (4%)	19 (5%)	13 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	88 (5%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	107 (100%)	498 (100%)	549 (100%)	381 (100%)	163 (100%)	37 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,735 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	75 (71%)	269 (81%)	386 (87%)	250 (86%)	105 (81%)	32 (86%)	<6 (100%)	1,118 (83%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	24 (23%)	48 (14%)	38 (9%)	24 (8%)	10 (8%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	148 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	10 (3%)	9 (2%)	11 (4%)	7 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	40 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	20 (19%)	64 (19%)	61 (14%)	25 (9%)	14 (11%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	185 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	50 (47%)	51 (15%)	22 (5%)	9 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	140 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	45 (42%)	157 (47%)	166 (37%)	60 (21%)	22 (17%)	8 (22%)	<6 (100%)	459 (34%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	10 (9%)	116 (35%)	241 (54%)	218 (75%)	94 (72%)	25 (68%)	0 (0%)	704 (52%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	101 (95%)	295 (88%)	378 (85%)	238 (82%)	109 (84%)	30 (81%)	<6 (100%)	1,152 (86%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	30 (9%)	44 (10%)	39 (13%)	16 (12%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	137 (10%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (3%)	21 (5%)	13 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	51 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	79 (75%)	269 (81%)	326 (73%)	211 (72%)	91 (70%)	22 (59%)	<6 (100%)	999 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	22 (21%)	53 (16%)	101 (23%)	76 (26%)	35 (27%)	14 (38%)	0 (0%)	301 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	63 (59%)	237 (71%)	333 (75%)	228 (78%)	98 (75%)	27 (73%)	0 (0%)	986 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	28 (26%)	68 (20%)	78 (18%)	47 (16%)	25 (19%)	7 (19%)	0 (0%)	253 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	8 (2%)	15 (3%)	7 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	40 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	22 (21%)	86 (26%)	132 (30%)	97 (33%)	31 (24%)	15 (41%)	0 (0%)	383 (28%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	33 (31%)	143 (43%)	179 (40%)	125 (43%)	54 (42%)	12 (32%)	0 (0%)	546 (41%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	15 (14%)	36 (11%)	50 (11%)	29 (10%)	16 (12%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	150 (11%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	23 (22%)	42 (13%)	61 (14%)	22 (8%)	17 (13%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	170 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	17 (5%)	43 (10%)	22 (8%)	8 (6%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	102 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	10 (9%)	13 (4%)	41 (9%)	11 (4%)	9 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	87 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	106 (100%)	334 (100%)	445 (100%)	292 (100%)	130 (100%)	37 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,346 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (4%)	11 (7%)	12 (12%)	6 (15%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	39 (6%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	68 (97%)	217 (96%)	145 (90%)	80 (82%)	33 (83%)	9 (75%)	<6 (100%)	555 (91%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	25 (36%)	108 (48%)	72 (44%)	42 (43%)	21 (53%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	273 (45%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	33 (47%)	47 (21%)	37 (23%)	10 (10%)	9 (23%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	141 (23%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (43%)	158 (70%)	94 (58%)	50 (52%)	25 (63%)	6 (50%)	<6 (100%)	364 (59%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	16 (7%)	28 (17%)	35 (36%)	6 (15%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	90 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	69 (99%)	222 (98%)	158 (98%)	89 (92%)	40 (100%)	12 (100%)	<6 (100%)	594 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	65 (93%)	209 (92%)	142 (88%)	83 (86%)	28 (70%)	11 (92%)	<6 (100%)	541 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	16 (7%)	18 (11%)	13 (13%)	10 (25%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	61 (10%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	50 (71%)	143 (63%)	107 (66%)	57 (59%)	26 (65%)	6 (50%)	<6 (100%)	390 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	16 (23%)	55 (24%)	40 (25%)	23 (24%)	10 (25%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	149 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	14 (6%)	6 (4%)	6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	32 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	7 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	11 (16%)	37 (16%)	41 (25%)	14 (14%)	12 (30%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	116 (19%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	22 (31%)	51 (22%)	46 (28%)	23 (24%)	8 (20%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	153 (25%)
	Intermediate	<6 (50%)	20 (29%)	70 (31%)	37 (23%)	24 (25%)	10 (25%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	165 (27%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	15 (21%)	56 (25%)	30 (19%)	26 (27%)	7 (18%)	<6 (42%)	<6 (100%)	141 (23%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	30 (13%)	17 (10%)	13 (13%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	67 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	19 (8%)	6 (4%)	8 (8%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	37 (6%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	70 (100%)	227 (100%)	162 (100%)	97 (100%)	40 (100%)	12 (100%)	<6 (100%)	612 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	25 (41%)	96 (45%)	163 (64%)	139 (66%)	75 (69%)	18 (72%)	0 (0%)	516 (59%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	34 (56%)	92 (44%)	66 (26%)	49 (23%)	17 (16%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	264 (30%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	16 (8%)	14 (6%)	20 (10%)	15 (14%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (100%)	71 (8%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	12 (20%)	30 (14%)	29 (11%)	10 (5%)	8 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	90 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	29 (48%)	22 (10%)	20 (8%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	84 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	24 (39%)	117 (55%)	87 (34%)	52 (25%)	18 (17%)	8 (32%)	0 (0%)	306 (35%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	60 (28%)	135 (53%)	143 (68%)	85 (79%)	14 (56%)	<6 (100%)	441 (51%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	60 (98%)	187 (89%)	221 (87%)	177 (84%)	91 (84%)	23 (92%)	0 (0%)	760 (87%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	12 (6%)	18 (7%)	16 (8%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	50 (82%)	167 (79%)	171 (68%)	135 (64%)	53 (49%)	11 (44%)	<6 (100%)	590 (68%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	10 (16%)	38 (18%)	74 (29%)	70 (33%)	52 (48%)	14 (56%)	0 (0%)	258 (30%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	40 (66%)	172 (82%)	197 (78%)	163 (78%)	82 (76%)	15 (60%)	0 (0%)	669 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	17 (28%)	25 (12%)	36 (14%)	22 (10%)	9 (8%)	6 (24%)	0 (0%)	116 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	22 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (4%)	12 (6%)	9 (8%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (100%)	40 (5%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	12 (20%)	38 (18%)	67 (26%)	50 (24%)	23 (21%)	6 (24%)	0 (0%)	196 (23%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	13 (21%)	82 (39%)	81 (32%)	72 (34%)	38 (35%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	291 (33%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	26 (43%)	55 (26%)	64 (25%)	46 (22%)	24 (22%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	220 (25%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	10 (16%)	23 (11%)	21 (8%)	20 (10%)	10 (9%)	6 (24%)	0 (0%)	90 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (10%)	15 (7%)	15 (6%)	12 (6%)	7 (6%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	59 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	10 (5%)	9 (4%)	7 (3%)	7 (6%)	<6 (12%)	<6 (100%)	41 (5%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	61 (100%)	211 (100%)	253 (100%)	210 (100%)	108 (100%)	25 (100%)	<6 (100%)	871 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (3%)	19 (8%)	29 (19%)	22 (37%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	82 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	117 (99%)	300 (96%)	206 (88%)	113 (76%)	38 (63%)	13 (87%)	<6 (100%)	791 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (3%)	7 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	27 (23%)	85 (27%)	56 (24%)	41 (28%)	13 (22%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	224 (25%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (50%)	59 (50%)	69 (22%)	32 (14%)	19 (13%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (50%)	187 (21%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	47 (40%)	186 (59%)	141 (60%)	75 (50%)	28 (47%)	9 (60%)	0 (0%)	486 (54%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	38 (12%)	55 (23%)	51 (34%)	25 (42%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (50%)	177 (20%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	118 (100%)	308 (98%)	221 (94%)	141 (95%)	55 (92%)	14 (93%)	<6 (100%)	861 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	107 (91%)	291 (93%)	206 (88%)	132 (89%)	42 (70%)	12 (80%)	<6 (100%)	794 (89%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	17 (5%)	25 (11%)	15 (10%)	16 (27%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	84 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	74 (63%)	209 (67%)	157 (67%)	114 (77%)	35 (58%)	11 (73%)	<6 (100%)	602 (67%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	29 (25%)	66 (21%)	47 (20%)	18 (12%)	12 (20%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	174 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (50%)	<6 (3%)	17 (5%)	9 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	18 (15%)	46 (15%)	44 (19%)	28 (19%)	14 (23%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (50%)	153 (17%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	22 (19%)	57 (18%)	50 (21%)	34 (23%)	8 (13%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (50%)	173 (19%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	32 (27%)	91 (29%)	59 (25%)	45 (30%)	16 (27%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	246 (28%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	35 (30%)	98 (31%)	59 (25%)	29 (19%)	15 (25%)	6 (40%)	0 (0%)	244 (27%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (10%)	19 (6%)	17 (7%)	16 (11%)	7 (12%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (50%)	74 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	16 (5%)	13 (6%)	10 (7%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	53 (6%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	118 (100%)	313 (100%)	235 (100%)	149 (100%)	60 (100%)	15 (100%)	<6 (100%)	894 (100%)

2013

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (50%)	308 (44%)	1,695 (56%)	2,328 (66%)	1,921 (71%)	817 (70%)	181 (65%)	18 (72%)	7,272 (63%)
	Black	0 (0%)	45 (6%)	156 (5%)	157 (4%)	103 (4%)	37 (3%)	10 (4%)	<6 (8%)	510 (4%)
	AI/AN	<6 (50%)	264 (37%)	815 (27%)	720 (20%)	424 (16%)	185 (16%)	44 (16%)	0 (0%)	2,456 (21%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	80 (11%)	286 (10%)	288 (8%)	226 (8%)	114 (10%)	41 (15%)	<6 (16%)	1,039 (9%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (13%)	169 (24%)	579 (19%)	562 (16%)	304 (11%)	110 (9%)	27 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,752 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	8 (100%)	311 (44%)	446 (15%)	304 (9%)	159 (6%)	62 (5%)	16 (6%)	<6 (12%)	1,309 (11%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	302 (43%)	1,270 (42%)	902 (25%)	505 (19%)	196 (17%)	42 (15%)	<6 (16%)	3,221 (28%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	82 (12%)	1,240 (41%)	2,294 (65%)	2,003 (74%)	895 (76%)	212 (77%)	17 (68%)	6,743 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	8 (100%)	697 (98%)	2,851 (95%)	3,310 (93%)	2,460 (91%)	1,092 (93%)	256 (92%)	25 (100%)	10,699 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	9 (1%)	112 (4%)	172 (5%)	174 (6%)	52 (4%)	13 (5%)	0 (0%)	532 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	27 (<1%)	63 (2%)	73 (3%)	29 (2%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	201 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	6 (75%)	609 (86%)	2,362 (79%)	2,619 (74%)	1,845 (68%)	744 (63%)	159 (57%)	12 (48%)	8,356 (73%)
	Cesarean	<6 (13%)	71 (10%)	533 (18%)	825 (23%)	801 (30%)	390 (33%)	110 (40%)	13 (52%)	2,744 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	9 (1%)	28 (<1%)	25 (<1%)	15 (<1%)	13 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	91 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (13%)	19 (3%)	73 (2%)	76 (2%)	49 (2%)	25 (2%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	250 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (13%)	387 (55%)	1,940 (65%)	2,560 (72%)	1,994 (74%)	836 (71%)	186 (67%)	20 (80%)	7,924 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (38%)	212 (30%)	668 (22%)	590 (17%)	434 (16%)	191 (16%)	59 (21%)	<6 (12%)	2,160 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (25%)	60 (8%)	172 (6%)	170 (5%)	119 (4%)	66 (6%)	11 (4%)	<6 (4%)	601 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	18 (3%)	45 (1%)	28 (<1%)	21 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	127 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	134 (19%)	625 (21%)	856 (24%)	710 (26%)	318 (27%)	89 (32%)	13 (52%)	2,745 (24%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	211 (30%)	970 (32%)	1,256 (35%)	956 (35%)	401 (34%)	85 (31%)	7 (28%)	3,886 (34%)
	Intermediate	<6 (13%)	105 (15%)	525 (17%)	570 (16%)	440 (16%)	175 (15%)	22 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,838 (16%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	209 (30%)	631 (21%)	560 (16%)	376 (14%)	180 (15%)	52 (19%)	<6 (16%)	2,016 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (13%)	65 (9%)	229 (8%)	263 (7%)	239 (9%)	127 (11%)	41 (15%)	<6 (16%)	969 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	35 (5%)	166 (6%)	178 (5%)	161 (6%)	88 (8%)	29 (10%)	<6 (8%)	659 (6%)
Alaska	Total	8 (100%)	708 (100%)	3,001 (100%)	3,548 (100%)	2,712 (100%)	1,173 (100%)	277 (100%)	25 (100%)	11,452 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	127 (46%)	637 (56%)	956 (65%)	867 (70%)	369 (69%)	87 (68%)	12 (75%)	3,055 (64%)
	Black	0 (0%)	33 (12%)	102 (9%)	101 (7%)	73 (6%)	26 (5%)	7 (5%)	<6 (6%)	343 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	41 (15%)	157 (14%)	165 (11%)	120 (10%)	54 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	542 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	69 (25%)	219 (19%)	213 (15%)	160 (13%)	72 (14%)	28 (22%)	<6 (13%)	763 (16%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	35 (13%)	145 (13%)	169 (12%)	99 (8%)	36 (7%)	7 (5%)	0 (0%)	491 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	100 (36%)	143 (13%)	108 (7%)	75 (6%)	32 (6%)	9 (7%)	<6 (13%)	469 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	137 (49%)	418 (37%)	297 (20%)	190 (15%)	61 (11%)	15 (12%)	<6 (13%)	1,120 (23%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	33 (12%)	557 (49%)	1,035 (71%)	956 (77%)	427 (80%)	99 (77%)	11 (69%)	3,118 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	275 (99%)	1,090 (96%)	1,387 (95%)	1,146 (92%)	503 (95%)	122 (95%)	16 (100%)	4,539 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	36 (3%)	60 (4%)	69 (6%)	20 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	190 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	16 (1%)	24 (2%)	8 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	60 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	229 (82%)	841 (74%)	1,033 (71%)	795 (64%)	329 (62%)	64 (50%)	10 (63%)	3,301 (69%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	37 (13%)	250 (22%)	390 (27%)	415 (33%)	185 (35%)	61 (48%)	6 (38%)	1,344 (28%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	13 (1%)	9 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	35 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	9 (3%)	32 (3%)	31 (2%)	24 (2%)	12 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	111 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	149 (54%)	726 (64%)	1,059 (72%)	933 (75%)	407 (77%)	93 (73%)	13 (81%)	3,380 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	84 (30%)	273 (24%)	240 (16%)	199 (16%)	64 (12%)	25 (20%)	<6 (6%)	886 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	24 (9%)	60 (5%)	75 (5%)	48 (4%)	24 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	233 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	22 (2%)	12 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	54 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	59 (21%)	248 (22%)	399 (27%)	375 (30%)	183 (34%)	54 (42%)	8 (50%)	1,326 (28%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	82 (29%)	375 (33%)	519 (35%)	456 (37%)	173 (33%)	33 (26%)	<6 (31%)	1,643 (34%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	37 (13%)	184 (16%)	206 (14%)	166 (13%)	62 (12%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	663 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	81 (29%)	241 (21%)	216 (15%)	153 (12%)	62 (12%)	17 (13%)	<6 (13%)	772 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	24 (9%)	84 (7%)	118 (8%)	117 (9%)	64 (12%)	24 (19%)	<6 (6%)	432 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	16 (6%)	67 (6%)	81 (6%)	78 (6%)	43 (8%)	18 (14%)	0 (0%)	303 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	0 (0%)	278 (100%)	1,136 (100%)	1,463 (100%)	1,241 (100%)	531 (100%)	128 (100%)	16 (100%)	4,793 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	36 (75%)	201 (78%)	268 (82%)	214 (85%)	93 (80%)	21 (68%)	<6 (50%)	835 (81%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	12 (25%)	34 (13%)	43 (13%)	17 (7%)	8 (7%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	118 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (6%)	11 (3%)	18 (7%)	11 (9%)	6 (19%)	<6 (50%)	62 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	12 (25%)	54 (21%)	47 (14%)	25 (10%)	6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	147 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	19 (40%)	24 (9%)	21 (6%)	13 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	83 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	26 (54%)	125 (49%)	99 (30%)	41 (16%)	22 (19%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	315 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	103 (40%)	204 (62%)	198 (78%)	86 (74%)	26 (84%)	<6 (100%)	621 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	47 (98%)	242 (94%)	301 (92%)	233 (92%)	103 (89%)	30 (97%)	<6 (100%)	959 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	9 (4%)	11 (3%)	10 (4%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	14 (4%)	10 (4%)	7 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	37 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	46 (96%)	192 (75%)	239 (73%)	184 (73%)	70 (60%)	20 (65%)	0 (0%)	751 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	48 (19%)	74 (23%)	66 (26%)	40 (34%)	8 (26%)	<6 (100%)	239 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (100%)	<6 (2%)	14 (5%)	12 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	36 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	35 (73%)	173 (67%)	237 (72%)	187 (74%)	77 (66%)	19 (61%)	<6 (100%)	730 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (23%)	58 (23%)	58 (18%)	43 (17%)	23 (20%)	8 (26%)	0 (0%)	201 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (4%)	13 (4%)	6 (2%)	7 (6%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	10 (21%)	52 (20%)	60 (18%)	43 (17%)	25 (22%)	7 (23%)	<6 (50%)	198 (19%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (42%)	105 (41%)	140 (43%)	106 (42%)	42 (36%)	14 (45%)	<6 (50%)	428 (41%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (15%)	40 (16%)	62 (19%)	48 (19%)	18 (16%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	177 (17%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	8 (17%)	42 (16%)	43 (13%)	37 (15%)	20 (17%)	6 (19%)	0 (0%)	156 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (100%)	6 (13%)	9 (4%)	18 (6%)	17 (7%)	8 (7%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (50%)	63 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	11 (4%)	13 (4%)	8 (3%)	9 (8%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	46 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	48 (100%)	257 (100%)	327 (100%)	253 (100%)	116 (100%)	31 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,035 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	68 (66%)	429 (73%)	505 (76%)	339 (79%)	157 (82%)	28 (80%)	<6 (71%)	1,532 (76%)
	Black	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	50 (9%)	43 (6%)	23 (5%)	6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (14%)	133 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	23 (22%)	72 (12%)	73 (11%)	35 (8%)	17 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	223 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	21 (4%)	30 (5%)	27 (6%)	11 (6%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (14%)	94 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	26 (25%)	84 (14%)	76 (11%)	42 (10%)	15 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	246 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	40 (39%)	63 (11%)	38 (6%)	13 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (14%)	159 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	39 (38%)	229 (39%)	124 (19%)	82 (19%)	23 (12%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (29%)	502 (25%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	22 (21%)	286 (49%)	494 (74%)	324 (75%)	162 (84%)	32 (91%)	<6 (57%)	1,324 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	101 (98%)	566 (96%)	627 (94%)	398 (92%)	180 (94%)	31 (89%)	7 (100%)	1,911 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	18 (3%)	30 (5%)	23 (5%)	8 (4%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	85 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	9 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	88 (85%)	461 (79%)	481 (72%)	307 (71%)	131 (68%)	21 (60%)	<6 (29%)	1,492 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	102 (17%)	156 (23%)	112 (26%)	59 (31%)	12 (34%)	<6 (71%)	457 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	15 (3%)	22 (3%)	11 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	55 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	49 (48%)	388 (66%)	472 (71%)	303 (70%)	137 (71%)	24 (69%)	<6 (71%)	1,378 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	33 (32%)	106 (18%)	111 (17%)	63 (15%)	29 (15%)	7 (20%)	<6 (29%)	352 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	44 (7%)	34 (5%)	38 (9%)	17 (9%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	144 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (1%)	9 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	28 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	14 (14%)	97 (17%)	134 (20%)	94 (22%)	30 (16%)	6 (17%)	<6 (57%)	379 (19%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	33 (32%)	218 (37%)	260 (39%)	155 (36%)	86 (45%)	17 (49%)	<6 (14%)	770 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	14 (14%)	106 (18%)	109 (16%)	72 (17%)	34 (18%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	338 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	32 (31%)	119 (20%)	115 (17%)	82 (19%)	34 (18%)	8 (23%)	<6 (29%)	393 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (12%)	32 (5%)	51 (8%)	42 (10%)	16 (8%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (29%)	159 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	29 (5%)	37 (6%)	30 (7%)	9 (5%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (29%)	115 (6%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	103 (100%)	587 (100%)	664 (100%)	431 (100%)	192 (100%)	35 (100%)	7 (100%)	2,020 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	52 (83%)	289 (85%)	379 (85%)	294 (90%)	101 (86%)	27 (75%)	0 (0%)	1,144 (86%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	7 (11%)	38 (11%)	43 (10%)	18 (6%)	8 (7%)	7 (19%)	0 (0%)	121 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	9 (3%)	11 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	32 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	21 (33%)	65 (19%)	78 (17%)	23 (7%)	7 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	197 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	35 (56%)	56 (16%)	27 (6%)	8 (2%)	8 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	137 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	17 (27%)	139 (41%)	132 (29%)	58 (18%)	19 (16%)	6 (17%)	0 (0%)	371 (28%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	10 (16%)	141 (41%)	284 (63%)	253 (78%)	89 (76%)	29 (81%)	0 (0%)	806 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	60 (95%)	289 (85%)	379 (85%)	260 (80%)	101 (86%)	29 (81%)	0 (0%)	1,120 (84%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	43 (13%)	49 (11%)	45 (14%)	11 (9%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	156 (12%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (3%)	20 (4%)	21 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	57 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	49 (78%)	278 (82%)	334 (75%)	225 (69%)	75 (64%)	21 (58%)	0 (0%)	984 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	7 (11%)	54 (16%)	98 (22%)	93 (29%)	33 (28%)	15 (42%)	0 (0%)	300 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	35 (56%)	206 (60%)	298 (67%)	232 (71%)	72 (62%)	17 (47%)	0 (0%)	861 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (22%)	72 (21%)	72 (16%)	46 (14%)	22 (19%)	10 (28%)	0 (0%)	236 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	13 (4%)	12 (3%)	8 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	42 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	15 (24%)	84 (25%)	118 (26%)	93 (29%)	28 (24%)	12 (33%)	0 (0%)	350 (26%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	18 (29%)	106 (31%)	141 (31%)	114 (35%)	41 (35%)	8 (22%)	0 (0%)	428 (32%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	37 (11%)	36 (8%)	23 (7%)	12 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	115 (9%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	13 (21%)	51 (15%)	54 (12%)	28 (9%)	16 (14%)	8 (22%)	0 (0%)	170 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (10%)	25 (7%)	24 (5%)	23 (7%)	12 (10%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	94 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	14 (4%)	15 (3%)	22 (7%)	10 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	68 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	<6 (100%)	63 (100%)	341 (100%)	448 (100%)	326 (100%)	117 (100%)	36 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,333 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (3%)	14 (9%)	13 (15%)	6 (13%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	44 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	58 (97%)	198 (94%)	135 (87%)	67 (78%)	33 (72%)	8 (80%)	0 (0%)	501 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	26 (43%)	93 (44%)	66 (43%)	34 (40%)	21 (46%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	243 (43%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	29 (48%)	54 (26%)	30 (19%)	17 (20%)	7 (15%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	141 (25%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	28 (47%)	114 (54%)	78 (50%)	38 (44%)	23 (50%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	286 (50%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	37 (18%)	45 (29%)	30 (35%)	16 (35%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	134 (24%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	59 (98%)	203 (96%)	155 (100%)	82 (95%)	46 (100%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	557 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	54 (90%)	199 (94%)	142 (92%)	72 (84%)	31 (67%)	9 (90%)	0 (0%)	509 (89%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	9 (4%)	13 (8%)	12 (14%)	14 (30%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	54 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	35 (58%)	138 (65%)	109 (70%)	53 (62%)	24 (52%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	364 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	19 (32%)	44 (21%)	35 (23%)	20 (23%)	14 (30%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	137 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (50%)	<6 (8%)	16 (8%)	9 (6%)	7 (8%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	44 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	14 (23%)	45 (21%)	35 (23%)	22 (26%)	14 (30%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	133 (23%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	16 (27%)	62 (29%)	53 (34%)	21 (24%)	7 (15%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	160 (28%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	12 (20%)	39 (18%)	30 (19%)	17 (20%)	10 (22%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	109 (19%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	18 (30%)	54 (26%)	34 (22%)	18 (21%)	11 (24%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	142 (25%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	23 (11%)	13 (8%)	9 (10%)	7 (15%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	57 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (5%)	12 (8%)	6 (7%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	33 (6%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	60 (100%)	211 (100%)	155 (100%)	86 (100%)	46 (100%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	570 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	20 (37%)	118 (61%)	182 (70%)	178 (80%)	80 (73%)	15 (75%)	0 (0%)	593 (69%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	26 (48%)	57 (30%)	60 (23%)	35 (16%)	17 (16%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	196 (23%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	6 (11%)	14 (7%)	16 (6%)	7 (3%)	9 (8%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	56 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	15 (28%)	44 (23%)	34 (13%)	21 (9%)	8 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	122 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	24 (44%)	26 (14%)	21 (8%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	77 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	24 (44%)	95 (49%)	65 (25%)	31 (14%)	21 (19%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	238 (28%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	70 (36%)	169 (65%)	183 (82%)	87 (80%)	18 (90%)	0 (0%)	532 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	53 (98%)	186 (97%)	235 (90%)	190 (86%)	99 (91%)	17 (85%)	0 (0%)	780 (91%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	20 (8%)	24 (11%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	56 (7%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	49 (91%)	143 (74%)	187 (72%)	140 (63%)	59 (54%)	10 (50%)	0 (0%)	588 (69%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	46 (24%)	70 (27%)	72 (32%)	48 (44%)	10 (50%)	0 (0%)	250 (29%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	9 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	40 (74%)	141 (73%)	224 (86%)	183 (82%)	83 (76%)	16 (80%)	0 (0%)	687 (80%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (20%)	41 (21%)	28 (11%)	26 (12%)	17 (16%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	125 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	8 (3%)	6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	11 (20%)	47 (24%)	73 (28%)	59 (27%)	25 (23%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	220 (26%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	21 (39%)	51 (27%)	89 (34%)	64 (29%)	39 (36%)	8 (40%)	0 (0%)	272 (32%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	13 (24%)	56 (29%)	67 (26%)	67 (30%)	27 (25%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	234 (27%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (17%)	32 (17%)	28 (11%)	23 (10%)	16 (15%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	110 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	21 (11%)	15 (6%)	11 (5%)	10 (9%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	65 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	13 (7%)	11 (4%)	8 (4%)	6 (6%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	43 (5%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	54 (100%)	192 (100%)	261 (100%)	222 (100%)	109 (100%)	20 (100%)	0 (0%)	858 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	14 (5%)	24 (10%)	16 (10%)	11 (18%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	69 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	97 (95%)	259 (94%)	201 (87%)	132 (86%)	48 (77%)	16 (94%)	0 (0%)	755 (90%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (50%)	34 (33%)	94 (34%)	92 (40%)	60 (39%)	17 (27%)	8 (47%)	0 (0%)	306 (36%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	64 (63%)	80 (29%)	59 (26%)	28 (18%)	7 (11%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	243 (29%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (30%)	150 (54%)	107 (47%)	65 (42%)	27 (44%)	9 (53%)	0 (0%)	389 (46%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	46 (17%)	63 (27%)	59 (39%)	28 (45%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	208 (25%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	102 (100%)	275 (99%)	226 (98%)	151 (99%)	60 (97%)	17 (100%)	0 (0%)	833 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	94 (92%)	248 (90%)	203 (88%)	122 (80%)	49 (79%)	14 (82%)	0 (0%)	731 (87%)
	Cesarean	<6 (50%)	6 (6%)	24 (9%)	24 (10%)	31 (20%)	11 (18%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	100 (12%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	44 (43%)	168 (61%)	161 (70%)	103 (67%)	36 (58%)	12 (71%)	0 (0%)	524 (62%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	40 (39%)	74 (27%)	46 (20%)	37 (24%)	22 (35%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	223 (26%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (50%)	15 (15%)	24 (9%)	19 (8%)	6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	70 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	52 (19%)	37 (16%)	24 (16%)	13 (21%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	139 (16%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	21 (21%)	53 (19%)	54 (23%)	40 (26%)	13 (21%)	<6 (24%)	0 (0%)	185 (22%)
	Intermediate	<6 (50%)	17 (17%)	63 (23%)	60 (26%)	47 (31%)	12 (19%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	202 (24%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	48 (47%)	92 (33%)	70 (30%)	35 (23%)	21 (34%)	6 (35%)	0 (0%)	273 (32%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	35 (13%)	24 (10%)	20 (13%)	10 (16%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	99 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	21 (8%)	9 (4%)	9 (6%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (6%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	102 (100%)	277 (100%)	230 (100%)	153 (100%)	62 (100%)	17 (100%)	0 (0%)	843 (100%)

