Alaska Resident Birth Profiles

 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 Race (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	18 (<1%)
	15-19	688 (9%)	69 (13%)	370 (13%)	22 (5%)	0 (0%)	1,155 (10%)
	20-24	2,149 (27%)	183 (34%)	872 (31%)	103 (23%)	0 (0%)	3,317 (28%)
	25-29	2,448 (30%)	155 (29%)	852 (30%)	144 (32%)	0 (0%)	3,601 (30%)
	30-34	1,839 (23%)	87 (16%)	485 (17%)	120 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,536 (21%)
	35-39	839 (10%)	31 (6%)	195 (7%)	51 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,116 (9%)
	40-44	102 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	30 (1%)	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	144 (1%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	1,532 (19%)	77 (14%)	1,107 (39%)	23 (5%)	0 (0%)	2,747 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	798 (10%)	53 (10%)	598 (21%)	37 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,486 (12%)
	12 Years	3,010 (37%)	219 (41%)	1,416 (50%)	173 (38%)	0 (0%)	4,822 (41%)
	12+ Years	3,888 (48%)	230 (43%)	447 (16%)	214 (47%)	0 (0%)	4,782 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	7,746 (96%)	528 (99%)	2,765 (98%)	449 (99%)	0 (0%)	11,511 (97%)
	Birthing Center	49 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	52 (<1%)
	Home Birth	19 (<1%)	0 (0%)	29 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	49 (<1%)
	Other	259 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	23 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	288 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	6,236 (77%)	416 (78%)	2,492 (88%)	332 (73%)	0 (0%)	9,498 (80%)
	Cesarean	1,368 (17%)	104 (20%)	248 (9%)	92 (20%)	0 (0%)	1,813 (15%)
	Forceps	118 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	15 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	140 (1%)
	Vacuum	339 (4%)	7 (1%)	57 (2%)	25 (6%)	0 (0%)	430 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	6,663 (83%)	414 (78%)	1,955 (69%)	344 (76%)	0 (0%)	9,389 (79%)
	2nd Trimester	1,100 (14%)	80 (15%)	628 (22%)	88 (19%)	0 (0%)	1,902 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	178 (2%)	16 (3%)	132 (5%)	16 (4%)	0 (0%)	345 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	48 (<1%)	9 (2%)	43 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	101 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,924 (24%)	173 (33%)	886 (31%)	79 (17%)	0 (0%)	3,067 (26%)
	Adequate	3,962 (49%)	211 (40%)	811 (29%)	206 (46%)	0 (0%)	5,197 (44%)
	Intermediate	1,210 (15%)	46 (9%)	421 (15%)	87 (19%)	0 (0%)	1,768 (15%)
	Inadequate	821 (10%)	75 (14%)	612 (22%)	75 (17%)	0 (0%)	1,588 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	382 (5%)	43 (8%)	229 (8%)	29 (6%)	0 (0%)	684 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	327 (4%)	57 (11%)	161 (6%)	29 (6%)	0 (0%)	575 (5%)
Alaska	Total	8,074 (100%)	532 (100%)	2,818 (100%)	452 (100%)	0 (0%)	11,902 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	15-19	306 (8%)	45 (13%)	90 (17%)	14 (6%)	0 (0%)	458 (9%)
	20-24	1,031 (27%)	110 (31%)	145 (27%)	49 (21%)	0 (0%)	1,337 (27%)
	25-29	1,157 (31%)	102 (29%)	174 (33%)	78 (33%)	0 (0%)	1,512 (31%)
	30-34	857 (23%)	62 (18%)	87 (16%)	65 (28%)	0 (0%)	1,072 (22%)
	35-39	379 (10%)	27 (8%)	32 (6%)	24 (10%)	0 (0%)	462 (9%)
	40-44	32 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	42 (<1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	632 (17%)	55 (16%)	171 (32%)	11 (5%)	0 (0%)	870 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	331 (9%)	40 (11%)	119 (22%)	18 (8%)	0 (0%)	508 (10%)
	12 Years	1,379 (37%)	131 (37%)	224 (42%)	90 (38%)	0 (0%)	1,825 (37%)
	12+ Years	1,884 (50%)	157 (44%)	120 (22%)	117 (50%)	0 (0%)	2,280 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	3,652 (97%)	350 (99%)	533 (100%)	234 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,777 (98%)
	Birthing Center	32 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	81 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	85 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	3,022 (80%)	289 (82%)	482 (90%)	186 (79%)	0 (0%)	3,986 (81%)
	Cesarean	600 (16%)	56 (16%)	40 (7%)	41 (18%)	0 (0%)	738 (15%)
	Forceps	64 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	75 (2%)