2014

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Alone

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	244 (38%)	1,490 (50%)	2,071 (59%)	1,781 (63%)	706 (63%)	157 (64%)	16 (84%)	6,465 (57%)
	Black	<6 (14%)	18 (3%)	99 (3%)	118 (3%)	88 (3%)	28 (3%)	10 (4%)	0 (0%)	362 (3%)
	AI/AN	<6 (43%)	210 (33%)	707 (24%)	606 (17%)	409 (14%)	153 (14%)	26 (11%)	<6 (11%)	2,116 (19%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (29%)	60 (9%)	256 (9%)	292 (8%)	274 (10%)	120 (11%)	30 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,034 (9%)
	Multiple	<6 (14%)	96 (15%)	322 (11%)	338 (10%)	211 (7%)	72 (6%)	16 (6%)	<6 (5%)	1,057 (9%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	132 (20%)	610 (20%)	541 (15%)	338 (12%)	101 (9%)	22 (9%)	<6 (16%)	1,747 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	7 (100%)	284 (44%)	417 (14%)	265 (7%)	139 (5%)	42 (4%)	10 (4%)	<6 (5%)	1,165 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	286 (44%)	1,286 (43%)	1,040 (29%)	513 (18%)	185 (17%)	28 (11%)	<6 (16%)	3,341 (29%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	64 (10%)	1,237 (41%)	2,175 (61%)	2,148 (76%)	861 (77%)	199 (81%)	14 (74%)	6,698 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	7 (100%)	625 (97%)	2,830 (95%)	3,284 (93%)	2,592 (91%)	999 (90%)	233 (94%)	18 (95%)	10,588 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	18 (3%)	123 (4%)	196 (6%)	172 (6%)	74 (7%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	591 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (<1%)	54 (2%)	74 (3%)	42 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	200 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	7 (100%)	531 (82%)	2,316 (78%)	2,569 (73%)	1,926 (68%)	710 (64%)	131 (53%)	7 (37%)	8,197 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	81 (13%)	539 (18%)	820 (23%)	793 (28%)	352 (32%)	104 (42%)	12 (63%)	2,701 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	13 (2%)	49 (2%)	69 (2%)	60 (2%)	27 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	223 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	20 (3%)	74 (2%)	79 (2%)	64 (2%)	25 (2%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	268 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (29%)	361 (56%)	1,893 (63%)	2,497 (71%)	2,057 (72%)	818 (73%)	179 (72%)	9 (47%)	7,816 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (43%)	191 (30%)	672 (23%)	631 (18%)	509 (18%)	209 (19%)	39 (16%)	7 (37%)	2,261 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (14%)	63 (10%)	215 (7%)	214 (6%)	129 (5%)	43 (4%)	13 (5%)	<6 (11%)	680 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (14%)	8 (1%)	32 (1%)	24 (<1%)	21 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	96 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	158 (24%)	670 (22%)	854 (24%)	715 (25%)	311 (28%)	87 (35%)	<6 (16%)	2,798 (25%)
	Adequate	<6 (29%)	175 (27%)	987 (33%)	1,257 (36%)	1,070 (38%)	408 (37%)	71 (29%)	<6 (21%)	3,974 (35%)
	Intermediate	<6 (14%)	93 (14%)	443 (15%)	545 (15%)	418 (15%)	164 (15%)	33 (13%)	<6 (21%)	1,701 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (57%)	191 (30%)	669 (22%)	631 (18%)	461 (16%)	175 (16%)	39 (16%)	7 (37%)	2,177 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (14%)	64 (10%)	233 (8%)	282 (8%)	256 (9%)	93 (8%)	31 (13%)	<6 (16%)	963 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	45 (7%)	181 (6%)	176 (5%)	178 (6%)	63 (6%)	26 (11%)	<6 (21%)	673 (6%)
Alaska	Total	7 (100%)	645 (100%)	2,982 (100%)	3,540 (100%)	2,843 (100%)	1,115 (100%)	247 (100%)	19 (100%)	11,398 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	79 (31%)	555 (49%)	812 (57%)	775 (63%)	311 (60%)	78 (62%)	6 (86%)	2,616 (56%)
	Black	0 (0%)	18 (7%)	69 (6%)	88 (6%)	57 (5%)	26 (5%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	266 (6%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	30 (12%)	117 (10%)	105 (7%)	68 (6%)	30 (6%)	8 (6%)	<6 (14%)	359 (8%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (67%)	56 (22%)	201 (18%)	212 (15%)	191 (15%)	84 (16%)	22 (18%)	0 (0%)	768 (16%)
	Multiple	<6 (33%)	58 (23%)	139 (12%)	148 (10%)	102 (8%)	45 (9%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	497 (11%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	34 (14%)	145 (13%)	150 (10%)	87 (7%)	27 (5%)	7 (6%)	<6 (14%)	451 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	115 (46%)	120 (11%)	94 (7%)	49 (4%)	17 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (14%)	404 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	107 (43%)	456 (40%)	351 (25%)	158 (13%)	66 (13%)	10 (8%)	<6 (14%)	1,149 (24%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	26 (10%)	545 (48%)	964 (67%)	1,008 (82%)	415 (80%)	103 (82%)	<6 (71%)	3,066 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	245 (98%)	1,090 (96%)	1,353 (94%)	1,133 (92%)	468 (91%)	119 (95%)	7 (100%)	4,418 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	37 (3%)	62 (4%)	73 (6%)	32 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	215 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	16 (1%)	29 (2%)	17 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	70 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	190 (76%)	832 (73%)	985 (69%)	818 (66%)	312 (60%)	65 (52%)	<6 (14%)	3,206 (68%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	42 (17%)	244 (21%)	387 (27%)	354 (29%)	185 (36%)	57 (46%)	6 (86%)	1,275 (27%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	26 (2%)	24 (2%)	28 (2%)	9 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	96 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	12 (5%)	32 (3%)	35 (2%)	36 (3%)	11 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	127 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	139 (55%)	740 (65%)	1,059 (74%)	930 (75%)	400 (77%)	93 (74%)	<6 (43%)	3,365 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	84 (33%)	272 (24%)	231 (16%)	204 (17%)	86 (17%)	16 (13%)	<6 (43%)	897 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	19 (8%)	77 (7%)	75 (5%)	51 (4%)	10 (2%)	6 (5%)	<6 (14%)	239 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (33%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	37 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	79 (31%)	297 (26%)	397 (28%)	337 (27%)	171 (33%)	49 (39%)	<6 (14%)	1,331 (28%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	57 (23%)	393 (35%)	551 (38%)	471 (38%)	207 (40%)	32 (26%)	<6 (14%)	1,713 (36%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	33 (13%)	155 (14%)	187 (13%)	182 (15%)	61 (12%)	16 (13%)	<6 (43%)	637 (14%)
	Inadequate	<6 (67%)	74 (29%)	244 (21%)	212 (15%)	185 (15%)	55 (11%)	19 (15%)	<6 (29%)	793 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	26 (10%)	83 (7%)	120 (8%)	105 (8%)	32 (6%)	16 (13%)	0 (0%)	382 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	21 (8%)	68 (6%)	74 (5%)	71 (6%)	22 (4%)	15 (12%)	<6 (14%)	272 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	251 (100%)	1,135 (100%)	1,432 (100%)	1,236 (100%)	517 (100%)	125 (100%)	7 (100%)	4,706 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	35 (67%)	191 (70%)	257 (78%)	210 (71%)	81 (83%)	20 (80%)	<6 (100%)	795 (74%)
	Black	<6 (100%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	7 (13%)	30 (11%)	21 (6%)	32 (11%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	95 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (6%)	16 (5%)	30 (10%)	9 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	73 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	8 (15%)	29 (11%)	26 (8%)	20 (7%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	88 (8%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	10 (19%)	54 (20%)	39 (12%)	37 (13%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	142 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	16 (31%)	28 (10%)	23 (7%)	11 (4%)	6 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	86 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	26 (50%)	134 (49%)	103 (31%)	58 (20%)	13 (13%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	336 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (12%)	106 (39%)	196 (60%)	224 (76%)	79 (81%)	22 (88%)	<6 (100%)	634 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	51 (98%)	258 (95%)	306 (93%)	271 (92%)	87 (89%)	23 (92%)	<6 (100%)	998 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (4%)	11 (3%)	14 (5%)	7 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	44 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	12 (4%)	11 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	44 (85%)	206 (75%)	222 (67%)	205 (69%)	60 (61%)	19 (76%)	<6 (100%)	758 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	53 (19%)	88 (27%)	81 (27%)	32 (33%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	263 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	13 (5%)	8 (2%)	8 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	35 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	31 (60%)	180 (66%)	234 (71%)	222 (75%)	67 (68%)	18 (72%)	<6 (100%)	753 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	8 (15%)	68 (25%)	58 (18%)	55 (19%)	24 (24%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	218 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (23%)	15 (5%)	27 (8%)	13 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	73 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (13%)	52 (19%)	66 (20%)	65 (22%)	12 (12%)	8 (32%)	0 (0%)	210 (20%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	19 (37%)	108 (40%)	134 (41%)	128 (43%)	39 (40%)	9 (36%)	<6 (100%)	439 (41%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	6 (12%)	44 (16%)	48 (15%)	50 (17%)	25 (26%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	175 (16%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	19 (37%)	61 (22%)	66 (20%)	46 (16%)	18 (18%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	215 (20%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	26 (10%)	22 (7%)	20 (7%)	7 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	80 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	20 (7%)	14 (4%)	13 (4%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	56 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	52 (100%)	273 (100%)	329 (100%)	296 (100%)	98 (100%)	25 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,075 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	60 (69%)	374 (69%)	448 (71%)	311 (69%)	111 (75%)	15 (60%)	<6 (100%)	1,324 (70%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (5%)	23 (4%)	21 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	72 (4%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	15 (17%)	65 (12%)	62 (10%)	41 (9%)	18 (12%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	203 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (3%)	28 (4%)	21 (5%)	8 (5%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	75 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	10 (11%)	36 (7%)	47 (7%)	35 (8%)	6 (4%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	138 (7%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	15 (17%)	61 (11%)	68 (11%)	34 (8%)	15 (10%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	197 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	29 (33%)	55 (10%)	30 (5%)	17 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	136 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	47 (54%)	193 (36%)	147 (23%)	65 (15%)	15 (10%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	471 (25%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	11 (13%)	282 (52%)	440 (70%)	354 (79%)	125 (84%)	19 (76%)	<6 (80%)	1,235 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	84 (97%)	518 (95%)	586 (93%)	417 (93%)	127 (86%)	23 (92%)	<6 (80%)	1,759 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	21 (4%)	36 (6%)	21 (5%)	15 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	97 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)	9 (2%)	6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (20%)	29 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	74 (85%)	456 (84%)	490 (78%)	296 (66%)	103 (70%)	14 (56%)	<6 (40%)	1,435 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (9%)	76 (14%)	115 (18%)	135 (30%)	39 (26%)	11 (44%)	<6 (60%)	387 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)	9 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (1%)	17 (3%)	8 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	46 (53%)	338 (62%)	422 (67%)	308 (69%)	104 (70%)	18 (72%)	<6 (40%)	1,238 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	19 (22%)	105 (19%)	97 (15%)	78 (17%)	29 (20%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (40%)	335 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	34 (6%)	52 (8%)	24 (5%)	9 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	128 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	22 (25%)	106 (20%)	115 (18%)	96 (21%)	31 (21%)	6 (24%)	0 (0%)	376 (20%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (23%)	193 (36%)	224 (36%)	195 (44%)	58 (39%)	10 (40%)	<6 (40%)	702 (37%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	71 (13%)	109 (17%)	45 (10%)	23 (16%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	258 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	27 (31%)	99 (18%)	112 (18%)	72 (16%)	29 (20%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (40%)	345 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	10 (11%)	31 (6%)	41 (7%)	36 (8%)	17 (11%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (60%)	140 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	36 (7%)	30 (5%)	29 (6%)	14 (9%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (60%)	120 (6%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	87 (100%)	543 (100%)	630 (100%)	448 (100%)	148 (100%)	25 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,886 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	49 (75%)	276 (73%)	347 (77%)	286 (85%)	106 (77%)	31 (76%)	<6 (50%)	1,096 (78%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	30 (8%)	26 (6%)	11 (3%)	8 (6%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (50%)	85 (6%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	12 (3%)	7 (2%)	8 (6%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	37 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	7 (11%)	58 (15%)	56 (12%)	19 (6%)	7 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	148 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	14 (22%)	76 (20%)	64 (14%)	36 (11%)	13 (9%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (50%)	205 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	22 (34%)	54 (14%)	33 (7%)	14 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	128 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	35 (54%)	161 (42%)	123 (27%)	66 (20%)	23 (17%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	411 (29%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	161 (42%)	295 (65%)	254 (76%)	107 (78%)	36 (88%)	<6 (50%)	860 (61%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	58 (89%)	325 (86%)	377 (83%)	271 (81%)	116 (85%)	38 (93%)	<6 (100%)	1,187 (84%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	7 (11%)	46 (12%)	64 (14%)	51 (15%)	13 (9%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	182 (13%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	12 (3%)	14 (4%)	8 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	43 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	54 (83%)	276 (73%)	324 (72%)	216 (64%)	82 (60%)	16 (39%)	0 (0%)	968 (68%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	9 (14%)	76 (20%)	106 (23%)	103 (31%)	44 (32%)	20 (49%)	<6 (100%)	360 (25%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	14 (4%)	13 (3%)	15 (4%)	8 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	53 (4%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (3%)	9 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	39 (60%)	230 (61%)	309 (68%)	220 (65%)	88 (64%)	29 (71%)	0 (0%)	915 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	20 (31%)	65 (17%)	87 (19%)	66 (20%)	29 (21%)	8 (20%)	<6 (50%)	276 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	25 (7%)	11 (2%)	17 (5%)	8 (6%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (50%)	69 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	20 (31%)	102 (27%)	122 (27%)	92 (27%)	34 (25%)	15 (37%)	0 (0%)	385 (27%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	24 (37%)	122 (32%)	167 (37%)	115 (34%)	43 (31%)	11 (27%)	0 (0%)	482 (34%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	28 (7%)	40 (9%)	31 (9%)	16 (12%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	124 (9%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	11 (17%)	61 (16%)	59 (13%)	49 (15%)	28 (20%)	7 (17%)	<6 (100%)	217 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	25 (7%)	28 (6%)	30 (9%)	15 (11%)	8 (20%)	0 (0%)	108 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	24 (6%)	15 (3%)	23 (7%)	6 (4%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	78 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	65 (100%)	380 (100%)	453 (100%)	336 (100%)	137 (100%)	41 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,414 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	18 (10%)	16 (15%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	44 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	54 (93%)	171 (88%)	140 (80%)	80 (74%)	25 (78%)	<6 (100%)	0 (0%)	474 (83%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	16 (8%)	15 (9%)	7 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	43 (7%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	15 (26%)	101 (52%)	89 (51%)	49 (45%)	11 (34%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (100%)	267 (47%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	25 (43%)	40 (21%)	29 (16%)	16 (15%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	115 (20%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	29 (50%)	113 (58%)	92 (52%)	50 (46%)	16 (50%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	301 (52%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	38 (19%)	54 (31%)	42 (39%)	13 (41%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (100%)	153 (27%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	58 (100%)	194 (99%)	174 (99%)	102 (94%)	32 (100%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	565 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	57 (98%)	168 (86%)	154 (88%)	86 (80%)	27 (84%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	497 (87%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	24 (12%)	18 (10%)	19 (18%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	66 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	27 (47%)	122 (63%)	123 (70%)	68 (63%)	23 (72%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	367 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	22 (38%)	45 (23%)	39 (22%)	23 (21%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	135 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (12%)	21 (11%)	13 (7%)	8 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (9%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (16%)	36 (18%)	37 (21%)	24 (22%)	8 (25%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	115 (20%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	11 (19%)	48 (25%)	54 (31%)	30 (28%)	7 (22%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	151 (26%)
	Intermediate	<6 (50%)	16 (28%)	48 (25%)	43 (24%)	16 (15%)	7 (22%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	132 (23%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	22 (38%)	58 (30%)	39 (22%)	28 (26%)	7 (22%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	155 (27%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (50%)	6 (10%)	25 (13%)	20 (11%)	15 (14%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	70 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	10 (5%)	9 (5%)	12 (11%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (7%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	58 (100%)	195 (100%)	176 (100%)	108 (100%)	32 (100%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	574 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	21 (45%)	81 (47%)	170 (59%)	158 (64%)	81 (70%)	9 (53%)	<6 (100%)	523 (59%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	16 (34%)	40 (23%)	50 (17%)	43 (18%)	16 (14%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	167 (19%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	17 (10%)	19 (7%)	15 (6%)	8 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	60 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	7 (15%)	25 (14%)	38 (13%)	21 (9%)	9 (8%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	105 (12%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	11 (23%)	33 (19%)	36 (13%)	25 (10%)	8 (7%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	115 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	22 (47%)	21 (12%)	9 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	59 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	17 (36%)	89 (51%)	96 (34%)	42 (17%)	17 (15%)	<6 (18%)	<6 (33%)	265 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	62 (36%)	171 (60%)	193 (79%)	96 (83%)	13 (76%)	<6 (67%)	543 (61%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	45 (96%)	164 (94%)	258 (90%)	228 (93%)	101 (88%)	16 (94%)	<6 (100%)	815 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	8 (5%)	20 (7%)	6 (2%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	8 (3%)	7 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	36 (77%)	119 (68%)	191 (67%)	157 (64%)	71 (62%)	7 (41%)	<6 (67%)	583 (66%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	9 (19%)	48 (28%)	78 (27%)	78 (32%)	36 (31%)	8 (47%)	<6 (33%)	258 (29%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	10 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	7 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	37 (79%)	125 (72%)	209 (73%)	194 (79%)	97 (84%)	14 (82%)	<6 (67%)	678 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	8 (17%)	32 (18%)	51 (18%)	34 (14%)	14 (12%)	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	140 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	11 (6%)	15 (5%)	9 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	12 (26%)	33 (19%)	79 (28%)	73 (30%)	46 (40%)	<6 (29%)	<6 (67%)	250 (28%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (43%)	60 (34%)	73 (26%)	82 (33%)	38 (33%)	6 (35%)	0 (0%)	279 (31%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	9 (19%)	35 (20%)	65 (23%)	51 (21%)	17 (15%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	180 (20%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	37 (21%)	57 (20%)	30 (12%)	11 (10%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (33%)	143 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	14 (8%)	27 (9%)	31 (13%)	11 (10%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	90 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	10 (6%)	14 (5%)	21 (9%)	7 (6%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	57 (6%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	47 (100%)	174 (100%)	286 (100%)	245 (100%)	115 (100%)	17 (100%)	<6 (100%)	887 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	19 (8%)	23 (13%)	11 (16%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	65 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	82 (96%)	254 (90%)	202 (87%)	134 (78%)	52 (76%)	8 (67%)	0 (0%)	733 (86%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	19 (7%)	8 (3%)	7 (4%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (4%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	33 (39%)	140 (50%)	95 (41%)	70 (41%)	26 (38%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	370 (43%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	55 (65%)	99 (35%)	47 (20%)	27 (16%)	7 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	237 (28%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	25 (29%)	140 (50%)	128 (55%)	74 (43%)	35 (51%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	408 (48%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	43 (15%)	54 (23%)	71 (41%)	26 (38%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	204 (24%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	84 (99%)	281 (100%)	229 (98%)	168 (98%)	68 (100%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	843 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	76 (89%)	259 (92%)	203 (87%)	147 (85%)	55 (81%)	8 (67%)	0 (0%)	749 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (9%)	18 (6%)	27 (12%)	22 (13%)	12 (18%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	90 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	42 (49%)	158 (56%)	140 (60%)	114 (66%)	39 (57%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	498 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	30 (35%)	85 (30%)	68 (29%)	48 (28%)	22 (32%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	259 (30%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (100%)	10 (12%)	32 (11%)	21 (9%)	7 (4%)	7 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	79 (9%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (11%)	44 (16%)	38 (16%)	28 (16%)	9 (13%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	131 (15%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	24 (28%)	63 (22%)	53 (23%)	48 (28%)	16 (24%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	206 (24%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	18 (21%)	62 (22%)	53 (23%)	43 (25%)	15 (22%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	195 (23%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	32 (38%)	109 (39%)	86 (37%)	51 (30%)	27 (40%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	309 (36%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (14%)	29 (10%)	24 (10%)	19 (11%)	8 (12%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	93 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	13 (5%)	20 (9%)	9 (5%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	52 (6%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	85 (100%)	282 (100%)	233 (100%)	172 (100%)	68 (100%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	853 (100%)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (14%)	294 (46%)	1,660 (56%)	2,247 (63%)	1,904 (67%)	753 (68%)	166 (67%)	16 (84%)	7,041 (62%)
	Black	<6 (14%)	40 (6%)	156 (5%)	160 (5%)	104 (4%)	38 (3%)	11 (4%)	0 (0%)	510 (4%)
	AI/AN	<6 (43%)	234 (36%)	800 (27%)	715 (20%)	474 (17%)	170 (15%)	32 (13%)	<6 (16%)	2,431 (21%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (29%)	61 (9%)	268 (9%)	313 (9%)	294 (10%)	125 (11%)	31 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,094 (10%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	132 (20%)	610 (20%)	541 (15%)	338 (12%)	101 (9%)	22 (9%)	<6 (16%)	1,747 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	7 (100%)	284 (44%)	417 (14%)	265 (7%)	139 (5%)	42 (4%)	10 (4%)	<6 (5%)	1,165 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	286 (44%)	1,286 (43%)	1,040 (29%)	513 (18%)	185 (17%)	28 (11%)	<6 (16%)	3,341 (29%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	64 (10%)	1,237 (41%)	2,175 (61%)	2,148 (76%)	861 (77%)	199 (81%)	14 (74%)	6,698 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	7 (100%)	625 (97%)	2,830 (95%)	3,284 (93%)	2,592 (91%)	999 (90%)	233 (94%)	18 (95%)	10,588 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	18 (3%)	123 (4%)	196 (6%)	172 (6%)	74 (7%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	591 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (<1%)	54 (2%)	74 (3%)	42 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	200 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	7 (100%)	531 (82%)	2,316 (78%)	2,569 (73%)	1,926 (68%)	710 (64%)	131 (53%)	7 (37%)	8,197 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	81 (13%)	539 (18%)	820 (23%)	793 (28%)	352 (32%)	104 (42%)	12 (63%)	2,701 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	13 (2%)	49 (2%)	69 (2%)	60 (2%)	27 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	223 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	20 (3%)	74 (2%)	79 (2%)	64 (2%)	25 (2%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	268 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (29%)	361 (56%)	1,893 (63%)	2,497 (71%)	2,057 (72%)	818 (73%)	179 (72%)	9 (47%)	7,816 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (43%)	191 (30%)	672 (23%)	631 (18%)	509 (18%)	209 (19%)	39 (16%)	7 (37%)	2,261 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (14%)	63 (10%)	215 (7%)	214 (6%)	129 (5%)	43 (4%)	13 (5%)	<6 (11%)	680 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (14%)	8 (1%)	32 (1%)	24 (<1%)	21 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	96 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	158 (24%)	670 (22%)	854 (24%)	715 (25%)	311 (28%)	87 (35%)	<6 (16%)	2,798 (25%)
	Adequate	<6 (29%)	175 (27%)	987 (33%)	1,257 (36%)	1,070 (38%)	408 (37%)	71 (29%)	<6 (21%)	3,974 (35%)
	Intermediate	<6 (14%)	93 (14%)	443 (15%)	545 (15%)	418 (15%)	164 (15%)	33 (13%)	<6 (21%)	1,701 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (57%)	191 (30%)	669 (22%)	631 (18%)	461 (16%)	175 (16%)	39 (16%)	7 (37%)	2,177 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (14%)	64 (10%)	233 (8%)	282 (8%)	256 (9%)	93 (8%)	31 (13%)	<6 (16%)	963 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	45 (7%)	181 (6%)	176 (5%)	178 (6%)	63 (6%)	26 (11%)	<6 (21%)	673 (6%)
Alaska	Total	7 (100%)	645 (100%)	2,982 (100%)	3,540 (100%)	2,843 (100%)	1,115 (100%)	247 (100%)	19 (100%)	11,398 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (33%)	109 (43%)	624 (55%)	888 (62%)	842 (68%)	342 (66%)	81 (65%)	6 (86%)	2,893 (61%)
	Black	0 (0%)	35 (14%)	103 (9%)	115 (8%)	65 (5%)	34 (7%)	9 (7%)	0 (0%)	361 (8%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	41 (16%)	151 (13%)	140 (10%)	88 (7%)	36 (7%)	9 (7%)	<6 (14%)	466 (10%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (67%)	57 (23%)	210 (19%)	226 (16%)	207 (17%)	88 (17%)	22 (18%)	0 (0%)	812 (17%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	34 (14%)	145 (13%)	150 (10%)	87 (7%)	27 (5%)	7 (6%)	<6 (14%)	451 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	115 (46%)	120 (11%)	94 (7%)	49 (4%)	17 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (14%)	404 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	107 (43%)	456 (40%)	351 (25%)	158 (13%)	66 (13%)	10 (8%)	<6 (14%)	1,149 (24%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	26 (10%)	545 (48%)	964 (67%)	1,008 (82%)	415 (80%)	103 (82%)	<6 (71%)	3,066 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	245 (98%)	1,090 (96%)	1,353 (94%)	1,133 (92%)	468 (91%)	119 (95%)	7 (100%)	4,418 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	37 (3%)	62 (4%)	73 (6%)	32 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	215 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	16 (1%)	29 (2%)	17 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	70 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	190 (76%)	832 (73%)	985 (69%)	818 (66%)	312 (60%)	65 (52%)	<6 (14%)	3,206 (68%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	42 (17%)	244 (21%)	387 (27%)	354 (29%)	185 (36%)	57 (46%)	6 (86%)	1,275 (27%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	26 (2%)	24 (2%)	28 (2%)	9 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	96 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	12 (5%)	32 (3%)	35 (2%)	36 (3%)	11 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	127 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	139 (55%)	740 (65%)	1,059 (74%)	930 (75%)	400 (77%)	93 (74%)	<6 (43%)	3,365 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (33%)	84 (33%)	272 (24%)	231 (16%)	204 (17%)	86 (17%)	16 (13%)	<6 (43%)	897 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	19 (8%)	77 (7%)	75 (5%)	51 (4%)	10 (2%)	6 (5%)	<6 (14%)	239 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (33%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	37 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	79 (31%)	297 (26%)	397 (28%)	337 (27%)	171 (33%)	49 (39%)	<6 (14%)	1,331 (28%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	57 (23%)	393 (35%)	551 (38%)	471 (38%)	207 (40%)	32 (26%)	<6 (14%)	1,713 (36%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	33 (13%)	155 (14%)	187 (13%)	182 (15%)	61 (12%)	16 (13%)	<6 (43%)	637 (14%)
	Inadequate	<6 (67%)	74 (29%)	244 (21%)	212 (15%)	185 (15%)	55 (11%)	19 (15%)	<6 (29%)	793 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	26 (10%)	83 (7%)	120 (8%)	105 (8%)	32 (6%)	16 (13%)	0 (0%)	382 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	21 (8%)	68 (6%)	74 (5%)	71 (6%)	22 (4%)	15 (12%)	<6 (14%)	272 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	251 (100%)	1,135 (100%)	1,432 (100%)	1,236 (100%)	517 (100%)	125 (100%)	7 (100%)	4,706 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	41 (79%)	212 (78%)	273 (83%)	222 (75%)	84 (86%)	20 (80%)	<6 (100%)	853 (79%)
	Black	<6 (100%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	8 (15%)	38 (14%)	32 (10%)	39 (13%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	124 (12%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (6%)	16 (5%)	31 (10%)	9 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	74 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	10 (19%)	54 (20%)	39 (12%)	37 (13%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	142 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	16 (31%)	28 (10%)	23 (7%)	11 (4%)	6 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	86 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	26 (50%)	134 (49%)	103 (31%)	58 (20%)	13 (13%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	336 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (12%)	106 (39%)	196 (60%)	224 (76%)	79 (81%)	22 (88%)	<6 (100%)	634 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	51 (98%)	258 (95%)	306 (93%)	271 (92%)	87 (89%)	23 (92%)	<6 (100%)	998 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (4%)	11 (3%)	14 (5%)	7 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	44 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	12 (4%)	11 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	44 (85%)	206 (75%)	222 (67%)	205 (69%)	60 (61%)	19 (76%)	<6 (100%)	758 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	53 (19%)	88 (27%)	81 (27%)	32 (33%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	263 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	13 (5%)	8 (2%)	8 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	35 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	31 (60%)	180 (66%)	234 (71%)	222 (75%)	67 (68%)	18 (72%)	<6 (100%)	753 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	8 (15%)	68 (25%)	58 (18%)	55 (19%)	24 (24%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	218 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (23%)	15 (5%)	27 (8%)	13 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	73 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (13%)	52 (19%)	66 (20%)	65 (22%)	12 (12%)	8 (32%)	0 (0%)	210 (20%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	19 (37%)	108 (40%)	134 (41%)	128 (43%)	39 (40%)	9 (36%)	<6 (100%)	439 (41%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	6 (12%)	44 (16%)	48 (15%)	50 (17%)	25 (26%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	175 (16%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	19 (37%)	61 (22%)	66 (20%)	46 (16%)	18 (18%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	215 (20%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	26 (10%)	22 (7%)	20 (7%)	7 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	80 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	20 (7%)	14 (4%)	13 (4%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	56 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	52 (100%)	273 (100%)	329 (100%)	296 (100%)	98 (100%)	25 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,075 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	64 (74%)	390 (72%)	469 (74%)	331 (74%)	113 (76%)	18 (72%)	<6 (100%)	1,390 (74%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	37 (7%)	33 (5%)	24 (5%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	100 (5%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	19 (22%)	76 (14%)	79 (13%)	53 (12%)	20 (14%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	250 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (3%)	28 (4%)	22 (5%)	9 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	76 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	15 (17%)	61 (11%)	68 (11%)	34 (8%)	15 (10%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	197 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	29 (33%)	55 (10%)	30 (5%)	17 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	136 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	47 (54%)	193 (36%)	147 (23%)	65 (15%)	15 (10%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	471 (25%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	11 (13%)	282 (52%)	440 (70%)	354 (79%)	125 (84%)	19 (76%)	<6 (80%)	1,235 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	84 (97%)	518 (95%)	586 (93%)	417 (93%)	127 (86%)	23 (92%)	<6 (80%)	1,759 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	21 (4%)	36 (6%)	21 (5%)	15 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	97 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)	9 (2%)	6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (20%)	29 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	74 (85%)	456 (84%)	490 (78%)	296 (66%)	103 (70%)	14 (56%)	<6 (40%)	1,435 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (9%)	76 (14%)	115 (18%)	135 (30%)	39 (26%)	11 (44%)	<6 (60%)	387 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)	9 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (1%)	17 (3%)	8 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	46 (53%)	338 (62%)	422 (67%)	308 (69%)	104 (70%)	18 (72%)	<6 (40%)	1,238 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	19 (22%)	105 (19%)	97 (15%)	78 (17%)	29 (20%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (40%)	335 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	34 (6%)	52 (8%)	24 (5%)	9 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	128 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	22 (25%)	106 (20%)	115 (18%)	96 (21%)	31 (21%)	6 (24%)	0 (0%)	376 (20%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (23%)	193 (36%)	224 (36%)	195 (44%)	58 (39%)	10 (40%)	<6 (40%)	702 (37%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	71 (13%)	109 (17%)	45 (10%)	23 (16%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	258 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	27 (31%)	99 (18%)	112 (18%)	72 (16%)	29 (20%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (40%)	345 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	10 (11%)	31 (6%)	41 (7%)	36 (8%)	17 (11%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (60%)	140 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	36 (7%)	30 (5%)	29 (6%)	14 (9%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (60%)	120 (6%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	87 (100%)	543 (100%)	630 (100%)	448 (100%)	148 (100%)	25 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,886 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	54 (83%)	313 (82%)	383 (85%)	295 (88%)	111 (81%)	31 (76%)	<6 (50%)	1,188 (84%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	7 (11%)	44 (12%)	45 (10%)	19 (6%)	11 (8%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (50%)	131 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (2%)	14 (3%)	8 (2%)	8 (6%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	44 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	14 (22%)	76 (20%)	64 (14%)	36 (11%)	13 (9%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (50%)	205 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	22 (34%)	54 (14%)	33 (7%)	14 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	128 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	35 (54%)	161 (42%)	123 (27%)	66 (20%)	23 (17%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	411 (29%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	161 (42%)	295 (65%)	254 (76%)	107 (78%)	36 (88%)	<6 (50%)	860 (61%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	58 (89%)	325 (86%)	377 (83%)	271 (81%)	116 (85%)	38 (93%)	<6 (100%)	1,187 (84%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	7 (11%)	46 (12%)	64 (14%)	51 (15%)	13 (9%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	182 (13%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	12 (3%)	14 (4%)	8 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	43 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	54 (83%)	276 (73%)	324 (72%)	216 (64%)	82 (60%)	16 (39%)	0 (0%)	968 (68%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	9 (14%)	76 (20%)	106 (23%)	103 (31%)	44 (32%)	20 (49%)	<6 (100%)	360 (25%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	14 (4%)	13 (3%)	15 (4%)	8 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	53 (4%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (3%)	9 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	39 (60%)	230 (61%)	309 (68%)	220 (65%)	88 (64%)	29 (71%)	0 (0%)	915 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	20 (31%)	65 (17%)	87 (19%)	66 (20%)	29 (21%)	8 (20%)	<6 (50%)	276 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	25 (7%)	11 (2%)	17 (5%)	8 (6%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (50%)	69 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	20 (31%)	102 (27%)	122 (27%)	92 (27%)	34 (25%)	15 (37%)	0 (0%)	385 (27%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	24 (37%)	122 (32%)	167 (37%)	115 (34%)	43 (31%)	11 (27%)	0 (0%)	482 (34%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	28 (7%)	40 (9%)	31 (9%)	16 (12%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	124 (9%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	11 (17%)	61 (16%)	59 (13%)	49 (15%)	28 (20%)	7 (17%)	<6 (100%)	217 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	25 (7%)	28 (6%)	30 (9%)	15 (11%)	8 (20%)	0 (0%)	108 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	24 (6%)	15 (3%)	23 (7%)	6 (4%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	78 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	65 (100%)	380 (100%)	453 (100%)	336 (100%)	137 (100%)	41 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,414 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (5%)	20 (11%)	18 (17%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	53 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	57 (98%)	181 (93%)	151 (86%)	84 (78%)	26 (81%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	504 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	15 (26%)	101 (52%)	89 (51%)	49 (45%)	11 (34%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (100%)	267 (47%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	25 (43%)	40 (21%)	29 (16%)	16 (15%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	115 (20%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	29 (50%)	113 (58%)	92 (52%)	50 (46%)	16 (50%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	301 (52%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	38 (19%)	54 (31%)	42 (39%)	13 (41%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (100%)	153 (27%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	58 (100%)	194 (99%)	174 (99%)	102 (94%)	32 (100%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	565 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	57 (98%)	168 (86%)	154 (88%)	86 (80%)	27 (84%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	497 (87%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	24 (12%)	18 (10%)	19 (18%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	66 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	27 (47%)	122 (63%)	123 (70%)	68 (63%)	23 (72%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	367 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	22 (38%)	45 (23%)	39 (22%)	23 (21%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	135 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (12%)	21 (11%)	13 (7%)	8 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (9%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (16%)	36 (18%)	37 (21%)	24 (22%)	8 (25%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	115 (20%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	11 (19%)	48 (25%)	54 (31%)	30 (28%)	7 (22%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	151 (26%)
	Intermediate	<6 (50%)	16 (28%)	48 (25%)	43 (24%)	16 (15%)	7 (22%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	132 (23%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	22 (38%)	58 (30%)	39 (22%)	28 (26%)	7 (22%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	155 (27%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (50%)	6 (10%)	25 (13%)	20 (11%)	15 (14%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	70 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	10 (5%)	9 (5%)	12 (11%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (7%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	58 (100%)	195 (100%)	176 (100%)	108 (100%)	32 (100%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	574 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	26 (55%)	99 (57%)	192 (67%)	169 (69%)	87 (76%)	12 (71%)	<6 (100%)	588 (66%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	18 (38%)	44 (25%)	63 (22%)	52 (21%)	20 (17%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	200 (23%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	16 (9%)	22 (8%)	16 (7%)	8 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	64 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	11 (23%)	33 (19%)	36 (13%)	25 (10%)	8 (7%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	115 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	22 (47%)	21 (12%)	9 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	59 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	17 (36%)	89 (51%)	96 (34%)	42 (17%)	17 (15%)	<6 (18%)	<6 (33%)	265 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	62 (36%)	171 (60%)	193 (79%)	96 (83%)	13 (76%)	<6 (67%)	543 (61%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	45 (96%)	164 (94%)	258 (90%)	228 (93%)	101 (88%)	16 (94%)	<6 (100%)	815 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	8 (5%)	20 (7%)	6 (2%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	8 (3%)	7 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	36 (77%)	119 (68%)	191 (67%)	157 (64%)	71 (62%)	7 (41%)	<6 (67%)	583 (66%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	9 (19%)	48 (28%)	78 (27%)	78 (32%)	36 (31%)	8 (47%)	<6 (33%)	258 (29%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	10 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	7 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	37 (79%)	125 (72%)	209 (73%)	194 (79%)	97 (84%)	14 (82%)	<6 (67%)	678 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	8 (17%)	32 (18%)	51 (18%)	34 (14%)	14 (12%)	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	140 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	11 (6%)	15 (5%)	9 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	12 (26%)	33 (19%)	79 (28%)	73 (30%)	46 (40%)	<6 (29%)	<6 (67%)	250 (28%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (43%)	60 (34%)	73 (26%)	82 (33%)	38 (33%)	6 (35%)	0 (0%)	279 (31%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	9 (19%)	35 (20%)	65 (23%)	51 (21%)	17 (15%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	180 (20%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	37 (21%)	57 (20%)	30 (12%)	11 (10%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (33%)	143 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	14 (8%)	27 (9%)	31 (13%)	11 (10%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	90 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	10 (6%)	14 (5%)	21 (9%)	7 (6%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	57 (6%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	47 (100%)	174 (100%)	286 (100%)	245 (100%)	115 (100%)	17 (100%)	<6 (100%)	887 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (4%)	22 (9%)	25 (15%)	11 (16%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	74 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	84 (99%)	266 (94%)	205 (88%)	139 (81%)	53 (78%)	8 (67%)	0 (0%)	756 (89%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	33 (39%)	140 (50%)	95 (41%)	70 (41%)	26 (38%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	370 (43%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	55 (65%)	99 (35%)	47 (20%)	27 (16%)	7 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	237 (28%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	25 (29%)	140 (50%)	128 (55%)	74 (43%)	35 (51%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	408 (48%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	43 (15%)	54 (23%)	71 (41%)	26 (38%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	204 (24%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	84 (99%)	281 (100%)	229 (98%)	168 (98%)	68 (100%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	843 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	76 (89%)	259 (92%)	203 (87%)	147 (85%)	55 (81%)	8 (67%)	0 (0%)	749 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (9%)	18 (6%)	27 (12%)	22 (13%)	12 (18%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	90 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	42 (49%)	158 (56%)	140 (60%)	114 (66%)	39 (57%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	498 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	30 (35%)	85 (30%)	68 (29%)	48 (28%)	22 (32%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	259 (30%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (100%)	10 (12%)	32 (11%)	21 (9%)	7 (4%)	7 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	79 (9%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (11%)	44 (16%)	38 (16%)	28 (16%)	9 (13%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	131 (15%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	24 (28%)	63 (22%)	53 (23%)	48 (28%)	16 (24%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	206 (24%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	18 (21%)	62 (22%)	53 (23%)	43 (25%)	15 (22%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	195 (23%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	32 (38%)	109 (39%)	86 (37%)	51 (30%)	27 (40%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	309 (36%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (14%)	29 (10%)	24 (10%)	19 (11%)	8 (12%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	93 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	13 (5%)	20 (9%)	9 (5%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	52 (6%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	85 (100%)	282 (100%)	233 (100%)	172 (100%)	68 (100%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	853 (100%)