	Vacuum	77 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	92 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	3,292 (87%)	280 (79%)	386 (72%)	190 (81%)	0 (0%)	4,151 (85%)
	2nd Trimester	369 (10%)	42 (12%)	100 (19%)	34 (15%)	0 (0%)	549 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	57 (2%)	13 (4%)	16 (3%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	93 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	15 (<1%)	7 (2%)	10 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	33 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	907 (24%)	89 (25%)	218 (41%)	39 (17%)	0 (0%)	1,255 (26%)
	Adequate	2,070 (55%)	157 (44%)	169 (32%)	121 (52%)	0 (0%)	2,519 (51%)
	Intermediate	480 (13%)	37 (10%)	48 (9%)	38 (16%)	0 (0%)	605 (12%)
	Inadequate	250 (7%)	46 (13%)	74 (14%)	33 (14%)	0 (0%)	404 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	158 (4%)	29 (8%)	35 (7%)	12 (5%)	0 (0%)	234 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	166 (4%)	46 (13%)	29 (5%)	14 (6%)	0 (0%)	255 (5%)
Anchorage	Total	3,765 (100%)	353 (100%)	534 (100%)	234 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,895 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	104 (10%)	0 (0%)	19 (12%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	125 (10%)
	20-24	241 (24%)	0 (0%)	52 (32%)	21 (33%)	0 (0%)	316 (26%)
	25-29	286 (29%)	<6 (100%)	44 (27%)	15 (23%)	0 (0%)	346 (28%)
	30-34	228 (23%)	0 (0%)	30 (19%)	15 (23%)	0 (0%)	275 (22%)
	35-39	113 (11%)	0 (0%)	14 (9%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	135 (11%)
	40-44	21 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	27 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	189 (19%)	0 (0%)	69 (43%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	267 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	143 (14%)	0 (0%)	40 (25%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	186 (15%)
	12 Years	373 (37%)	<6 (100%)	83 (52%)	28 (44%)	0 (0%)	487 (40%)
	12+ Years	439 (44%)	0 (0%)	27 (17%)	26 (41%)	0 (0%)	492 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	931 (93%)	<6 (100%)	159 (99%)	64 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,161 (94%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	63 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	65 (5%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	764 (77%)	<6 (100%)	133 (83%)	42 (66%)	0 (0%)	944 (77%)
	Cesarean	158 (16%)	0 (0%)	18 (11%)	15 (23%)	0 (0%)	191 (16%)
	Forceps	19 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	Vacuum	54 (5%)	0 (0%)	7 (4%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	69 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	769 (77%)	<6 (100%)	117 (73%)	41 (64%)	0 (0%)	930 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	173 (17%)	0 (0%)	32 (20%)	20 (31%)	0 (0%)	225 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	25 (3%)	0 (0%)	8 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	38 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	12 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	211 (21%)	<6 (100%)	41 (25%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	260 (21%)
	Adequate	433 (43%)	0 (0%)	60 (37%)	20 (31%)	0 (0%)	513 (42%)
	Intermediate	179 (18%)	0 (0%)	27 (17%)	18 (28%)	0 (0%)	225 (18%)
	Inadequate	141 (14%)	0 (0%)	27 (17%)	18 (28%)	0 (0%)	189 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	53 (5%)	0 (0%)	11 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	68 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	35 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	43 (3%)
Gulf Coast	Total	997 (100%)	<6 (100%)	161 (100%)	64 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,229 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	127 (8%)	22 (14%)	30 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	184 (9%)
	20-24	472 (31%)	65 (42%)	95 (32%)	10 (19%)	0 (0%)	644 (32%)
	25-29	466 (31%)	42 (27%)	96 (32%)	19 (37%)	0 (0%)	623 (31%)
	30-34	281 (19%)	20 (13%)	46 (15%)	14 (27%)	0 (0%)	361 (18%)
	35-39	137 (9%)	<6 (3%)	24 (8%)	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	171 (8%)
	40-44	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	351 (23%)	18 (12%)	134 (45%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	509 (25%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	131 (9%)	12 (8%)	56 (19%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	202 (10%)