2015

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Alone

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	218 (33%)	1,319 (48%)	2,041 (58%)	1,865 (64%)	781 (63%)	150 (65%)	10 (67%)	6,385 (57%)
	Black	<6 (33%)	11 (2%)	99 (4%)	95 (3%)	78 (3%)	34 (3%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	324 (3%)
	AI/AN	<6 (33%)	247 (37%)	635 (23%)	638 (18%)	395 (14%)	144 (12%)	31 (13%)	<6 (20%)	2,094 (19%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	70 (11%)	259 (9%)	264 (7%)	254 (9%)	136 (11%)	20 (9%)	<6 (7%)	1,004 (9%)
	Multiple	<6 (33%)	97 (15%)	318 (12%)	367 (10%)	234 (8%)	97 (8%)	9 (4%)	<6 (7%)	1,124 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	147 (22%)	564 (21%)	541 (15%)	328 (11%)	115 (9%)	16 (7%)	0 (0%)	1,711 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	275 (42%)	344 (13%)	264 (7%)	140 (5%)	56 (5%)	10 (4%)	0 (0%)	1,092 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	306 (46%)	1,231 (45%)	1,028 (29%)	556 (19%)	194 (16%)	30 (13%)	<6 (27%)	3,349 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	65 (10%)	1,125 (41%)	2,177 (62%)	2,133 (74%)	950 (77%)	183 (80%)	11 (73%)	6,645 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	639 (97%)	2,595 (95%)	3,246 (92%)	2,618 (90%)	1,123 (91%)	210 (91%)	14 (93%)	10,449 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	19 (3%)	110 (4%)	217 (6%)	193 (7%)	73 (6%)	14 (6%)	<6 (7%)	627 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	21 (<1%)	59 (2%)	81 (3%)	32 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	200 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	563 (85%)	2,156 (79%)	2,646 (75%)	2,078 (72%)	772 (63%)	134 (58%)	7 (47%)	8,359 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	72 (11%)	492 (18%)	770 (22%)	729 (25%)	425 (35%)	91 (40%)	7 (47%)	2,587 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	29 (<1%)	30 (1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	88 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	22 (3%)	69 (3%)	78 (2%)	57 (2%)	24 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	254 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	364 (55%)	1,764 (65%)	2,573 (73%)	2,165 (75%)	924 (75%)	167 (73%)	14 (93%)	7,971 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (67%)	214 (32%)	632 (23%)	640 (18%)	511 (18%)	197 (16%)	44 (19%)	<6 (7%)	2,241 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	55 (8%)	195 (7%)	161 (5%)	119 (4%)	45 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	581 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (33%)	9 (1%)	26 (<1%)	35 (<1%)	28 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	113 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	149 (23%)	595 (22%)	858 (24%)	814 (28%)	393 (32%)	79 (34%)	<6 (33%)	2,893 (26%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	182 (27%)	934 (34%)	1,327 (38%)	1,137 (39%)	436 (35%)	78 (34%)	8 (53%)	4,102 (36%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	105 (16%)	440 (16%)	555 (16%)	397 (14%)	172 (14%)	31 (13%)	<6 (7%)	1,701 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	198 (30%)	587 (21%)	584 (17%)	413 (14%)	153 (12%)	27 (12%)	<6 (7%)	1,967 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (33%)	70 (11%)	224 (8%)	309 (9%)	224 (8%)	139 (11%)	35 (15%)	<6 (7%)	1,003 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (33%)	40 (6%)	157 (6%)	181 (5%)	159 (5%)	93 (8%)	23 (10%)	<6 (7%)	655 (6%)
Alaska	Total	<6 (100%)	662 (100%)	2,733 (100%)	3,528 (100%)	2,895 (100%)	1,231 (100%)	230 (100%)	15 (100%)	11,298 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	68 (30%)	454 (45%)	768 (54%)	830 (65%)	333 (60%)	56 (62%)	<6 (75%)	2,512 (55%)
	Black	<6 (100%)	7 (3%)	63 (6%)	64 (4%)	56 (4%)	27 (5%)	6 (7%)	0 (0%)	224 (5%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	35 (16%)	85 (8%)	130 (9%)	71 (6%)	34 (6%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	362 (8%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	60 (27%)	209 (21%)	197 (14%)	181 (14%)	92 (16%)	11 (12%)	0 (0%)	750 (16%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	44 (20%)	134 (13%)	185 (13%)	96 (8%)	52 (9%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (25%)	513 (11%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	28 (13%)	130 (13%)	160 (11%)	105 (8%)	35 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	463 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	84 (38%)	103 (10%)	95 (7%)	45 (4%)	19 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	351 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	112 (50%)	420 (42%)	366 (26%)	182 (14%)	74 (13%)	8 (9%)	<6 (50%)	1,164 (25%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	23 (10%)	476 (47%)	941 (66%)	1,010 (79%)	449 (80%)	75 (82%)	<6 (50%)	2,976 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	219 (98%)	979 (97%)	1,345 (94%)	1,169 (92%)	519 (93%)	81 (89%)	<6 (100%)	4,317 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	27 (3%)	58 (4%)	78 (6%)	31 (6%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	206 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	22 (2%)	27 (2%)	9 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	66 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	181 (81%)	791 (78%)	1,023 (72%)	886 (70%)	323 (58%)	52 (57%)	<6 (50%)	3,259 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	29 (13%)	188 (19%)	356 (25%)	347 (27%)	221 (40%)	37 (41%)	<6 (50%)	1,180 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	30 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	12 (5%)	31 (3%)	32 (2%)	30 (2%)	11 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	117 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	120 (54%)	661 (65%)	1,071 (75%)	998 (78%)	441 (79%)	68 (75%)	<6 (75%)	3,362 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	81 (36%)	253 (25%)	253 (18%)	213 (17%)	74 (13%)	14 (15%)	<6 (25%)	889 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (7%)	63 (6%)	57 (4%)	36 (3%)	15 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	188 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (100%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (1%)	19 (1%)	7 (<1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	51 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	59 (26%)	233 (23%)	410 (29%)	409 (32%)	199 (36%)	37 (41%)	<6 (50%)	1,349 (29%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	59 (26%)	368 (36%)	557 (39%)	514 (40%)	202 (36%)	31 (34%)	<6 (25%)	1,732 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	30 (13%)	163 (16%)	190 (13%)	142 (11%)	67 (12%)	10 (11%)	<6 (25%)	603 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	68 (30%)	211 (21%)	220 (15%)	161 (13%)	56 (10%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	724 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	23 (10%)	73 (7%)	134 (9%)	105 (8%)	71 (13%)	14 (15%)	<6 (25%)	421 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	20 (9%)	58 (6%)	71 (5%)	77 (6%)	48 (9%)	10 (11%)	<6 (25%)	285 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	224 (100%)	1,011 (100%)	1,425 (100%)	1,274 (100%)	559 (100%)	91 (100%)	<6 (100%)	4,589 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	26 (67%)	164 (71%)	272 (76%)	228 (79%)	92 (77%)	17 (74%)	0 (0%)	799 (75%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	6 (15%)	28 (12%)	39 (11%)	20 (7%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	99 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	10 (4%)	13 (4%)	20 (7%)	14 (12%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	61 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	23 (10%)	26 (7%)	18 (6%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	78 (7%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	7 (18%)	49 (21%)	40 (11%)	27 (9%)	6 (5%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	132 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	10 (26%)	30 (13%)	17 (5%)	17 (6%)	8 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	83 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	21 (54%)	104 (45%)	108 (30%)	50 (17%)	12 (10%)	6 (26%)	0 (0%)	301 (28%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	8 (21%)	95 (41%)	232 (64%)	221 (76%)	97 (82%)	16 (70%)	0 (0%)	669 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	39 (100%)	220 (95%)	339 (94%)	269 (93%)	110 (92%)	22 (96%)	0 (0%)	999 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (4%)	16 (4%)	13 (4%)	7 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	46 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	32 (82%)	173 (75%)	258 (72%)	207 (71%)	82 (69%)	11 (48%)	0 (0%)	763 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	46 (20%)	87 (24%)	77 (27%)	31 (26%)	10 (43%)	0 (0%)	256 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	10 (4%)	13 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	37 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	21 (54%)	147 (64%)	259 (72%)	206 (71%)	84 (71%)	16 (70%)	0 (0%)	733 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (28%)	55 (24%)	62 (17%)	62 (21%)	25 (21%)	7 (30%)	0 (0%)	222 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (18%)	20 (9%)	19 (5%)	11 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	61 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (21%)	32 (14%)	51 (14%)	58 (20%)	13 (11%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	166 (16%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	12 (31%)	90 (39%)	164 (46%)	130 (45%)	54 (45%)	10 (43%)	0 (0%)	460 (43%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	43 (19%)	64 (18%)	42 (14%)	29 (24%)	6 (26%)	0 (0%)	187 (18%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	16 (41%)	55 (24%)	62 (17%)	47 (16%)	18 (15%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	201 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	8 (3%)	27 (8%)	20 (7%)	8 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	68 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	21 (6%)	17 (6%)	6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	52 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	39 (100%)	231 (100%)	360 (100%)	290 (100%)	119 (100%)	23 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,062 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	69 (61%)	352 (66%)	431 (71%)	308 (71%)	134 (72%)	31 (72%)	<6 (50%)	1,327 (69%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	30 (6%)	25 (4%)	19 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	83 (4%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	23 (20%)	58 (11%)	51 (8%)	35 (8%)	14 (8%)	<6 (12%)	<6 (25%)	187 (10%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	15 (3%)	26 (4%)	22 (5%)	13 (7%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (25%)	84 (4%)
	Multiple	<6 (100%)	11 (10%)	60 (11%)	56 (9%)	39 (9%)	12 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	180 (9%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	20 (18%)	62 (12%)	60 (10%)	32 (7%)	15 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	192 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	43 (38%)	33 (6%)	25 (4%)	12 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	120 (6%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	48 (42%)	205 (38%)	122 (20%)	69 (16%)	22 (12%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (25%)	471 (24%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	17 (15%)	287 (54%)	444 (73%)	340 (78%)	155 (83%)	34 (79%)	<6 (75%)	1,280 (67%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	109 (96%)	512 (96%)	555 (92%)	389 (90%)	167 (90%)	39 (91%)	<6 (100%)	1,776 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	17 (3%)	43 (7%)	32 (7%)	9 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	107 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (1%)	8 (1%)	13 (3%)	8 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	39 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	97 (85%)	428 (80%)	462 (76%)	325 (75%)	117 (63%)	26 (60%)	<6 (25%)	1,457 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	14 (12%)	95 (18%)	119 (20%)	98 (23%)	64 (34%)	17 (40%)	<6 (75%)	410 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (2%)	20 (3%)	8 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	63 (55%)	343 (64%)	434 (72%)	309 (71%)	134 (72%)	30 (70%)	<6 (100%)	1,317 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	30 (26%)	99 (18%)	101 (17%)	78 (18%)	30 (16%)	8 (19%)	0 (0%)	347 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	48 (9%)	35 (6%)	21 (5%)	9 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	123 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	27 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	26 (23%)	93 (17%)	104 (17%)	86 (20%)	56 (30%)	10 (23%)	<6 (50%)	377 (20%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	34 (30%)	199 (37%)	225 (37%)	176 (41%)	63 (34%)	18 (42%)	<6 (50%)	717 (37%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (15%)	89 (17%)	121 (20%)	78 (18%)	28 (15%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	338 (18%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	27 (24%)	100 (19%)	102 (17%)	66 (15%)	25 (13%)	8 (19%)	0 (0%)	329 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (100%)	12 (11%)	47 (9%)	47 (8%)	17 (4%)	20 (11%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	150 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (100%)	6 (5%)	40 (7%)	31 (5%)	12 (3%)	18 (10%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	112 (6%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	114 (100%)	536 (100%)	606 (100%)	434 (100%)	186 (100%)	43 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,924 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	44 (66%)	268 (74%)	394 (81%)	328 (80%)	143 (82%)	32 (82%)	<6 (100%)	1,212 (79%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	29 (8%)	29 (6%)	29 (7%)	10 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	105 (7%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	8 (2%)	<6 (1%)	12 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	32 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	13 (19%)	50 (14%)	48 (10%)	32 (8%)	13 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	158 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	13 (19%)	59 (16%)	50 (10%)	42 (10%)	10 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	176 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	29 (43%)	48 (13%)	36 (7%)	15 (4%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	136 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (46%)	161 (44%)	124 (25%)	89 (22%)	31 (18%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	440 (29%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	149 (41%)	323 (66%)	300 (73%)	134 (77%)	34 (87%)	<6 (100%)	949 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	58 (87%)	307 (85%)	389 (80%)	338 (83%)	144 (83%)	35 (90%)	<6 (67%)	1,273 (83%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	9 (13%)	48 (13%)	84 (17%)	49 (12%)	22 (13%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (33%)	216 (14%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	14 (3%)	22 (5%)	8 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	54 (81%)	264 (73%)	367 (75%)	273 (67%)	109 (63%)	22 (56%)	<6 (33%)	1,090 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	11 (16%)	84 (23%)	111 (23%)	123 (30%)	63 (36%)	17 (44%)	<6 (67%)	411 (27%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (2%)	6 (1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	8 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	37 (55%)	246 (68%)	355 (73%)	304 (74%)	129 (74%)	25 (64%)	<6 (100%)	1,099 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	21 (31%)	64 (18%)	78 (16%)	66 (16%)	28 (16%)	9 (23%)	0 (0%)	266 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	19 (5%)	16 (3%)	20 (5%)	6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	66 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	14 (21%)	101 (28%)	146 (30%)	132 (32%)	65 (37%)	16 (41%)	0 (0%)	474 (31%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	26 (39%)	120 (33%)	181 (37%)	166 (41%)	55 (32%)	8 (21%)	<6 (100%)	559 (36%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	33 (9%)	39 (8%)	30 (7%)	17 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	126 (8%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	17 (25%)	53 (15%)	63 (13%)	51 (12%)	21 (12%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	210 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	28 (8%)	35 (7%)	39 (10%)	15 (9%)	7 (18%)	0 (0%)	128 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	17 (5%)	26 (5%)	25 (6%)	9 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	85 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	67 (100%)	362 (100%)	487 (100%)	409 (100%)	174 (100%)	39 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,541 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	15 (9%)	10 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	34 (6%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	70 (93%)	150 (87%)	148 (86%)	81 (76%)	32 (80%)	<6 (83%)	0 (0%)	486 (85%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	16 (9%)	6 (3%)	6 (6%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	36 (6%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	32 (43%)	99 (57%)	80 (46%)	42 (40%)	19 (48%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	274 (48%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	37 (49%)	34 (20%)	41 (24%)	20 (19%)	7 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	139 (24%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	33 (44%)	109 (63%)	89 (51%)	53 (50%)	10 (25%)	<6 (67%)	0 (0%)	298 (52%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	29 (17%)	43 (25%)	32 (30%)	21 (53%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (100%)	133 (23%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	74 (99%)	172 (99%)	171 (99%)	104 (98%)	40 (100%)	6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	568 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	70 (93%)	150 (87%)	153 (88%)	92 (87%)	28 (70%)	<6 (67%)	0 (0%)	497 (87%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	19 (11%)	18 (10%)	9 (8%)	12 (30%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	63 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	51 (68%)	111 (64%)	115 (66%)	73 (69%)	26 (65%)	<6 (67%)	<6 (100%)	381 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	21 (28%)	47 (27%)	42 (24%)	20 (19%)	10 (25%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	142 (25%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	10 (6%)	7 (4%)	10 (9%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	18 (24%)	57 (33%)	48 (28%)	24 (23%)	20 (50%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	169 (29%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	18 (24%)	40 (23%)	44 (25%)	28 (26%)	10 (25%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (100%)	143 (25%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (23%)	24 (14%)	28 (16%)	26 (25%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	98 (17%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	21 (28%)	46 (27%)	43 (25%)	26 (25%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	142 (25%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	11 (15%)	19 (11%)	20 (12%)	14 (13%)	9 (23%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	74 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	10 (6%)	8 (5%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)
Northern	Total	0 (0%)	75 (100%)	173 (100%)	173 (100%)	106 (100%)	40 (100%)	6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	574 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	10 (25%)	69 (46%)	146 (59%)	136 (62%)	68 (69%)	12 (67%)	<6 (50%)	443 (57%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	12 (30%)	40 (26%)	41 (17%)	41 (19%)	12 (12%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (50%)	148 (19%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	14 (9%)	17 (7%)	7 (3%)	6 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	48 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	15 (38%)	21 (14%)	37 (15%)	30 (14%)	7 (7%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	114 (15%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	6 (15%)	29 (19%)	36 (15%)	15 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	91 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	15 (38%)	21 (14%)	15 (6%)	8 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	64 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	22 (55%)	77 (51%)	77 (31%)	43 (20%)	17 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	236 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	50 (33%)	148 (60%)	163 (74%)	74 (76%)	17 (94%)	<6 (100%)	456 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	38 (95%)	143 (95%)	224 (91%)	190 (86%)	90 (92%)	18 (100%)	<6 (100%)	706 (91%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	6 (4%)	14 (6%)	17 (8%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (4%)	12 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	34 (85%)	109 (72%)	180 (73%)	162 (74%)	66 (67%)	11 (61%)	<6 (100%)	564 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	37 (25%)	55 (22%)	49 (22%)	27 (28%)	6 (33%)	0 (0%)	178 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	8 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	23 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	24 (60%)	104 (69%)	197 (80%)	170 (77%)	78 (80%)	17 (94%)	<6 (100%)	592 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (28%)	29 (19%)	37 (15%)	30 (14%)	15 (15%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	123 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	14 (9%)	10 (4%)	11 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	45 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	13 (33%)	37 (25%)	71 (29%)	61 (28%)	32 (33%)	6 (33%)	<6 (50%)	221 (28%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	12 (30%)	50 (33%)	94 (38%)	93 (42%)	38 (39%)	6 (33%)	<6 (50%)	294 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	27 (18%)	43 (17%)	31 (14%)	14 (14%)	<6 (28%)	0 (0%)	124 (16%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (23%)	32 (21%)	31 (13%)	26 (12%)	13 (13%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	113 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	10 (7%)	19 (8%)	8 (4%)	8 (8%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	51 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	9 (4%)	11 (5%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	40 (100%)	151 (100%)	247 (100%)	220 (100%)	98 (100%)	18 (100%)	<6 (100%)	777 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	15 (7%)	24 (15%)	8 (15%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	57 (7%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	96 (93%)	245 (91%)	200 (87%)	118 (73%)	38 (69%)	8 (80%)	<6 (100%)	707 (85%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	14 (5%)	9 (4%)	13 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	45 (5%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	41 (40%)	136 (51%)	115 (50%)	65 (40%)	25 (45%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	383 (46%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	57 (55%)	75 (28%)	35 (15%)	23 (14%)	7 (13%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	199 (24%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	39 (38%)	155 (58%)	142 (62%)	70 (43%)	28 (51%)	<6 (40%)	<6 (100%)	439 (53%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	39 (14%)	46 (20%)	66 (41%)	20 (36%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	181 (22%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	102 (99%)	262 (97%)	223 (97%)	158 (98%)	53 (96%)	9 (90%)	<6 (100%)	809 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	95 (92%)	241 (90%)	203 (88%)	132 (82%)	47 (85%)	8 (80%)	<6 (100%)	728 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	23 (9%)	24 (10%)	26 (16%)	7 (13%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	89 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	48 (47%)	152 (57%)	142 (62%)	105 (65%)	32 (58%)	7 (70%)	<6 (100%)	487 (59%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	39 (38%)	85 (32%)	67 (29%)	41 (25%)	15 (27%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	251 (30%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	15 (15%)	21 (8%)	17 (7%)	10 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	68 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	42 (16%)	28 (12%)	44 (27%)	8 (15%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	137 (17%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	21 (20%)	67 (25%)	62 (27%)	30 (19%)	14 (25%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	197 (24%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	30 (29%)	61 (23%)	70 (30%)	48 (30%)	15 (27%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	225 (27%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	40 (39%)	90 (33%)	63 (27%)	35 (22%)	15 (27%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (100%)	247 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	13 (13%)	39 (14%)	27 (12%)	21 (13%)	8 (15%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	111 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	20 (7%)	15 (7%)	12 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	58 (7%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	103 (100%)	269 (100%)	230 (100%)	161 (100%)	55 (100%)	10 (100%)	<6 (100%)	830 (100%)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (33%)	258 (39%)	1,484 (54%)	2,244 (64%)	2,015 (70%)	845 (69%)	156 (68%)	11 (73%)	7,015 (62%)
	Black	<6 (33%)	35 (5%)	146 (5%)	140 (4%)	97 (3%)	46 (4%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	472 (4%)
	AI/AN	<6 (33%)	280 (42%)	732 (27%)	723 (20%)	452 (16%)	163 (13%)	35 (15%)	<6 (20%)	2,389 (21%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	72 (11%)	276 (10%)	302 (9%)	271 (9%)	140 (11%)	21 (9%)	<6 (7%)	1,083 (10%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	147 (22%)	564 (21%)	541 (15%)	328 (11%)	115 (9%)	16 (7%)	0 (0%)	1,711 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	275 (42%)	344 (13%)	264 (7%)	140 (5%)	56 (5%)	10 (4%)	0 (0%)	1,092 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	306 (46%)	1,231 (45%)	1,028 (29%)	556 (19%)	194 (16%)	30 (13%)	<6 (27%)	3,349 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	65 (10%)	1,125 (41%)	2,177 (62%)	2,133 (74%)	950 (77%)	183 (80%)	11 (73%)	6,645 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	639 (97%)	2,595 (95%)	3,246 (92%)	2,618 (90%)	1,123 (91%)	210 (91%)	14 (93%)	10,449 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	19 (3%)	110 (4%)	217 (6%)	193 (7%)	73 (6%)	14 (6%)	<6 (7%)	627 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	21 (<1%)	59 (2%)	81 (3%)	32 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	200 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	563 (85%)	2,156 (79%)	2,646 (75%)	2,078 (72%)	772 (63%)	134 (58%)	7 (47%)	8,359 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	72 (11%)	492 (18%)	770 (22%)	729 (25%)	425 (35%)	91 (40%)	7 (47%)	2,587 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	29 (<1%)	30 (1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	88 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	22 (3%)	69 (3%)	78 (2%)	57 (2%)	24 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	254 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	364 (55%)	1,764 (65%)	2,573 (73%)	2,165 (75%)	924 (75%)	167 (73%)	14 (93%)	7,971 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (67%)	214 (32%)	632 (23%)	640 (18%)	511 (18%)	197 (16%)	44 (19%)	<6 (7%)	2,241 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	55 (8%)	195 (7%)	161 (5%)	119 (4%)	45 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	581 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (33%)	9 (1%)	26 (<1%)	35 (<1%)	28 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	113 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	149 (23%)	595 (22%)	858 (24%)	814 (28%)	393 (32%)	79 (34%)	<6 (33%)	2,893 (26%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	182 (27%)	934 (34%)	1,327 (38%)	1,137 (39%)	436 (35%)	78 (34%)	8 (53%)	4,102 (36%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	105 (16%)	440 (16%)	555 (16%)	397 (14%)	172 (14%)	31 (13%)	<6 (7%)	1,701 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	198 (30%)	587 (21%)	584 (17%)	413 (14%)	153 (12%)	27 (12%)	<6 (7%)	1,967 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (33%)	70 (11%)	224 (8%)	309 (9%)	224 (8%)	139 (11%)	35 (15%)	<6 (7%)	1,003 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (33%)	40 (6%)	157 (6%)	181 (5%)	159 (5%)	93 (8%)	23 (10%)	<6 (7%)	655 (6%)
Alaska	Total	<6 (100%)	662 (100%)	2,733 (100%)	3,528 (100%)	2,895 (100%)	1,231 (100%)	230 (100%)	15 (100%)	11,298 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	85 (38%)	526 (52%)	874 (61%)	897 (70%)	367 (66%)	58 (64%)	<6 (100%)	2,811 (61%)
	Black	<6 (100%)	27 (12%)	95 (9%)	92 (6%)	67 (5%)	36 (6%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	325 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	42 (19%)	107 (11%)	160 (11%)	88 (7%)	39 (7%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	443 (10%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	61 (27%)	222 (22%)	222 (16%)	187 (15%)	97 (17%)	11 (12%)	0 (0%)	800 (17%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	28 (13%)	130 (13%)	160 (11%)	105 (8%)	35 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	463 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	84 (38%)	103 (10%)	95 (7%)	45 (4%)	19 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	351 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	112 (50%)	420 (42%)	366 (26%)	182 (14%)	74 (13%)	8 (9%)	<6 (50%)	1,164 (25%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	23 (10%)	476 (47%)	941 (66%)	1,010 (79%)	449 (80%)	75 (82%)	<6 (50%)	2,976 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	219 (98%)	979 (97%)	1,345 (94%)	1,169 (92%)	519 (93%)	81 (89%)	<6 (100%)	4,317 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	27 (3%)	58 (4%)	78 (6%)	31 (6%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	206 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	22 (2%)	27 (2%)	9 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	66 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	181 (81%)	791 (78%)	1,023 (72%)	886 (70%)	323 (58%)	52 (57%)	<6 (50%)	3,259 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	29 (13%)	188 (19%)	356 (25%)	347 (27%)	221 (40%)	37 (41%)	<6 (50%)	1,180 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	30 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	12 (5%)	31 (3%)	32 (2%)	30 (2%)	11 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	117 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	120 (54%)	661 (65%)	1,071 (75%)	998 (78%)	441 (79%)	68 (75%)	<6 (75%)	3,362 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	81 (36%)	253 (25%)	253 (18%)	213 (17%)	74 (13%)	14 (15%)	<6 (25%)	889 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (7%)	63 (6%)	57 (4%)	36 (3%)	15 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	188 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (100%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (1%)	19 (1%)	7 (<1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	51 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	59 (26%)	233 (23%)	410 (29%)	409 (32%)	199 (36%)	37 (41%)	<6 (50%)	1,349 (29%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	59 (26%)	368 (36%)	557 (39%)	514 (40%)	202 (36%)	31 (34%)	<6 (25%)	1,732 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	30 (13%)	163 (16%)	190 (13%)	142 (11%)	67 (12%)	10 (11%)	<6 (25%)	603 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	68 (30%)	211 (21%)	220 (15%)	161 (13%)	56 (10%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	724 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	23 (10%)	73 (7%)	134 (9%)	105 (8%)	71 (13%)	14 (15%)	<6 (25%)	421 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	20 (9%)	58 (6%)	71 (5%)	77 (6%)	48 (9%)	10 (11%)	<6 (25%)	285 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	224 (100%)	1,011 (100%)	1,425 (100%)	1,274 (100%)	559 (100%)	91 (100%)	<6 (100%)	4,589 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	28 (72%)	182 (79%)	291 (81%)	236 (81%)	97 (82%)	18 (78%)	0 (0%)	852 (80%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	8 (21%)	33 (14%)	46 (13%)	28 (10%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	122 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	10 (4%)	13 (4%)	21 (7%)	14 (12%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	62 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	7 (18%)	49 (21%)	40 (11%)	27 (9%)	6 (5%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	132 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	10 (26%)	30 (13%)	17 (5%)	17 (6%)	8 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	83 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	21 (54%)	104 (45%)	108 (30%)	50 (17%)	12 (10%)	6 (26%)	0 (0%)	301 (28%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	8 (21%)	95 (41%)	232 (64%)	221 (76%)	97 (82%)	16 (70%)	0 (0%)	669 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	39 (100%)	220 (95%)	339 (94%)	269 (93%)	110 (92%)	22 (96%)	0 (0%)	999 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (4%)	16 (4%)	13 (4%)	7 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	46 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	32 (82%)	173 (75%)	258 (72%)	207 (71%)	82 (69%)	11 (48%)	0 (0%)	763 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	46 (20%)	87 (24%)	77 (27%)	31 (26%)	10 (43%)	0 (0%)	256 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	10 (4%)	13 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	37 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	21 (54%)	147 (64%)	259 (72%)	206 (71%)	84 (71%)	16 (70%)	0 (0%)	733 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (28%)	55 (24%)	62 (17%)	62 (21%)	25 (21%)	7 (30%)	0 (0%)	222 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (18%)	20 (9%)	19 (5%)	11 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	61 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (21%)	32 (14%)	51 (14%)	58 (20%)	13 (11%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	166 (16%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	12 (31%)	90 (39%)	164 (46%)	130 (45%)	54 (45%)	10 (43%)	0 (0%)	460 (43%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	43 (19%)	64 (18%)	42 (14%)	29 (24%)	6 (26%)	0 (0%)	187 (18%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	16 (41%)	55 (24%)	62 (17%)	47 (16%)	18 (15%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	201 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	8 (3%)	27 (8%)	20 (7%)	8 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	68 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	21 (6%)	17 (6%)	6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	52 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	39 (100%)	231 (100%)	360 (100%)	290 (100%)	119 (100%)	23 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,062 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	73 (64%)	381 (71%)	456 (75%)	333 (77%)	140 (75%)	31 (72%)	<6 (50%)	1,417 (74%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	40 (7%)	34 (6%)	23 (5%)	8 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	110 (6%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	28 (25%)	78 (15%)	66 (11%)	45 (10%)	19 (10%)	6 (14%)	<6 (25%)	243 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	18 (3%)	32 (5%)	25 (6%)	12 (6%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (25%)	96 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	20 (18%)	62 (12%)	60 (10%)	32 (7%)	15 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	192 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	43 (38%)	33 (6%)	25 (4%)	12 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	120 (6%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	48 (42%)	205 (38%)	122 (20%)	69 (16%)	22 (12%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (25%)	471 (24%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	17 (15%)	287 (54%)	444 (73%)	340 (78%)	155 (83%)	34 (79%)	<6 (75%)	1,280 (67%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	109 (96%)	512 (96%)	555 (92%)	389 (90%)	167 (90%)	39 (91%)	<6 (100%)	1,776 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	17 (3%)	43 (7%)	32 (7%)	9 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	107 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (1%)	8 (1%)	13 (3%)	8 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	39 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	97 (85%)	428 (80%)	462 (76%)	325 (75%)	117 (63%)	26 (60%)	<6 (25%)	1,457 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	14 (12%)	95 (18%)	119 (20%)	98 (23%)	64 (34%)	17 (40%)	<6 (75%)	410 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (2%)	20 (3%)	8 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	63 (55%)	343 (64%)	434 (72%)	309 (71%)	134 (72%)	30 (70%)	<6 (100%)	1,317 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	30 (26%)	99 (18%)	101 (17%)	78 (18%)	30 (16%)	8 (19%)	0 (0%)	347 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	48 (9%)	35 (6%)	21 (5%)	9 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	123 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	27 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	26 (23%)	93 (17%)	104 (17%)	86 (20%)	56 (30%)	10 (23%)	<6 (50%)	377 (20%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	34 (30%)	199 (37%)	225 (37%)	176 (41%)	63 (34%)	18 (42%)	<6 (50%)	717 (37%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (15%)	89 (17%)	121 (20%)	78 (18%)	28 (15%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	338 (18%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	27 (24%)	100 (19%)	102 (17%)	66 (15%)	25 (13%)	8 (19%)	0 (0%)	329 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (100%)	12 (11%)	47 (9%)	47 (8%)	17 (4%)	20 (11%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	150 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (100%)	6 (5%)	40 (7%)	31 (5%)	12 (3%)	18 (10%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	112 (6%)
Interior	Total	<6 (100%)	114 (100%)	536 (100%)	606 (100%)	434 (100%)	186 (100%)	43 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,924 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	53 (79%)	298 (82%)	420 (86%)	353 (86%)	155 (89%)	33 (85%)	<6 (100%)	1,315 (85%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	8 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	10 (15%)	45 (12%)	42 (9%)	34 (8%)	11 (6%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	146 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	9 (2%)	9 (2%)	14 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	39 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	13 (19%)	59 (16%)	50 (10%)	42 (10%)	10 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	176 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	29 (43%)	48 (13%)	36 (7%)	15 (4%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	136 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (46%)	161 (44%)	124 (25%)	89 (22%)	31 (18%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	440 (29%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	149 (41%)	323 (66%)	300 (73%)	134 (77%)	34 (87%)	<6 (100%)	949 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	58 (87%)	307 (85%)	389 (80%)	338 (83%)	144 (83%)	35 (90%)	<6 (67%)	1,273 (83%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	9 (13%)	48 (13%)	84 (17%)	49 (12%)	22 (13%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (33%)	216 (14%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	14 (3%)	22 (5%)	8 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	54 (81%)	264 (73%)	367 (75%)	273 (67%)	109 (63%)	22 (56%)	<6 (33%)	1,090 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	11 (16%)	84 (23%)	111 (23%)	123 (30%)	63 (36%)	17 (44%)	<6 (67%)	411 (27%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (2%)	6 (1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	8 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	37 (55%)	246 (68%)	355 (73%)	304 (74%)	129 (74%)	25 (64%)	<6 (100%)	1,099 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	21 (31%)	64 (18%)	78 (16%)	66 (16%)	28 (16%)	9 (23%)	0 (0%)	266 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	19 (5%)	16 (3%)	20 (5%)	6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	66 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	14 (21%)	101 (28%)	146 (30%)	132 (32%)	65 (37%)	16 (41%)	0 (0%)	474 (31%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	26 (39%)	120 (33%)	181 (37%)	166 (41%)	55 (32%)	8 (21%)	<6 (100%)	559 (36%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	33 (9%)	39 (8%)	30 (7%)	17 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	126 (8%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	17 (25%)	53 (15%)	63 (13%)	51 (12%)	21 (12%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	210 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	28 (8%)	35 (7%)	39 (10%)	15 (9%)	7 (18%)	0 (0%)	128 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	17 (5%)	26 (5%)	25 (6%)	9 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	85 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	67 (100%)	362 (100%)	487 (100%)	409 (100%)	174 (100%)	39 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,541 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (3%)	18 (10%)	12 (11%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	42 (7%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	74 (99%)	164 (95%)	150 (87%)	85 (80%)	34 (85%)	6 (100%)	0 (0%)	513 (89%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	32 (43%)	99 (57%)	80 (46%)	42 (40%)	19 (48%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	274 (48%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	37 (49%)	34 (20%)	41 (24%)	20 (19%)	7 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	139 (24%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	33 (44%)	109 (63%)	89 (51%)	53 (50%)	10 (25%)	<6 (67%)	0 (0%)	298 (52%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	29 (17%)	43 (25%)	32 (30%)	21 (53%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (100%)	133 (23%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	74 (99%)	172 (99%)	171 (99%)	104 (98%)	40 (100%)	6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	568 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	70 (93%)	150 (87%)	153 (88%)	92 (87%)	28 (70%)	<6 (67%)	0 (0%)	497 (87%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	19 (11%)	18 (10%)	9 (8%)	12 (30%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	63 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	51 (68%)	111 (64%)	115 (66%)	73 (69%)	26 (65%)	<6 (67%)	<6 (100%)	381 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	21 (28%)	47 (27%)	42 (24%)	20 (19%)	10 (25%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	142 (25%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	10 (6%)	7 (4%)	10 (9%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	18 (24%)	57 (33%)	48 (28%)	24 (23%)	20 (50%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	169 (29%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	18 (24%)	40 (23%)	44 (25%)	28 (26%)	10 (25%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (100%)	143 (25%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (23%)	24 (14%)	28 (16%)	26 (25%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	98 (17%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	21 (28%)	46 (27%)	43 (25%)	26 (25%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	142 (25%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	11 (15%)	19 (11%)	20 (12%)	14 (13%)	9 (23%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	74 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	10 (6%)	8 (5%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)
Northern	Total	0 (0%)	75 (100%)	173 (100%)	173 (100%)	106 (100%)	40 (100%)	6 (100%)	<6 (100%)	574 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	17 (43%)	79 (52%)	166 (67%)	154 (70%)	73 (74%)	14 (78%)	<6 (50%)	505 (65%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	19 (48%)	51 (34%)	55 (22%)	46 (21%)	14 (14%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (50%)	188 (24%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	14 (9%)	19 (8%)	12 (5%)	6 (6%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	56 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	6 (15%)	29 (19%)	36 (15%)	15 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	91 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	15 (38%)	21 (14%)	15 (6%)	8 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	64 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	22 (55%)	77 (51%)	77 (31%)	43 (20%)	17 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	236 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	50 (33%)	148 (60%)	163 (74%)	74 (76%)	17 (94%)	<6 (100%)	456 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	38 (95%)	143 (95%)	224 (91%)	190 (86%)	90 (92%)	18 (100%)	<6 (100%)	706 (91%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	6 (4%)	14 (6%)	17 (8%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (4%)	12 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	34 (85%)	109 (72%)	180 (73%)	162 (74%)	66 (67%)	11 (61%)	<6 (100%)	564 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	37 (25%)	55 (22%)	49 (22%)	27 (28%)	6 (33%)	0 (0%)	178 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	8 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	23 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	24 (60%)	104 (69%)	197 (80%)	170 (77%)	78 (80%)	17 (94%)	<6 (100%)	592 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (28%)	29 (19%)	37 (15%)	30 (14%)	15 (15%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	123 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	14 (9%)	10 (4%)	11 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	45 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	13 (33%)	37 (25%)	71 (29%)	61 (28%)	32 (33%)	6 (33%)	<6 (50%)	221 (28%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	12 (30%)	50 (33%)	94 (38%)	93 (42%)	38 (39%)	6 (33%)	<6 (50%)	294 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	27 (18%)	43 (17%)	31 (14%)	14 (14%)	<6 (28%)	0 (0%)	124 (16%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (23%)	32 (21%)	31 (13%)	26 (12%)	13 (13%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	113 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	10 (7%)	19 (8%)	8 (4%)	8 (8%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	51 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	9 (4%)	11 (5%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	40 (100%)	151 (100%)	247 (100%)	220 (100%)	98 (100%)	18 (100%)	<6 (100%)	777 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (4%)	19 (8%)	29 (18%)	9 (16%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	72 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	99 (96%)	254 (94%)	204 (89%)	126 (78%)	41 (75%)	8 (80%)	<6 (100%)	734 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	41 (40%)	136 (51%)	115 (50%)	65 (40%)	25 (45%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	383 (46%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	57 (55%)	75 (28%)	35 (15%)	23 (14%)	7 (13%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	199 (24%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	39 (38%)	155 (58%)	142 (62%)	70 (43%)	28 (51%)	<6 (40%)	<6 (100%)	439 (53%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	39 (14%)	46 (20%)	66 (41%)	20 (36%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	181 (22%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	102 (99%)	262 (97%)	223 (97%)	158 (98%)	53 (96%)	9 (90%)	<6 (100%)	809 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	95 (92%)	241 (90%)	203 (88%)	132 (82%)	47 (85%)	8 (80%)	<6 (100%)	728 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	23 (9%)	24 (10%)	26 (16%)	7 (13%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	89 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	48 (47%)	152 (57%)	142 (62%)	105 (65%)	32 (58%)	7 (70%)	<6 (100%)	487 (59%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	39 (38%)	85 (32%)	67 (29%)	41 (25%)	15 (27%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	251 (30%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	15 (15%)	21 (8%)	17 (7%)	10 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	68 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	42 (16%)	28 (12%)	44 (27%)	8 (15%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	137 (17%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	21 (20%)	67 (25%)	62 (27%)	30 (19%)	14 (25%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	197 (24%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	30 (29%)	61 (23%)	70 (30%)	48 (30%)	15 (27%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	225 (27%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	40 (39%)	90 (33%)	63 (27%)	35 (22%)	15 (27%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (100%)	247 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	13 (13%)	39 (14%)	27 (12%)	21 (13%)	8 (15%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	111 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	20 (7%)	15 (7%)	12 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	58 (7%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	103 (100%)	269 (100%)	230 (100%)	161 (100%)	55 (100%)	10 (100%)	<6 (100%)	830 (100%)

2016

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Alone

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	<6 (29%)	203 (35%)	1,235 (48%)	2,019 (57%)	1,844 (62%)	828 (64%)	130 (58%)	15 (71%)	6,276 (56%)
	Black	0 (0%)	16 (3%)	95 (4%)	99 (3%)	81 (3%)	34 (3%)	8 (4%)	<6 (10%)	335 (3%)
	AI/AN	<6 (43%)	212 (36%)	643 (25%)	677 (19%)	448 (15%)	156 (12%)	36 (16%)	<6 (10%)	2,177 (19%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (29%)	68 (12%)	220 (9%)	296 (8%)	280 (9%)	136 (10%)	22 (10%)	<6 (5%)	1,025 (9%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	72 (12%)	310 (12%)	385 (11%)	253 (9%)	105 (8%)	21 (9%)	<6 (5%)	1,147 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	83 (14%)	430 (17%)	494 (14%)	313 (11%)	119 (9%)	27 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,466 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	7 (100%)	261 (45%)	316 (12%)	315 (9%)	165 (6%)	52 (4%)	10 (4%)	<6 (5%)	1,127 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	257 (44%)	1,206 (47%)	1,025 (29%)	602 (20%)	215 (17%)	35 (15%)	<6 (24%)	3,345 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	56 (10%)	1,012 (39%)	2,170 (61%)	2,147 (72%)	999 (77%)	171 (76%)	13 (62%)	6,568 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	7 (100%)	564 (97%)	2,416 (94%)	3,260 (92%)	2,684 (91%)	1,174 (90%)	210 (93%)	19 (90%)	10,334 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	13 (2%)	118 (5%)	208 (6%)	196 (7%)	77 (6%)	8 (4%)	<6 (5%)	621 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	31 (1%)	81 (2%)	78 (3%)	44 (3%)	8 (4%)	<6 (5%)	247 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	6 (86%)	476 (82%)	2,037 (79%)	2,681 (75%)	2,106 (71%)	853 (66%)	141 (62%)	10 (48%)	8,310 (74%)
	Cesarean	<6 (14%)	78 (13%)	455 (18%)	757 (21%)	777 (26%)	414 (32%)	81 (36%)	10 (48%)	2,573 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	18 (<1%)	29 (<1%)	21 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	84 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	19 (3%)	54 (2%)	83 (2%)	55 (2%)	25 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	240 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (29%)	318 (55%)	1,758 (69%)	2,613 (74%)	2,274 (77%)	993 (77%)	165 (73%)	12 (57%)	8,135 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (71%)	180 (31%)	583 (23%)	662 (19%)	484 (16%)	206 (16%)	47 (21%)	<6 (24%)	2,172 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	63 (11%)	152 (6%)	176 (5%)	130 (4%)	56 (4%)	8 (4%)	<6 (14%)	588 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	18 (<1%)	29 (<1%)	23 (<1%)	14 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	94 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (14%)	124 (21%)	698 (27%)	1,038 (29%)	897 (30%)	408 (31%)	74 (33%)	6 (29%)	3,246 (29%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	160 (27%)	869 (34%)	1,344 (38%)	1,178 (40%)	489 (38%)	81 (36%)	<6 (24%)	4,126 (37%)
	Intermediate	<6 (14%)	99 (17%)	397 (15%)	454 (13%)	389 (13%)	163 (13%)	29 (13%)	<6 (10%)	1,534 (14%)
	Inadequate	<6 (71%)	176 (30%)	500 (19%)	589 (17%)	415 (14%)	185 (14%)	35 (15%)	6 (29%)	1,911 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (14%)	53 (9%)	223 (9%)	302 (9%)	252 (9%)	137 (11%)	26 (12%)	6 (29%)	1,000 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (14%)	44 (8%)	132 (5%)	205 (6%)	155 (5%)	93 (7%)	27 (12%)	<6 (19%)	661 (6%)
Alaska	Total	7 (100%)	582 (100%)	2,566 (100%)	3,552 (100%)	2,963 (100%)	1,298 (100%)	226 (100%)	21 (100%)	11,215 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	62 (33%)	429 (46%)	776 (55%)	778 (60%)	352 (61%)	53 (52%)	6 (75%)	2,456 (54%)
	Black	0 (0%)	11 (6%)	65 (7%)	66 (5%)	52 (4%)	24 (4%)	8 (8%)	<6 (25%)	228 (5%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	25 (13%)	87 (9%)	122 (9%)	103 (8%)	33 (6%)	8 (8%)	0 (0%)	378 (8%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (100%)	56 (29%)	173 (19%)	208 (15%)	202 (16%)	94 (16%)	16 (16%)	0 (0%)	751 (17%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	31 (16%)	135 (15%)	187 (13%)	123 (10%)	55 (9%)	11 (11%)	0 (0%)	542 (12%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	23 (12%)	107 (12%)	137 (10%)	92 (7%)	41 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	405 (9%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	83 (44%)	95 (10%)	99 (7%)	47 (4%)	27 (5%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (13%)	359 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	86 (45%)	396 (43%)	331 (23%)	194 (15%)	76 (13%)	15 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,098 (24%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	19 (10%)	429 (46%)	958 (68%)	1,023 (79%)	452 (78%)	74 (73%)	6 (75%)	2,961 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	186 (98%)	885 (95%)	1,325 (94%)	1,196 (93%)	530 (91%)	96 (95%)	7 (88%)	4,227 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	35 (4%)	59 (4%)	74 (6%)	37 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	209 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	8 (<1%)	27 (2%)	18 (1%)	13 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (13%)	72 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	154 (81%)	723 (78%)	1,021 (72%)	877 (68%)	376 (65%)	55 (54%)	<6 (38%)	3,211 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	28 (15%)	174 (19%)	340 (24%)	375 (29%)	193 (33%)	45 (45%)	<6 (63%)	1,160 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	7 (4%)	24 (3%)	41 (3%)	25 (2%)	11 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	109 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	99 (52%)	639 (69%)	1,075 (76%)	1,047 (81%)	458 (79%)	76 (75%)	6 (75%)	3,401 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	61 (32%)	217 (23%)	245 (17%)	187 (15%)	87 (15%)	18 (18%)	<6 (25%)	818 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	18 (9%)	47 (5%)	50 (4%)	27 (2%)	16 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	163 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	8 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	41 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (50%)	48 (25%)	270 (29%)	453 (32%)	447 (35%)	212 (36%)	33 (33%)	<6 (50%)	1,468 (33%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	52 (27%)	321 (35%)	569 (40%)	534 (41%)	206 (35%)	40 (40%)	<6 (25%)	1,724 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	31 (16%)	122 (13%)	142 (10%)	162 (13%)	74 (13%)	11 (11%)	0 (0%)	542 (12%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	49 (26%)	178 (19%)	197 (14%)	119 (9%)	63 (11%)	14 (14%)	<6 (25%)	623 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	15 (8%)	74 (8%)	116 (8%)	116 (9%)	70 (12%)	15 (15%)	<6 (50%)	410 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	14 (7%)	43 (5%)	92 (7%)	70 (5%)	49 (8%)	14 (14%)	<6 (38%)	285 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	190 (100%)	929 (100%)	1,411 (100%)	1,288 (100%)	581 (100%)	101 (100%)	8 (100%)	4,510 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	<6 (100%)	33 (57%)	162 (68%)	261 (77%)	209 (74%)	104 (78%)	15 (68%)	<6 (100%)	787 (73%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	12 (21%)	31 (13%)	35 (10%)	27 (10%)	8 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	115 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	13 (5%)	16 (5%)	19 (7%)	11 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	64 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	9 (16%)	24 (10%)	23 (7%)	21 (7%)	7 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	86 (8%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	14 (24%)	45 (19%)	46 (13%)	37 (13%)	8 (6%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	153 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	25 (43%)	23 (10%)	23 (7%)	17 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	94 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	24 (41%)	122 (51%)	103 (30%)	68 (24%)	17 (13%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	338 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (12%)	90 (38%)	210 (62%)	194 (69%)	112 (84%)	18 (82%)	0 (0%)	631 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	58 (100%)	228 (96%)	313 (92%)	256 (91%)	122 (91%)	20 (91%)	<6 (100%)	1,000 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	21 (6%)	18 (6%)	7 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	54 (5%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	51 (88%)	185 (78%)	254 (74%)	190 (68%)	93 (69%)	13 (59%)	<6 (100%)	789 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	47 (20%)	73 (21%)	79 (28%)	38 (28%)	8 (36%)	0 (0%)	248 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	9 (3%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	30 (52%)	146 (61%)	222 (65%)	198 (70%)	99 (74%)	15 (68%)	0 (0%)	711 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	22 (38%)	57 (24%)	77 (23%)	53 (19%)	27 (20%)	7 (32%)	<6 (100%)	245 (23%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (10%)	22 (9%)	31 (9%)	21 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	85 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (14%)	50 (21%)	50 (15%)	47 (17%)	22 (16%)	9 (41%)	0 (0%)	186 (17%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	23 (40%)	85 (36%)	144 (42%)	105 (37%)	62 (46%)	6 (27%)	0 (0%)	425 (39%)
	Intermediate	<6 (50%)	6 (10%)	31 (13%)	59 (17%)	57 (20%)	22 (16%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	180 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	20 (34%)	56 (24%)	77 (23%)	64 (23%)	24 (18%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (100%)	246 (23%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (10%)	21 (9%)	22 (6%)	22 (8%)	7 (5%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	82 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	11 (5%)	17 (5%)	16 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	57 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	58 (100%)	238 (100%)	341 (100%)	281 (100%)	134 (100%)	22 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,077 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	43 (57%)	308 (65%)	422 (68%)	335 (70%)	139 (72%)	25 (83%)	<6 (83%)	1,277 (68%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	25 (5%)	31 (5%)	22 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	86 (5%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	13 (17%)	67 (14%)	76 (12%)	53 (11%)	19 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	230 (12%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	10 (2%)	31 (5%)	22 (5%)	15 (8%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (17%)	82 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	9 (12%)	49 (10%)	49 (8%)	32 (7%)	11 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	151 (8%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	52 (11%)	59 (10%)	46 (10%)	15 (8%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	184 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (41%)	41 (9%)	47 (8%)	21 (4%)	6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	147 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	33 (44%)	190 (40%)	134 (22%)	79 (17%)	30 (16%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (17%)	472 (25%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	9 (12%)	228 (48%)	432 (70%)	358 (75%)	155 (80%)	23 (77%)	<6 (83%)	1,210 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	71 (95%)	446 (95%)	584 (94%)	434 (91%)	178 (92%)	28 (93%)	<6 (83%)	1,746 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	21 (4%)	29 (5%)	29 (6%)	8 (4%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (17%)	93 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	12 (3%)	7 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	60 (80%)	360 (76%)	484 (78%)	348 (73%)	125 (65%)	21 (70%)	<6 (33%)	1,400 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	10 (13%)	98 (21%)	114 (18%)	115 (24%)	62 (32%)	9 (30%)	<6 (50%)	411 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	12 (3%)	17 (3%)	10 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (17%)	49 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	45 (60%)	333 (71%)	453 (73%)	342 (72%)	145 (75%)	20 (67%)	<6 (83%)	1,343 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (21%)	86 (18%)	99 (16%)	75 (16%)	23 (12%)	8 (27%)	0 (0%)	307 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (15%)	30 (6%)	40 (6%)	38 (8%)	13 (7%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (17%)	134 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	8 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	13 (17%)	93 (20%)	140 (23%)	115 (24%)	46 (24%)	7 (23%)	<6 (17%)	415 (22%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	24 (32%)	190 (40%)	234 (38%)	199 (42%)	87 (45%)	10 (33%)	<6 (33%)	746 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	11 (15%)	75 (16%)	98 (16%)	59 (12%)	20 (10%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (33%)	270 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	23 (31%)	80 (17%)	108 (17%)	79 (17%)	30 (16%)	7 (23%)	<6 (17%)	328 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	42 (9%)	62 (10%)	38 (8%)	21 (11%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (17%)	171 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	28 (6%)	39 (6%)	24 (5%)	11 (6%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	112 (6%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	75 (100%)	471 (100%)	620 (100%)	476 (100%)	193 (100%)	30 (100%)	6 (100%)	1,871 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	53 (77%)	263 (76%)	380 (79%)	333 (84%)	141 (79%)	24 (71%)	<6 (100%)	1,196 (79%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	29 (8%)	35 (7%)	19 (5%)	7 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	98 (6%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	10 (3%)	11 (2%)	12 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	42 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	41 (12%)	48 (10%)	25 (6%)	19 (11%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	143 (9%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	9 (13%)	52 (15%)	48 (10%)	35 (9%)	15 (8%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	163 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (43%)	40 (12%)	29 (6%)	18 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	124 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	28 (41%)	163 (47%)	151 (31%)	98 (25%)	29 (16%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	471 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	11 (16%)	141 (41%)	298 (62%)	280 (70%)	144 (80%)	28 (82%)	<6 (100%)	904 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	60 (87%)	286 (82%)	368 (77%)	304 (76%)	142 (79%)	28 (82%)	<6 (100%)	1,190 (79%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	8 (12%)	52 (15%)	91 (19%)	72 (18%)	22 (12%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	248 (16%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	9 (3%)	21 (4%)	22 (6%)	14 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	70 (5%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	50 (72%)	263 (76%)	357 (74%)	290 (73%)	116 (65%)	26 (76%)	<6 (50%)	1,103 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	17 (25%)	79 (23%)	114 (24%)	99 (25%)	60 (34%)	8 (24%)	<6 (50%)	378 (25%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	49 (71%)	251 (72%)	357 (74%)	303 (76%)	131 (73%)	25 (74%)	0 (0%)	1,116 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (20%)	75 (22%)	91 (19%)	72 (18%)	33 (18%)	6 (18%)	0 (0%)	291 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	16 (5%)	20 (4%)	16 (4%)	12 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	72 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	20 (29%)	138 (40%)	178 (37%)	127 (32%)	64 (36%)	10 (29%)	0 (0%)	537 (36%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (29%)	130 (37%)	190 (40%)	184 (46%)	71 (40%)	15 (44%)	0 (0%)	610 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	8 (12%)	26 (7%)	30 (6%)	24 (6%)	13 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	102 (7%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	17 (25%)	47 (14%)	68 (14%)	52 (13%)	24 (13%)	<6 (15%)	<6 (50%)	214 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	33 (10%)	32 (7%)	27 (7%)	19 (11%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	119 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	25 (7%)	16 (3%)	18 (5%)	15 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	69 (100%)	347 (100%)	480 (100%)	398 (100%)	179 (100%)	34 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,509 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	14 (8%)	10 (10%)	9 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (7%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	53 (88%)	141 (89%)	140 (83%)	74 (73%)	28 (67%)	7 (100%)	<6 (100%)	446 (83%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	12 (8%)	9 (5%)	11 (11%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (7%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	12 (20%)	67 (42%)	81 (48%)	47 (47%)	17 (40%)	<6 (57%)	0 (0%)	228 (42%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	23 (38%)	27 (17%)	36 (21%)	15 (15%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	105 (19%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	32 (53%)	101 (64%)	91 (54%)	48 (48%)	18 (43%)	<6 (71%)	<6 (100%)	296 (55%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	29 (18%)	40 (24%)	38 (38%)	21 (50%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	134 (25%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	60 (100%)	158 (100%)	167 (99%)	100 (99%)	42 (100%)	7 (100%)	<6 (100%)	537 (100%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	52 (87%)	143 (91%)	150 (89%)	85 (84%)	37 (88%)	6 (86%)	<6 (100%)	475 (88%)
	Cesarean	<6 (50%)	7 (12%)	13 (8%)	16 (10%)	14 (14%)	<6 (12%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	57 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	34 (57%)	113 (72%)	130 (77%)	79 (78%)	31 (74%)	<6 (71%)	0 (0%)	392 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	20 (33%)	33 (21%)	30 (18%)	16 (16%)	7 (17%)	<6 (29%)	<6 (100%)	111 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	10 (6%)	7 (4%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	20 (33%)	52 (33%)	68 (40%)	44 (44%)	13 (31%)	<6 (43%)	0 (0%)	200 (37%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	14 (23%)	39 (25%)	44 (26%)	23 (23%)	14 (33%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	136 (25%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (12%)	30 (19%)	24 (14%)	17 (17%)	8 (19%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	88 (16%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	18 (30%)	36 (23%)	30 (18%)	16 (16%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	108 (20%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (50%)	<6 (3%)	16 (10%)	15 (9%)	11 (11%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	50 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (50%)	<6 (3%)	8 (5%)	9 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	28 (5%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	60 (100%)	158 (100%)	168 (100%)	101 (100%)	42 (100%)	7 (100%)	<6 (100%)	539 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	10 (31%)	66 (46%)	143 (56%)	162 (68%)	69 (70%)	11 (50%)	0 (0%)	461 (58%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	11 (34%)	31 (21%)	42 (16%)	29 (12%)	11 (11%)	7 (32%)	0 (0%)	131 (17%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	9 (6%)	16 (6%)	18 (8%)	8 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	53 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	8 (25%)	35 (24%)	52 (20%)	24 (10%)	10 (10%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (100%)	133 (17%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	21 (14%)	35 (14%)	16 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	83 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	18 (56%)	15 (10%)	17 (7%)	12 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	65 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	10 (31%)	73 (50%)	85 (33%)	41 (17%)	12 (12%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (100%)	225 (28%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	56 (39%)	151 (59%)	183 (77%)	85 (86%)	18 (82%)	0 (0%)	496 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	32 (100%)	138 (95%)	230 (90%)	217 (91%)	93 (94%)	21 (95%)	<6 (100%)	732 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	19 (7%)	13 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	6 (2%)	8 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	19 (59%)	109 (75%)	176 (69%)	165 (69%)	50 (51%)	12 (55%)	<6 (100%)	532 (67%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (19%)	26 (18%)	66 (26%)	68 (29%)	42 (42%)	8 (36%)	0 (0%)	216 (27%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (2%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	7 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	19 (59%)	103 (71%)	199 (78%)	197 (83%)	85 (86%)	17 (77%)	0 (0%)	620 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (19%)	29 (20%)	37 (15%)	25 (11%)	9 (9%)	<6 (18%)	<6 (100%)	111 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (16%)	10 (7%)	14 (5%)	10 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	44 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (22%)	52 (36%)	86 (34%)	82 (34%)	34 (34%)	11 (50%)	0 (0%)	272 (34%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	7 (22%)	39 (27%)	97 (38%)	87 (37%)	37 (37%)	<6 (23%)	<6 (100%)	273 (34%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (22%)	25 (17%)	27 (11%)	34 (14%)	17 (17%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	112 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	11 (34%)	24 (17%)	37 (15%)	28 (12%)	9 (9%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	113 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	11 (8%)	20 (8%)	15 (6%)	7 (7%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	60 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	6 (4%)	12 (5%)	10 (4%)	7 (7%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	32 (100%)	145 (100%)	255 (100%)	238 (100%)	99 (100%)	22 (100%)	<6 (100%)	792 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	22 (8%)	16 (9%)	14 (20%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (50%)	59 (6%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	92 (94%)	257 (92%)	227 (82%)	143 (80%)	50 (71%)	8 (89%)	<6 (50%)	779 (85%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	14 (5%)	17 (6%)	16 (9%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	53 (6%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	15 (15%)	86 (31%)	88 (32%)	40 (22%)	18 (26%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	250 (27%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	51 (52%)	75 (27%)	64 (23%)	35 (20%)	6 (9%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	233 (26%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	44 (45%)	161 (58%)	130 (47%)	74 (41%)	33 (47%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (100%)	445 (49%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	39 (14%)	80 (29%)	69 (39%)	30 (43%)	7 (78%)	0 (0%)	228 (25%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	97 (99%)	275 (99%)	272 (99%)	175 (98%)	67 (96%)	9 (100%)	<6 (100%)	898 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	90 (92%)	254 (91%)	239 (87%)	149 (83%)	56 (80%)	7 (78%)	<6 (50%)	797 (87%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	18 (6%)	33 (12%)	27 (15%)	14 (20%)	<6 (22%)	<6 (50%)	102 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	42 (43%)	173 (62%)	177 (64%)	107 (60%)	44 (63%)	6 (67%)	<6 (50%)	550 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	41 (42%)	86 (31%)	82 (30%)	56 (31%)	20 (29%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	288 (32%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (13%)	17 (6%)	14 (5%)	12 (7%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	62 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	43 (15%)	62 (22%)	34 (19%)	17 (24%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (50%)	166 (18%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (20%)	65 (23%)	66 (24%)	46 (26%)	12 (17%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	212 (23%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	29 (30%)	88 (32%)	74 (27%)	36 (20%)	9 (13%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	239 (26%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	38 (39%)	79 (28%)	72 (26%)	56 (31%)	30 (43%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	278 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	15 (15%)	26 (9%)	35 (13%)	22 (12%)	8 (11%)	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	107 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	11 (4%)	20 (7%)	13 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	57 (6%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	98 (100%)	278 (100%)	276 (100%)	179 (100%)	70 (100%)	9 (100%)	<6 (100%)	913 (100%)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (29%)	241 (41%)	1,402 (55%)	2,231 (63%)	1,994 (67%)	887 (68%)	141 (62%)	16 (76%)	6,914 (62%)
	Black	0 (0%)	25 (4%)	142 (6%)	146 (4%)	113 (4%)	44 (3%)	11 (5%)	<6 (10%)	483 (4%)
	AI/AN	<6 (43%)	236 (41%)	728 (28%)	783 (22%)	502 (17%)	183 (14%)	43 (19%)	<6 (10%)	2,480 (22%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (29%)	72 (12%)	237 (9%)	327 (9%)	303 (10%)	150 (12%)	23 (10%)	<6 (5%)	1,115 (10%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	83 (14%)	430 (17%)	494 (14%)	313 (11%)	119 (9%)	27 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,466 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	7 (100%)	261 (45%)	316 (12%)	315 (9%)	165 (6%)	52 (4%)	10 (4%)	<6 (5%)	1,127 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	257 (44%)	1,206 (47%)	1,025 (29%)	602 (20%)	215 (17%)	35 (15%)	<6 (24%)	3,345 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	56 (10%)	1,012 (39%)	2,170 (61%)	2,147 (72%)	999 (77%)	171 (76%)	13 (62%)	6,568 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	7 (100%)	564 (97%)	2,416 (94%)	3,260 (92%)	2,684 (91%)	1,174 (90%)	210 (93%)	19 (90%)	10,334 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	13 (2%)	118 (5%)	208 (6%)	196 (7%)	77 (6%)	8 (4%)	<6 (5%)	621 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	31 (1%)	81 (2%)	78 (3%)	44 (3%)	8 (4%)	<6 (5%)	247 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	6 (86%)	476 (82%)	2,037 (79%)	2,681 (75%)	2,106 (71%)	853 (66%)	141 (62%)	10 (48%)	8,310 (74%)
	Cesarean	<6 (14%)	78 (13%)	455 (18%)	757 (21%)	777 (26%)	414 (32%)	81 (36%)	10 (48%)	2,573 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	18 (<1%)	29 (<1%)	21 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	84 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	19 (3%)	54 (2%)	83 (2%)	55 (2%)	25 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	240 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (29%)	318 (55%)	1,758 (69%)	2,613 (74%)	2,274 (77%)	993 (77%)	165 (73%)	12 (57%)	8,135 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (71%)	180 (31%)	583 (23%)	662 (19%)	484 (16%)	206 (16%)	47 (21%)	<6 (24%)	2,172 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	63 (11%)	152 (6%)	176 (5%)	130 (4%)	56 (4%)	8 (4%)	<6 (14%)	588 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	18 (<1%)	29 (<1%)	23 (<1%)	14 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	94 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (14%)	124 (21%)	698 (27%)	1,038 (29%)	897 (30%)	408 (31%)	74 (33%)	6 (29%)	3,246 (29%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	160 (27%)	869 (34%)	1,344 (38%)	1,178 (40%)	489 (38%)	81 (36%)	<6 (24%)	4,126 (37%)
	Intermediate	<6 (14%)	99 (17%)	397 (15%)	454 (13%)	389 (13%)	163 (13%)	29 (13%)	<6 (10%)	1,534 (14%)
	Inadequate	<6 (71%)	176 (30%)	500 (19%)	589 (17%)	415 (14%)	185 (14%)	35 (15%)	6 (29%)	1,911 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (14%)	53 (9%)	223 (9%)	302 (9%)	252 (9%)	137 (11%)	26 (12%)	6 (29%)	1,000 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (14%)	44 (8%)	132 (5%)	205 (6%)	155 (5%)	93 (7%)	27 (12%)	<6 (19%)	661 (6%)
Alaska	Total	7 (100%)	582 (100%)	2,566 (100%)	3,552 (100%)	2,963 (100%)	1,298 (100%)	226 (100%)	21 (100%)	11,215 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	79 (42%)	497 (53%)	889 (63%)	857 (67%)	384 (66%)	60 (59%)	6 (75%)	2,772 (61%)
	Black	0 (0%)	18 (9%)	100 (11%)	99 (7%)	70 (5%)	28 (5%)	8 (8%)	<6 (25%)	325 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	31 (16%)	115 (12%)	154 (11%)	120 (9%)	44 (8%)	12 (12%)	0 (0%)	476 (11%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (100%)	59 (31%)	183 (20%)	228 (16%)	217 (17%)	104 (18%)	17 (17%)	0 (0%)	810 (18%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	23 (12%)	107 (12%)	137 (10%)	92 (7%)	41 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	405 (9%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	83 (44%)	95 (10%)	99 (7%)	47 (4%)	27 (5%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (13%)	359 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	86 (45%)	396 (43%)	331 (23%)	194 (15%)	76 (13%)	15 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,098 (24%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	19 (10%)	429 (46%)	958 (68%)	1,023 (79%)	452 (78%)	74 (73%)	6 (75%)	2,961 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	186 (98%)	885 (95%)	1,325 (94%)	1,196 (93%)	530 (91%)	96 (95%)	7 (88%)	4,227 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	35 (4%)	59 (4%)	74 (6%)	37 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	209 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	8 (<1%)	27 (2%)	18 (1%)	13 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (13%)	72 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	154 (81%)	723 (78%)	1,021 (72%)	877 (68%)	376 (65%)	55 (54%)	<6 (38%)	3,211 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	28 (15%)	174 (19%)	340 (24%)	375 (29%)	193 (33%)	45 (45%)	<6 (63%)	1,160 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	7 (4%)	24 (3%)	41 (3%)	25 (2%)	11 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	109 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	99 (52%)	639 (69%)	1,075 (76%)	1,047 (81%)	458 (79%)	76 (75%)	6 (75%)	3,401 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	61 (32%)	217 (23%)	245 (17%)	187 (15%)	87 (15%)	18 (18%)	<6 (25%)	818 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	18 (9%)	47 (5%)	50 (4%)	27 (2%)	16 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	163 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	8 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	41 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (50%)	48 (25%)	270 (29%)	453 (32%)	447 (35%)	212 (36%)	33 (33%)	<6 (50%)	1,468 (33%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	52 (27%)	321 (35%)	569 (40%)	534 (41%)	206 (35%)	40 (40%)	<6 (25%)	1,724 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	31 (16%)	122 (13%)	142 (10%)	162 (13%)	74 (13%)	11 (11%)	0 (0%)	542 (12%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	49 (26%)	178 (19%)	197 (14%)	119 (9%)	63 (11%)	14 (14%)	<6 (25%)	623 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	15 (8%)	74 (8%)	116 (8%)	116 (9%)	70 (12%)	15 (15%)	<6 (50%)	410 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	14 (7%)	43 (5%)	92 (7%)	70 (5%)	49 (8%)	14 (14%)	<6 (38%)	285 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	190 (100%)	929 (100%)	1,411 (100%)	1,288 (100%)	581 (100%)	101 (100%)	8 (100%)	4,510 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	37 (64%)	177 (74%)	272 (80%)	225 (80%)	108 (81%)	17 (77%)	<6 (100%)	839 (78%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	17 (29%)	36 (15%)	47 (14%)	30 (11%)	10 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	142 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	13 (5%)	16 (5%)	20 (7%)	12 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	66 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	14 (24%)	45 (19%)	46 (13%)	37 (13%)	8 (6%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	153 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	25 (43%)	23 (10%)	23 (7%)	17 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	94 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	24 (41%)	122 (51%)	103 (30%)	68 (24%)	17 (13%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	338 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (12%)	90 (38%)	210 (62%)	194 (69%)	112 (84%)	18 (82%)	0 (0%)	631 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	58 (100%)	228 (96%)	313 (92%)	256 (91%)	122 (91%)	20 (91%)	<6 (100%)	1,000 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	21 (6%)	18 (6%)	7 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	54 (5%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	51 (88%)	185 (78%)	254 (74%)	190 (68%)	93 (69%)	13 (59%)	<6 (100%)	789 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	47 (20%)	73 (21%)	79 (28%)	38 (28%)	8 (36%)	0 (0%)	248 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	9 (3%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (50%)	30 (52%)	146 (61%)	222 (65%)	198 (70%)	99 (74%)	15 (68%)	0 (0%)	711 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	22 (38%)	57 (24%)	77 (23%)	53 (19%)	27 (20%)	7 (32%)	<6 (100%)	245 (23%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (10%)	22 (9%)	31 (9%)	21 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	85 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (14%)	50 (21%)	50 (15%)	47 (17%)	22 (16%)	9 (41%)	0 (0%)	186 (17%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	23 (40%)	85 (36%)	144 (42%)	105 (37%)	62 (46%)	6 (27%)	0 (0%)	425 (39%)
	Intermediate	<6 (50%)	6 (10%)	31 (13%)	59 (17%)	57 (20%)	22 (16%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	180 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	20 (34%)	56 (24%)	77 (23%)	64 (23%)	24 (18%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (100%)	246 (23%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (10%)	21 (9%)	22 (6%)	22 (8%)	7 (5%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	82 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	11 (5%)	17 (5%)	16 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	57 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	<6 (100%)	58 (100%)	238 (100%)	341 (100%)	281 (100%)	134 (100%)	22 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,077 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	50 (67%)	336 (71%)	444 (72%)	351 (74%)	145 (75%)	25 (83%)	<6 (83%)	1,356 (72%)
	Black	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	29 (6%)	39 (6%)	31 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	110 (6%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	13 (17%)	81 (17%)	93 (15%)	59 (12%)	23 (12%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	272 (15%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	13 (3%)	33 (5%)	25 (5%)	16 (8%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (17%)	92 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	52 (11%)	59 (10%)	46 (10%)	15 (8%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	184 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (41%)	41 (9%)	47 (8%)	21 (4%)	6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	147 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	33 (44%)	190 (40%)	134 (22%)	79 (17%)	30 (16%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (17%)	472 (25%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	9 (12%)	228 (48%)	432 (70%)	358 (75%)	155 (80%)	23 (77%)	<6 (83%)	1,210 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	71 (95%)	446 (95%)	584 (94%)	434 (91%)	178 (92%)	28 (93%)	<6 (83%)	1,746 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	21 (4%)	29 (5%)	29 (6%)	8 (4%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (17%)	93 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	12 (3%)	7 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	60 (80%)	360 (76%)	484 (78%)	348 (73%)	125 (65%)	21 (70%)	<6 (33%)	1,400 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	10 (13%)	98 (21%)	114 (18%)	115 (24%)	62 (32%)	9 (30%)	<6 (50%)	411 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	12 (3%)	17 (3%)	10 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (17%)	49 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	45 (60%)	333 (71%)	453 (73%)	342 (72%)	145 (75%)	20 (67%)	<6 (83%)	1,343 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (21%)	86 (18%)	99 (16%)	75 (16%)	23 (12%)	8 (27%)	0 (0%)	307 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (15%)	30 (6%)	40 (6%)	38 (8%)	13 (7%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (17%)	134 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	8 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	13 (17%)	93 (20%)	140 (23%)	115 (24%)	46 (24%)	7 (23%)	<6 (17%)	415 (22%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	24 (32%)	190 (40%)	234 (38%)	199 (42%)	87 (45%)	10 (33%)	<6 (33%)	746 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	11 (15%)	75 (16%)	98 (16%)	59 (12%)	20 (10%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (33%)	270 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	23 (31%)	80 (17%)	108 (17%)	79 (17%)	30 (16%)	7 (23%)	<6 (17%)	328 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	42 (9%)	62 (10%)	38 (8%)	21 (11%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (17%)	171 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	28 (6%)	39 (6%)	24 (5%)	11 (6%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	112 (6%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	75 (100%)	471 (100%)	620 (100%)	476 (100%)	193 (100%)	30 (100%)	6 (100%)	1,871 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	55 (80%)	282 (81%)	411 (86%)	347 (87%)	150 (84%)	25 (74%)	<6 (100%)	1,272 (84%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	8 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	10 (14%)	45 (13%)	47 (10%)	27 (7%)	14 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	146 (10%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	13 (4%)	15 (3%)	13 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	51 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	9 (13%)	52 (15%)	48 (10%)	35 (9%)	15 (8%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	163 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (43%)	40 (12%)	29 (6%)	18 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	124 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	28 (41%)	163 (47%)	151 (31%)	98 (25%)	29 (16%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	471 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	11 (16%)	141 (41%)	298 (62%)	280 (70%)	144 (80%)	28 (82%)	<6 (100%)	904 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	60 (87%)	286 (82%)	368 (77%)	304 (76%)	142 (79%)	28 (82%)	<6 (100%)	1,190 (79%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	8 (12%)	52 (15%)	91 (19%)	72 (18%)	22 (12%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	248 (16%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	9 (3%)	21 (4%)	22 (6%)	14 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	70 (5%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	50 (72%)	263 (76%)	357 (74%)	290 (73%)	116 (65%)	26 (76%)	<6 (50%)	1,103 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	17 (25%)	79 (23%)	114 (24%)	99 (25%)	60 (34%)	8 (24%)	<6 (50%)	378 (25%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	49 (71%)	251 (72%)	357 (74%)	303 (76%)	131 (73%)	25 (74%)	0 (0%)	1,116 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (20%)	75 (22%)	91 (19%)	72 (18%)	33 (18%)	6 (18%)	0 (0%)	291 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	16 (5%)	20 (4%)	16 (4%)	12 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	72 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	20 (29%)	138 (40%)	178 (37%)	127 (32%)	64 (36%)	10 (29%)	0 (0%)	537 (36%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (29%)	130 (37%)	190 (40%)	184 (46%)	71 (40%)	15 (44%)	0 (0%)	610 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	8 (12%)	26 (7%)	30 (6%)	24 (6%)	13 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	102 (7%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	17 (25%)	47 (14%)	68 (14%)	52 (13%)	24 (13%)	<6 (15%)	<6 (50%)	214 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	33 (10%)	32 (7%)	27 (7%)	19 (11%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	119 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	25 (7%)	16 (3%)	18 (5%)	15 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	69 (100%)	347 (100%)	480 (100%)	398 (100%)	179 (100%)	34 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,509 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	9 (6%)	18 (11%)	13 (13%)	9 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	57 (95%)	145 (92%)	143 (85%)	81 (80%)	30 (71%)	7 (100%)	<6 (100%)	466 (86%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	12 (20%)	67 (42%)	81 (48%)	47 (47%)	17 (40%)	<6 (57%)	0 (0%)	228 (42%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	23 (38%)	27 (17%)	36 (21%)	15 (15%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	105 (19%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	32 (53%)	101 (64%)	91 (54%)	48 (48%)	18 (43%)	<6 (71%)	<6 (100%)	296 (55%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	29 (18%)	40 (24%)	38 (38%)	21 (50%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	134 (25%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	60 (100%)	158 (100%)	167 (99%)	100 (99%)	42 (100%)	7 (100%)	<6 (100%)	537 (100%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	52 (87%)	143 (91%)	150 (89%)	85 (84%)	37 (88%)	6 (86%)	<6 (100%)	475 (88%)
	Cesarean	<6 (50%)	7 (12%)	13 (8%)	16 (10%)	14 (14%)	<6 (12%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	57 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	34 (57%)	113 (72%)	130 (77%)	79 (78%)	31 (74%)	<6 (71%)	0 (0%)	392 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	20 (33%)	33 (21%)	30 (18%)	16 (16%)	7 (17%)	<6 (29%)	<6 (100%)	111 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	10 (6%)	7 (4%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	20 (33%)	52 (33%)	68 (40%)	44 (44%)	13 (31%)	<6 (43%)	0 (0%)	200 (37%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	14 (23%)	39 (25%)	44 (26%)	23 (23%)	14 (33%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	136 (25%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (12%)	30 (19%)	24 (14%)	17 (17%)	8 (19%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	88 (16%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	18 (30%)	36 (23%)	30 (18%)	16 (16%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	108 (20%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (50%)	<6 (3%)	16 (10%)	15 (9%)	11 (11%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	50 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (50%)	<6 (3%)	8 (5%)	9 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	28 (5%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	60 (100%)	158 (100%)	168 (100%)	101 (100%)	42 (100%)	7 (100%)	<6 (100%)	539 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	15 (47%)	89 (61%)	170 (67%)	174 (73%)	76 (77%)	12 (55%)	<6 (100%)	537 (68%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	14 (44%)	42 (29%)	60 (24%)	37 (16%)	12 (12%)	8 (36%)	0 (0%)	173 (22%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	10 (7%)	20 (8%)	20 (8%)	9 (9%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	61 (8%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	21 (14%)	35 (14%)	16 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	83 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	18 (56%)	15 (10%)	17 (7%)	12 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	65 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	10 (31%)	73 (50%)	85 (33%)	41 (17%)	12 (12%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (100%)	225 (28%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	56 (39%)	151 (59%)	183 (77%)	85 (86%)	18 (82%)	0 (0%)	496 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	32 (100%)	138 (95%)	230 (90%)	217 (91%)	93 (94%)	21 (95%)	<6 (100%)	732 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	19 (7%)	13 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	6 (2%)	8 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	19 (59%)	109 (75%)	176 (69%)	165 (69%)	50 (51%)	12 (55%)	<6 (100%)	532 (67%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (19%)	26 (18%)	66 (26%)	68 (29%)	42 (42%)	8 (36%)	0 (0%)	216 (27%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (2%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	7 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	19 (59%)	103 (71%)	199 (78%)	197 (83%)	85 (86%)	17 (77%)	0 (0%)	620 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (19%)	29 (20%)	37 (15%)	25 (11%)	9 (9%)	<6 (18%)	<6 (100%)	111 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (16%)	10 (7%)	14 (5%)	10 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	44 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (22%)	52 (36%)	86 (34%)	82 (34%)	34 (34%)	11 (50%)	0 (0%)	272 (34%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	7 (22%)	39 (27%)	97 (38%)	87 (37%)	37 (37%)	<6 (23%)	<6 (100%)	273 (34%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (22%)	25 (17%)	27 (11%)	34 (14%)	17 (17%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	112 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	11 (34%)	24 (17%)	37 (15%)	28 (12%)	9 (9%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	113 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	11 (8%)	20 (8%)	15 (6%)	7 (7%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	60 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	6 (4%)	12 (5%)	10 (4%)	7 (7%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	32 (100%)	145 (100%)	255 (100%)	238 (100%)	99 (100%)	22 (100%)	<6 (100%)	792 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	12 (4%)	26 (9%)	26 (15%)	15 (21%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (50%)	84 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	94 (96%)	264 (95%)	239 (87%)	147 (82%)	50 (71%)	8 (89%)	<6 (50%)	804 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	15 (15%)	86 (31%)	88 (32%)	40 (22%)	18 (26%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	250 (27%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	51 (52%)	75 (27%)	64 (23%)	35 (20%)	6 (9%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	233 (26%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	44 (45%)	161 (58%)	130 (47%)	74 (41%)	33 (47%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (100%)	445 (49%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	39 (14%)	80 (29%)	69 (39%)	30 (43%)	7 (78%)	0 (0%)	228 (25%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	97 (99%)	275 (99%)	272 (99%)	175 (98%)	67 (96%)	9 (100%)	<6 (100%)	898 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	90 (92%)	254 (91%)	239 (87%)	149 (83%)	56 (80%)	7 (78%)	<6 (50%)	797 (87%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	18 (6%)	33 (12%)	27 (15%)	14 (20%)	<6 (22%)	<6 (50%)	102 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	42 (43%)	173 (62%)	177 (64%)	107 (60%)	44 (63%)	6 (67%)	<6 (50%)	550 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	41 (42%)	86 (31%)	82 (30%)	56 (31%)	20 (29%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	288 (32%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (13%)	17 (6%)	14 (5%)	12 (7%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	62 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	43 (15%)	62 (22%)	34 (19%)	17 (24%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (50%)	166 (18%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (20%)	65 (23%)	66 (24%)	46 (26%)	12 (17%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	212 (23%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	29 (30%)	88 (32%)	74 (27%)	36 (20%)	9 (13%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	239 (26%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	38 (39%)	79 (28%)	72 (26%)	56 (31%)	30 (43%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	278 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	15 (15%)	26 (9%)	35 (13%)	22 (12%)	8 (11%)	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	107 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	11 (4%)	20 (7%)	13 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	57 (6%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	98 (100%)	278 (100%)	276 (100%)	179 (100%)	70 (100%)	9 (100%)	<6 (100%)	913 (100%)