	12 Years	611 (41%)	76 (50%)	143 (48%)	22 (42%)	0 (0%)	852 (42%)
	12+ Years	695 (46%)	60 (39%)	68 (23%)	23 (44%)	0 (0%)	846 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,441 (96%)	153 (100%)	296 (99%)	50 (96%)	0 (0%)	1,943 (96%)
	Birthing Center	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
	Home Birth	16 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
	Other	39 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	42 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,090 (72%)	109 (71%)	230 (77%)	37 (71%)	0 (0%)	1,470 (73%)
	Cesarean	265 (18%)	41 (27%)	48 (16%)	11 (21%)	0 (0%)	365 (18%)
	Forceps	16 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (1%)
	Vacuum	135 (9%)	<6 (2%)	17 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	159 (8%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,229 (82%)	115 (75%)	228 (76%)	40 (77%)	0 (0%)	1,613 (80%)
	2nd Trimester	225 (15%)	32 (21%)	52 (17%)	11 (21%)	0 (0%)	322 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	35 (2%)	<6 (1%)	14 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	443 (29%)	75 (49%)	45 (15%)	16 (31%)	0 (0%)	579 (29%)
	Adequate	687 (46%)	46 (30%)	119 (40%)	23 (44%)	0 (0%)	877 (44%)
	Intermediate	201 (13%)	6 (4%)	62 (21%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	276 (14%)
	Inadequate	164 (11%)	23 (15%)	72 (24%)	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	266 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	89 (6%)	13 (8%)	17 (6%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	124 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	67 (4%)	11 (7%)	16 (5%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	98 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,507 (100%)	153 (100%)	300 (100%)	52 (100%)	0 (0%)	2,016 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	61 (10%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	67 (10%)
	20-24	147 (23%)	<6 (25%)	10 (24%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	160 (23%)
	25-29	171 (27%)	0 (0%)	11 (26%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	184 (27%)
	30-34	169 (27%)	<6 (25%)	8 (19%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	180 (26%)
	35-39	71 (11%)	0 (0%)	7 (17%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	80 (12%)
	40-44	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	120 (19%)	<6 (50%)	18 (43%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	140 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	90 (14%)	<6 (25%)	7 (17%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	99 (14%)
	12 Years	246 (39%)	<6 (50%)	19 (45%)	<6 (63%)	0 (0%)	272 (40%)
	12+ Years	277 (44%)	<6 (25%)	12 (29%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	292 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	594 (94%)	<6 (100%)	42 (100%)	8 (100%)	0 (0%)	648 (94%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	34 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (5%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	496 (78%)	<6 (50%)	37 (88%)	6 (75%)	0 (0%)	541 (79%)
	Cesarean	92 (15%)	<6 (25%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	97 (14%)
	Forceps	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Vacuum	37 (6%)	<6 (25%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	41 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	447 (71%)	<6 (25%)	28 (67%)	6 (75%)	0 (0%)	482 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	138 (22%)	<6 (75%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	147 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	25 (4%)	0 (0%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	133 (21%)	<6 (25%)	14 (33%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	149 (22%)
	Adequate	269 (43%)	0 (0%)	12 (29%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	285 (42%)
	Intermediate	101 (16%)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	106 (15%)
	Inadequate	102 (16%)	<6 (75%)	9 (21%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	116 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	24 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (4%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	19 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (3%)