2017

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Alone

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	152 (31%)	1,101 (49%)	1,844 (55%)	1,725 (63%)	804 (62%)	156 (58%)	13 (62%)	5,795 (55%)
	Black	0 (0%)	12 (2%)	96 (4%)	114 (3%)	78 (3%)	46 (4%)	12 (4%)	0 (0%)	358 (3%)
	AI/AN	<6 (83%)	193 (40%)	516 (23%)	671 (20%)	364 (13%)	181 (14%)	35 (13%)	<6 (10%)	1,967 (19%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	58 (12%)	199 (9%)	315 (9%)	271 (10%)	159 (12%)	40 (15%)	<6 (19%)	1,046 (10%)
	Multiple	<6 (17%)	65 (13%)	300 (13%)	367 (11%)	254 (9%)	89 (7%)	17 (6%)	<6 (5%)	1,094 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	74 (15%)	350 (15%)	438 (13%)	257 (9%)	102 (8%)	24 (9%)	0 (0%)	1,245 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	6 (100%)	217 (45%)	314 (14%)	294 (9%)	128 (5%)	58 (4%)	13 (5%)	0 (0%)	1,030 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	213 (44%)	1,016 (45%)	1,034 (31%)	564 (21%)	219 (17%)	53 (20%)	<6 (14%)	3,102 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	46 (9%)	899 (40%)	2,005 (59%)	2,004 (73%)	998 (77%)	195 (73%)	17 (81%)	6,164 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6 (100%)	471 (97%)	2,126 (94%)	3,117 (92%)	2,456 (90%)	1,184 (91%)	243 (91%)	20 (95%)	9,623 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	98 (4%)	191 (6%)	198 (7%)	84 (6%)	12 (4%)	<6 (5%)	589 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	30 (1%)	60 (2%)	71 (3%)	32 (2%)	10 (4%)	0 (0%)	208 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	30 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (67%)	427 (88%)	1,839 (81%)	2,563 (76%)	1,953 (71%)	871 (67%)	170 (64%)	16 (76%)	7,843 (75%)
	Cesarean	<6 (17%)	41 (8%)	373 (17%)	712 (21%)	721 (26%)	402 (31%)	92 (34%)	<6 (19%)	2,346 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	23 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	49 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (17%)	15 (3%)	39 (2%)	73 (2%)	46 (2%)	25 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	205 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	284 (58%)	1,575 (70%)	2,519 (75%)	2,087 (76%)	965 (74%)	194 (73%)	13 (62%)	7,639 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	145 (30%)	466 (21%)	607 (18%)	435 (16%)	234 (18%)	47 (18%)	<6 (19%)	1,941 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (17%)	32 (7%)	139 (6%)	138 (4%)	113 (4%)	55 (4%)	17 (6%)	<6 (19%)	499 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	12 (2%)	30 (1%)	34 (1%)	32 (1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	121 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (33%)	95 (20%)	553 (24%)	963 (29%)	806 (29%)	402 (31%)	77 (29%)	6 (29%)	2,904 (28%)
	Adequate	<6 (17%)	163 (34%)	826 (37%)	1,260 (37%)	1,045 (38%)	497 (38%)	98 (37%)	<6 (19%)	3,894 (37%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	81 (17%)	350 (15%)	497 (15%)	412 (15%)	162 (12%)	32 (12%)	<6 (24%)	1,539 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	129 (27%)	453 (20%)	549 (16%)	384 (14%)	194 (15%)	54 (20%)	6 (29%)	1,772 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	40 (8%)	175 (8%)	271 (8%)	263 (10%)	160 (12%)	29 (11%)	<6 (5%)	939 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	30 (6%)	141 (6%)	188 (6%)	169 (6%)	102 (8%)	18 (7%)	0 (0%)	648 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6 (100%)	486 (100%)	2,260 (100%)	3,374 (100%)	2,734 (100%)	1,304 (100%)	267 (100%)	21 (100%)	10,452 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	44 (27%)	376 (46%)	666 (52%)	682 (61%)	373 (61%)	61 (51%)	8 (73%)	2,210 (54%)
	Black	0 (0%)	10 (6%)	54 (7%)	71 (6%)	53 (5%)	35 (6%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	229 (6%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	20 (12%)	78 (10%)	121 (9%)	70 (6%)	38 (6%)	12 (10%)	0 (0%)	340 (8%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	51 (31%)	162 (20%)	243 (19%)	182 (16%)	112 (18%)	28 (23%)	<6 (18%)	780 (19%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	32 (20%)	119 (15%)	146 (11%)	118 (10%)	41 (7%)	10 (8%)	<6 (9%)	467 (11%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	21 (13%)	86 (10%)	124 (10%)	68 (6%)	34 (6%)	10 (8%)	0 (0%)	343 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	65 (40%)	89 (11%)	94 (7%)	34 (3%)	21 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	309 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	70 (43%)	355 (43%)	353 (28%)	181 (16%)	84 (14%)	22 (18%)	<6 (9%)	1,066 (26%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	22 (14%)	363 (44%)	811 (64%)	890 (79%)	490 (80%)	90 (75%)	9 (82%)	2,675 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	157 (97%)	777 (95%)	1,194 (94%)	1,025 (91%)	561 (92%)	109 (91%)	10 (91%)	3,834 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	29 (4%)	65 (5%)	76 (7%)	36 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	215 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	14 (2%)	18 (1%)	24 (2%)	15 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	78 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	145 (90%)	649 (79%)	939 (74%)	767 (68%)	379 (62%)	68 (57%)	8 (73%)	2,956 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	13 (8%)	148 (18%)	301 (24%)	331 (29%)	217 (35%)	50 (42%)	<6 (27%)	1,063 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	20 (2%)	27 (2%)	22 (2%)	14 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	88 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	91 (56%)	553 (67%)	971 (76%)	882 (78%)	464 (76%)	91 (76%)	6 (55%)	3,058 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	48 (30%)	191 (23%)	216 (17%)	167 (15%)	99 (16%)	19 (16%)	<6 (36%)	745 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (9%)	40 (5%)	44 (3%)	34 (3%)	24 (4%)	6 (5%)	<6 (9%)	163 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	10 (1%)	11 (<1%)	12 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	41 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	34 (21%)	215 (26%)	419 (33%)	374 (33%)	192 (31%)	41 (34%)	<6 (45%)	1,280 (31%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	55 (34%)	299 (36%)	470 (37%)	423 (38%)	245 (40%)	42 (35%)	<6 (9%)	1,535 (37%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	23 (14%)	111 (14%)	157 (12%)	156 (14%)	67 (11%)	15 (13%)	<6 (18%)	531 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	43 (27%)	160 (20%)	187 (15%)	133 (12%)	77 (13%)	21 (18%)	<6 (27%)	625 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	13 (8%)	63 (8%)	115 (9%)	115 (10%)	76 (12%)	17 (14%)	<6 (9%)	400 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	11 (7%)	55 (7%)	78 (6%)	66 (6%)	55 (9%)	13 (11%)	0 (0%)	278 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	162 (100%)	820 (100%)	1,277 (100%)	1,126 (100%)	612 (100%)	120 (100%)	11 (100%)	4,129 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	23 (62%)	137 (70%)	250 (75%)	196 (74%)	88 (75%)	15 (65%)	<6 (33%)	710 (73%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	7 (19%)	27 (14%)	35 (10%)	26 (10%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (33%)	101 (10%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	11 (3%)	18 (7%)	11 (9%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (33%)	51 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (14%)	22 (11%)	34 (10%)	19 (7%)	12 (10%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	94 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	7 (19%)	41 (21%)	34 (10%)	37 (14%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	125 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	14 (38%)	27 (14%)	19 (6%)	12 (5%)	6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	79 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	16 (43%)	93 (48%)	91 (27%)	58 (22%)	19 (16%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (33%)	279 (29%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (19%)	74 (38%)	220 (66%)	193 (73%)	90 (77%)	20 (87%)	<6 (67%)	606 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	36 (97%)	186 (95%)	315 (94%)	241 (91%)	107 (91%)	20 (87%)	<6 (100%)	908 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	13 (4%)	14 (5%)	8 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	28 (76%)	160 (82%)	228 (68%)	183 (69%)	77 (66%)	16 (70%)	<6 (100%)	695 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (16%)	31 (16%)	90 (27%)	74 (28%)	34 (29%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	240 (25%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (2%)	13 (4%)	6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	22 (59%)	125 (64%)	241 (72%)	181 (69%)	75 (64%)	17 (74%)	<6 (67%)	663 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (32%)	35 (18%)	64 (19%)	50 (19%)	28 (24%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	192 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	26 (13%)	16 (5%)	17 (6%)	10 (9%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (33%)	73 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	9 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (24%)	36 (18%)	66 (20%)	49 (19%)	22 (19%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	186 (19%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	12 (32%)	67 (34%)	128 (38%)	109 (41%)	39 (33%)	10 (43%)	<6 (33%)	366 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (19%)	35 (18%)	61 (18%)	40 (15%)	25 (21%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (33%)	172 (18%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (24%)	52 (27%)	68 (20%)	57 (22%)	28 (24%)	<6 (22%)	<6 (33%)	220 (23%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	14 (7%)	30 (9%)	18 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	70 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	12 (6%)	20 (6%)	11 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	48 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	37 (100%)	195 (100%)	334 (100%)	264 (100%)	117 (100%)	23 (100%)	<6 (100%)	973 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	43 (54%)	291 (65%)	402 (68%)	342 (72%)	130 (68%)	33 (77%)	<6 (50%)	1,243 (68%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	36 (8%)	37 (6%)	20 (4%)	7 (4%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	104 (6%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	25 (31%)	45 (10%)	65 (11%)	28 (6%)	23 (12%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	188 (10%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	12 (3%)	18 (3%)	38 (8%)	13 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (25%)	87 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	8 (10%)	59 (13%)	57 (10%)	41 (9%)	13 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	180 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	9 (11%)	49 (11%)	51 (9%)	27 (6%)	11 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	147 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (39%)	40 (9%)	43 (7%)	19 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	138 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	41 (51%)	171 (38%)	131 (22%)	67 (14%)	20 (11%)	7 (16%)	<6 (25%)	438 (24%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	233 (52%)	409 (69%)	383 (80%)	163 (86%)	34 (79%)	<6 (75%)	1,232 (67%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	79 (99%)	436 (97%)	551 (93%)	425 (89%)	166 (87%)	38 (88%)	<6 (100%)	1,699 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)	33 (6%)	46 (10%)	22 (12%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	115 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	20 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	66 (83%)	368 (82%)	464 (78%)	355 (74%)	140 (74%)	26 (60%)	<6 (50%)	1,421 (77%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	73 (16%)	108 (18%)	113 (24%)	45 (24%)	17 (40%)	<6 (25%)	363 (20%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	8 (10%)	9 (2%)	17 (3%)	6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	45 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	48 (60%)	349 (77%)	457 (77%)	380 (80%)	146 (77%)	33 (77%)	<6 (100%)	1,417 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	23 (29%)	68 (15%)	100 (17%)	64 (13%)	29 (15%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	289 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	23 (5%)	29 (5%)	19 (4%)	8 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	87 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (11%)	85 (19%)	129 (22%)	111 (23%)	51 (27%)	9 (21%)	<6 (25%)	395 (22%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	39 (49%)	206 (46%)	274 (46%)	213 (45%)	82 (43%)	19 (44%)	<6 (50%)	835 (45%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	10 (13%)	78 (17%)	86 (15%)	78 (16%)	26 (14%)	6 (14%)	<6 (25%)	285 (16%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	19 (24%)	62 (14%)	89 (15%)	57 (12%)	29 (15%)	8 (19%)	0 (0%)	264 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	33 (7%)	35 (6%)	46 (10%)	20 (11%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	142 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	23 (5%)	27 (5%)	30 (6%)	13 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	95 (5%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	80 (100%)	451 (100%)	592 (100%)	477 (100%)	190 (100%)	43 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,837 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	37 (77%)	234 (74%)	359 (79%)	292 (81%)	116 (83%)	29 (83%)	<6 (100%)	1,068 (79%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	22 (7%)	30 (7%)	19 (5%)	7 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	84 (6%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (2%)	13 (3%)	11 (3%)	8 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	44 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	51 (16%)	42 (9%)	32 (9%)	6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	135 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	9 (19%)	41 (13%)	52 (11%)	27 (7%)	14 (10%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	146 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	17 (35%)	36 (11%)	29 (6%)	15 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	102 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	26 (54%)	148 (47%)	128 (28%)	79 (22%)	33 (24%)	6 (17%)	0 (0%)	420 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	130 (41%)	293 (64%)	263 (73%)	100 (72%)	26 (74%)	<6 (100%)	818 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	46 (96%)	263 (83%)	370 (81%)	288 (80%)	118 (85%)	31 (89%)	<6 (100%)	1,117 (82%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	48 (15%)	67 (15%)	53 (15%)	15 (11%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	187 (14%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	17 (4%)	20 (6%)	6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	51 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	41 (85%)	244 (77%)	341 (75%)	266 (74%)	100 (72%)	22 (63%)	<6 (100%)	1,015 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	7 (15%)	69 (22%)	105 (23%)	91 (25%)	38 (27%)	12 (34%)	0 (0%)	322 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	14 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	34 (71%)	222 (70%)	337 (74%)	277 (77%)	100 (72%)	20 (57%)	0 (0%)	990 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (19%)	66 (21%)	80 (18%)	58 (16%)	26 (19%)	11 (31%)	0 (0%)	250 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	16 (5%)	24 (5%)	18 (5%)	6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (100%)	70 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	14 (29%)	104 (33%)	146 (32%)	131 (36%)	44 (32%)	7 (20%)	0 (0%)	446 (33%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	21 (44%)	129 (41%)	189 (42%)	137 (38%)	57 (41%)	14 (40%)	0 (0%)	547 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	25 (8%)	42 (9%)	38 (11%)	10 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	120 (9%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	49 (15%)	67 (15%)	50 (14%)	22 (16%)	10 (29%)	<6 (100%)	205 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	17 (5%)	32 (7%)	33 (9%)	18 (13%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	109 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	13 (4%)	24 (5%)	32 (9%)	9 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	84 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	48 (100%)	317 (100%)	455 (100%)	361 (100%)	139 (100%)	35 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,356 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	15 (7%)	20 (17%)	9 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	49 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (50%)	53 (84%)	116 (89%)	151 (75%)	87 (74%)	29 (67%)	8 (80%)	<6 (100%)	446 (79%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
	Multiple	<6 (50%)	8 (13%)	10 (8%)	29 (14%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	56 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	14 (22%)	52 (40%)	77 (38%)	42 (36%)	15 (35%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	205 (36%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	37 (59%)	23 (18%)	35 (17%)	21 (18%)	7 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	125 (22%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	22 (35%)	85 (65%)	106 (53%)	58 (50%)	16 (37%)	8 (80%)	0 (0%)	295 (52%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	22 (17%)	59 (29%)	38 (32%)	18 (42%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (100%)	141 (25%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	61 (97%)	130 (100%)	198 (99%)	112 (96%)	42 (98%)	10 (100%)	<6 (100%)	556 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	56 (89%)	114 (88%)	183 (91%)	94 (80%)	33 (77%)	9 (90%)	<6 (100%)	491 (87%)
	Cesarean	<6 (50%)	<6 (8%)	14 (11%)	18 (9%)	19 (16%)	9 (21%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	67 (12%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	41 (65%)	97 (75%)	155 (77%)	85 (73%)	33 (77%)	7 (70%)	<6 (100%)	421 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (25%)	19 (15%)	36 (18%)	19 (16%)	8 (19%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	99 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	8 (6%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	23 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (50%)	21 (33%)	47 (36%)	73 (36%)	35 (30%)	16 (37%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	195 (34%)
	Adequate	<6 (50%)	14 (22%)	28 (22%)	49 (24%)	28 (24%)	10 (23%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	132 (23%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	13 (21%)	27 (21%)	39 (19%)	30 (26%)	8 (19%)	<6 (30%)	<6 (100%)	121 (21%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	13 (21%)	24 (18%)	35 (17%)	17 (15%)	8 (19%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	100 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (10%)	16 (12%)	21 (10%)	11 (9%)	9 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	63 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	15 (12%)	12 (6%)	6 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (7%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	63 (100%)	130 (100%)	201 (100%)	117 (100%)	43 (100%)	10 (100%)	<6 (100%)	567 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (24%)	49 (43%)	131 (56%)	174 (74%)	85 (66%)	18 (75%)	<6 (100%)	462 (61%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	9 (53%)	19 (17%)	39 (17%)	20 (9%)	19 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	107 (14%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (9%)	17 (7%)	13 (6%)	12 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	54 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (18%)	28 (25%)	40 (17%)	23 (10%)	9 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	105 (14%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	20 (18%)	29 (12%)	15 (6%)	9 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	74 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	10 (59%)	18 (16%)	15 (6%)	7 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	54 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	7 (41%)	53 (47%)	81 (34%)	43 (18%)	16 (12%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	203 (27%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	39 (35%)	139 (59%)	182 (77%)	110 (85%)	19 (79%)	<6 (100%)	490 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	17 (100%)	107 (95%)	218 (92%)	219 (93%)	118 (91%)	23 (96%)	<6 (100%)	704 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	14 (6%)	11 (5%)	9 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	14 (82%)	90 (80%)	153 (65%)	157 (67%)	82 (64%)	18 (75%)	<6 (100%)	515 (68%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (12%)	20 (18%)	70 (30%)	73 (31%)	45 (35%)	6 (25%)	0 (0%)	216 (29%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (100%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	8 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (65%)	81 (72%)	183 (78%)	190 (81%)	106 (82%)	19 (79%)	0 (0%)	590 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	<6 (29%)	18 (16%)	32 (14%)	27 (11%)	15 (12%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	102 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	12 (11%)	10 (4%)	11 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	38 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (100%)	<6 (6%)	26 (23%)	79 (33%)	72 (31%)	61 (47%)	9 (38%)	0 (0%)	249 (33%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	9 (53%)	40 (35%)	86 (36%)	95 (40%)	43 (33%)	11 (46%)	0 (0%)	284 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (29%)	18 (16%)	33 (14%)	36 (15%)	12 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	106 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (12%)	28 (25%)	31 (13%)	27 (11%)	8 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (100%)	98 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	18 (8%)	17 (7%)	16 (12%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	58 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	15 (6%)	12 (5%)	12 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	48 (6%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	17 (100%)	113 (100%)	236 (100%)	235 (100%)	129 (100%)	24 (100%)	<6 (100%)	756 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (4%)	20 (7%)	19 (12%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (6%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	74 (94%)	209 (89%)	230 (83%)	114 (74%)	61 (82%)	11 (92%)	0 (0%)	701 (84%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	11 (5%)	19 (7%)	16 (10%)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	57 (7%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	13 (16%)	61 (26%)	70 (25%)	41 (27%)	15 (20%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	204 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	43 (54%)	81 (35%)	59 (21%)	20 (13%)	16 (22%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	223 (27%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (39%)	111 (47%)	144 (52%)	78 (51%)	31 (42%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	401 (48%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	38 (16%)	73 (26%)	55 (36%)	27 (36%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	201 (24%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	75 (95%)	227 (97%)	270 (97%)	146 (95%)	72 (97%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	804 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	77 (97%)	214 (91%)	254 (91%)	131 (85%)	60 (81%)	11 (92%)	0 (0%)	749 (90%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	18 (8%)	20 (7%)	20 (13%)	14 (19%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	75 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	37 (47%)	148 (63%)	175 (63%)	92 (60%)	41 (55%)	7 (58%)	0 (0%)	500 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	32 (41%)	69 (29%)	79 (28%)	50 (32%)	29 (39%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	264 (32%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (50%)	6 (8%)	14 (6%)	12 (4%)	7 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	40 (17%)	51 (18%)	34 (22%)	16 (22%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	153 (18%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	13 (16%)	57 (24%)	64 (23%)	40 (26%)	21 (28%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	195 (23%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	20 (25%)	56 (24%)	79 (28%)	34 (22%)	14 (19%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	204 (24%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	37 (47%)	78 (33%)	71 (26%)	43 (28%)	22 (30%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	259 (31%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	9 (11%)	27 (12%)	20 (7%)	23 (15%)	16 (22%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	97 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	16 (7%)	12 (4%)	12 (8%)	8 (11%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	54 (6%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	79 (100%)	234 (100%)	278 (100%)	154 (100%)	74 (100%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	833 (100%)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	181 (37%)	1,239 (55%)	2,027 (60%)	1,857 (68%)	855 (66%)	170 (64%)	14 (67%)	6,343 (61%)
	Black	0 (0%)	27 (6%)	151 (7%)	159 (5%)	112 (4%)	60 (5%)	13 (5%)	0 (0%)	522 (5%)
	AI/AN	6 (100%)	213 (44%)	602 (27%)	792 (23%)	439 (16%)	200 (15%)	38 (14%)	<6 (10%)	2,292 (22%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	60 (12%)	220 (10%)	340 (10%)	289 (11%)	165 (13%)	40 (15%)	<6 (19%)	1,118 (11%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	74 (15%)	350 (15%)	438 (13%)	257 (9%)	102 (8%)	24 (9%)	0 (0%)	1,245 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	6 (100%)	217 (45%)	314 (14%)	294 (9%)	128 (5%)	58 (4%)	13 (5%)	0 (0%)	1,030 (10%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	213 (44%)	1,016 (45%)	1,034 (31%)	564 (21%)	219 (17%)	53 (20%)	<6 (14%)	3,102 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	46 (9%)	899 (40%)	2,005 (59%)	2,004 (73%)	998 (77%)	195 (73%)	17 (81%)	6,164 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6 (100%)	471 (97%)	2,126 (94%)	3,117 (92%)	2,456 (90%)	1,184 (91%)	243 (91%)	20 (95%)	9,623 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	98 (4%)	191 (6%)	198 (7%)	84 (6%)	12 (4%)	<6 (5%)	589 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	30 (1%)	60 (2%)	71 (3%)	32 (2%)	10 (4%)	0 (0%)	208 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	30 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (67%)	427 (88%)	1,839 (81%)	2,563 (76%)	1,953 (71%)	871 (67%)	170 (64%)	16 (76%)	7,843 (75%)
	Cesarean	<6 (17%)	41 (8%)	373 (17%)	712 (21%)	721 (26%)	402 (31%)	92 (34%)	<6 (19%)	2,346 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	23 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	49 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (17%)	15 (3%)	39 (2%)	73 (2%)	46 (2%)	25 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	205 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	284 (58%)	1,575 (70%)	2,519 (75%)	2,087 (76%)	965 (74%)	194 (73%)	13 (62%)	7,639 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	145 (30%)	466 (21%)	607 (18%)	435 (16%)	234 (18%)	47 (18%)	<6 (19%)	1,941 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (17%)	32 (7%)	139 (6%)	138 (4%)	113 (4%)	55 (4%)	17 (6%)	<6 (19%)	499 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	12 (2%)	30 (1%)	34 (1%)	32 (1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	121 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (33%)	95 (20%)	553 (24%)	963 (29%)	806 (29%)	402 (31%)	77 (29%)	6 (29%)	2,904 (28%)
	Adequate	<6 (17%)	163 (34%)	826 (37%)	1,260 (37%)	1,045 (38%)	497 (38%)	98 (37%)	<6 (19%)	3,894 (37%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	81 (17%)	350 (15%)	497 (15%)	412 (15%)	162 (12%)	32 (12%)	<6 (24%)	1,539 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	129 (27%)	453 (20%)	549 (16%)	384 (14%)	194 (15%)	54 (20%)	6 (29%)	1,772 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	40 (8%)	175 (8%)	271 (8%)	263 (10%)	160 (12%)	29 (11%)	<6 (5%)	939 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	30 (6%)	141 (6%)	188 (6%)	169 (6%)	102 (8%)	18 (7%)	0 (0%)	648 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6 (100%)	486 (100%)	2,260 (100%)	3,374 (100%)	2,734 (100%)	1,304 (100%)	267 (100%)	21 (100%)	10,452 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	60 (37%)	426 (52%)	739 (58%)	737 (65%)	397 (65%)	68 (57%)	9 (82%)	2,436 (59%)
	Black	0 (0%)	20 (12%)	90 (11%)	100 (8%)	73 (6%)	44 (7%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	334 (8%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	25 (15%)	101 (12%)	155 (12%)	106 (9%)	43 (7%)	14 (12%)	0 (0%)	445 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	53 (33%)	172 (21%)	258 (20%)	194 (17%)	116 (19%)	28 (23%)	<6 (18%)	823 (20%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	21 (13%)	86 (10%)	124 (10%)	68 (6%)	34 (6%)	10 (8%)	0 (0%)	343 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	65 (40%)	89 (11%)	94 (7%)	34 (3%)	21 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	309 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	70 (43%)	355 (43%)	353 (28%)	181 (16%)	84 (14%)	22 (18%)	<6 (9%)	1,066 (26%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	22 (14%)	363 (44%)	811 (64%)	890 (79%)	490 (80%)	90 (75%)	9 (82%)	2,675 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	157 (97%)	777 (95%)	1,194 (94%)	1,025 (91%)	561 (92%)	109 (91%)	10 (91%)	3,834 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	29 (4%)	65 (5%)	76 (7%)	36 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	215 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	14 (2%)	18 (1%)	24 (2%)	15 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	78 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	145 (90%)	649 (79%)	939 (74%)	767 (68%)	379 (62%)	68 (57%)	8 (73%)	2,956 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	13 (8%)	148 (18%)	301 (24%)	331 (29%)	217 (35%)	50 (42%)	<6 (27%)	1,063 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	20 (2%)	27 (2%)	22 (2%)	14 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	88 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	91 (56%)	553 (67%)	971 (76%)	882 (78%)	464 (76%)	91 (76%)	6 (55%)	3,058 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	48 (30%)	191 (23%)	216 (17%)	167 (15%)	99 (16%)	19 (16%)	<6 (36%)	745 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (9%)	40 (5%)	44 (3%)	34 (3%)	24 (4%)	6 (5%)	<6 (9%)	163 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	10 (1%)	11 (<1%)	12 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	41 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	34 (21%)	215 (26%)	419 (33%)	374 (33%)	192 (31%)	41 (34%)	<6 (45%)	1,280 (31%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	55 (34%)	299 (36%)	470 (37%)	423 (38%)	245 (40%)	42 (35%)	<6 (9%)	1,535 (37%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	23 (14%)	111 (14%)	157 (12%)	156 (14%)	67 (11%)	15 (13%)	<6 (18%)	531 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	43 (27%)	160 (20%)	187 (15%)	133 (12%)	77 (13%)	21 (18%)	<6 (27%)	625 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	13 (8%)	63 (8%)	115 (9%)	115 (10%)	76 (12%)	17 (14%)	<6 (9%)	400 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	11 (7%)	55 (7%)	78 (6%)	66 (6%)	55 (9%)	13 (11%)	0 (0%)	278 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	162 (100%)	820 (100%)	1,277 (100%)	1,126 (100%)	612 (100%)	120 (100%)	11 (100%)	4,129 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	25 (68%)	150 (77%)	272 (81%)	207 (78%)	93 (79%)	17 (74%)	<6 (33%)	765 (79%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	10 (27%)	33 (17%)	43 (13%)	32 (12%)	10 (9%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (33%)	130 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	13 (4%)	19 (7%)	12 (10%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (33%)	55 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	7 (19%)	41 (21%)	34 (10%)	37 (14%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	125 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	14 (38%)	27 (14%)	19 (6%)	12 (5%)	6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	79 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	16 (43%)	93 (48%)	91 (27%)	58 (22%)	19 (16%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (33%)	279 (29%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (19%)	74 (38%)	220 (66%)	193 (73%)	90 (77%)	20 (87%)	<6 (67%)	606 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	36 (97%)	186 (95%)	315 (94%)	241 (91%)	107 (91%)	20 (87%)	<6 (100%)	908 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	13 (4%)	14 (5%)	8 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	28 (76%)	160 (82%)	228 (68%)	183 (69%)	77 (66%)	16 (70%)	<6 (100%)	695 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (16%)	31 (16%)	90 (27%)	74 (28%)	34 (29%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	240 (25%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (2%)	13 (4%)	6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	22 (59%)	125 (64%)	241 (72%)	181 (69%)	75 (64%)	17 (74%)	<6 (67%)	663 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (32%)	35 (18%)	64 (19%)	50 (19%)	28 (24%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	192 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	26 (13%)	16 (5%)	17 (6%)	10 (9%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (33%)	73 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	9 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (24%)	36 (18%)	66 (20%)	49 (19%)	22 (19%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	186 (19%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	12 (32%)	67 (34%)	128 (38%)	109 (41%)	39 (33%)	10 (43%)	<6 (33%)	366 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (19%)	35 (18%)	61 (18%)	40 (15%)	25 (21%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (33%)	172 (18%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (24%)	52 (27%)	68 (20%)	57 (22%)	28 (24%)	<6 (22%)	<6 (33%)	220 (23%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	14 (7%)	30 (9%)	18 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	70 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	12 (6%)	20 (6%)	11 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	48 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	37 (100%)	195 (100%)	334 (100%)	264 (100%)	117 (100%)	23 (100%)	<6 (100%)	973 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	47 (59%)	318 (71%)	426 (72%)	367 (77%)	137 (72%)	35 (81%)	<6 (50%)	1,332 (73%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	44 (10%)	46 (8%)	27 (6%)	10 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	134 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	26 (33%)	63 (14%)	87 (15%)	36 (8%)	25 (13%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	239 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	19 (4%)	21 (4%)	39 (8%)	14 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (25%)	99 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	9 (11%)	49 (11%)	51 (9%)	27 (6%)	11 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	147 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (39%)	40 (9%)	43 (7%)	19 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	138 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	41 (51%)	171 (38%)	131 (22%)	67 (14%)	20 (11%)	7 (16%)	<6 (25%)	438 (24%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	233 (52%)	409 (69%)	383 (80%)	163 (86%)	34 (79%)	<6 (75%)	1,232 (67%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	79 (99%)	436 (97%)	551 (93%)	425 (89%)	166 (87%)	38 (88%)	<6 (100%)	1,699 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)	33 (6%)	46 (10%)	22 (12%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	115 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	20 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	66 (83%)	368 (82%)	464 (78%)	355 (74%)	140 (74%)	26 (60%)	<6 (50%)	1,421 (77%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	73 (16%)	108 (18%)	113 (24%)	45 (24%)	17 (40%)	<6 (25%)	363 (20%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	8 (10%)	9 (2%)	17 (3%)	6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	45 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	48 (60%)	349 (77%)	457 (77%)	380 (80%)	146 (77%)	33 (77%)	<6 (100%)	1,417 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	23 (29%)	68 (15%)	100 (17%)	64 (13%)	29 (15%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	289 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	23 (5%)	29 (5%)	19 (4%)	8 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	87 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (11%)	85 (19%)	129 (22%)	111 (23%)	51 (27%)	9 (21%)	<6 (25%)	395 (22%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	39 (49%)	206 (46%)	274 (46%)	213 (45%)	82 (43%)	19 (44%)	<6 (50%)	835 (45%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	10 (13%)	78 (17%)	86 (15%)	78 (16%)	26 (14%)	6 (14%)	<6 (25%)	285 (16%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	19 (24%)	62 (14%)	89 (15%)	57 (12%)	29 (15%)	8 (19%)	0 (0%)	264 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	33 (7%)	35 (6%)	46 (10%)	20 (11%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	142 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	23 (5%)	27 (5%)	30 (6%)	13 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	95 (5%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	80 (100%)	451 (100%)	592 (100%)	477 (100%)	190 (100%)	43 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,837 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	41 (85%)	261 (82%)	383 (84%)	315 (87%)	121 (87%)	29 (83%)	<6 (100%)	1,151 (85%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	7 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	37 (12%)	43 (9%)	25 (7%)	8 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	119 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (3%)	15 (3%)	13 (4%)	8 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	50 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	9 (19%)	41 (13%)	52 (11%)	27 (7%)	14 (10%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	146 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	17 (35%)	36 (11%)	29 (6%)	15 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	102 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	26 (54%)	148 (47%)	128 (28%)	79 (22%)	33 (24%)	6 (17%)	0 (0%)	420 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	130 (41%)	293 (64%)	263 (73%)	100 (72%)	26 (74%)	<6 (100%)	818 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	46 (96%)	263 (83%)	370 (81%)	288 (80%)	118 (85%)	31 (89%)	<6 (100%)	1,117 (82%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	48 (15%)	67 (15%)	53 (15%)	15 (11%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	187 (14%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	17 (4%)	20 (6%)	6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	51 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	41 (85%)	244 (77%)	341 (75%)	266 (74%)	100 (72%)	22 (63%)	<6 (100%)	1,015 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	7 (15%)	69 (22%)	105 (23%)	91 (25%)	38 (27%)	12 (34%)	0 (0%)	322 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	14 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	34 (71%)	222 (70%)	337 (74%)	277 (77%)	100 (72%)	20 (57%)	0 (0%)	990 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (19%)	66 (21%)	80 (18%)	58 (16%)	26 (19%)	11 (31%)	0 (0%)	250 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	16 (5%)	24 (5%)	18 (5%)	6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (100%)	70 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	14 (29%)	104 (33%)	146 (32%)	131 (36%)	44 (32%)	7 (20%)	0 (0%)	446 (33%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	21 (44%)	129 (41%)	189 (42%)	137 (38%)	57 (41%)	14 (40%)	0 (0%)	547 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	25 (8%)	42 (9%)	38 (11%)	10 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	120 (9%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	49 (15%)	67 (15%)	50 (14%)	22 (16%)	10 (29%)	<6 (100%)	205 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	17 (5%)	32 (7%)	33 (9%)	18 (13%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	109 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	13 (4%)	24 (5%)	32 (9%)	9 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	84 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	48 (100%)	317 (100%)	455 (100%)	361 (100%)	139 (100%)	35 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,356 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	8 (6%)	22 (11%)	21 (18%)	9 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	63 (11%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	58 (92%)	122 (94%)	173 (86%)	90 (77%)	31 (72%)	9 (90%)	<6 (100%)	486 (86%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	14 (22%)	52 (40%)	77 (38%)	42 (36%)	15 (35%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	205 (36%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	37 (59%)	23 (18%)	35 (17%)	21 (18%)	7 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	125 (22%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	22 (35%)	85 (65%)	106 (53%)	58 (50%)	16 (37%)	8 (80%)	0 (0%)	295 (52%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	22 (17%)	59 (29%)	38 (32%)	18 (42%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (100%)	141 (25%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	61 (97%)	130 (100%)	198 (99%)	112 (96%)	42 (98%)	10 (100%)	<6 (100%)	556 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (50%)	56 (89%)	114 (88%)	183 (91%)	94 (80%)	33 (77%)	9 (90%)	<6 (100%)	491 (87%)
	Cesarean	<6 (50%)	<6 (8%)	14 (11%)	18 (9%)	19 (16%)	9 (21%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	67 (12%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	41 (65%)	97 (75%)	155 (77%)	85 (73%)	33 (77%)	7 (70%)	<6 (100%)	421 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (25%)	19 (15%)	36 (18%)	19 (16%)	8 (19%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	99 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	8 (6%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	23 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (50%)	21 (33%)	47 (36%)	73 (36%)	35 (30%)	16 (37%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	195 (34%)
	Adequate	<6 (50%)	14 (22%)	28 (22%)	49 (24%)	28 (24%)	10 (23%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	132 (23%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	13 (21%)	27 (21%)	39 (19%)	30 (26%)	8 (19%)	<6 (30%)	<6 (100%)	121 (21%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	13 (21%)	24 (18%)	35 (17%)	17 (15%)	8 (19%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	100 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (10%)	16 (12%)	21 (10%)	11 (9%)	9 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	63 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	15 (12%)	12 (6%)	6 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (7%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	63 (100%)	130 (100%)	201 (100%)	117 (100%)	43 (100%)	10 (100%)	<6 (100%)	567 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (24%)	65 (58%)	159 (67%)	187 (80%)	91 (71%)	21 (88%)	<6 (100%)	528 (70%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	12 (71%)	27 (24%)	47 (20%)	26 (11%)	22 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	135 (18%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (11%)	20 (8%)	15 (6%)	12 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	61 (8%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	20 (18%)	29 (12%)	15 (6%)	9 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	74 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	10 (59%)	18 (16%)	15 (6%)	7 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	54 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	7 (41%)	53 (47%)	81 (34%)	43 (18%)	16 (12%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	203 (27%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	39 (35%)	139 (59%)	182 (77%)	110 (85%)	19 (79%)	<6 (100%)	490 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	17 (100%)	107 (95%)	218 (92%)	219 (93%)	118 (91%)	23 (96%)	<6 (100%)	704 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	14 (6%)	11 (5%)	9 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	14 (82%)	90 (80%)	153 (65%)	157 (67%)	82 (64%)	18 (75%)	<6 (100%)	515 (68%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (12%)	20 (18%)	70 (30%)	73 (31%)	45 (35%)	6 (25%)	0 (0%)	216 (29%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (100%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	8 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (65%)	81 (72%)	183 (78%)	190 (81%)	106 (82%)	19 (79%)	0 (0%)	590 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	<6 (29%)	18 (16%)	32 (14%)	27 (11%)	15 (12%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	102 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	12 (11%)	10 (4%)	11 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	38 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (100%)	<6 (6%)	26 (23%)	79 (33%)	72 (31%)	61 (47%)	9 (38%)	0 (0%)	249 (33%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	9 (53%)	40 (35%)	86 (36%)	95 (40%)	43 (33%)	11 (46%)	0 (0%)	284 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (29%)	18 (16%)	33 (14%)	36 (15%)	12 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	106 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (12%)	28 (25%)	31 (13%)	27 (11%)	8 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (100%)	98 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	18 (8%)	17 (7%)	16 (12%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	58 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	15 (6%)	12 (5%)	12 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	48 (6%)
Southeast	Total	<6 (100%)	17 (100%)	113 (100%)	236 (100%)	235 (100%)	129 (100%)	24 (100%)	<6 (100%)	756 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	11 (5%)	25 (9%)	23 (15%)	7 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	67 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	77 (97%)	219 (94%)	244 (88%)	124 (81%)	61 (82%)	11 (92%)	0 (0%)	738 (89%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	13 (16%)	61 (26%)	70 (25%)	41 (27%)	15 (20%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	204 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	43 (54%)	81 (35%)	59 (21%)	20 (13%)	16 (22%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	223 (27%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	31 (39%)	111 (47%)	144 (52%)	78 (51%)	31 (42%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	401 (48%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	38 (16%)	73 (26%)	55 (36%)	27 (36%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	201 (24%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	75 (95%)	227 (97%)	270 (97%)	146 (95%)	72 (97%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	804 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	77 (97%)	214 (91%)	254 (91%)	131 (85%)	60 (81%)	11 (92%)	0 (0%)	749 (90%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	18 (8%)	20 (7%)	20 (13%)	14 (19%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	75 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	37 (47%)	148 (63%)	175 (63%)	92 (60%)	41 (55%)	7 (58%)	0 (0%)	500 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (50%)	32 (41%)	69 (29%)	79 (28%)	50 (32%)	29 (39%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	264 (32%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (50%)	6 (8%)	14 (6%)	12 (4%)	7 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	40 (17%)	51 (18%)	34 (22%)	16 (22%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	153 (18%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	13 (16%)	57 (24%)	64 (23%)	40 (26%)	21 (28%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	195 (23%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	20 (25%)	56 (24%)	79 (28%)	34 (22%)	14 (19%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	204 (24%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	37 (47%)	78 (33%)	71 (26%)	43 (28%)	22 (30%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	259 (31%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	9 (11%)	27 (12%)	20 (7%)	23 (15%)	16 (22%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	97 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	16 (7%)	12 (4%)	12 (8%)	8 (11%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	54 (6%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	79 (100%)	234 (100%)	278 (100%)	154 (100%)	74 (100%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	833 (100%)

2018

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Alone

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	136 (32%)	1,009 (46%)	1,705 (54%)	1,715 (62%)	821 (63%)	158 (62%)	6 (55%)	5,550 (55%)
	Black	0 (0%)	17 (4%)	72 (3%)	102 (3%)	68 (2%)	32 (2%)	12 (5%)	0 (0%)	303 (3%)
	AI/AN	<6 (67%)	160 (38%)	524 (24%)	624 (20%)	418 (15%)	184 (14%)	37 (14%)	<6 (9%)	1,950 (19%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	33 (8%)	214 (10%)	295 (9%)	265 (10%)	145 (11%)	29 (11%)	<6 (18%)	983 (10%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	66 (16%)	320 (15%)	342 (11%)	259 (9%)	104 (8%)	12 (5%)	0 (0%)	1,103 (11%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	68 (16%)	289 (13%)	405 (13%)	255 (9%)	115 (9%)	22 (9%)	<6 (9%)	1,155 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	192 (45%)	277 (13%)	267 (8%)	135 (5%)	54 (4%)	16 (6%)	<6 (9%)	945 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	182 (43%)	1,048 (48%)	963 (31%)	579 (21%)	206 (16%)	43 (17%)	<6 (18%)	3,023 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	40 (9%)	834 (38%)	1,868 (59%)	2,026 (73%)	1,022 (78%)	189 (74%)	7 (64%)	5,986 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	410 (97%)	2,062 (94%)	2,920 (93%)	2,540 (92%)	1,212 (93%)	236 (92%)	11 (100%)	9,394 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	12 (3%)	87 (4%)	156 (5%)	153 (6%)	61 (5%)	12 (5%)	0 (0%)	481 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (1%)	59 (2%)	74 (3%)	31 (2%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	202 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (67%)	366 (87%)	1,812 (83%)	2,426 (77%)	1,986 (72%)	844 (65%)	157 (61%)	6 (55%)	7,599 (75%)
	Cesarean	<6 (33%)	45 (11%)	325 (15%)	661 (21%)	715 (26%)	420 (32%)	90 (35%)	<6 (45%)	2,262 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	20 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	58 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	10 (2%)	34 (2%)	34 (1%)	52 (2%)	33 (3%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	170 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	239 (57%)	1,489 (68%)	2,291 (73%)	2,097 (76%)	992 (76%)	186 (73%)	7 (64%)	7,301 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (67%)	124 (29%)	505 (23%)	567 (18%)	432 (16%)	210 (16%)	53 (21%)	<6 (27%)	1,896 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	44 (10%)	104 (5%)	146 (5%)	117 (4%)	52 (4%)	12 (5%)	0 (0%)	475 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (33%)	<6 (1%)	32 (1%)	45 (1%)	33 (1%)	14 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (9%)	133 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	106 (25%)	577 (26%)	924 (29%)	840 (30%)	431 (33%)	86 (34%)	<6 (27%)	2,967 (29%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	114 (27%)	777 (36%)	1,134 (36%)	1,055 (38%)	467 (36%)	86 (34%)	<6 (45%)	3,639 (36%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	57 (13%)	317 (15%)	417 (13%)	341 (12%)	168 (13%)	32 (13%)	<6 (9%)	1,333 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (67%)	134 (32%)	423 (19%)	542 (17%)	406 (15%)	189 (14%)	47 (18%)	<6 (18%)	1,745 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (33%)	35 (8%)	192 (9%)	272 (9%)	245 (9%)	153 (12%)	36 (14%)	<6 (9%)	935 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (33%)	25 (6%)	125 (6%)	182 (6%)	164 (6%)	73 (6%)	24 (9%)	0 (0%)	594 (6%)
Alaska	Total	<6 (100%)	423 (100%)	2,183 (100%)	3,143 (100%)	2,771 (100%)	1,308 (100%)	256 (100%)	11 (100%)	10,098 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	33 (24%)	307 (39%)	620 (51%)	637 (57%)	376 (62%)	67 (57%)	<6 (100%)	2,044 (51%)
	Black	0 (0%)	13 (9%)	34 (4%)	64 (5%)	46 (4%)	22 (4%)	9 (8%)	0 (0%)	188 (5%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	33 (24%)	93 (12%)	107 (9%)	92 (8%)	38 (6%)	8 (7%)	0 (0%)	371 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	25 (18%)	171 (22%)	211 (18%)	184 (17%)	106 (17%)	18 (15%)	0 (0%)	715 (18%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	29 (21%)	143 (18%)	161 (13%)	121 (11%)	51 (8%)	10 (8%)	0 (0%)	515 (13%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	15 (11%)	77 (10%)	118 (10%)	75 (7%)	42 (7%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	333 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	64 (46%)	94 (12%)	81 (7%)	40 (4%)	20 (3%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	307 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	63 (45%)	367 (47%)	303 (25%)	164 (15%)	76 (12%)	14 (12%)	0 (0%)	987 (25%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	315 (40%)	801 (67%)	896 (80%)	500 (82%)	91 (77%)	<6 (100%)	2,619 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	136 (97%)	749 (96%)	1,129 (94%)	1,044 (94%)	570 (94%)	112 (95%)	<6 (100%)	3,745 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	22 (3%)	56 (5%)	53 (5%)	29 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	168 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)	19 (2%)	18 (2%)	9 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	58 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	123 (88%)	631 (81%)	917 (76%)	759 (68%)	374 (61%)	65 (55%)	<6 (75%)	2,872 (72%)
	Cesarean	<6 (100%)	13 (9%)	137 (18%)	268 (22%)	325 (29%)	214 (35%)	50 (42%)	<6 (25%)	1,009 (25%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (<1%)	13 (1%)	23 (2%)	18 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	67 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	81 (58%)	508 (65%)	862 (72%)	864 (77%)	484 (79%)	94 (80%)	<6 (100%)	2,897 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	37 (26%)	193 (25%)	213 (18%)	153 (14%)	84 (14%)	15 (13%)	0 (0%)	695 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	30 (4%)	55 (5%)	42 (4%)	17 (3%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	162 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (100%)	<6 (1%)	14 (2%)	23 (2%)	12 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	56 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	38 (27%)	239 (31%)	378 (31%)	360 (32%)	211 (35%)	41 (35%)	<6 (50%)	1,269 (32%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	45 (32%)	248 (32%)	415 (34%)	408 (37%)	222 (36%)	41 (35%)	<6 (50%)	1,381 (35%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	19 (14%)	99 (13%)	157 (13%)	143 (13%)	79 (13%)	16 (14%)	0 (0%)	513 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	30 (21%)	146 (19%)	193 (16%)	143 (13%)	72 (12%)	15 (13%)	0 (0%)	600 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (100%)	11 (8%)	76 (10%)	111 (9%)	98 (9%)	73 (12%)	21 (18%)	0 (0%)	391 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (100%)	7 (5%)	51 (7%)	75 (6%)	82 (7%)	35 (6%)	18 (15%)	0 (0%)	269 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	140 (100%)	781 (100%)	1,204 (100%)	1,115 (100%)	609 (100%)	118 (100%)	<6 (100%)	3,972 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	22 (73%)	138 (70%)	204 (71%)	231 (81%)	99 (77%)	19 (83%)	0 (0%)	713 (75%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	21 (11%)	34 (12%)	18 (6%)	7 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	81 (8%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	7 (4%)	18 (6%)	12 (4%)	8 (6%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	51 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	31 (16%)	25 (9%)	25 (9%)	14 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	99 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	8 (27%)	28 (14%)	34 (12%)	22 (8%)	9 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	103 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	16 (53%)	24 (12%)	20 (7%)	17 (6%)	6 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	85 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	9 (30%)	103 (52%)	98 (34%)	55 (19%)	18 (14%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	284 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	67 (34%)	167 (58%)	208 (73%)	104 (81%)	19 (83%)	0 (0%)	569 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	29 (97%)	187 (94%)	271 (94%)	256 (90%)	120 (93%)	21 (91%)	0 (0%)	884 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	8 (3%)	18 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	34 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (4%)	8 (3%)	11 (4%)	6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	34 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	18 (60%)	166 (84%)	217 (75%)	205 (72%)	91 (71%)	13 (57%)	0 (0%)	710 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	10 (33%)	27 (14%)	63 (22%)	71 (25%)	31 (24%)	8 (35%)	0 (0%)	210 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	7 (2%)	6 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	18 (60%)	132 (67%)	206 (72%)	201 (70%)	89 (69%)	12 (52%)	0 (0%)	658 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (30%)	42 (21%)	59 (20%)	56 (20%)	27 (21%)	9 (39%)	0 (0%)	202 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	16 (8%)	12 (4%)	8 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (27%)	41 (21%)	60 (21%)	57 (20%)	30 (23%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	201 (21%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	6 (20%)	83 (42%)	121 (42%)	119 (42%)	51 (40%)	6 (26%)	0 (0%)	386 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	20 (10%)	26 (9%)	40 (14%)	19 (15%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	111 (12%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	13 (43%)	50 (25%)	67 (23%)	50 (17%)	21 (16%)	9 (39%)	0 (0%)	210 (22%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	12 (6%)	17 (6%)	23 (8%)	15 (12%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	74 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (3%)	9 (3%)	10 (3%)	9 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	38 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	30 (100%)	198 (100%)	288 (100%)	286 (100%)	129 (100%)	23 (100%)	0 (0%)	954 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	39 (59%)	288 (63%)	376 (68%)	316 (74%)	129 (69%)	23 (72%)	0 (0%)	1,171 (68%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	38 (8%)	32 (6%)	15 (4%)	8 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	99 (6%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	8 (12%)	53 (12%)	61 (11%)	34 (8%)	23 (12%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	183 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	13 (3%)	28 (5%)	22 (5%)	12 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	10 (15%)	56 (12%)	48 (9%)	37 (9%)	14 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	166 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	8 (12%)	44 (10%)	43 (8%)	30 (7%)	12 (6%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (50%)	142 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	15 (23%)	33 (7%)	32 (6%)	15 (4%)	6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	102 (6%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	37 (56%)	194 (43%)	136 (25%)	80 (19%)	33 (18%)	8 (25%)	0 (0%)	488 (28%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	12 (18%)	221 (49%)	378 (68%)	330 (77%)	144 (77%)	22 (69%)	<6 (100%)	1,109 (64%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	63 (95%)	435 (96%)	525 (95%)	387 (90%)	171 (91%)	30 (94%)	<6 (100%)	1,613 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	18 (4%)	20 (4%)	26 (6%)	11 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	15 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	57 (86%)	367 (81%)	443 (80%)	333 (78%)	130 (70%)	22 (69%)	<6 (50%)	1,353 (79%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	70 (15%)	100 (18%)	82 (19%)	48 (26%)	10 (31%)	<6 (50%)	317 (18%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	16 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (2%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	39 (59%)	358 (79%)	442 (80%)	341 (80%)	139 (74%)	25 (78%)	<6 (50%)	1,345 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	19 (29%)	68 (15%)	71 (13%)	60 (14%)	31 (17%)	7 (22%)	<6 (50%)	257 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (11%)	24 (5%)	30 (5%)	19 (4%)	11 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	91 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	13 (20%)	113 (25%)	128 (23%)	99 (23%)	52 (28%)	13 (41%)	0 (0%)	418 (24%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	22 (33%)	196 (43%)	248 (45%)	202 (47%)	74 (40%)	9 (28%)	<6 (50%)	752 (44%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	9 (14%)	72 (16%)	92 (17%)	50 (12%)	25 (13%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	253 (15%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	22 (33%)	61 (13%)	76 (14%)	64 (15%)	31 (17%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (50%)	260 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	39 (9%)	41 (7%)	26 (6%)	17 (9%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	132 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	31 (7%)	30 (5%)	13 (3%)	6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	86 (5%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	66 (100%)	455 (100%)	553 (100%)	428 (100%)	187 (100%)	32 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,723 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	37 (77%)	218 (79%)	369 (78%)	331 (81%)	131 (86%)	30 (86%)	0 (0%)	1,116 (80%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	16 (6%)	35 (7%)	26 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	86 (6%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	12 (4%)	18 (4%)	15 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (100%)	54 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	29 (10%)	39 (8%)	29 (7%)	12 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	115 (8%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	30 (11%)	56 (12%)	38 (9%)	12 (8%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	142 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	14 (29%)	29 (10%)	26 (5%)	13 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (100%)	91 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	27 (56%)	119 (43%)	144 (30%)	98 (24%)	21 (14%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	414 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	126 (45%)	296 (62%)	292 (72%)	125 (82%)	27 (77%)	0 (0%)	872 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	44 (92%)	233 (84%)	393 (83%)	341 (84%)	131 (86%)	26 (74%)	<6 (100%)	1,169 (84%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	37 (13%)	62 (13%)	44 (11%)	14 (9%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	166 (12%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	19 (4%)	23 (6%)	7 (5%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	60 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	42 (88%)	227 (82%)	339 (72%)	277 (68%)	90 (59%)	27 (77%)	<6 (100%)	1,003 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	47 (17%)	126 (27%)	124 (30%)	61 (40%)	8 (23%)	0 (0%)	372 (27%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	28 (58%)	195 (70%)	353 (74%)	301 (74%)	124 (82%)	23 (66%)	0 (0%)	1,024 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (23%)	59 (21%)	77 (16%)	69 (17%)	17 (11%)	8 (23%)	0 (0%)	241 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (15%)	14 (5%)	22 (5%)	21 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	71 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	8 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (100%)	23 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	12 (25%)	72 (26%)	152 (32%)	149 (37%)	51 (34%)	9 (26%)	0 (0%)	445 (32%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	14 (29%)	125 (45%)	192 (41%)	146 (36%)	63 (41%)	16 (46%)	0 (0%)	556 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	20 (7%)	34 (7%)	36 (9%)	11 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	107 (8%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	17 (35%)	52 (19%)	71 (15%)	63 (15%)	20 (13%)	7 (20%)	<6 (100%)	231 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (6%)	40 (8%)	49 (12%)	19 (13%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	128 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (5%)	32 (7%)	34 (8%)	8 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	88 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	48 (100%)	277 (100%)	474 (100%)	408 (100%)	152 (100%)	35 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,395 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	8 (5%)	15 (14%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (6%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	49 (91%)	100 (88%)	128 (77%)	79 (71%)	34 (79%)	8 (89%)	0 (0%)	399 (80%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (100%)	15 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	10 (9%)	21 (13%)	12 (11%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	21 (39%)	54 (48%)	65 (39%)	39 (35%)	17 (40%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	200 (40%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	31 (57%)	22 (19%)	29 (17%)	14 (13%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	102 (20%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	23 (43%)	70 (62%)	86 (51%)	52 (47%)	18 (42%)	<6 (56%)	<6 (100%)	255 (51%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (18%)	52 (31%)	45 (41%)	17 (40%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	138 (28%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	54 (100%)	109 (96%)	166 (99%)	106 (95%)	41 (95%)	9 (100%)	<6 (100%)	487 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	50 (93%)	99 (88%)	149 (89%)	98 (88%)	32 (74%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	438 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	12 (11%)	17 (10%)	13 (12%)	10 (23%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	55 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	27 (50%)	78 (69%)	115 (69%)	80 (72%)	25 (58%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	330 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	20 (37%)	27 (24%)	39 (23%)	18 (16%)	10 (23%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (100%)	119 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (11%)	<6 (4%)	7 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (12%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	27 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	10 (19%)	34 (30%)	67 (40%)	31 (28%)	15 (35%)	<6 (56%)	<6 (100%)	163 (33%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	12 (22%)	33 (29%)	34 (20%)	37 (33%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	122 (24%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	15 (28%)	22 (19%)	26 (16%)	16 (14%)	6 (14%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	86 (17%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	16 (30%)	20 (18%)	34 (20%)	19 (17%)	12 (28%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	104 (21%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	15 (13%)	19 (11%)	13 (12%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	58 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (13%)	9 (8%)	11 (7%)	8 (7%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (8%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	54 (100%)	113 (100%)	167 (100%)	111 (100%)	43 (100%)	9 (100%)	<6 (100%)	499 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	50 (41%)	115 (55%)	161 (64%)	73 (66%)	18 (86%)	<6 (100%)	423 (58%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	8 (40%)	31 (26%)	41 (19%)	37 (15%)	13 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	130 (18%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	10 (5%)	19 (8%)	12 (11%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	49 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	7 (35%)	32 (26%)	36 (17%)	28 (11%)	9 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	113 (15%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (15%)	19 (16%)	26 (12%)	17 (7%)	8 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	74 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	7 (35%)	21 (17%)	16 (8%)	8 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	57 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	9 (45%)	60 (50%)	65 (31%)	56 (22%)	9 (8%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	201 (27%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (15%)	39 (32%)	123 (58%)	184 (74%)	94 (85%)	18 (86%)	0 (0%)	461 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	20 (100%)	114 (94%)	196 (93%)	234 (94%)	102 (93%)	20 (95%)	<6 (100%)	687 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	9 (4%)	10 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	15 (75%)	101 (83%)	144 (68%)	167 (67%)	61 (55%)	8 (38%)	0 (0%)	496 (68%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (20%)	17 (14%)	60 (28%)	77 (31%)	44 (40%)	9 (43%)	<6 (100%)	212 (29%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (80%)	84 (69%)	161 (76%)	196 (78%)	87 (79%)	18 (86%)	0 (0%)	562 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (20%)	28 (23%)	38 (18%)	31 (12%)	16 (15%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (100%)	121 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (3%)	14 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	14 (70%)	45 (37%)	82 (39%)	101 (40%)	53 (48%)	13 (62%)	0 (0%)	308 (42%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	40 (33%)	75 (36%)	93 (37%)	38 (35%)	6 (29%)	<6 (100%)	255 (35%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	13 (11%)	18 (9%)	21 (8%)	8 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	61 (8%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (15%)	22 (18%)	34 (16%)	27 (11%)	9 (8%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	97 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (15%)	10 (8%)	16 (8%)	17 (7%)	17 (15%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	64 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	10 (5%)	10 (4%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (4%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	20 (100%)	121 (100%)	211 (100%)	250 (100%)	110 (100%)	21 (100%)	<6 (100%)	734 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	13 (5%)	24 (14%)	9 (12%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (50%)	54 (7%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	58 (89%)	209 (88%)	218 (89%)	132 (76%)	64 (83%)	16 (89%)	<6 (50%)	699 (85%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	19 (8%)	12 (5%)	7 (4%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	9 (14%)	37 (16%)	63 (26%)	34 (20%)	15 (19%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	161 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	45 (69%)	54 (23%)	63 (26%)	28 (16%)	8 (10%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	201 (25%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	14 (22%)	135 (57%)	131 (53%)	74 (43%)	31 (40%)	8 (44%)	<6 (50%)	394 (48%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	45 (19%)	51 (21%)	71 (41%)	37 (48%)	8 (44%)	<6 (50%)	216 (26%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	64 (98%)	234 (99%)	240 (98%)	172 (99%)	76 (99%)	18 (100%)	<6 (100%)	807 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	61 (94%)	220 (93%)	217 (88%)	147 (85%)	65 (84%)	13 (72%)	<6 (50%)	725 (89%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	15 (6%)	27 (11%)	23 (13%)	12 (16%)	<6 (28%)	<6 (50%)	87 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	30 (46%)	134 (57%)	152 (62%)	114 (66%)	44 (57%)	9 (50%)	<6 (100%)	485 (59%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	24 (37%)	87 (37%)	70 (28%)	45 (26%)	25 (32%)	8 (44%)	0 (0%)	260 (32%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (14%)	12 (5%)	14 (6%)	9 (5%)	7 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	11 (17%)	33 (14%)	57 (23%)	43 (25%)	19 (25%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	163 (20%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	13 (20%)	52 (22%)	49 (20%)	50 (29%)	14 (18%)	8 (44%)	<6 (50%)	187 (23%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (11%)	70 (30%)	64 (26%)	35 (20%)	20 (26%)	<6 (22%)	<6 (50%)	201 (25%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	33 (51%)	72 (30%)	67 (27%)	40 (23%)	23 (30%)	6 (33%)	0 (0%)	242 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	7 (11%)	22 (9%)	28 (11%)	19 (11%)	6 (8%)	<6 (28%)	<6 (50%)	88 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	12 (5%)	15 (6%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	65 (100%)	237 (100%)	246 (100%)	173 (100%)	77 (100%)	18 (100%)	<6 (100%)	819 (100%)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	163 (39%)	1,149 (53%)	1,879 (60%)	1,870 (67%)	881 (67%)	162 (63%)	7 (64%)	6,111 (61%)
	Black	0 (0%)	30 (7%)	144 (7%)	149 (5%)	90 (3%)	46 (4%)	14 (5%)	0 (0%)	473 (5%)
	AI/AN	<6 (67%)	184 (43%)	618 (28%)	725 (23%)	479 (17%)	208 (16%)	39 (15%)	<6 (9%)	2,256 (22%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	34 (8%)	231 (11%)	316 (10%)	286 (10%)	152 (12%)	33 (13%)	<6 (18%)	1,054 (10%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	68 (16%)	289 (13%)	405 (13%)	255 (9%)	115 (9%)	22 (9%)	<6 (9%)	1,155 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	192 (45%)	277 (13%)	267 (8%)	135 (5%)	54 (4%)	16 (6%)	<6 (9%)	945 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	182 (43%)	1,048 (48%)	963 (31%)	579 (21%)	206 (16%)	43 (17%)	<6 (18%)	3,023 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	40 (9%)	834 (38%)	1,868 (59%)	2,026 (73%)	1,022 (78%)	189 (74%)	7 (64%)	5,986 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	410 (97%)	2,062 (94%)	2,920 (93%)	2,540 (92%)	1,212 (93%)	236 (92%)	11 (100%)	9,394 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	12 (3%)	87 (4%)	156 (5%)	153 (6%)	61 (5%)	12 (5%)	0 (0%)	481 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (1%)	59 (2%)	74 (3%)	31 (2%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	202 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (67%)	366 (87%)	1,812 (83%)	2,426 (77%)	1,986 (72%)	844 (65%)	157 (61%)	6 (55%)	7,599 (75%)
	Cesarean	<6 (33%)	45 (11%)	325 (15%)	661 (21%)	715 (26%)	420 (32%)	90 (35%)	<6 (45%)	2,262 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	20 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	58 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	10 (2%)	34 (2%)	34 (1%)	52 (2%)	33 (3%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	170 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	239 (57%)	1,489 (68%)	2,291 (73%)	2,097 (76%)	992 (76%)	186 (73%)	7 (64%)	7,301 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (67%)	124 (29%)	505 (23%)	567 (18%)	432 (16%)	210 (16%)	53 (21%)	<6 (27%)	1,896 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	44 (10%)	104 (5%)	146 (5%)	117 (4%)	52 (4%)	12 (5%)	0 (0%)	475 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (33%)	<6 (1%)	32 (1%)	45 (1%)	33 (1%)	14 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (9%)	133 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	106 (25%)	577 (26%)	924 (29%)	840 (30%)	431 (33%)	86 (34%)	<6 (27%)	2,967 (29%)
	Adequate	<6 (33%)	114 (27%)	777 (36%)	1,134 (36%)	1,055 (38%)	467 (36%)	86 (34%)	<6 (45%)	3,639 (36%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	57 (13%)	317 (15%)	417 (13%)	341 (12%)	168 (13%)	32 (13%)	<6 (9%)	1,333 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (67%)	134 (32%)	423 (19%)	542 (17%)	406 (15%)	189 (14%)	47 (18%)	<6 (18%)	1,745 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (33%)	35 (8%)	192 (9%)	272 (9%)	245 (9%)	153 (12%)	36 (14%)	<6 (9%)	935 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (33%)	25 (6%)	125 (6%)	182 (6%)	164 (6%)	73 (6%)	24 (9%)	0 (0%)	594 (6%)
Alaska	Total	<6 (100%)	423 (100%)	2,183 (100%)	3,143 (100%)	2,771 (100%)	1,308 (100%)	256 (100%)	11 (100%)	10,098 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	46 (33%)	357 (46%)	703 (58%)	714 (64%)	406 (67%)	71 (60%)	<6 (100%)	2,301 (58%)
	Black	0 (0%)	22 (16%)	88 (11%)	95 (8%)	60 (5%)	32 (5%)	10 (8%)	0 (0%)	307 (8%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	39 (28%)	120 (15%)	141 (12%)	113 (10%)	47 (8%)	10 (8%)	0 (0%)	470 (12%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	26 (19%)	186 (24%)	226 (19%)	196 (18%)	109 (18%)	21 (18%)	0 (0%)	764 (19%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	15 (11%)	77 (10%)	118 (10%)	75 (7%)	42 (7%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	333 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	64 (46%)	94 (12%)	81 (7%)	40 (4%)	20 (3%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	307 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	63 (45%)	367 (47%)	303 (25%)	164 (15%)	76 (12%)	14 (12%)	0 (0%)	987 (25%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	315 (40%)	801 (67%)	896 (80%)	500 (82%)	91 (77%)	<6 (100%)	2,619 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	136 (97%)	749 (96%)	1,129 (94%)	1,044 (94%)	570 (94%)	112 (95%)	<6 (100%)	3,745 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	22 (3%)	56 (5%)	53 (5%)	29 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	168 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)	19 (2%)	18 (2%)	9 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	58 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	123 (88%)	631 (81%)	917 (76%)	759 (68%)	374 (61%)	65 (55%)	<6 (75%)	2,872 (72%)
	Cesarean	<6 (100%)	13 (9%)	137 (18%)	268 (22%)	325 (29%)	214 (35%)	50 (42%)	<6 (25%)	1,009 (25%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (<1%)	13 (1%)	23 (2%)	18 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	67 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	81 (58%)	508 (65%)	862 (72%)	864 (77%)	484 (79%)	94 (80%)	<6 (100%)	2,897 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	37 (26%)	193 (25%)	213 (18%)	153 (14%)	84 (14%)	15 (13%)	0 (0%)	695 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	30 (4%)	55 (5%)	42 (4%)	17 (3%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	162 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (100%)	<6 (1%)	14 (2%)	23 (2%)	12 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	56 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	38 (27%)	239 (31%)	378 (31%)	360 (32%)	211 (35%)	41 (35%)	<6 (50%)	1,269 (32%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	45 (32%)	248 (32%)	415 (34%)	408 (37%)	222 (36%)	41 (35%)	<6 (50%)	1,381 (35%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	19 (14%)	99 (13%)	157 (13%)	143 (13%)	79 (13%)	16 (14%)	0 (0%)	513 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	30 (21%)	146 (19%)	193 (16%)	143 (13%)	72 (12%)	15 (13%)	0 (0%)	600 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (100%)	11 (8%)	76 (10%)	111 (9%)	98 (9%)	73 (12%)	21 (18%)	0 (0%)	391 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (100%)	7 (5%)	51 (7%)	75 (6%)	82 (7%)	35 (6%)	18 (15%)	0 (0%)	269 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	140 (100%)	781 (100%)	1,204 (100%)	1,115 (100%)	609 (100%)	118 (100%)	<6 (100%)	3,972 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	23 (77%)	155 (78%)	221 (77%)	247 (86%)	109 (84%)	19 (83%)	0 (0%)	774 (81%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	34 (17%)	40 (14%)	23 (8%)	10 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	111 (12%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	7 (4%)	20 (7%)	14 (5%)	9 (7%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	56 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	8 (27%)	28 (14%)	34 (12%)	22 (8%)	9 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	103 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	16 (53%)	24 (12%)	20 (7%)	17 (6%)	6 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	85 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	9 (30%)	103 (52%)	98 (34%)	55 (19%)	18 (14%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	284 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	67 (34%)	167 (58%)	208 (73%)	104 (81%)	19 (83%)	0 (0%)	569 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	29 (97%)	187 (94%)	271 (94%)	256 (90%)	120 (93%)	21 (91%)	0 (0%)	884 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	8 (3%)	18 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	34 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (4%)	8 (3%)	11 (4%)	6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	34 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	18 (60%)	166 (84%)	217 (75%)	205 (72%)	91 (71%)	13 (57%)	0 (0%)	710 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	10 (33%)	27 (14%)	63 (22%)	71 (25%)	31 (24%)	8 (35%)	0 (0%)	210 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	7 (2%)	6 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	18 (60%)	132 (67%)	206 (72%)	201 (70%)	89 (69%)	12 (52%)	0 (0%)	658 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (30%)	42 (21%)	59 (20%)	56 (20%)	27 (21%)	9 (39%)	0 (0%)	202 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	16 (8%)	12 (4%)	8 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (27%)	41 (21%)	60 (21%)	57 (20%)	30 (23%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	201 (21%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	6 (20%)	83 (42%)	121 (42%)	119 (42%)	51 (40%)	6 (26%)	0 (0%)	386 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	20 (10%)	26 (9%)	40 (14%)	19 (15%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	111 (12%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	13 (43%)	50 (25%)	67 (23%)	50 (17%)	21 (16%)	9 (39%)	0 (0%)	210 (22%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	12 (6%)	17 (6%)	23 (8%)	15 (12%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	74 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (3%)	9 (3%)	10 (3%)	9 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	38 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	30 (100%)	198 (100%)	288 (100%)	286 (100%)	129 (100%)	23 (100%)	0 (0%)	954 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	45 (68%)	317 (70%)	397 (72%)	336 (79%)	137 (73%)	23 (72%)	<6 (50%)	1,256 (73%)
	Black	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	49 (11%)	43 (8%)	19 (4%)	9 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	129 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	10 (15%)	68 (15%)	75 (14%)	42 (10%)	26 (14%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	225 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	14 (3%)	30 (5%)	25 (6%)	14 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	88 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	8 (12%)	44 (10%)	43 (8%)	30 (7%)	12 (6%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (50%)	142 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	15 (23%)	33 (7%)	32 (6%)	15 (4%)	6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	102 (6%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	37 (56%)	194 (43%)	136 (25%)	80 (19%)	33 (18%)	8 (25%)	0 (0%)	488 (28%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	12 (18%)	221 (49%)	378 (68%)	330 (77%)	144 (77%)	22 (69%)	<6 (100%)	1,109 (64%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	63 (95%)	435 (96%)	525 (95%)	387 (90%)	171 (91%)	30 (94%)	<6 (100%)	1,613 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	18 (4%)	20 (4%)	26 (6%)	11 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	15 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	57 (86%)	367 (81%)	443 (80%)	333 (78%)	130 (70%)	22 (69%)	<6 (50%)	1,353 (79%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (9%)	70 (15%)	100 (18%)	82 (19%)	48 (26%)	10 (31%)	<6 (50%)	317 (18%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	16 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (2%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	39 (59%)	358 (79%)	442 (80%)	341 (80%)	139 (74%)	25 (78%)	<6 (50%)	1,345 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	19 (29%)	68 (15%)	71 (13%)	60 (14%)	31 (17%)	7 (22%)	<6 (50%)	257 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (11%)	24 (5%)	30 (5%)	19 (4%)	11 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	91 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	13 (20%)	113 (25%)	128 (23%)	99 (23%)	52 (28%)	13 (41%)	0 (0%)	418 (24%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	22 (33%)	196 (43%)	248 (45%)	202 (47%)	74 (40%)	9 (28%)	<6 (50%)	752 (44%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	9 (14%)	72 (16%)	92 (17%)	50 (12%)	25 (13%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	253 (15%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	22 (33%)	61 (13%)	76 (14%)	64 (15%)	31 (17%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (50%)	260 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	39 (9%)	41 (7%)	26 (6%)	17 (9%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	132 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	31 (7%)	30 (5%)	13 (3%)	6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	86 (5%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	66 (100%)	455 (100%)	553 (100%)	428 (100%)	187 (100%)	32 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,723 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	41 (85%)	234 (84%)	391 (82%)	349 (86%)	137 (90%)	30 (86%)	0 (0%)	1,182 (85%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	16 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	24 (9%)	48 (10%)	34 (8%)	9 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	120 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	12 (4%)	19 (4%)	17 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (100%)	58 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	30 (11%)	56 (12%)	38 (9%)	12 (8%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	142 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	14 (29%)	29 (10%)	26 (5%)	13 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (100%)	91 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	27 (56%)	119 (43%)	144 (30%)	98 (24%)	21 (14%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	414 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	126 (45%)	296 (62%)	292 (72%)	125 (82%)	27 (77%)	0 (0%)	872 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	44 (92%)	233 (84%)	393 (83%)	341 (84%)	131 (86%)	26 (74%)	<6 (100%)	1,169 (84%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	37 (13%)	62 (13%)	44 (11%)	14 (9%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	166 (12%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	19 (4%)	23 (6%)	7 (5%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	60 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	42 (88%)	227 (82%)	339 (72%)	277 (68%)	90 (59%)	27 (77%)	<6 (100%)	1,003 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	47 (17%)	126 (27%)	124 (30%)	61 (40%)	8 (23%)	0 (0%)	372 (27%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	28 (58%)	195 (70%)	353 (74%)	301 (74%)	124 (82%)	23 (66%)	0 (0%)	1,024 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (23%)	59 (21%)	77 (16%)	69 (17%)	17 (11%)	8 (23%)	0 (0%)	241 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (15%)	14 (5%)	22 (5%)	21 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	71 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	8 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (100%)	23 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	12 (25%)	72 (26%)	152 (32%)	149 (37%)	51 (34%)	9 (26%)	0 (0%)	445 (32%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	14 (29%)	125 (45%)	192 (41%)	146 (36%)	63 (41%)	16 (46%)	0 (0%)	556 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	20 (7%)	34 (7%)	36 (9%)	11 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	107 (8%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	17 (35%)	52 (19%)	71 (15%)	63 (15%)	20 (13%)	7 (20%)	<6 (100%)	231 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (6%)	40 (8%)	49 (12%)	19 (13%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	128 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (5%)	32 (7%)	34 (8%)	8 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	88 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	48 (100%)	277 (100%)	474 (100%)	408 (100%)	152 (100%)	35 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,395 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	14 (8%)	17 (15%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	42 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	52 (96%)	106 (94%)	142 (85%)	89 (80%)	36 (84%)	8 (89%)	0 (0%)	434 (87%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (100%)	14 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	21 (39%)	54 (48%)	65 (39%)	39 (35%)	17 (40%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	200 (40%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	31 (57%)	22 (19%)	29 (17%)	14 (13%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	102 (20%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	23 (43%)	70 (62%)	86 (51%)	52 (47%)	18 (42%)	<6 (56%)	<6 (100%)	255 (51%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (18%)	52 (31%)	45 (41%)	17 (40%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	138 (28%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	54 (100%)	109 (96%)	166 (99%)	106 (95%)	41 (95%)	9 (100%)	<6 (100%)	487 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	50 (93%)	99 (88%)	149 (89%)	98 (88%)	32 (74%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	438 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	12 (11%)	17 (10%)	13 (12%)	10 (23%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	55 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	27 (50%)	78 (69%)	115 (69%)	80 (72%)	25 (58%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	330 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	20 (37%)	27 (24%)	39 (23%)	18 (16%)	10 (23%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (100%)	119 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (11%)	<6 (4%)	7 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (12%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	27 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	10 (19%)	34 (30%)	67 (40%)	31 (28%)	15 (35%)	<6 (56%)	<6 (100%)	163 (33%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	12 (22%)	33 (29%)	34 (20%)	37 (33%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	122 (24%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	15 (28%)	22 (19%)	26 (16%)	16 (14%)	6 (14%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	86 (17%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	16 (30%)	20 (18%)	34 (20%)	19 (17%)	12 (28%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	104 (21%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	15 (13%)	19 (11%)	13 (12%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	58 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	7 (13%)	9 (8%)	11 (7%)	8 (7%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (8%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	54 (100%)	113 (100%)	167 (100%)	111 (100%)	43 (100%)	9 (100%)	<6 (100%)	499 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	7 (35%)	70 (58%)	139 (66%)	179 (72%)	78 (71%)	18 (86%)	<6 (100%)	492 (67%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	13 (65%)	41 (34%)	51 (24%)	43 (17%)	16 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	164 (22%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	11 (5%)	22 (9%)	12 (11%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	55 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (15%)	19 (16%)	26 (12%)	17 (7%)	8 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	74 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	7 (35%)	21 (17%)	16 (8%)	8 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	57 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	9 (45%)	60 (50%)	65 (31%)	56 (22%)	9 (8%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	201 (27%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (15%)	39 (32%)	123 (58%)	184 (74%)	94 (85%)	18 (86%)	0 (0%)	461 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	20 (100%)	114 (94%)	196 (93%)	234 (94%)	102 (93%)	20 (95%)	<6 (100%)	687 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	9 (4%)	10 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	15 (75%)	101 (83%)	144 (68%)	167 (67%)	61 (55%)	8 (38%)	0 (0%)	496 (68%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (20%)	17 (14%)	60 (28%)	77 (31%)	44 (40%)	9 (43%)	<6 (100%)	212 (29%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (80%)	84 (69%)	161 (76%)	196 (78%)	87 (79%)	18 (86%)	0 (0%)	562 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (20%)	28 (23%)	38 (18%)	31 (12%)	16 (15%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (100%)	121 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (3%)	14 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	14 (70%)	45 (37%)	82 (39%)	101 (40%)	53 (48%)	13 (62%)	0 (0%)	308 (42%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	40 (33%)	75 (36%)	93 (37%)	38 (35%)	6 (29%)	<6 (100%)	255 (35%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	13 (11%)	18 (9%)	21 (8%)	8 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	61 (8%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (15%)	22 (18%)	34 (16%)	27 (11%)	9 (8%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	97 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (15%)	10 (8%)	16 (8%)	17 (7%)	17 (15%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	64 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	10 (5%)	10 (4%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (4%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	20 (100%)	121 (100%)	211 (100%)	250 (100%)	110 (100%)	21 (100%)	<6 (100%)	734 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	10 (4%)	14 (6%)	28 (16%)	9 (12%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (50%)	64 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	62 (95%)	224 (95%)	228 (93%)	135 (78%)	64 (83%)	16 (89%)	<6 (50%)	731 (89%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	9 (14%)	37 (16%)	63 (26%)	34 (20%)	15 (19%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	161 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	45 (69%)	54 (23%)	63 (26%)	28 (16%)	8 (10%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	201 (25%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	14 (22%)	135 (57%)	131 (53%)	74 (43%)	31 (40%)	8 (44%)	<6 (50%)	394 (48%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	45 (19%)	51 (21%)	71 (41%)	37 (48%)	8 (44%)	<6 (50%)	216 (26%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	64 (98%)	234 (99%)	240 (98%)	172 (99%)	76 (99%)	18 (100%)	<6 (100%)	807 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	61 (94%)	220 (93%)	217 (88%)	147 (85%)	65 (84%)	13 (72%)	<6 (50%)	725 (89%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	15 (6%)	27 (11%)	23 (13%)	12 (16%)	<6 (28%)	<6 (50%)	87 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	30 (46%)	134 (57%)	152 (62%)	114 (66%)	44 (57%)	9 (50%)	<6 (100%)	485 (59%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	24 (37%)	87 (37%)	70 (28%)	45 (26%)	25 (32%)	8 (44%)	0 (0%)	260 (32%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (14%)	12 (5%)	14 (6%)	9 (5%)	7 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	11 (17%)	33 (14%)	57 (23%)	43 (25%)	19 (25%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	163 (20%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	13 (20%)	52 (22%)	49 (20%)	50 (29%)	14 (18%)	8 (44%)	<6 (50%)	187 (23%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (11%)	70 (30%)	64 (26%)	35 (20%)	20 (26%)	<6 (22%)	<6 (50%)	201 (25%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	33 (51%)	72 (30%)	67 (27%)	40 (23%)	23 (30%)	6 (33%)	0 (0%)	242 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	7 (11%)	22 (9%)	28 (11%)	19 (11%)	6 (8%)	<6 (28%)	<6 (50%)	88 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	12 (5%)	15 (6%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	65 (100%)	237 (100%)	246 (100%)	173 (100%)	77 (100%)	18 (100%)	<6 (100%)	819 (100%)