Mat-Su	Total	632 (100%)	<6 (100%)	42 (100%)	8 (100%)	0 (0%)	686 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	91 (14%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	96 (14%)
	20-24	9 (15%)	0 (0%)	176 (28%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	189 (27%)
	25-29	21 (35%)	0 (0%)	191 (30%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	216 (31%)
	30-34	14 (23%)	0 (0%)	120 (19%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	138 (19%)
	35-39	11 (18%)	0 (0%)	47 (7%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	60 (8%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	11 (18%)	0 (0%)	354 (56%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	365 (52%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	138 (22%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	141 (20%)
	12 Years	17 (28%)	0 (0%)	340 (54%)	6 (38%)	0 (0%)	363 (51%)
	12+ Years	37 (62%)	0 (0%)	52 (8%)	7 (44%)	0 (0%)	96 (14%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	59 (98%)	0 (0%)	613 (97%)	16 (100%)	0 (0%)	688 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Other	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	52 (87%)	0 (0%)	589 (93%)	10 (63%)	0 (0%)	651 (92%)
	Cesarean	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	33 (5%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	43 (6%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	52 (87%)	0 (0%)	380 (60%)	13 (81%)	0 (0%)	445 (63%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	178 (28%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	185 (26%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	45 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	47 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	16 (27%)	0 (0%)	157 (25%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	175 (25%)
	Adequate	20 (33%)	0 (0%)	155 (25%)	11 (69%)	0 (0%)	186 (26%)
	Intermediate	13 (22%)	0 (0%)	108 (17%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	123 (17%)
	Inadequate	10 (17%)	0 (0%)	185 (29%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	196 (28%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	65 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	70 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	47 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	50 (7%)
Northern	Total	60 (100%)	0 (0%)	632 (100%)	16 (100%)	0 (0%)	708 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	75 (8%)	0 (0%)	50 (16%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	128 (10%)
	20-24	191 (21%)	<6 (11%)	110 (35%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	317 (24%)
	25-29	293 (32%)	<6 (44%)	86 (27%)	16 (29%)	0 (0%)	399 (30%)
	30-34	247 (27%)	<6 (44%)	48 (15%)	16 (29%)	0 (0%)	317 (24%)
	35-39	109 (12%)	0 (0%)	20 (6%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	136 (10%)
	40-44	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	14 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	196 (21%)	<6 (11%)	99 (31%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	300 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	86 (9%)	0 (0%)	84 (26%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	179 (14%)
	12 Years	311 (34%)	<6 (44%)	138 (44%)	13 (23%)	0 (0%)	467 (36%)
	12+ Years	466 (50%)	<6 (56%)	67 (21%)	29 (52%)	0 (0%)	567 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	888 (96%)	8 (89%)	313 (99%)	56 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,270 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	37 (4%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	670 (72%)	7 (78%)	266 (84%)	36 (64%)	0 (0%)	985 (75%)
	Cesarean	208 (22%)	<6 (22%)	44 (14%)	16 (29%)	0 (0%)	270 (21%)
	Forceps	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Vacuum	32 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	40 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	718 (77%)	6 (67%)	214 (68%)	39 (70%)	0 (0%)	983 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	164 (18%)	<6 (22%)	75 (24%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	252 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	33 (4%)	<6 (11%)	17 (5%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	57 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	175 (19%)	<6 (22%)	69 (22%)	13 (23%)	0 (0%)	262 (20%)