2019

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Alone

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	114 (29%)	943 (46%)	1,683 (55%)	1,596 (61%)	865 (64%)	192 (67%)	13 (68%)	5,407 (55%)
	Black	0 (0%)	10 (3%)	86 (4%)	111 (4%)	82 (3%)	27 (2%)	9 (3%)	<6 (5%)	326 (3%)
	AI/AN	<6 (33%)	152 (39%)	540 (26%)	625 (20%)	414 (16%)	180 (13%)	30 (10%)	<6 (5%)	1,943 (20%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	51 (13%)	204 (10%)	281 (9%)	250 (10%)	137 (10%)	26 (9%)	<6 (11%)	952 (10%)
	Multiple	<6 (67%)	58 (15%)	236 (11%)	329 (11%)	256 (10%)	122 (9%)	22 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,025 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	54 (14%)	235 (11%)	367 (12%)	273 (10%)	128 (9%)	21 (7%)	<6 (11%)	1,080 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	165 (42%)	233 (11%)	276 (9%)	150 (6%)	58 (4%)	14 (5%)	0 (0%)	899 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	184 (47%)	1,003 (49%)	952 (31%)	559 (21%)	250 (18%)	50 (17%)	<6 (21%)	3,003 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	31 (8%)	786 (38%)	1,817 (59%)	1,875 (71%)	1,021 (75%)	215 (75%)	14 (74%)	5,760 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	385 (98%)	1,967 (96%)	2,843 (92%)	2,416 (92%)	1,257 (93%)	261 (91%)	17 (89%)	9,151 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	67 (3%)	170 (6%)	155 (6%)	53 (4%)	12 (4%)	<6 (5%)	460 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	20 (<1%)	64 (2%)	52 (2%)	45 (3%)	14 (5%)	<6 (5%)	200 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	20 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	346 (88%)	1,700 (83%)	2,450 (79%)	1,892 (72%)	916 (68%)	174 (60%)	9 (47%)	7,491 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	36 (9%)	296 (14%)	582 (19%)	675 (26%)	416 (31%)	111 (39%)	10 (53%)	2,127 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	14 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	51 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	43 (2%)	40 (1%)	47 (2%)	19 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	159 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (67%)	219 (56%)	1,377 (67%)	2,246 (73%)	1,980 (75%)	1,006 (74%)	197 (68%)	12 (63%)	7,041 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	113 (29%)	470 (23%)	570 (18%)	422 (16%)	226 (17%)	61 (21%)	<6 (26%)	1,867 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	48 (12%)	133 (6%)	132 (4%)	108 (4%)	60 (4%)	19 (7%)	0 (0%)	500 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (33%)	<6 (1%)	15 (<1%)	32 (1%)	20 (<1%)	19 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	95 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	92 (23%)	612 (30%)	877 (28%)	814 (31%)	461 (34%)	101 (35%)	<6 (21%)	2,962 (30%)
	Adequate	<6 (67%)	113 (29%)	681 (33%)	1,116 (36%)	964 (37%)	495 (36%)	90 (31%)	9 (47%)	3,471 (35%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	61 (16%)	265 (13%)	465 (15%)	364 (14%)	139 (10%)	26 (9%)	<6 (11%)	1,322 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	116 (30%)	396 (19%)	484 (16%)	358 (14%)	201 (15%)	60 (21%)	<6 (16%)	1,619 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (33%)	42 (11%)	179 (9%)	278 (9%)	246 (9%)	173 (13%)	33 (11%)	<6 (11%)	954 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (33%)	30 (8%)	128 (6%)	187 (6%)	157 (6%)	98 (7%)	18 (6%)	<6 (11%)	621 (6%)
Alaska	Total	<6 (100%)	393 (100%)	2,055 (100%)	3,086 (100%)	2,628 (100%)	1,357 (100%)	288 (100%)	19 (100%)	9,831 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	34 (25%)	288 (38%)	603 (52%)	685 (60%)	371 (62%)	83 (65%)	7 (88%)	2,072 (53%)
	Black	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	52 (7%)	65 (6%)	54 (5%)	19 (3%)	8 (6%)	<6 (13%)	209 (5%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	15 (11%)	96 (13%)	99 (9%)	89 (8%)	39 (6%)	7 (5%)	0 (0%)	345 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	48 (35%)	167 (22%)	216 (19%)	185 (16%)	96 (16%)	16 (13%)	0 (0%)	728 (18%)
	Multiple	<6 (100%)	25 (18%)	129 (17%)	133 (12%)	112 (10%)	61 (10%)	9 (7%)	0 (0%)	470 (12%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	11 (8%)	57 (7%)	86 (7%)	73 (6%)	38 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	269 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	59 (43%)	63 (8%)	64 (6%)	45 (4%)	23 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	259 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	59 (43%)	356 (46%)	287 (25%)	183 (16%)	92 (15%)	17 (13%)	<6 (13%)	996 (25%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	14 (10%)	336 (44%)	784 (68%)	890 (78%)	470 (78%)	104 (81%)	7 (88%)	2,605 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	135 (99%)	740 (96%)	1,076 (93%)	1,064 (93%)	562 (94%)	118 (92%)	7 (88%)	3,704 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	22 (3%)	58 (5%)	58 (5%)	23 (4%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	168 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	21 (2%)	16 (1%)	16 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (13%)	65 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	116 (85%)	634 (83%)	909 (79%)	790 (69%)	391 (65%)	75 (59%)	<6 (50%)	2,921 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	17 (12%)	116 (15%)	226 (20%)	323 (28%)	201 (33%)	52 (41%)	<6 (50%)	939 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	13 (2%)	13 (1%)	21 (2%)	8 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	58 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	69 (50%)	491 (64%)	841 (73%)	883 (78%)	453 (75%)	99 (77%)	8 (100%)	2,846 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	47 (34%)	182 (24%)	212 (18%)	153 (13%)	93 (15%)	22 (17%)	0 (0%)	709 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (12%)	55 (7%)	39 (3%)	35 (3%)	23 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	172 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	14 (1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	34 (25%)	245 (32%)	356 (31%)	365 (32%)	221 (37%)	52 (41%)	<6 (13%)	1,275 (32%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	32 (23%)	234 (30%)	398 (34%)	408 (36%)	201 (33%)	46 (36%)	<6 (63%)	1,325 (34%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	19 (14%)	87 (11%)	162 (14%)	161 (14%)	69 (11%)	7 (5%)	<6 (25%)	507 (13%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	47 (34%)	149 (19%)	170 (15%)	128 (11%)	78 (13%)	18 (14%)	0 (0%)	590 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	15 (11%)	69 (9%)	98 (8%)	122 (11%)	70 (12%)	10 (8%)	<6 (25%)	386 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	57 (7%)	64 (6%)	83 (7%)	38 (6%)	7 (5%)	<6 (25%)	259 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	137 (100%)	768 (100%)	1,155 (100%)	1,138 (100%)	601 (100%)	128 (100%)	8 (100%)	3,937 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	26 (70%)	121 (74%)	211 (73%)	213 (80%)	105 (76%)	22 (79%)	<6 (100%)	699 (75%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	6 (16%)	25 (15%)	28 (10%)	15 (6%)	9 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	83 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	19 (7%)	10 (4%)	8 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	15 (9%)	30 (10%)	23 (9%)	13 (9%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	88 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (14%)	28 (17%)	31 (11%)	28 (10%)	14 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	108 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	14 (38%)	24 (15%)	20 (7%)	7 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	73 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	19 (51%)	88 (54%)	100 (34%)	52 (19%)	26 (19%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (100%)	290 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	51 (31%)	167 (58%)	201 (75%)	107 (77%)	19 (68%)	0 (0%)	549 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	34 (92%)	154 (94%)	266 (92%)	240 (90%)	129 (93%)	27 (96%)	<6 (100%)	852 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (3%)	15 (6%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (2%)	15 (5%)	11 (4%)	8 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	31 (84%)	124 (76%)	210 (72%)	197 (74%)	95 (68%)	15 (54%)	<6 (100%)	673 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (16%)	33 (20%)	68 (23%)	64 (24%)	36 (26%)	13 (46%)	0 (0%)	221 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	9 (3%)	<6 (1%)	6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	21 (57%)	107 (66%)	213 (73%)	204 (76%)	105 (76%)	15 (54%)	0 (0%)	666 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (30%)	40 (25%)	54 (19%)	42 (16%)	25 (18%)	7 (25%)	<6 (100%)	180 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	10 (6%)	11 (4%)	10 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	43 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (22%)	53 (33%)	69 (24%)	72 (27%)	37 (27%)	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	245 (26%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	13 (35%)	58 (36%)	121 (42%)	117 (44%)	56 (40%)	9 (32%)	0 (0%)	375 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	19 (12%)	42 (14%)	34 (13%)	21 (15%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	123 (13%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	11 (30%)	28 (17%)	47 (16%)	33 (12%)	20 (14%)	8 (29%)	<6 (100%)	148 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (16%)	8 (5%)	23 (8%)	17 (6%)	20 (14%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	77 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (16%)	10 (6%)	16 (6%)	10 (4%)	10 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	37 (100%)	163 (100%)	290 (100%)	267 (100%)	139 (100%)	28 (100%)	<6 (100%)	926 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	29 (63%)	290 (72%)	351 (66%)	237 (64%)	131 (71%)	23 (62%)	<6 (100%)	1,063 (67%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (7%)	33 (6%)	23 (6%)	7 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	93 (6%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	10 (22%)	30 (7%)	69 (13%)	55 (15%)	18 (10%)	8 (22%)	0 (0%)	190 (12%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	16 (4%)	22 (4%)	19 (5%)	12 (6%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	74 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	34 (8%)	52 (10%)	31 (8%)	15 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	138 (9%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	9 (20%)	32 (8%)	59 (11%)	22 (6%)	14 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	139 (9%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	11 (24%)	30 (7%)	31 (6%)	15 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	93 (6%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (65%)	156 (39%)	131 (25%)	80 (22%)	25 (14%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	426 (27%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	212 (53%)	362 (68%)	270 (73%)	154 (83%)	26 (70%)	<6 (100%)	1,030 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	46 (100%)	390 (97%)	505 (95%)	344 (93%)	170 (92%)	32 (86%)	<6 (100%)	1,489 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	24 (4%)	17 (5%)	9 (5%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	61 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (2%)	6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	25 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	41 (89%)	334 (83%)	434 (81%)	277 (75%)	127 (69%)	22 (59%)	0 (0%)	1,235 (78%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	55 (14%)	90 (17%)	81 (22%)	55 (30%)	15 (41%)	<6 (100%)	302 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (3%)	10 (2%)	9 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	32 (70%)	304 (76%)	402 (75%)	270 (73%)	134 (72%)	26 (70%)	<6 (100%)	1,170 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (15%)	71 (18%)	101 (19%)	78 (21%)	34 (18%)	9 (24%)	0 (0%)	300 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	21 (5%)	25 (5%)	18 (5%)	13 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	85 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (17%)	98 (24%)	139 (26%)	93 (25%)	56 (30%)	16 (43%)	<6 (50%)	411 (26%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	18 (39%)	173 (43%)	220 (41%)	159 (43%)	81 (44%)	11 (30%)	<6 (50%)	663 (42%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	9 (20%)	57 (14%)	83 (16%)	59 (16%)	16 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	227 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (20%)	60 (15%)	78 (15%)	54 (15%)	30 (16%)	7 (19%)	0 (0%)	238 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	28 (7%)	44 (8%)	17 (5%)	19 (10%)	8 (22%)	0 (0%)	118 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	19 (5%)	32 (6%)	20 (5%)	13 (7%)	7 (19%)	0 (0%)	93 (6%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	46 (100%)	402 (100%)	534 (100%)	369 (100%)	185 (100%)	37 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,575 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	20 (57%)	191 (75%)	385 (79%)	302 (82%)	150 (84%)	33 (80%)	<6 (60%)	1,084 (79%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	6 (17%)	21 (8%)	34 (7%)	9 (2%)	8 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	79 (6%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	9 (4%)	8 (2%)	10 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (20%)	36 (3%)
	Multiple	<6 (100%)	6 (17%)	26 (10%)	47 (10%)	39 (11%)	14 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	135 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	6 (17%)	30 (12%)	51 (10%)	30 (8%)	20 (11%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (20%)	141 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	6 (17%)	16 (6%)	41 (8%)	18 (5%)	10 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	95 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	25 (71%)	127 (50%)	156 (32%)	68 (19%)	28 (16%)	10 (24%)	<6 (20%)	415 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	108 (42%)	289 (59%)	275 (75%)	138 (78%)	28 (68%)	<6 (60%)	844 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	34 (97%)	225 (88%)	405 (83%)	308 (84%)	150 (84%)	35 (85%)	<6 (80%)	1,162 (85%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	25 (10%)	65 (13%)	50 (14%)	15 (8%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (20%)	160 (12%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	17 (3%)	9 (2%)	13 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	47 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	30 (86%)	193 (76%)	362 (74%)	246 (67%)	116 (65%)	27 (66%)	<6 (60%)	978 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (14%)	50 (20%)	119 (24%)	111 (30%)	59 (33%)	13 (32%)	<6 (40%)	359 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (4%)	<6 (1%)	8 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	27 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	21 (60%)	166 (65%)	356 (73%)	264 (72%)	135 (76%)	26 (63%)	<6 (20%)	969 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (17%)	56 (22%)	79 (16%)	68 (19%)	26 (15%)	8 (20%)	<6 (40%)	245 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (17%)	19 (7%)	25 (5%)	15 (4%)	<6 (3%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	76 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (100%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (20%)	21 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (20%)	74 (29%)	126 (26%)	107 (29%)	56 (31%)	13 (32%)	<6 (20%)	384 (28%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	15 (43%)	94 (37%)	219 (45%)	148 (40%)	80 (45%)	12 (29%)	<6 (40%)	570 (42%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	27 (11%)	50 (10%)	36 (10%)	12 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	131 (10%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	9 (26%)	45 (18%)	68 (14%)	57 (16%)	21 (12%)	12 (29%)	<6 (20%)	214 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (100%)	<6 (9%)	16 (6%)	41 (8%)	29 (8%)	26 (15%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	120 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (100%)	<6 (6%)	12 (5%)	32 (7%)	14 (4%)	16 (9%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	78 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	<6 (100%)	35 (100%)	255 (100%)	487 (100%)	367 (100%)	178 (100%)	41 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,369 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	9 (6%)	11 (10%)	7 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (6%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	30 (81%)	111 (90%)	121 (79%)	76 (72%)	30 (70%)	7 (88%)	0 (0%)	376 (80%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (6%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	16 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	7 (19%)	8 (6%)	18 (12%)	11 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	47 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	10 (27%)	40 (32%)	56 (37%)	51 (49%)	13 (30%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	173 (37%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	12 (32%)	13 (10%)	29 (19%)	24 (23%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	83 (18%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	20 (54%)	88 (71%)	78 (51%)	41 (39%)	22 (51%)	<6 (63%)	0 (0%)	254 (54%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	20 (16%)	39 (25%)	35 (33%)	16 (37%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	114 (24%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	36 (97%)	124 (100%)	148 (97%)	102 (97%)	43 (100%)	7 (88%)	0 (0%)	461 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	35 (95%)	114 (92%)	138 (90%)	87 (83%)	35 (81%)	6 (75%)	0 (0%)	416 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	8 (6%)	15 (10%)	17 (16%)	8 (19%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	52 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	23 (62%)	91 (73%)	98 (64%)	77 (73%)	32 (74%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	325 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	10 (27%)	25 (20%)	35 (23%)	18 (17%)	6 (14%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	98 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	6 (5%)	10 (7%)	6 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	15 (41%)	62 (50%)	57 (37%)	41 (39%)	22 (51%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	200 (42%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	9 (24%)	25 (20%)	35 (23%)	18 (17%)	9 (21%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	99 (21%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	11 (9%)	25 (16%)	22 (21%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	65 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (24%)	23 (19%)	27 (18%)	18 (17%)	<6 (12%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	85 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	12 (10%)	20 (13%)	13 (12%)	9 (21%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	60 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (4%)	15 (10%)	7 (7%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	35 (7%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	37 (100%)	124 (100%)	153 (100%)	105 (100%)	43 (100%)	8 (100%)	0 (0%)	471 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (26%)	46 (48%)	109 (56%)	133 (63%)	92 (69%)	25 (81%)	0 (0%)	410 (60%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	8 (42%)	25 (26%)	34 (18%)	32 (15%)	15 (11%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	115 (17%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	9 (5%)	16 (8%)	11 (8%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (50%)	44 (6%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	6 (32%)	16 (17%)	34 (18%)	26 (12%)	12 (9%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	98 (14%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (21%)	11 (11%)	18 (9%)	22 (10%)	10 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	67 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	12 (63%)	13 (14%)	18 (9%)	12 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	55 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	<6 (26%)	50 (52%)	55 (28%)	42 (20%)	22 (16%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (50%)	180 (26%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	32 (33%)	120 (62%)	155 (73%)	108 (81%)	26 (84%)	<6 (50%)	444 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	19 (100%)	90 (94%)	177 (92%)	190 (90%)	128 (96%)	28 (90%)	<6 (100%)	634 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	10 (5%)	11 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	17 (89%)	73 (76%)	154 (80%)	145 (69%)	85 (63%)	18 (58%)	0 (0%)	492 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (19%)	33 (17%)	58 (27%)	48 (36%)	12 (39%)	<6 (100%)	171 (25%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (74%)	70 (73%)	159 (82%)	171 (81%)	101 (75%)	20 (65%)	<6 (50%)	536 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (16%)	18 (19%)	20 (10%)	21 (10%)	22 (16%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (50%)	90 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	<6 (3%)	9 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	28 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	<6 (21%)	30 (31%)	70 (36%)	83 (39%)	53 (40%)	8 (26%)	<6 (50%)	249 (36%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	6 (32%)	34 (35%)	62 (32%)	73 (35%)	49 (37%)	9 (29%)	0 (0%)	233 (34%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (26%)	11 (11%)	31 (16%)	25 (12%)	6 (4%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	83 (12%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (16%)	19 (20%)	23 (12%)	22 (10%)	22 (16%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (50%)	95 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (26%)	6 (6%)	13 (7%)	22 (10%)	15 (11%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	62 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (21%)	<6 (4%)	13 (7%)	9 (4%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (6%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	19 (100%)	96 (100%)	193 (100%)	211 (100%)	134 (100%)	31 (100%)	<6 (100%)	686 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	15 (5%)	15 (9%)	9 (12%)	6 (40%)	0 (0%)	50 (6%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	77 (94%)	232 (94%)	240 (88%)	138 (81%)	61 (79%)	6 (40%)	<6 (100%)	755 (87%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	8 (3%)	14 (5%)	14 (8%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	48 (6%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	9 (11%)	37 (15%)	65 (24%)	47 (28%)	19 (25%)	<6 (27%)	<6 (100%)	182 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	51 (62%)	74 (30%)	72 (26%)	28 (16%)	14 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	239 (28%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	26 (32%)	138 (56%)	145 (53%)	93 (55%)	35 (45%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	442 (51%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	27 (11%)	56 (21%)	49 (29%)	28 (36%)	10 (67%)	<6 (100%)	174 (20%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	81 (99%)	244 (99%)	265 (97%)	167 (98%)	75 (97%)	14 (93%)	<6 (100%)	847 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	76 (93%)	228 (92%)	243 (89%)	150 (88%)	67 (87%)	11 (73%)	<6 (100%)	776 (90%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	16 (6%)	30 (11%)	20 (12%)	9 (12%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	81 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	39 (48%)	148 (60%)	177 (65%)	111 (65%)	46 (60%)	8 (53%)	0 (0%)	529 (61%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	29 (35%)	78 (32%)	69 (25%)	42 (25%)	20 (26%)	6 (40%)	<6 (100%)	245 (28%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (16%)	15 (6%)	17 (6%)	15 (9%)	7 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	67 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	16 (20%)	50 (20%)	60 (22%)	53 (31%)	16 (21%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	198 (23%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (24%)	63 (26%)	61 (22%)	41 (24%)	19 (25%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (100%)	206 (24%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	18 (22%)	53 (21%)	72 (26%)	27 (16%)	12 (16%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	186 (22%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	28 (34%)	72 (29%)	70 (26%)	45 (26%)	25 (32%)	7 (47%)	0 (0%)	247 (29%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	8 (10%)	40 (16%)	39 (14%)	26 (15%)	14 (18%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	131 (15%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	21 (9%)	15 (5%)	14 (8%)	9 (12%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	66 (8%)
Southwest	Total	0 (0%)	82 (100%)	247 (100%)	273 (100%)	170 (100%)	77 (100%)	15 (100%)	<6 (100%)	865 (100%)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (67%)	139 (35%)	1,046 (51%)	1,848 (60%)	1,727 (66%)	941 (69%)	202 (70%)	13 (68%)	5,919 (60%)
	Black	0 (0%)	20 (5%)	136 (7%)	166 (5%)	111 (4%)	39 (3%)	12 (4%)	<6 (5%)	485 (5%)
	AI/AN	<6 (33%)	171 (44%)	606 (29%)	716 (23%)	489 (19%)	211 (16%)	39 (14%)	<6 (5%)	2,234 (23%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	55 (14%)	225 (11%)	303 (10%)	273 (10%)	144 (11%)	27 (9%)	<6 (16%)	1,031 (10%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	54 (14%)	235 (11%)	367 (12%)	273 (10%)	128 (9%)	21 (7%)	<6 (11%)	1,080 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	165 (42%)	233 (11%)	276 (9%)	150 (6%)	58 (4%)	14 (5%)	0 (0%)	899 (9%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	184 (47%)	1,003 (49%)	952 (31%)	559 (21%)	250 (18%)	50 (17%)	<6 (21%)	3,003 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	31 (8%)	786 (38%)	1,817 (59%)	1,875 (71%)	1,021 (75%)	215 (75%)	14 (74%)	5,760 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	385 (98%)	1,967 (96%)	2,843 (92%)	2,416 (92%)	1,257 (93%)	261 (91%)	17 (89%)	9,151 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	67 (3%)	170 (6%)	155 (6%)	53 (4%)	12 (4%)	<6 (5%)	460 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	20 (<1%)	64 (2%)	52 (2%)	45 (3%)	14 (5%)	<6 (5%)	200 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	20 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	346 (88%)	1,700 (83%)	2,450 (79%)	1,892 (72%)	916 (68%)	174 (60%)	9 (47%)	7,491 (76%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	36 (9%)	296 (14%)	582 (19%)	675 (26%)	416 (31%)	111 (39%)	10 (53%)	2,127 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	14 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	51 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	43 (2%)	40 (1%)	47 (2%)	19 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	159 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (67%)	219 (56%)	1,377 (67%)	2,246 (73%)	1,980 (75%)	1,006 (74%)	197 (68%)	12 (63%)	7,041 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	113 (29%)	470 (23%)	570 (18%)	422 (16%)	226 (17%)	61 (21%)	<6 (26%)	1,867 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	48 (12%)	133 (6%)	132 (4%)	108 (4%)	60 (4%)	19 (7%)	0 (0%)	500 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (33%)	<6 (1%)	15 (<1%)	32 (1%)	20 (<1%)	19 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	95 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	92 (23%)	612 (30%)	877 (28%)	814 (31%)	461 (34%)	101 (35%)	<6 (21%)	2,962 (30%)
	Adequate	<6 (67%)	113 (29%)	681 (33%)	1,116 (36%)	964 (37%)	495 (36%)	90 (31%)	9 (47%)	3,471 (35%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	61 (16%)	265 (13%)	465 (15%)	364 (14%)	139 (10%)	26 (9%)	<6 (11%)	1,322 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	116 (30%)	396 (19%)	484 (16%)	358 (14%)	201 (15%)	60 (21%)	<6 (16%)	1,619 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (33%)	42 (11%)	179 (9%)	278 (9%)	246 (9%)	173 (13%)	33 (11%)	<6 (11%)	954 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (33%)	30 (8%)	128 (6%)	187 (6%)	157 (6%)	98 (7%)	18 (6%)	<6 (11%)	621 (6%)
Alaska	Total	<6 (100%)	393 (100%)	2,055 (100%)	3,086 (100%)	2,628 (100%)	1,357 (100%)	288 (100%)	19 (100%)	9,831 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	46 (34%)	342 (45%)	668 (58%)	741 (65%)	408 (68%)	87 (68%)	7 (88%)	2,301 (58%)
	Black	0 (0%)	18 (13%)	90 (12%)	98 (8%)	68 (6%)	28 (5%)	10 (8%)	<6 (13%)	313 (8%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	16 (12%)	121 (16%)	121 (10%)	112 (10%)	54 (9%)	10 (8%)	0 (0%)	434 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	52 (38%)	182 (24%)	231 (20%)	204 (18%)	98 (16%)	17 (13%)	0 (0%)	784 (20%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	11 (8%)	57 (7%)	86 (7%)	73 (6%)	38 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	269 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	59 (43%)	63 (8%)	64 (6%)	45 (4%)	23 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	259 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	59 (43%)	356 (46%)	287 (25%)	183 (16%)	92 (15%)	17 (13%)	<6 (13%)	996 (25%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	14 (10%)	336 (44%)	784 (68%)	890 (78%)	470 (78%)	104 (81%)	7 (88%)	2,605 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	135 (99%)	740 (96%)	1,076 (93%)	1,064 (93%)	562 (94%)	118 (92%)	7 (88%)	3,704 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	22 (3%)	58 (5%)	58 (5%)	23 (4%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	168 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	21 (2%)	16 (1%)	16 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (13%)	65 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	116 (85%)	634 (83%)	909 (79%)	790 (69%)	391 (65%)	75 (59%)	<6 (50%)	2,921 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	17 (12%)	116 (15%)	226 (20%)	323 (28%)	201 (33%)	52 (41%)	<6 (50%)	939 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	13 (2%)	13 (1%)	21 (2%)	8 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	58 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	69 (50%)	491 (64%)	841 (73%)	883 (78%)	453 (75%)	99 (77%)	8 (100%)	2,846 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	47 (34%)	182 (24%)	212 (18%)	153 (13%)	93 (15%)	22 (17%)	0 (0%)	709 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	16 (12%)	55 (7%)	39 (3%)	35 (3%)	23 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	172 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	14 (1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	34 (25%)	245 (32%)	356 (31%)	365 (32%)	221 (37%)	52 (41%)	<6 (13%)	1,275 (32%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	32 (23%)	234 (30%)	398 (34%)	408 (36%)	201 (33%)	46 (36%)	<6 (63%)	1,325 (34%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	19 (14%)	87 (11%)	162 (14%)	161 (14%)	69 (11%)	7 (5%)	<6 (25%)	507 (13%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	47 (34%)	149 (19%)	170 (15%)	128 (11%)	78 (13%)	18 (14%)	0 (0%)	590 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	15 (11%)	69 (9%)	98 (8%)	122 (11%)	70 (12%)	10 (8%)	<6 (25%)	386 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	57 (7%)	64 (6%)	83 (7%)	38 (6%)	7 (5%)	<6 (25%)	259 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	137 (100%)	768 (100%)	1,155 (100%)	1,138 (100%)	601 (100%)	128 (100%)	8 (100%)	3,937 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	28 (76%)	127 (78%)	231 (80%)	229 (86%)	113 (81%)	22 (79%)	<6 (100%)	751 (81%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	7 (19%)	32 (20%)	36 (12%)	22 (8%)	13 (9%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	113 (12%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	20 (7%)	10 (4%)	9 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (14%)	28 (17%)	31 (11%)	28 (10%)	14 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	108 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	14 (38%)	24 (15%)	20 (7%)	7 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	73 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	19 (51%)	88 (54%)	100 (34%)	52 (19%)	26 (19%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (100%)	290 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	51 (31%)	167 (58%)	201 (75%)	107 (77%)	19 (68%)	0 (0%)	549 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	34 (92%)	154 (94%)	266 (92%)	240 (90%)	129 (93%)	27 (96%)	<6 (100%)	852 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (3%)	15 (6%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (2%)	15 (5%)	11 (4%)	8 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	31 (84%)	124 (76%)	210 (72%)	197 (74%)	95 (68%)	15 (54%)	<6 (100%)	673 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (16%)	33 (20%)	68 (23%)	64 (24%)	36 (26%)	13 (46%)	0 (0%)	221 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	9 (3%)	<6 (1%)	6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	21 (57%)	107 (66%)	213 (73%)	204 (76%)	105 (76%)	15 (54%)	0 (0%)	666 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (30%)	40 (25%)	54 (19%)	42 (16%)	25 (18%)	7 (25%)	<6 (100%)	180 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	10 (6%)	11 (4%)	10 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	43 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (22%)	53 (33%)	69 (24%)	72 (27%)	37 (27%)	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	245 (26%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	13 (35%)	58 (36%)	121 (42%)	117 (44%)	56 (40%)	9 (32%)	0 (0%)	375 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	19 (12%)	42 (14%)	34 (13%)	21 (15%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	123 (13%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	11 (30%)	28 (17%)	47 (16%)	33 (12%)	20 (14%)	8 (29%)	<6 (100%)	148 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (16%)	8 (5%)	23 (8%)	17 (6%)	20 (14%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	77 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	6 (16%)	10 (6%)	16 (6%)	10 (4%)	10 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	37 (100%)	163 (100%)	290 (100%)	267 (100%)	139 (100%)	28 (100%)	<6 (100%)	926 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	30 (65%)	307 (76%)	377 (71%)	250 (68%)	141 (76%)	23 (62%)	<6 (100%)	1,130 (72%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	37 (9%)	45 (8%)	31 (8%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	122 (8%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	13 (28%)	38 (9%)	83 (16%)	65 (18%)	22 (12%)	8 (22%)	0 (0%)	229 (15%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	18 (4%)	23 (4%)	19 (5%)	14 (8%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	79 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	9 (20%)	32 (8%)	59 (11%)	22 (6%)	14 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	139 (9%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	11 (24%)	30 (7%)	31 (6%)	15 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	93 (6%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (65%)	156 (39%)	131 (25%)	80 (22%)	25 (14%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	426 (27%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	212 (53%)	362 (68%)	270 (73%)	154 (83%)	26 (70%)	<6 (100%)	1,030 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	46 (100%)	390 (97%)	505 (95%)	344 (93%)	170 (92%)	32 (86%)	<6 (100%)	1,489 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	24 (4%)	17 (5%)	9 (5%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	61 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (2%)	6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	25 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	41 (89%)	334 (83%)	434 (81%)	277 (75%)	127 (69%)	22 (59%)	0 (0%)	1,235 (78%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	55 (14%)	90 (17%)	81 (22%)	55 (30%)	15 (41%)	<6 (100%)	302 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (3%)	10 (2%)	9 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	32 (70%)	304 (76%)	402 (75%)	270 (73%)	134 (72%)	26 (70%)	<6 (100%)	1,170 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	7 (15%)	71 (18%)	101 (19%)	78 (21%)	34 (18%)	9 (24%)	0 (0%)	300 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	21 (5%)	25 (5%)	18 (5%)	13 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	85 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (17%)	98 (24%)	139 (26%)	93 (25%)	56 (30%)	16 (43%)	<6 (50%)	411 (26%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	18 (39%)	173 (43%)	220 (41%)	159 (43%)	81 (44%)	11 (30%)	<6 (50%)	663 (42%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	9 (20%)	57 (14%)	83 (16%)	59 (16%)	16 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	227 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (20%)	60 (15%)	78 (15%)	54 (15%)	30 (16%)	7 (19%)	0 (0%)	238 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	28 (7%)	44 (8%)	17 (5%)	19 (10%)	8 (22%)	0 (0%)	118 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	19 (5%)	32 (6%)	20 (5%)	13 (7%)	7 (19%)	0 (0%)	93 (6%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	46 (100%)	402 (100%)	534 (100%)	369 (100%)	185 (100%)	37 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,575 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	24 (69%)	205 (80%)	411 (84%)	325 (89%)	157 (88%)	35 (85%)	<6 (60%)	1,161 (85%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	9 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	19 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	8 (23%)	32 (13%)	48 (10%)	21 (6%)	11 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	121 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	10 (4%)	11 (2%)	12 (3%)	6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (20%)	44 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	6 (17%)	30 (12%)	51 (10%)	30 (8%)	20 (11%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (20%)	141 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	6 (17%)	16 (6%)	41 (8%)	18 (5%)	10 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	95 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	25 (71%)	127 (50%)	156 (32%)	68 (19%)	28 (16%)	10 (24%)	<6 (20%)	415 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	108 (42%)	289 (59%)	275 (75%)	138 (78%)	28 (68%)	<6 (60%)	844 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	34 (97%)	225 (88%)	405 (83%)	308 (84%)	150 (84%)	35 (85%)	<6 (80%)	1,162 (85%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	25 (10%)	65 (13%)	50 (14%)	15 (8%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (20%)	160 (12%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	17 (3%)	9 (2%)	13 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	47 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	30 (86%)	193 (76%)	362 (74%)	246 (67%)	116 (65%)	27 (66%)	<6 (60%)	978 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (14%)	50 (20%)	119 (24%)	111 (30%)	59 (33%)	13 (32%)	<6 (40%)	359 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (4%)	<6 (1%)	8 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	27 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	21 (60%)	166 (65%)	356 (73%)	264 (72%)	135 (76%)	26 (63%)	<6 (20%)	969 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (17%)	56 (22%)	79 (16%)	68 (19%)	26 (15%)	8 (20%)	<6 (40%)	245 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	6 (17%)	19 (7%)	25 (5%)	15 (4%)	<6 (3%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	76 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (100%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (20%)	21 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (20%)	74 (29%)	126 (26%)	107 (29%)	56 (31%)	13 (32%)	<6 (20%)	384 (28%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	15 (43%)	94 (37%)	219 (45%)	148 (40%)	80 (45%)	12 (29%)	<6 (40%)	570 (42%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	27 (11%)	50 (10%)	36 (10%)	12 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	131 (10%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	9 (26%)	45 (18%)	68 (14%)	57 (16%)	21 (12%)	12 (29%)	<6 (20%)	214 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (100%)	<6 (9%)	16 (6%)	41 (8%)	29 (8%)	26 (15%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	120 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (100%)	<6 (6%)	12 (5%)	32 (7%)	14 (4%)	16 (9%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	78 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	<6 (100%)	35 (100%)	255 (100%)	487 (100%)	367 (100%)	178 (100%)	41 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,369 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	15 (10%)	13 (12%)	9 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	42 (9%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	35 (95%)	117 (94%)	131 (86%)	83 (79%)	31 (72%)	7 (88%)	0 (0%)	405 (86%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	7 (7%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	18 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	10 (27%)	40 (32%)	56 (37%)	51 (49%)	13 (30%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	173 (37%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	12 (32%)	13 (10%)	29 (19%)	24 (23%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	83 (18%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	20 (54%)	88 (71%)	78 (51%)	41 (39%)	22 (51%)	<6 (63%)	0 (0%)	254 (54%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	20 (16%)	39 (25%)	35 (33%)	16 (37%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	114 (24%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	36 (97%)	124 (100%)	148 (97%)	102 (97%)	43 (100%)	7 (88%)	0 (0%)	461 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	35 (95%)	114 (92%)	138 (90%)	87 (83%)	35 (81%)	6 (75%)	0 (0%)	416 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	8 (6%)	15 (10%)	17 (16%)	8 (19%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	52 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	23 (62%)	91 (73%)	98 (64%)	77 (73%)	32 (74%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	325 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	10 (27%)	25 (20%)	35 (23%)	18 (17%)	6 (14%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	98 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	6 (5%)	10 (7%)	6 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	15 (41%)	62 (50%)	57 (37%)	41 (39%)	22 (51%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	200 (42%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	9 (24%)	25 (20%)	35 (23%)	18 (17%)	9 (21%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	99 (21%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	11 (9%)	25 (16%)	22 (21%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	65 (14%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (24%)	23 (19%)	27 (18%)	18 (17%)	<6 (12%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	85 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	12 (10%)	20 (13%)	13 (12%)	9 (21%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	60 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (4%)	15 (10%)	7 (7%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	35 (7%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	37 (100%)	124 (100%)	153 (100%)	105 (100%)	43 (100%)	8 (100%)	0 (0%)	471 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	9 (47%)	53 (55%)	128 (66%)	148 (70%)	101 (75%)	27 (87%)	0 (0%)	466 (68%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (4%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	10 (53%)	32 (33%)	47 (24%)	41 (19%)	18 (13%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	151 (22%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	10 (5%)	17 (8%)	11 (8%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (100%)	48 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (21%)	11 (11%)	18 (9%)	22 (10%)	10 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	67 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	12 (63%)	13 (14%)	18 (9%)	12 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	55 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	<6 (26%)	50 (52%)	55 (28%)	42 (20%)	22 (16%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (50%)	180 (26%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	32 (33%)	120 (62%)	155 (73%)	108 (81%)	26 (84%)	<6 (50%)	444 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	19 (100%)	90 (94%)	177 (92%)	190 (90%)	128 (96%)	28 (90%)	<6 (100%)	634 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	10 (5%)	11 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	17 (89%)	73 (76%)	154 (80%)	145 (69%)	85 (63%)	18 (58%)	0 (0%)	492 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (19%)	33 (17%)	58 (27%)	48 (36%)	12 (39%)	<6 (100%)	171 (25%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (74%)	70 (73%)	159 (82%)	171 (81%)	101 (75%)	20 (65%)	<6 (50%)	536 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (16%)	18 (19%)	20 (10%)	21 (10%)	22 (16%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (50%)	90 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	<6 (3%)	9 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	28 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	<6 (21%)	30 (31%)	70 (36%)	83 (39%)	53 (40%)	8 (26%)	<6 (50%)	249 (36%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	6 (32%)	34 (35%)	62 (32%)	73 (35%)	49 (37%)	9 (29%)	0 (0%)	233 (34%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (26%)	11 (11%)	31 (16%)	25 (12%)	6 (4%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	83 (12%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (16%)	19 (20%)	23 (12%)	22 (10%)	22 (16%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (50%)	95 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (26%)	6 (6%)	13 (7%)	22 (10%)	15 (11%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	62 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (21%)	<6 (4%)	13 (7%)	9 (4%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (6%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	19 (100%)	96 (100%)	193 (100%)	211 (100%)	134 (100%)	31 (100%)	<6 (100%)	686 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (4%)	18 (7%)	21 (12%)	12 (16%)	8 (53%)	0 (0%)	68 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	82 (100%)	234 (95%)	250 (92%)	145 (85%)	62 (81%)	7 (47%)	<6 (100%)	781 (90%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	9 (11%)	37 (15%)	65 (24%)	47 (28%)	19 (25%)	<6 (27%)	<6 (100%)	182 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	51 (62%)	74 (30%)	72 (26%)	28 (16%)	14 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	239 (28%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	26 (32%)	138 (56%)	145 (53%)	93 (55%)	35 (45%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	442 (51%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	27 (11%)	56 (21%)	49 (29%)	28 (36%)	10 (67%)	<6 (100%)	174 (20%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	81 (99%)	244 (99%)	265 (97%)	167 (98%)	75 (97%)	14 (93%)	<6 (100%)	847 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	76 (93%)	228 (92%)	243 (89%)	150 (88%)	67 (87%)	11 (73%)	<6 (100%)	776 (90%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	16 (6%)	30 (11%)	20 (12%)	9 (12%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	81 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	39 (48%)	148 (60%)	177 (65%)	111 (65%)	46 (60%)	8 (53%)	0 (0%)	529 (61%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	29 (35%)	78 (32%)	69 (25%)	42 (25%)	20 (26%)	6 (40%)	<6 (100%)	245 (28%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (16%)	15 (6%)	17 (6%)	15 (9%)	7 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	67 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	16 (20%)	50 (20%)	60 (22%)	53 (31%)	16 (21%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	198 (23%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	20 (24%)	63 (26%)	61 (22%)	41 (24%)	19 (25%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (100%)	206 (24%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	18 (22%)	53 (21%)	72 (26%)	27 (16%)	12 (16%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	186 (22%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	28 (34%)	72 (29%)	70 (26%)	45 (26%)	25 (32%)	7 (47%)	0 (0%)	247 (29%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	8 (10%)	40 (16%)	39 (14%)	26 (15%)	14 (18%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	131 (15%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	21 (9%)	15 (5%)	14 (8%)	9 (12%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	66 (8%)
Southwest	Total	0 (0%)	82 (100%)	247 (100%)	273 (100%)	170 (100%)	77 (100%)	15 (100%)	<6 (100%)	865 (100%)