	Adequate	389 (42%)	<6 (44%)	90 (28%)	14 (25%)	0 (0%)	499 (38%)
	Intermediate	203 (22%)	<6 (11%)	61 (19%)	17 (30%)	0 (0%)	283 (22%)
	Inadequate	135 (15%)	<6 (22%)	85 (27%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	233 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	47 (5%)	0 (0%)	24 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	77 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	30 (3%)	0 (0%)	15 (5%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	53 (4%)
Southeast	Total	927 (100%)	9 (100%)	317 (100%)	56 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,315 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1990
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	11 (6%)	0 (0%)	86 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	97 (9%)
	20-24	57 (31%)	6 (50%)	284 (34%)	6 (27%)	0 (0%)	353 (34%)
	25-29	53 (29%)	6 (50%)	250 (30%)	10 (45%)	0 (0%)	320 (30%)
	30-34	43 (23%)	0 (0%)	146 (18%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	193 (18%)
	35-39	19 (10%)	0 (0%)	51 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	72 (7%)
	40-44	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	32 (17%)	<6 (8%)	262 (31%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	295 (28%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	13 (7%)	0 (0%)	154 (19%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	169 (16%)
	12 Years	73 (40%)	<6 (42%)	469 (56%)	9 (41%)	0 (0%)	556 (53%)
	12+ Years	90 (49%)	7 (58%)	101 (12%)	10 (45%)	0 (0%)	209 (20%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	180 (98%)	12 (100%)	809 (97%)	21 (95%)	0 (0%)	1,023 (97%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Other	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	140 (76%)	8 (67%)	755 (91%)	15 (68%)	0 (0%)	919 (87%)
	Cesarean	39 (21%)	<6 (33%)	61 (7%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	109 (10%)
	Forceps	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	156 (85%)	11 (92%)	602 (72%)	15 (68%)	0 (0%)	785 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	26 (14%)	<6 (8%)	187 (22%)	7 (32%)	0 (0%)	221 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	39 (21%)	<6 (42%)	342 (41%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	387 (37%)
	Adequate	94 (51%)	<6 (33%)	206 (25%)	13 (59%)	0 (0%)	318 (30%)
	Intermediate	33 (18%)	<6 (17%)	111 (13%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	150 (14%)
	Inadequate	17 (9%)	<6 (8%)	160 (19%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	182 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	7 (4%)	<6 (8%)	75 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	85 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	8 (4%)	0 (0%)	48 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	56 (5%)
Southwest	Total	184 (100%)	12 (100%)	832 (100%)	22 (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 Race (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	14 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
	15-19	720 (9%)	69 (13%)	429 (15%)	30 (6%)	0 (0%)	1,249 (11%)
	20-24	2,078 (26%)	164 (32%)	800 (29%)	101 (21%)	0 (0%)	3,151 (27%)
	25-29	2,338 (30%)	153 (30%)	827 (30%)	148 (30%)	0 (0%)	3,468 (30%)
	30-34	1,752 (22%)	93 (18%)	495 (18%)	131 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,475 (21%)
	35-39	835 (11%)	34 (7%)	191 (7%)	69 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,129 (10%)
	40-44	134 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	34 (1%)	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	182 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	1,452 (18%)	73 (14%)	1,127 (40%)	48 (10%)	0 (0%)	2,701 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	783 (10%)	50 (10%)	592 (21%)	50 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,476 (13%)
	12 Years	2,923 (37%)	213 (41%)	1,370 (49%)	213 (43%)	0 (0%)	4,726 (40%)
	12+ Years	3,823 (49%)	229 (44%)	455 (16%)	208 (42%)	0 (0%)	4,715 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	7,493 (95%)	507 (98%)	2,740 (98%)	480 (98%)	0 (0%)	11,238 (96%)
	Birthing Center	76 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	85 (<1%)
	Home Birth	27 (<1%)	0 (0%)	23 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	52 (<1%)