2020

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Alone

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	124 (33%)	907 (46%)	1,639 (56%)	1,579 (60%)	839 (63%)	159 (60%)	10 (63%)	5,257 (55%)
	Black	0 (0%)	13 (3%)	90 (5%)	92 (3%)	68 (3%)	30 (2%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	299 (3%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	144 (38%)	483 (25%)	526 (18%)	433 (16%)	220 (17%)	40 (15%)	<6 (13%)	1,848 (19%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (33%)	35 (9%)	198 (10%)	271 (9%)	238 (9%)	116 (9%)	32 (12%)	<6 (19%)	894 (9%)
	Multiple	<6 (67%)	57 (15%)	243 (12%)	333 (11%)	270 (10%)	97 (7%)	22 (8%)	<6 (6%)	1,025 (11%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	47 (12%)	224 (11%)	292 (10%)	293 (11%)	126 (10%)	28 (11%)	<6 (6%)	1,011 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	126 (33%)	218 (11%)	199 (7%)	167 (6%)	64 (5%)	12 (5%)	0 (0%)	789 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	205 (54%)	975 (50%)	936 (32%)	597 (23%)	233 (18%)	52 (20%)	<6 (13%)	3,000 (32%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	35 (9%)	734 (38%)	1,718 (59%)	1,833 (70%)	1,011 (76%)	193 (73%)	13 (81%)	5,537 (58%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	370 (98%)	1,850 (95%)	2,703 (93%)	2,413 (92%)	1,196 (90%)	240 (90%)	16 (100%)	8,791 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	80 (4%)	118 (4%)	151 (6%)	78 (6%)	15 (6%)	0 (0%)	448 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (1%)	77 (3%)	62 (2%)	50 (4%)	10 (4%)	0 (0%)	219 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	18 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	330 (87%)	1,601 (82%)	2,211 (76%)	1,859 (71%)	902 (68%)	176 (66%)	8 (50%)	7,090 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	38 (10%)	314 (16%)	613 (21%)	711 (27%)	403 (30%)	83 (31%)	8 (50%)	2,170 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (<1%)	15 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	41 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	35 (2%)	61 (2%)	49 (2%)	18 (1%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	175 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	219 (58%)	1,318 (67%)	2,137 (74%)	1,978 (75%)	979 (74%)	196 (74%)	11 (69%)	6,839 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (67%)	110 (29%)	438 (22%)	548 (19%)	423 (16%)	255 (19%)	49 (18%)	<6 (19%)	1,828 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	32 (8%)	127 (6%)	140 (5%)	121 (5%)	57 (4%)	11 (4%)	<6 (13%)	490 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	28 (1%)	29 (<1%)	32 (1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	106 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	90 (24%)	527 (27%)	798 (27%)	761 (29%)	421 (32%)	98 (37%)	<6 (31%)	2,700 (28%)
	Adequate	<6 (67%)	106 (28%)	612 (31%)	1,055 (36%)	978 (37%)	496 (37%)	88 (33%)	6 (38%)	3,343 (35%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	58 (15%)	341 (17%)	440 (15%)	383 (15%)	166 (13%)	31 (12%)	<6 (6%)	1,420 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	110 (29%)	401 (21%)	528 (18%)	398 (15%)	198 (15%)	38 (14%)	<6 (19%)	1,677 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	40 (11%)	196 (10%)	256 (9%)	268 (10%)	138 (10%)	26 (10%)	<6 (6%)	925 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	25 (7%)	137 (7%)	164 (6%)	186 (7%)	92 (7%)	21 (8%)	<6 (13%)	627 (7%)
Alaska	Total	<6 (100%)	378 (100%)	1,956 (100%)	2,902 (100%)	2,632 (100%)	1,326 (100%)	266 (100%)	16 (100%)	9,479 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	34 (29%)	333 (44%)	594 (53%)	649 (59%)	352 (64%)	69 (63%)	6 (67%)	2,037 (54%)
	Black	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	55 (7%)	56 (5%)	49 (4%)	21 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	191 (5%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	13 (11%)	76 (10%)	93 (8%)	91 (8%)	40 (7%)	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	320 (9%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (50%)	29 (25%)	162 (22%)	205 (18%)	159 (14%)	80 (15%)	18 (16%)	<6 (22%)	656 (17%)
	Multiple	<6 (50%)	27 (23%)	104 (14%)	149 (13%)	132 (12%)	45 (8%)	11 (10%)	<6 (11%)	470 (12%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	12 (10%)	63 (8%)	74 (7%)	79 (7%)	37 (7%)	7 (6%)	<6 (11%)	273 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	30 (26%)	65 (9%)	57 (5%)	49 (4%)	25 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	230 (6%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	77 (66%)	369 (49%)	339 (30%)	213 (19%)	71 (13%)	19 (17%)	<6 (22%)	1,090 (29%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	305 (41%)	706 (63%)	828 (75%)	447 (81%)	86 (78%)	7 (78%)	2,387 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	116 (100%)	714 (95%)	1,047 (93%)	1,020 (92%)	502 (91%)	105 (95%)	9 (100%)	3,515 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)	47 (4%)	68 (6%)	31 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	174 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)	25 (2%)	18 (2%)	17 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	72 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	99 (85%)	602 (80%)	850 (76%)	747 (67%)	358 (65%)	61 (55%)	<6 (44%)	2,723 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	136 (18%)	245 (22%)	336 (30%)	184 (33%)	48 (44%)	<6 (56%)	965 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (1%)	22 (2%)	19 (2%)	7 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	60 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	60 (52%)	481 (64%)	859 (77%)	874 (79%)	432 (79%)	90 (82%)	7 (78%)	2,803 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	37 (32%)	192 (26%)	180 (16%)	147 (13%)	87 (16%)	15 (14%)	<6 (22%)	662 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (11%)	38 (5%)	45 (4%)	33 (3%)	16 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	147 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	17 (2%)	14 (1%)	16 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	53 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	31 (27%)	206 (28%)	324 (29%)	336 (30%)	195 (35%)	51 (46%)	<6 (44%)	1,147 (30%)
	Adequate	<6 (50%)	29 (25%)	217 (29%)	413 (37%)	424 (38%)	193 (35%)	33 (30%)	<6 (44%)	1,314 (35%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	116 (15%)	158 (14%)	161 (15%)	67 (12%)	11 (10%)	0 (0%)	524 (14%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	38 (33%)	174 (23%)	189 (17%)	132 (12%)	74 (13%)	11 (10%)	0 (0%)	619 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	80 (11%)	91 (8%)	107 (10%)	56 (10%)	12 (11%)	<6 (11%)	358 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	10 (9%)	60 (8%)	66 (6%)	77 (7%)	41 (7%)	11 (10%)	<6 (11%)	266 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	116 (100%)	749 (100%)	1,120 (100%)	1,107 (100%)	550 (100%)	110 (100%)	9 (100%)	3,763 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	19 (76%)	116 (74%)	212 (76%)	205 (77%)	85 (72%)	15 (52%)	0 (0%)	652 (75%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	15 (10%)	20 (7%)	15 (6%)	11 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	65 (7%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (3%)	9 (3%)	16 (6%)	6 (5%)	7 (24%)	0 (0%)	45 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	20 (13%)	29 (10%)	25 (9%)	11 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	90 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	13 (8%)	19 (7%)	20 (8%)	7 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	62 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	8 (32%)	13 (8%)	12 (4%)	10 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	47 (5%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	15 (60%)	80 (51%)	93 (33%)	59 (22%)	18 (15%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	270 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	62 (39%)	171 (61%)	193 (73%)	94 (80%)	20 (69%)	0 (0%)	542 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	25 (100%)	142 (90%)	248 (89%)	238 (90%)	102 (86%)	24 (83%)	0 (0%)	779 (89%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (5%)	14 (5%)	12 (5%)	6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	43 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	17 (6%)	14 (5%)	10 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	49 (6%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	21 (84%)	127 (81%)	215 (77%)	190 (72%)	81 (69%)	18 (62%)	0 (0%)	652 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (12%)	24 (15%)	49 (18%)	65 (25%)	34 (29%)	10 (34%)	0 (0%)	185 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	11 (4%)	6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (48%)	111 (71%)	203 (73%)	196 (74%)	79 (67%)	17 (59%)	0 (0%)	618 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (36%)	29 (18%)	55 (20%)	44 (17%)	22 (19%)	11 (38%)	0 (0%)	170 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (16%)	9 (6%)	12 (4%)	12 (5%)	9 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (32%)	44 (28%)	58 (21%)	46 (17%)	27 (23%)	11 (38%)	0 (0%)	194 (22%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	<6 (20%)	55 (35%)	119 (43%)	122 (46%)	36 (31%)	8 (28%)	0 (0%)	345 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (12%)	27 (17%)	44 (16%)	47 (18%)	23 (19%)	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	150 (17%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (36%)	24 (15%)	50 (18%)	39 (15%)	23 (19%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	147 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	14 (9%)	17 (6%)	15 (6%)	10 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	59 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (6%)	7 (3%)	14 (5%)	7 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	39 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	25 (100%)	157 (100%)	279 (100%)	265 (100%)	118 (100%)	29 (100%)	0 (0%)	873 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	34 (59%)	231 (66%)	355 (71%)	257 (68%)	141 (70%)	27 (73%)	<6 (100%)	1,046 (69%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	31 (9%)	26 (5%)	13 (3%)	6 (3%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	84 (6%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	8 (14%)	35 (10%)	49 (10%)	42 (11%)	27 (13%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	165 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	13 (4%)	20 (4%)	28 (7%)	15 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	78 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	9 (16%)	31 (9%)	46 (9%)	34 (9%)	10 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	132 (9%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	35 (10%)	25 (5%)	31 (8%)	14 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	113 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	12 (21%)	29 (8%)	21 (4%)	11 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	77 (5%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	34 (59%)	152 (43%)	121 (24%)	70 (18%)	34 (17%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	415 (27%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	11 (19%)	164 (47%)	353 (71%)	294 (77%)	162 (81%)	31 (84%)	<6 (100%)	1,016 (67%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	57 (98%)	345 (99%)	471 (94%)	364 (96%)	186 (93%)	33 (89%)	<6 (100%)	1,457 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	17 (3%)	10 (3%)	9 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	43 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	22 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	50 (86%)	277 (79%)	373 (75%)	265 (70%)	136 (68%)	24 (65%)	<6 (100%)	1,126 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (10%)	59 (17%)	113 (23%)	100 (26%)	60 (30%)	9 (24%)	0 (0%)	347 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	13 (4%)	11 (2%)	14 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	48 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	43 (74%)	263 (75%)	358 (72%)	279 (73%)	150 (75%)	28 (76%)	<6 (100%)	1,122 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (19%)	58 (17%)	113 (23%)	62 (16%)	35 (17%)	6 (16%)	0 (0%)	285 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	25 (7%)	22 (4%)	29 (8%)	13 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	92 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	16 (28%)	75 (21%)	116 (23%)	104 (27%)	50 (25%)	11 (30%)	0 (0%)	372 (24%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	17 (29%)	124 (35%)	189 (38%)	137 (36%)	95 (47%)	16 (43%)	<6 (100%)	579 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	13 (22%)	79 (23%)	101 (20%)	67 (18%)	30 (15%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	293 (19%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (16%)	64 (18%)	85 (17%)	65 (17%)	23 (11%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	251 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	20 (6%)	50 (10%)	40 (11%)	24 (12%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	139 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	21 (6%)	32 (6%)	25 (7%)	13 (6%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	98 (6%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	58 (100%)	350 (100%)	500 (100%)	380 (100%)	201 (100%)	37 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,527 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	35 (78%)	192 (74%)	351 (79%)	302 (81%)	155 (81%)	29 (97%)	<6 (50%)	1,065 (80%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	15 (6%)	28 (6%)	15 (4%)	12 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	74 (6%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	10 (2%)	7 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	27 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	40 (16%)	44 (10%)	39 (11%)	15 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	144 (11%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	11 (24%)	26 (10%)	45 (10%)	40 (11%)	16 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	138 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	8 (18%)	26 (10%)	28 (6%)	18 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	86 (6%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (67%)	117 (45%)	124 (28%)	74 (20%)	32 (17%)	6 (20%)	0 (0%)	383 (29%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	113 (44%)	282 (64%)	275 (74%)	150 (79%)	22 (73%)	<6 (100%)	850 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	40 (89%)	214 (83%)	394 (89%)	299 (81%)	146 (76%)	19 (63%)	<6 (100%)	1,114 (83%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	39 (15%)	31 (7%)	50 (13%)	28 (15%)	8 (27%)	0 (0%)	161 (12%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	17 (4%)	22 (6%)	17 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	64 (5%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	35 (78%)	208 (81%)	315 (71%)	268 (72%)	141 (74%)	28 (93%)	0 (0%)	995 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	10 (22%)	45 (17%)	120 (27%)	100 (27%)	49 (26%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (100%)	328 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	30 (67%)	189 (73%)	334 (76%)	270 (73%)	140 (73%)	20 (67%)	<6 (100%)	985 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (31%)	44 (17%)	73 (17%)	68 (18%)	40 (21%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	244 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	15 (6%)	25 (6%)	17 (5%)	7 (4%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	68 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	11 (24%)	79 (31%)	128 (29%)	109 (29%)	57 (30%)	10 (33%)	0 (0%)	394 (29%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	22 (49%)	103 (40%)	189 (43%)	151 (41%)	86 (45%)	12 (40%)	<6 (50%)	564 (42%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	25 (10%)	40 (9%)	34 (9%)	15 (8%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (50%)	119 (9%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	8 (18%)	39 (15%)	68 (15%)	58 (16%)	29 (15%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	207 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	16 (6%)	32 (7%)	35 (9%)	13 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	102 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	16 (6%)	20 (5%)	23 (6%)	16 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	80 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	45 (100%)	258 (100%)	442 (100%)	371 (100%)	191 (100%)	30 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,339 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	16 (12%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	29 (6%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	43 (90%)	109 (87%)	94 (82%)	105 (77%)	41 (79%)	11 (65%)	0 (0%)	403 (81%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (5%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	16 (3%)
	Multiple	<6 (100%)	<6 (10%)	15 (12%)	12 (10%)	6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	45 (9%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	39 (31%)	46 (40%)	60 (44%)	18 (35%)	8 (47%)	0 (0%)	177 (36%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	20 (42%)	18 (14%)	17 (15%)	31 (23%)	9 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	96 (19%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	19 (40%)	81 (64%)	69 (60%)	50 (37%)	22 (42%)	8 (47%)	0 (0%)	249 (50%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	22 (17%)	27 (23%)	54 (40%)	20 (38%)	9 (53%)	0 (0%)	135 (27%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	47 (98%)	124 (98%)	114 (99%)	131 (96%)	51 (98%)	17 (100%)	0 (0%)	485 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	46 (96%)	116 (92%)	104 (90%)	114 (84%)	40 (77%)	15 (88%)	0 (0%)	436 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (7%)	10 (9%)	20 (15%)	12 (23%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	55 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	30 (63%)	90 (71%)	91 (79%)	97 (71%)	28 (54%)	10 (59%)	0 (0%)	347 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (25%)	29 (23%)	17 (15%)	22 (16%)	16 (31%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	101 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	8 (6%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	24 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	12 (25%)	52 (41%)	51 (44%)	47 (35%)	18 (35%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	183 (37%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	12 (25%)	26 (21%)	21 (18%)	30 (22%)	12 (23%)	7 (41%)	0 (0%)	109 (22%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	10 (21%)	27 (21%)	19 (17%)	24 (18%)	7 (13%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	89 (18%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	14 (29%)	17 (13%)	21 (18%)	26 (19%)	12 (23%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	95 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	7 (15%)	16 (13%)	7 (6%)	17 (13%)	10 (19%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	59 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (6%)	6 (5%)	17 (13%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	37 (7%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	48 (100%)	126 (100%)	115 (100%)	136 (100%)	52 (100%)	17 (100%)	0 (0%)	495 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (17%)	29 (32%)	108 (53%)	132 (66%)	95 (72%)	14 (61%)	<6 (67%)	382 (57%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	6 (50%)	33 (36%)	29 (14%)	26 (13%)	19 (14%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (33%)	117 (18%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	8 (9%)	20 (10%)	14 (7%)	7 (5%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	53 (8%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	17 (18%)	40 (20%)	25 (13%)	9 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	96 (14%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	11 (12%)	21 (10%)	19 (10%)	16 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	70 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	6 (50%)	18 (20%)	9 (4%)	10 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	47 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	43 (47%)	61 (30%)	50 (25%)	21 (16%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	182 (27%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	28 (30%)	126 (62%)	137 (69%)	107 (81%)	18 (78%)	<6 (67%)	419 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	12 (100%)	89 (97%)	195 (96%)	192 (96%)	127 (96%)	23 (100%)	<6 (100%)	641 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	8 (67%)	66 (72%)	145 (71%)	132 (66%)	77 (58%)	13 (57%)	<6 (67%)	443 (67%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	22 (24%)	46 (23%)	63 (32%)	53 (40%)	9 (39%)	<6 (33%)	197 (30%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	18 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	10 (83%)	66 (72%)	165 (81%)	173 (87%)	107 (81%)	22 (96%)	<6 (33%)	544 (82%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (17%)	17 (18%)	31 (15%)	13 (7%)	23 (17%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (33%)	88 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	<6 (1%)	11 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	24 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	<6 (42%)	31 (34%)	85 (42%)	74 (37%)	60 (45%)	11 (48%)	<6 (33%)	267 (40%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	35 (38%)	74 (36%)	77 (39%)	46 (35%)	9 (39%)	0 (0%)	245 (37%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	6 (7%)	19 (9%)	21 (11%)	12 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	61 (9%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (17%)	18 (20%)	24 (12%)	24 (12%)	13 (10%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (67%)	84 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (14%)	18 (9%)	22 (11%)	15 (11%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	73 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	15 (7%)	12 (6%)	9 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (33%)	43 (6%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	12 (100%)	92 (100%)	203 (100%)	200 (100%)	132 (100%)	23 (100%)	<6 (100%)	665 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	14 (6%)	18 (10%)	7 (9%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	46 (6%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	68 (92%)	200 (89%)	213 (88%)	139 (80%)	70 (85%)	13 (65%)	<6 (100%)	704 (86%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	7 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	16 (7%)	13 (5%)	9 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	48 (6%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	8 (11%)	37 (17%)	62 (26%)	44 (25%)	18 (22%)	9 (45%)	0 (0%)	178 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	42 (57%)	49 (22%)	55 (23%)	38 (22%)	16 (20%)	6 (30%)	0 (0%)	206 (25%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	26 (35%)	133 (59%)	129 (53%)	81 (47%)	35 (43%)	7 (35%)	0 (0%)	411 (50%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	40 (18%)	53 (22%)	52 (30%)	31 (38%)	7 (35%)	<6 (100%)	188 (23%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	73 (99%)	222 (99%)	234 (96%)	169 (98%)	82 (100%)	19 (95%)	<6 (100%)	800 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	71 (96%)	205 (92%)	209 (86%)	143 (83%)	69 (84%)	17 (85%)	<6 (100%)	715 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	19 (8%)	30 (12%)	27 (16%)	11 (13%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	93 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	34 (46%)	118 (53%)	127 (52%)	89 (51%)	43 (52%)	9 (45%)	0 (0%)	420 (51%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	25 (34%)	69 (31%)	79 (33%)	67 (39%)	32 (39%)	6 (30%)	0 (0%)	278 (34%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (12%)	31 (14%)	29 (12%)	11 (6%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (15%)	<6 (100%)	89 (11%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	40 (18%)	36 (15%)	45 (26%)	14 (17%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	143 (18%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	17 (23%)	52 (23%)	50 (21%)	37 (21%)	28 (34%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	187 (23%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (23%)	61 (27%)	59 (24%)	29 (17%)	12 (15%)	6 (30%)	0 (0%)	184 (23%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	30 (41%)	65 (29%)	91 (37%)	54 (31%)	24 (29%)	9 (45%)	<6 (100%)	274 (34%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	13 (18%)	37 (17%)	41 (17%)	32 (18%)	10 (12%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	135 (17%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	19 (8%)	18 (7%)	18 (10%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	64 (8%)
Southwest	Total	0 (0%)	74 (100%)	224 (100%)	243 (100%)	173 (100%)	82 (100%)	20 (100%)	<6 (100%)	817 (100%)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (33%)	149 (39%)	1,014 (52%)	1,817 (63%)	1,722 (65%)	898 (68%)	164 (62%)	11 (69%)	5,776 (61%)
	Black	0 (0%)	27 (7%)	138 (7%)	144 (5%)	99 (4%)	35 (3%)	10 (4%)	0 (0%)	453 (5%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	158 (42%)	551 (28%)	604 (21%)	504 (19%)	245 (18%)	49 (18%)	<6 (13%)	2,113 (22%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (67%)	38 (10%)	211 (11%)	288 (10%)	254 (10%)	124 (9%)	35 (13%)	<6 (19%)	955 (10%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	47 (12%)	224 (11%)	292 (10%)	293 (11%)	126 (10%)	28 (11%)	<6 (6%)	1,011 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	126 (33%)	218 (11%)	199 (7%)	167 (6%)	64 (5%)	12 (5%)	0 (0%)	789 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	205 (54%)	975 (50%)	936 (32%)	597 (23%)	233 (18%)	52 (20%)	<6 (13%)	3,000 (32%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	35 (9%)	734 (38%)	1,718 (59%)	1,833 (70%)	1,011 (76%)	193 (73%)	13 (81%)	5,537 (58%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	370 (98%)	1,850 (95%)	2,703 (93%)	2,413 (92%)	1,196 (90%)	240 (90%)	16 (100%)	8,791 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	80 (4%)	118 (4%)	151 (6%)	78 (6%)	15 (6%)	0 (0%)	448 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (1%)	77 (3%)	62 (2%)	50 (4%)	10 (4%)	0 (0%)	219 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	18 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	330 (87%)	1,601 (82%)	2,211 (76%)	1,859 (71%)	902 (68%)	176 (66%)	8 (50%)	7,090 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	38 (10%)	314 (16%)	613 (21%)	711 (27%)	403 (30%)	83 (31%)	8 (50%)	2,170 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (<1%)	15 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	41 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	35 (2%)	61 (2%)	49 (2%)	18 (1%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	175 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (33%)	219 (58%)	1,318 (67%)	2,137 (74%)	1,978 (75%)	979 (74%)	196 (74%)	11 (69%)	6,839 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (67%)	110 (29%)	438 (22%)	548 (19%)	423 (16%)	255 (19%)	49 (18%)	<6 (19%)	1,828 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	32 (8%)	127 (6%)	140 (5%)	121 (5%)	57 (4%)	11 (4%)	<6 (13%)	490 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	28 (1%)	29 (<1%)	32 (1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	106 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	90 (24%)	527 (27%)	798 (27%)	761 (29%)	421 (32%)	98 (37%)	<6 (31%)	2,700 (28%)
	Adequate	<6 (67%)	106 (28%)	612 (31%)	1,055 (36%)	978 (37%)	496 (37%)	88 (33%)	6 (38%)	3,343 (35%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	58 (15%)	341 (17%)	440 (15%)	383 (15%)	166 (13%)	31 (12%)	<6 (6%)	1,420 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (33%)	110 (29%)	401 (21%)	528 (18%)	398 (15%)	198 (15%)	38 (14%)	<6 (19%)	1,677 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	40 (11%)	196 (10%)	256 (9%)	268 (10%)	138 (10%)	26 (10%)	<6 (6%)	925 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	25 (7%)	137 (7%)	164 (6%)	186 (7%)	92 (7%)	21 (8%)	<6 (13%)	627 (7%)
Alaska	Total	<6 (100%)	378 (100%)	1,956 (100%)	2,902 (100%)	2,632 (100%)	1,326 (100%)	266 (100%)	16 (100%)	9,479 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	45 (39%)	376 (50%)	672 (60%)	721 (65%)	380 (69%)	72 (65%)	7 (78%)	2,273 (60%)
	Black	0 (0%)	18 (16%)	85 (11%)	88 (8%)	70 (6%)	25 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	289 (8%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	17 (15%)	89 (12%)	116 (10%)	116 (10%)	48 (9%)	11 (10%)	0 (0%)	397 (11%)
	Asian/PI	<6 (100%)	32 (28%)	173 (23%)	218 (19%)	168 (15%)	84 (15%)	20 (18%)	<6 (22%)	699 (19%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	12 (10%)	63 (8%)	74 (7%)	79 (7%)	37 (7%)	7 (6%)	<6 (11%)	273 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	30 (26%)	65 (9%)	57 (5%)	49 (4%)	25 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	230 (6%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	77 (66%)	369 (49%)	339 (30%)	213 (19%)	71 (13%)	19 (17%)	<6 (22%)	1,090 (29%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	305 (41%)	706 (63%)	828 (75%)	447 (81%)	86 (78%)	7 (78%)	2,387 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	116 (100%)	714 (95%)	1,047 (93%)	1,020 (92%)	502 (91%)	105 (95%)	9 (100%)	3,515 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)	47 (4%)	68 (6%)	31 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	174 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)	25 (2%)	18 (2%)	17 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	72 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	99 (85%)	602 (80%)	850 (76%)	747 (67%)	358 (65%)	61 (55%)	<6 (44%)	2,723 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	136 (18%)	245 (22%)	336 (30%)	184 (33%)	48 (44%)	<6 (56%)	965 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (1%)	22 (2%)	19 (2%)	7 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	60 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	60 (52%)	481 (64%)	859 (77%)	874 (79%)	432 (79%)	90 (82%)	7 (78%)	2,803 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	37 (32%)	192 (26%)	180 (16%)	147 (13%)	87 (16%)	15 (14%)	<6 (22%)	662 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (11%)	38 (5%)	45 (4%)	33 (3%)	16 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	147 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	17 (2%)	14 (1%)	16 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	53 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	31 (27%)	206 (28%)	324 (29%)	336 (30%)	195 (35%)	51 (46%)	<6 (44%)	1,147 (30%)
	Adequate	<6 (50%)	29 (25%)	217 (29%)	413 (37%)	424 (38%)	193 (35%)	33 (30%)	<6 (44%)	1,314 (35%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	116 (15%)	158 (14%)	161 (15%)	67 (12%)	11 (10%)	0 (0%)	524 (14%)
	Inadequate	<6 (50%)	38 (33%)	174 (23%)	189 (17%)	132 (12%)	74 (13%)	11 (10%)	0 (0%)	619 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	80 (11%)	91 (8%)	107 (10%)	56 (10%)	12 (11%)	<6 (11%)	358 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	10 (9%)	60 (8%)	66 (6%)	77 (7%)	41 (7%)	11 (10%)	<6 (11%)	266 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	<6 (100%)	116 (100%)	749 (100%)	1,120 (100%)	1,107 (100%)	550 (100%)	110 (100%)	9 (100%)	3,763 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	19 (76%)	128 (82%)	232 (83%)	218 (82%)	91 (77%)	16 (55%)	0 (0%)	704 (81%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (16%)	21 (13%)	28 (10%)	25 (9%)	14 (12%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	94 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (3%)	10 (4%)	16 (6%)	7 (6%)	8 (28%)	0 (0%)	48 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	13 (8%)	19 (7%)	20 (8%)	7 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	62 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	8 (32%)	13 (8%)	12 (4%)	10 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	47 (5%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	15 (60%)	80 (51%)	93 (33%)	59 (22%)	18 (15%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	270 (31%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	62 (39%)	171 (61%)	193 (73%)	94 (80%)	20 (69%)	0 (0%)	542 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	25 (100%)	142 (90%)	248 (89%)	238 (90%)	102 (86%)	24 (83%)	0 (0%)	779 (89%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (5%)	14 (5%)	12 (5%)	6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	43 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	17 (6%)	14 (5%)	10 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	49 (6%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	21 (84%)	127 (81%)	215 (77%)	190 (72%)	81 (69%)	18 (62%)	0 (0%)	652 (75%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (12%)	24 (15%)	49 (18%)	65 (25%)	34 (29%)	10 (34%)	0 (0%)	185 (21%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	11 (4%)	6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (48%)	111 (71%)	203 (73%)	196 (74%)	79 (67%)	17 (59%)	0 (0%)	618 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (36%)	29 (18%)	55 (20%)	44 (17%)	22 (19%)	11 (38%)	0 (0%)	170 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (16%)	9 (6%)	12 (4%)	12 (5%)	9 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	8 (32%)	44 (28%)	58 (21%)	46 (17%)	27 (23%)	11 (38%)	0 (0%)	194 (22%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	<6 (20%)	55 (35%)	119 (43%)	122 (46%)	36 (31%)	8 (28%)	0 (0%)	345 (40%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (12%)	27 (17%)	44 (16%)	47 (18%)	23 (19%)	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	150 (17%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (36%)	24 (15%)	50 (18%)	39 (15%)	23 (19%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	147 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	14 (9%)	17 (6%)	15 (6%)	10 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	59 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (6%)	7 (3%)	14 (5%)	7 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	39 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	25 (100%)	157 (100%)	279 (100%)	265 (100%)	118 (100%)	29 (100%)	0 (0%)	873 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	37 (64%)	246 (70%)	383 (77%)	275 (72%)	147 (73%)	27 (73%)	<6 (100%)	1,116 (73%)
	Black	0 (0%)	7 (12%)	38 (11%)	36 (7%)	17 (4%)	6 (3%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	109 (7%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	10 (17%)	44 (13%)	54 (11%)	50 (13%)	32 (16%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	195 (13%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	13 (4%)	21 (4%)	29 (8%)	16 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	81 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	35 (10%)	25 (5%)	31 (8%)	14 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	113 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	12 (21%)	29 (8%)	21 (4%)	11 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	77 (5%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	34 (59%)	152 (43%)	121 (24%)	70 (18%)	34 (17%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	415 (27%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	11 (19%)	164 (47%)	353 (71%)	294 (77%)	162 (81%)	31 (84%)	<6 (100%)	1,016 (67%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	57 (98%)	345 (99%)	471 (94%)	364 (96%)	186 (93%)	33 (89%)	<6 (100%)	1,457 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	17 (3%)	10 (3%)	9 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	43 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	22 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	50 (86%)	277 (79%)	373 (75%)	265 (70%)	136 (68%)	24 (65%)	<6 (100%)	1,126 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (10%)	59 (17%)	113 (23%)	100 (26%)	60 (30%)	9 (24%)	0 (0%)	347 (23%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	13 (4%)	11 (2%)	14 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	48 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	43 (74%)	263 (75%)	358 (72%)	279 (73%)	150 (75%)	28 (76%)	<6 (100%)	1,122 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (19%)	58 (17%)	113 (23%)	62 (16%)	35 (17%)	6 (16%)	0 (0%)	285 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	25 (7%)	22 (4%)	29 (8%)	13 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	92 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	16 (28%)	75 (21%)	116 (23%)	104 (27%)	50 (25%)	11 (30%)	0 (0%)	372 (24%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	17 (29%)	124 (35%)	189 (38%)	137 (36%)	95 (47%)	16 (43%)	<6 (100%)	579 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	13 (22%)	79 (23%)	101 (20%)	67 (18%)	30 (15%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	293 (19%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	9 (16%)	64 (18%)	85 (17%)	65 (17%)	23 (11%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	251 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	20 (6%)	50 (10%)	40 (11%)	24 (12%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	139 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	21 (6%)	32 (6%)	25 (7%)	13 (6%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	98 (6%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	58 (100%)	350 (100%)	500 (100%)	380 (100%)	201 (100%)	37 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,527 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	40 (89%)	211 (82%)	377 (85%)	324 (87%)	165 (86%)	29 (97%)	<6 (50%)	1,147 (86%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (3%)	10 (2%)	8 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	28 (11%)	38 (9%)	24 (6%)	16 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	109 (8%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	11 (2%)	10 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	34 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	11 (24%)	26 (10%)	45 (10%)	40 (11%)	16 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	138 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	8 (18%)	26 (10%)	28 (6%)	18 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	86 (6%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	30 (67%)	117 (45%)	124 (28%)	74 (20%)	32 (17%)	6 (20%)	0 (0%)	383 (29%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	113 (44%)	282 (64%)	275 (74%)	150 (79%)	22 (73%)	<6 (100%)	850 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	40 (89%)	214 (83%)	394 (89%)	299 (81%)	146 (76%)	19 (63%)	<6 (100%)	1,114 (83%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	39 (15%)	31 (7%)	50 (13%)	28 (15%)	8 (27%)	0 (0%)	161 (12%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	17 (4%)	22 (6%)	17 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	64 (5%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	35 (78%)	208 (81%)	315 (71%)	268 (72%)	141 (74%)	28 (93%)	0 (0%)	995 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	10 (22%)	45 (17%)	120 (27%)	100 (27%)	49 (26%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (100%)	328 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	30 (67%)	189 (73%)	334 (76%)	270 (73%)	140 (73%)	20 (67%)	<6 (100%)	985 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	14 (31%)	44 (17%)	73 (17%)	68 (18%)	40 (21%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	244 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	15 (6%)	25 (6%)	17 (5%)	7 (4%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	68 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	11 (24%)	79 (31%)	128 (29%)	109 (29%)	57 (30%)	10 (33%)	0 (0%)	394 (29%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	22 (49%)	103 (40%)	189 (43%)	151 (41%)	86 (45%)	12 (40%)	<6 (50%)	564 (42%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	25 (10%)	40 (9%)	34 (9%)	15 (8%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (50%)	119 (9%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	8 (18%)	39 (15%)	68 (15%)	58 (16%)	29 (15%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	207 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	16 (6%)	32 (7%)	35 (9%)	13 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	102 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	16 (6%)	20 (5%)	23 (6%)	16 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	80 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	45 (100%)	258 (100%)	442 (100%)	371 (100%)	191 (100%)	30 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,339 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	<6 (100%)	<6 (4%)	6 (5%)	7 (6%)	16 (12%)	6 (12%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	41 (8%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	46 (96%)	119 (94%)	103 (90%)	111 (82%)	43 (83%)	12 (71%)	0 (0%)	434 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (5%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	16 (3%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	39 (31%)	46 (40%)	60 (44%)	18 (35%)	8 (47%)	0 (0%)	177 (36%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	20 (42%)	18 (14%)	17 (15%)	31 (23%)	9 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	96 (19%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	19 (40%)	81 (64%)	69 (60%)	50 (37%)	22 (42%)	8 (47%)	0 (0%)	249 (50%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	22 (17%)	27 (23%)	54 (40%)	20 (38%)	9 (53%)	0 (0%)	135 (27%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	47 (98%)	124 (98%)	114 (99%)	131 (96%)	51 (98%)	17 (100%)	0 (0%)	485 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	46 (96%)	116 (92%)	104 (90%)	114 (84%)	40 (77%)	15 (88%)	0 (0%)	436 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (7%)	10 (9%)	20 (15%)	12 (23%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	55 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	<6 (100%)	30 (63%)	90 (71%)	91 (79%)	97 (71%)	28 (54%)	10 (59%)	0 (0%)	347 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (25%)	29 (23%)	17 (15%)	22 (16%)	16 (31%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	101 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	8 (6%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	24 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	12 (25%)	52 (41%)	51 (44%)	47 (35%)	18 (35%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	183 (37%)
	Adequate	<6 (100%)	12 (25%)	26 (21%)	21 (18%)	30 (22%)	12 (23%)	7 (41%)	0 (0%)	109 (22%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	10 (21%)	27 (21%)	19 (17%)	24 (18%)	7 (13%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	89 (18%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	14 (29%)	17 (13%)	21 (18%)	26 (19%)	12 (23%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	95 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	7 (15%)	16 (13%)	7 (6%)	17 (13%)	10 (19%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	59 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (6%)	6 (5%)	17 (13%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	37 (7%)
Northern	Total	<6 (100%)	48 (100%)	126 (100%)	115 (100%)	136 (100%)	52 (100%)	17 (100%)	0 (0%)	495 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (42%)	39 (42%)	130 (64%)	146 (73%)	101 (77%)	14 (61%)	<6 (67%)	437 (66%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	7 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	6 (50%)	39 (42%)	41 (20%)	35 (18%)	21 (16%)	<6 (22%)	<6 (33%)	148 (22%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	8 (9%)	21 (10%)	17 (9%)	7 (5%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	57 (9%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	11 (12%)	21 (10%)	19 (10%)	16 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	70 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	6 (50%)	18 (20%)	9 (4%)	10 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	47 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	43 (47%)	61 (30%)	50 (25%)	21 (16%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	182 (27%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	28 (30%)	126 (62%)	137 (69%)	107 (81%)	18 (78%)	<6 (67%)	419 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	12 (100%)	89 (97%)	195 (96%)	192 (96%)	127 (96%)	23 (100%)	<6 (100%)	641 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	8 (67%)	66 (72%)	145 (71%)	132 (66%)	77 (58%)	13 (57%)	<6 (67%)	443 (67%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	22 (24%)	46 (23%)	63 (32%)	53 (40%)	9 (39%)	<6 (33%)	197 (30%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	18 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	10 (83%)	66 (72%)	165 (81%)	173 (87%)	107 (81%)	22 (96%)	<6 (33%)	544 (82%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (17%)	17 (18%)	31 (15%)	13 (7%)	23 (17%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (33%)	88 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (8%)	<6 (1%)	11 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	24 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	<6 (42%)	31 (34%)	85 (42%)	74 (37%)	60 (45%)	11 (48%)	<6 (33%)	267 (40%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	35 (38%)	74 (36%)	77 (39%)	46 (35%)	9 (39%)	0 (0%)	245 (37%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	6 (7%)	19 (9%)	21 (11%)	12 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	61 (9%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	<6 (17%)	18 (20%)	24 (12%)	24 (12%)	13 (10%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (67%)	84 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (14%)	18 (9%)	22 (11%)	15 (11%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	73 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	15 (7%)	12 (6%)	9 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (33%)	43 (6%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	12 (100%)	92 (100%)	203 (100%)	200 (100%)	132 (100%)	23 (100%)	<6 (100%)	665 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Bridged)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	8 (4%)	16 (7%)	22 (13%)	8 (10%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	58 (7%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	72 (97%)	211 (94%)	224 (92%)	143 (83%)	71 (87%)	14 (70%)	<6 (100%)	736 (90%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	7 (4%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	8 (11%)	37 (17%)	62 (26%)	44 (25%)	18 (22%)	9 (45%)	0 (0%)	178 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	42 (57%)	49 (22%)	55 (23%)	38 (22%)	16 (20%)	6 (30%)	0 (0%)	206 (25%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	26 (35%)	133 (59%)	129 (53%)	81 (47%)	35 (43%)	7 (35%)	0 (0%)	411 (50%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	40 (18%)	53 (22%)	52 (30%)	31 (38%)	7 (35%)	<6 (100%)	188 (23%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	73 (99%)	222 (99%)	234 (96%)	169 (98%)	82 (100%)	19 (95%)	<6 (100%)	800 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	71 (96%)	205 (92%)	209 (86%)	143 (83%)	69 (84%)	17 (85%)	<6 (100%)	715 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	19 (8%)	30 (12%)	27 (16%)	11 (13%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	93 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	34 (46%)	118 (53%)	127 (52%)	89 (51%)	43 (52%)	9 (45%)	0 (0%)	420 (51%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	25 (34%)	69 (31%)	79 (33%)	67 (39%)	32 (39%)	6 (30%)	0 (0%)	278 (34%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (12%)	31 (14%)	29 (12%)	11 (6%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (15%)	<6 (100%)	89 (11%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	40 (18%)	36 (15%)	45 (26%)	14 (17%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	143 (18%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	17 (23%)	52 (23%)	50 (21%)	37 (21%)	28 (34%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	187 (23%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	17 (23%)	61 (27%)	59 (24%)	29 (17%)	12 (15%)	6 (30%)	0 (0%)	184 (23%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	30 (41%)	65 (29%)	91 (37%)	54 (31%)	24 (29%)	9 (45%)	<6 (100%)	274 (34%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	13 (18%)	37 (17%)	41 (17%)	32 (18%)	10 (12%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	135 (17%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	19 (8%)	18 (7%)	18 (10%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	64 (8%)
Southwest	Total	0 (0%)	74 (100%)	224 (100%)	243 (100%)	173 (100%)	82 (100%)	20 (100%)	<6 (100%)	817 (100%)

2021

Race Category (Available in): Alone (2014-2021), Bridged (1990-2020)

Alone

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	109 (28%)	932 (48%)	1,553 (56%)	1,593 (61%)	867 (63%)	178 (61%)	10 (63%)	5,242 (56%)
	Black	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	83 (4%)	71 (3%)	62 (2%)	45 (3%)	12 (4%)	<6 (6%)	281 (3%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	172 (45%)	483 (25%)	500 (18%)	429 (16%)	202 (15%)	53 (18%)	<6 (13%)	1,842 (20%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	31 (8%)	165 (8%)	257 (9%)	238 (9%)	137 (10%)	25 (9%)	0 (0%)	853 (9%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	57 (15%)	234 (12%)	322 (12%)	256 (10%)	108 (8%)	21 (7%)	0 (0%)	998 (11%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	43 (11%)	145 (7%)	258 (9%)	244 (9%)	121 (9%)	34 (12%)	0 (0%)	845 (9%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	185 (48%)	209 (11%)	164 (6%)	146 (6%)	69 (5%)	7 (2%)	<6 (13%)	783 (8%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	154 (40%)	957 (49%)	929 (34%)	534 (20%)	242 (17%)	50 (17%)	<6 (6%)	2,867 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	32 (8%)	750 (39%)	1,624 (59%)	1,896 (72%)	1,050 (76%)	228 (78%)	12 (75%)	5,592 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	369 (96%)	1,868 (96%)	2,556 (93%)	2,387 (91%)	1,266 (91%)	265 (90%)	13 (81%)	8,725 (93%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	57 (3%)	114 (4%)	159 (6%)	69 (5%)	18 (6%)	<6 (6%)	426 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	17 (<1%)	85 (3%)	76 (3%)	49 (4%)	10 (3%)	<6 (13%)	243 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	326 (85%)	1,566 (80%)	2,074 (75%)	1,887 (72%)	884 (64%)	183 (62%)	9 (56%)	6,930 (74%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	49 (13%)	339 (17%)	617 (22%)	682 (26%)	471 (34%)	107 (37%)	7 (44%)	2,272 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	34 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	32 (2%)	54 (2%)	45 (2%)	22 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	162 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	207 (54%)	1,358 (70%)	1,990 (72%)	1,990 (76%)	1,022 (74%)	200 (68%)	9 (56%)	6,776 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	130 (34%)	407 (21%)	521 (19%)	430 (16%)	240 (17%)	68 (23%)	6 (38%)	1,803 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	36 (9%)	127 (7%)	165 (6%)	129 (5%)	71 (5%)	14 (5%)	0 (0%)	542 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	16 (<1%)	29 (1%)	26 (<1%)	14 (1%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	96 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	80 (21%)	497 (26%)	776 (28%)	784 (30%)	432 (31%)	94 (32%)	<6 (31%)	2,668 (28%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	102 (27%)	694 (36%)	1,014 (37%)	973 (37%)	510 (37%)	91 (31%)	<6 (25%)	3,388 (36%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	70 (18%)	296 (15%)	401 (15%)	366 (14%)	161 (12%)	39 (13%)	<6 (13%)	1,335 (14%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	120 (31%)	400 (21%)	493 (18%)	418 (16%)	234 (17%)	60 (20%)	<6 (25%)	1,730 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	29 (8%)	183 (9%)	270 (10%)	247 (9%)	172 (12%)	48 (16%)	<6 (25%)	953 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	25 (7%)	137 (7%)	187 (7%)	161 (6%)	117 (8%)	25 (9%)	0 (0%)	652 (7%)
Alaska	Total	<6 (100%)	383 (100%)	1,946 (100%)	2,758 (100%)	2,627 (100%)	1,386 (100%)	293 (100%)	16 (100%)	9,410 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	26 (22%)	309 (42%)	496 (52%)	616 (59%)	351 (59%)	70 (59%)	<6 (71%)	1,873 (52%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	51 (7%)	37 (4%)	39 (4%)	32 (5%)	9 (8%)	<6 (14%)	173 (5%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	24 (20%)	108 (15%)	103 (11%)	90 (9%)	51 (9%)	11 (9%)	0 (0%)	387 (11%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	30 (25%)	135 (18%)	186 (19%)	158 (15%)	102 (17%)	17 (14%)	0 (0%)	628 (18%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	28 (24%)	109 (15%)	116 (12%)	107 (10%)	50 (8%)	9 (8%)	0 (0%)	419 (12%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	44 (6%)	65 (7%)	67 (6%)	38 (6%)	9 (8%)	0 (0%)	234 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	53 (45%)	78 (11%)	44 (5%)	40 (4%)	23 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (14%)	241 (7%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	47 (39%)	345 (47%)	280 (29%)	155 (15%)	78 (13%)	18 (15%)	<6 (14%)	924 (26%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	16 (13%)	300 (41%)	620 (64%)	820 (79%)	485 (81%)	94 (79%)	<6 (71%)	2,340 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	118 (99%)	710 (97%)	895 (93%)	948 (91%)	559 (93%)	109 (92%)	7 (100%)	3,346 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	23 (3%)	47 (5%)	68 (7%)	23 (4%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	168 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	20 (2%)	21 (2%)	15 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	62 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	101 (85%)	585 (80%)	756 (79%)	742 (71%)	363 (61%)	72 (61%)	<6 (43%)	2,622 (73%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	18 (15%)	139 (19%)	189 (20%)	276 (27%)	223 (37%)	45 (38%)	<6 (57%)	894 (25%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	15 (2%)	18 (2%)	7 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	49 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	67 (56%)	503 (68%)	715 (74%)	821 (79%)	470 (79%)	81 (68%)	<6 (57%)	2,661 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	39 (33%)	154 (21%)	149 (15%)	137 (13%)	80 (13%)	30 (25%)	<6 (43%)	592 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	42 (6%)	61 (6%)	43 (4%)	24 (4%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	187 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (1%)	16 (2%)	11 (1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	46 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	26 (22%)	189 (26%)	256 (27%)	287 (28%)	193 (32%)	44 (37%)	<6 (43%)	998 (28%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	30 (25%)	246 (33%)	353 (37%)	387 (37%)	225 (38%)	25 (21%)	<6 (29%)	1,268 (35%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	26 (22%)	123 (17%)	154 (16%)	172 (17%)	75 (13%)	19 (16%)	0 (0%)	569 (16%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	33 (28%)	147 (20%)	172 (18%)	153 (15%)	81 (14%)	29 (24%)	<6 (29%)	617 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	12 (10%)	77 (10%)	81 (8%)	101 (10%)	60 (10%)	23 (19%)	<6 (43%)	357 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	10 (8%)	60 (8%)	65 (7%)	68 (7%)	43 (7%)	9 (8%)	0 (0%)	255 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	0 (0%)	119 (100%)	735 (100%)	962 (100%)	1,038 (100%)	598 (100%)	119 (100%)	7 (100%)	3,578 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	20 (69%)	118 (71%)	210 (77%)	214 (74%)	97 (77%)	28 (82%)	<6 (50%)	688 (75%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (14%)	15 (9%)	19 (7%)	19 (7%)	8 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	66 (7%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	8 (3%)	18 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	38 (4%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (14%)	23 (14%)	28 (10%)	32 (11%)	11 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	101 (11%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (2%)	15 (6%)	26 (9%)	15 (12%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	65 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	15 (52%)	14 (8%)	11 (4%)	10 (3%)	6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	56 (6%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	12 (41%)	85 (51%)	95 (35%)	62 (21%)	16 (13%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	275 (30%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	66 (40%)	162 (60%)	213 (73%)	101 (80%)	28 (82%)	<6 (50%)	572 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	24 (83%)	152 (91%)	243 (90%)	253 (87%)	106 (84%)	29 (85%)	<6 (50%)	808 (88%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (14%)	6 (4%)	8 (3%)	21 (7%)	14 (11%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (50%)	57 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	9 (5%)	20 (7%)	16 (6%)	6 (5%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	54 (6%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	27 (93%)	131 (78%)	182 (67%)	204 (70%)	85 (67%)	21 (62%)	<6 (50%)	651 (71%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	30 (18%)	78 (29%)	82 (28%)	35 (28%)	12 (35%)	<6 (50%)	240 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (45%)	113 (68%)	181 (67%)	208 (72%)	87 (69%)	23 (68%)	<6 (50%)	626 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (45%)	38 (23%)	50 (18%)	54 (19%)	24 (19%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	182 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	10 (6%)	25 (9%)	21 (7%)	8 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	69 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	<6 (17%)	42 (25%)	68 (25%)	78 (27%)	29 (23%)	10 (29%)	0 (0%)	232 (25%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	10 (34%)	67 (40%)	94 (35%)	113 (39%)	54 (43%)	8 (24%)	<6 (50%)	347 (38%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	6 (21%)	17 (10%)	40 (15%)	38 (13%)	14 (11%)	6 (18%)	0 (0%)	121 (13%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	7 (24%)	34 (20%)	56 (21%)	53 (18%)	22 (17%)	7 (21%)	0 (0%)	179 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	12 (7%)	23 (8%)	24 (8%)	12 (10%)	6 (18%)	0 (0%)	78 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	11 (7%)	9 (3%)	15 (5%)	11 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	52 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	0 (0%)	29 (100%)	167 (100%)	271 (100%)	290 (100%)	126 (100%)	34 (100%)	<6 (100%)	919 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	28 (53%)	256 (68%)	378 (70%)	298 (69%)	155 (71%)	26 (62%)	0 (0%)	1,141 (69%)
	Black	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	31 (8%)	24 (4%)	15 (3%)	8 (4%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	83 (5%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	14 (26%)	30 (8%)	41 (8%)	44 (10%)	14 (6%)	9 (21%)	0 (0%)	152 (9%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	8 (2%)	29 (5%)	28 (6%)	14 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	83 (5%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	8 (15%)	35 (9%)	46 (9%)	43 (10%)	19 (9%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	152 (9%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	9 (2%)	30 (6%)	24 (6%)	13 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	83 (5%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	22 (42%)	25 (7%)	23 (4%)	21 (5%)	7 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	100 (6%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	24 (45%)	161 (43%)	150 (28%)	67 (15%)	37 (17%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	442 (27%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	7 (13%)	182 (48%)	356 (66%)	336 (78%)	169 (78%)	36 (86%)	<6 (100%)	1,087 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	52 (98%)	371 (98%)	518 (96%)	407 (94%)	193 (89%)	39 (93%)	0 (0%)	1,580 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (1%)	19 (4%)	12 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	44 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)	6 (1%)	12 (6%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (100%)	34 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	44 (83%)	289 (76%)	383 (71%)	304 (70%)	141 (65%)	28 (67%)	<6 (100%)	1,190 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (15%)	75 (20%)	131 (24%)	117 (27%)	71 (33%)	14 (33%)	0 (0%)	416 (25%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	12 (3%)	21 (4%)	9 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	24 (45%)	269 (71%)	359 (67%)	310 (72%)	145 (67%)	28 (67%)	0 (0%)	1,135 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	17 (32%)	65 (17%)	122 (23%)	93 (21%)	50 (23%)	10 (24%)	<6 (100%)	358 (22%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (17%)	38 (10%)	47 (9%)	26 (6%)	15 (7%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	136 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	11 (21%)	89 (24%)	135 (25%)	121 (28%)	54 (25%)	10 (24%)	0 (0%)	420 (25%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	14 (26%)	146 (39%)	229 (43%)	177 (41%)	90 (41%)	20 (48%)	0 (0%)	676 (41%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	7 (13%)	53 (14%)	70 (13%)	52 (12%)	23 (11%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	208 (13%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	19 (36%)	80 (21%)	94 (18%)	71 (16%)	45 (21%)	7 (17%)	<6 (100%)	317 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (6%)	56 (10%)	27 (6%)	33 (15%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	144 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	21 (6%)	39 (7%)	20 (5%)	24 (11%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	110 (7%)
Interior	Total	0 (0%)	53 (100%)	378 (100%)	537 (100%)	433 (100%)	217 (100%)	42 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,661 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	29 (73%)	189 (77%)	348 (77%)	297 (80%)	167 (86%)	30 (83%)	<6 (100%)	1,062 (79%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	17 (7%)	30 (7%)	20 (5%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	77 (6%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	7 (2%)	13 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	32 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	7 (18%)	30 (12%)	58 (13%)	32 (9%)	12 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	142 (11%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	24 (10%)	37 (8%)	29 (8%)	14 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	108 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	17 (43%)	15 (6%)	19 (4%)	13 (3%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	72 (5%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	21 (53%)	133 (54%)	136 (30%)	69 (19%)	32 (16%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	395 (29%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	97 (39%)	293 (65%)	283 (76%)	153 (78%)	30 (83%)	<6 (100%)	860 (64%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	35 (88%)	222 (90%)	386 (85%)	309 (83%)	170 (87%)	29 (81%)	<6 (50%)	1,152 (86%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	19 (8%)	40 (9%)	38 (10%)	14 (7%)	6 (17%)	0 (0%)	120 (9%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	6 (2%)	27 (6%)	25 (7%)	11 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (50%)	73 (5%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	31 (78%)	192 (78%)	322 (71%)	271 (73%)	124 (64%)	22 (61%)	<6 (100%)	964 (72%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	8 (20%)	50 (20%)	124 (27%)	94 (25%)	65 (33%)	14 (39%)	0 (0%)	355 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	27 (68%)	188 (76%)	357 (79%)	287 (77%)	140 (72%)	24 (67%)	<6 (50%)	1,024 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (30%)	46 (19%)	74 (16%)	61 (16%)	36 (18%)	11 (31%)	<6 (50%)	241 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	9 (4%)	13 (3%)	15 (4%)	11 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	50 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	10 (25%)	68 (28%)	164 (36%)	133 (36%)	63 (32%)	12 (33%)	<6 (50%)	451 (34%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	15 (38%)	114 (46%)	187 (41%)	147 (40%)	81 (42%)	18 (50%)	0 (0%)	562 (42%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	25 (10%)	36 (8%)	31 (8%)	13 (7%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (50%)	111 (8%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	11 (28%)	35 (14%)	56 (12%)	52 (14%)	32 (16%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	190 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	21 (9%)	46 (10%)	34 (9%)	26 (13%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	132 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	16 (6%)	34 (8%)	15 (4%)	12 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	82 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	0 (0%)	40 (100%)	247 (100%)	453 (100%)	372 (100%)	195 (100%)	36 (100%)	<6 (100%)	1,345 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	8 (8%)	8 (15%)	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	23 (5%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	48 (96%)	108 (90%)	94 (77%)	77 (79%)	39 (72%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	378 (83%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (8%)	21 (17%)	9 (9%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	44 (10%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	11 (22%)	31 (26%)	49 (40%)	43 (44%)	16 (30%)	9 (75%)	0 (0%)	159 (35%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	24 (48%)	15 (13%)	12 (10%)	18 (18%)	10 (19%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	79 (17%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	20 (40%)	76 (63%)	74 (61%)	42 (43%)	23 (43%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	240 (53%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	27 (23%)	34 (28%)	37 (38%)	21 (39%)	7 (58%)	<6 (100%)	131 (29%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	50 (100%)	118 (98%)	116 (95%)	96 (98%)	52 (96%)	12 (100%)	<6 (100%)	445 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	45 (90%)	110 (92%)	97 (80%)	85 (87%)	42 (78%)	9 (75%)	0 (0%)	388 (85%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	10 (8%)	24 (20%)	13 (13%)	11 (20%)	<6 (25%)	<6 (100%)	64 (14%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	33 (66%)	84 (70%)	85 (70%)	65 (66%)	40 (74%)	8 (67%)	<6 (100%)	316 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	12 (24%)	27 (23%)	30 (25%)	27 (28%)	11 (20%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	109 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	8 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	21 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	14 (28%)	42 (35%)	37 (30%)	35 (36%)	24 (44%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	154 (34%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	18 (36%)	35 (29%)	38 (31%)	27 (28%)	9 (17%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	133 (29%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	11 (9%)	19 (16%)	13 (13%)	6 (11%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (100%)	55 (12%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	14 (28%)	30 (25%)	25 (20%)	19 (19%)	12 (22%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	103 (23%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	19 (16%)	17 (14%)	10 (10%)	9 (17%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (100%)	61 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	16 (13%)	8 (8%)	8 (15%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	42 (9%)
Northern	Total	0 (0%)	50 (100%)	120 (100%)	122 (100%)	98 (100%)	54 (100%)	12 (100%)	<6 (100%)	457 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	53 (57%)	107 (55%)	150 (66%)	82 (68%)	22 (76%)	<6 (50%)	420 (61%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	AI/AN	0 (0%)	<6 (27%)	18 (19%)	25 (13%)	35 (15%)	21 (17%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (50%)	105 (15%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	21 (11%)	16 (7%)	8 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	51 (7%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	6 (40%)	18 (19%)	35 (18%)	23 (10%)	10 (8%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	96 (14%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	8 (9%)	17 (9%)	16 (7%)	6 (5%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	53 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	7 (47%)	11 (12%)	7 (4%)	10 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	40 (6%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	7 (47%)	44 (47%)	70 (36%)	46 (20%)	16 (13%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	185 (27%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	38 (41%)	114 (59%)	169 (74%)	99 (82%)	26 (90%)	<6 (100%)	449 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	0 (0%)	15 (100%)	90 (97%)	182 (94%)	212 (93%)	113 (93%)	26 (90%)	<6 (100%)	640 (94%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (4%)	9 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	25 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	0 (0%)	9 (60%)	68 (73%)	134 (69%)	142 (62%)	69 (57%)	16 (55%)	<6 (50%)	439 (64%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	6 (40%)	22 (24%)	53 (27%)	74 (32%)	51 (42%)	13 (45%)	<6 (50%)	220 (32%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	11 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	13 (87%)	80 (86%)	166 (86%)	192 (84%)	100 (83%)	26 (90%)	<6 (100%)	579 (85%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	9 (10%)	19 (10%)	18 (8%)	12 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	61 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	8 (3%)	6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	24 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	9 (60%)	35 (38%)	81 (42%)	88 (38%)	55 (45%)	14 (48%)	<6 (50%)	283 (41%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	<6 (20%)	39 (42%)	61 (31%)	82 (36%)	37 (31%)	11 (38%)	<6 (50%)	234 (34%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	6 (6%)	24 (12%)	22 (10%)	10 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	64 (9%)
	Inadequate	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (11%)	21 (11%)	29 (13%)	16 (13%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	78 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	11 (12%)	13 (7%)	29 (13%)	14 (12%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	73 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	7 (8%)	7 (4%)	22 (10%)	9 (7%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	51 (7%)
Southeast	Total	0 (0%)	15 (100%)	93 (100%)	194 (100%)	229 (100%)	121 (100%)	29 (100%)	<6 (100%)	683 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Age (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45+	All Ages
Mother’s Race (Alone)	White	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	6 (3%)	9 (4%)	10 (6%)	7 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	35 (5%)
	Black	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	AI/AN	<6 (100%)	74 (96%)	187 (91%)	188 (86%)	144 (86%)	64 (85%)	18 (86%)	<6 (100%)	677 (88%)
	Asian/PI	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
	Multiple	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	10 (5%)	18 (8%)	10 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	44 (6%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	9 (12%)	26 (13%)	45 (21%)	39 (23%)	19 (25%)	<6 (24%)	0 (0%)	143 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (100%)	47 (61%)	51 (25%)	48 (22%)	34 (20%)	12 (16%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (100%)	195 (25%)
	12 Years	0 (0%)	23 (30%)	113 (55%)	124 (57%)	93 (56%)	40 (53%)	13 (62%)	0 (0%)	406 (53%)
	12+ Years	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	40 (19%)	45 (21%)	38 (23%)	22 (29%)	7 (33%)	0 (0%)	153 (20%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	<6 (100%)	75 (97%)	205 (100%)	216 (99%)	162 (97%)	73 (97%)	21 (100%)	<6 (100%)	754 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	<6 (100%)	69 (90%)	191 (93%)	200 (91%)	139 (83%)	60 (80%)	15 (71%)	<6 (100%)	676 (88%)
	Cesarean	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	13 (6%)	18 (8%)	26 (16%)	15 (20%)	6 (29%)	0 (0%)	83 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	0 (0%)	30 (39%)	121 (59%)	127 (58%)	107 (64%)	40 (53%)	10 (48%)	0 (0%)	435 (57%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (100%)	36 (47%)	68 (33%)	77 (35%)	40 (24%)	27 (36%)	10 (48%)	<6 (100%)	260 (34%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	9 (12%)	16 (8%)	11 (5%)	13 (8%)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	55 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	32 (16%)	35 (16%)	42 (25%)	14 (19%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	130 (17%)
	Adequate	0 (0%)	12 (16%)	47 (23%)	52 (24%)	40 (24%)	14 (19%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	168 (22%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	23 (30%)	61 (30%)	58 (26%)	38 (23%)	20 (27%)	7 (33%)	0 (0%)	207 (27%)
	Inadequate	<6 (100%)	36 (47%)	64 (31%)	69 (32%)	41 (25%)	26 (35%)	8 (38%)	<6 (100%)	246 (32%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	9 (12%)	20 (10%)	34 (16%)	22 (13%)	18 (24%)	<6 (24%)	0 (0%)	108 (14%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	13 (6%)	17 (8%)	13 (8%)	10 (13%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	60 (8%)
Southwest	Total	<6 (100%)	77 (100%)	206 (100%)	219 (100%)	167 (100%)	75 (100%)	21 (100%)	<6 (100%)	767 (100%)