	Other	280 (4%)	7 (1%)	17 (<1%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	311 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	5,911 (75%)	396 (77%)	2,473 (89%)	344 (70%)	0 (0%)	9,138 (78%)
	Cesarean	1,479 (19%)	104 (20%)	234 (8%)	99 (20%)	0 (0%)	1,917 (16%)
	Forceps	131 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	146 (1%)
	Vacuum	340 (4%)	13 (3%)	72 (3%)	39 (8%)	0 (0%)	464 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	6,722 (85%)	432 (84%)	2,007 (72%)	383 (78%)	0 (0%)	9,554 (82%)
	2nd Trimester	918 (12%)	69 (13%)	574 (21%)	72 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,635 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	136 (2%)	14 (3%)	126 (5%)	23 (5%)	0 (0%)	300 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	60 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	36 (1%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	105 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,847 (23%)	146 (28%)	703 (25%)	103 (21%)	0 (0%)	2,801 (24%)
	Adequate	4,067 (52%)	254 (49%)	875 (31%)	230 (47%)	0 (0%)	5,433 (46%)
	Intermediate	1,161 (15%)	64 (12%)	545 (20%)	71 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,844 (16%)
	Inadequate	696 (9%)	49 (9%)	599 (22%)	79 (16%)	0 (0%)	1,425 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	449 (6%)	39 (8%)	220 (8%)	30 (6%)	0 (0%)	739 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	349 (4%)	40 (8%)	126 (5%)	23 (5%)	0 (0%)	539 (5%)
Alaska	Total	7,877 (100%)	517 (100%)	2,785 (100%)	490 (100%)	0 (0%)	11,687 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	15-19	319 (9%)	46 (14%)	97 (17%)	19 (7%)	0 (0%)	482 (10%)
	20-24	974 (27%)	99 (30%)	166 (29%)	50 (18%)	0 (0%)	1,293 (27%)
	25-29	1,124 (31%)	101 (31%)	171 (30%)	88 (32%)	0 (0%)	1,486 (31%)
	30-34	827 (23%)	58 (18%)	92 (16%)	75 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,053 (22%)
	35-39	367 (10%)	24 (7%)	39 (7%)	39 (14%)	0 (0%)	469 (10%)
	40-44	44 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	58 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	582 (16%)	50 (15%)	243 (43%)	27 (10%)	0 (0%)	903 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	333 (9%)	35 (11%)	135 (24%)	31 (11%)	0 (0%)	535 (11%)
	12 Years	1,362 (37%)	124 (37%)	237 (42%)	133 (48%)	0 (0%)	1,859 (38%)
	12+ Years	1,841 (50%)	154 (47%)	122 (21%)	109 (39%)	0 (0%)	2,226 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	3,523 (96%)	322 (97%)	565 (99%)	272 (98%)	0 (0%)	4,691 (97%)
	Birthing Center	53 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	60 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	88 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	102 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	2,812 (77%)	258 (78%)	502 (88%)	208 (75%)	0 (0%)	3,789 (78%)
	Cesarean	663 (18%)	66 (20%)	58 (10%)	51 (18%)	0 (0%)	838 (17%)
	Forceps	87 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	97 (2%)
	Vacuum	97 (3%)	<6 (1%)	9 (2%)	14 (5%)	0 (0%)	124 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	3,281 (90%)	289 (87%)	426 (75%)	232 (83%)	0 (0%)	4,234 (87%)
	2nd Trimester	320 (9%)	37 (11%)	106 (19%)	32 (12%)	0 (0%)	496 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	38 (1%)	<6 (1%)	26 (5%)	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	78 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	17 (<1%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	32 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	844 (23%)	83 (25%)	127 (22%)	54 (19%)	0 (0%)	1,108 (23%)
	Adequate	2,128 (58%)	172 (52%)	245 (43%)	148 (53%)	0 (0%)	2,698 (56%)
	Intermediate	469 (13%)	45 (14%)	92 (16%)	38 (14%)	0 (0%)	646 (13%)
	Inadequate	199 (5%)	28 (8%)	102 (18%)	35 (13%)	0 (0%)	366 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	219 (6%)	24 (7%)	51 (9%)	17 (6%)	0 (0%)	312 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	194 (5%)	31 (9%)	31 (5%)	16 (6%)	0 (0%)	273 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	3,664 (100%)	331 (100%)	571 (100%)	278 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,853 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	113 (11%)	0 (0%)	18 (12%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	135 (11%)
	20-24	265 (25%)	<6 (13%)	54 (36%)	14 (22%)	0 (0%)	335 (26%)
	25-29	287 (27%)	<6 (63%)	36 (24%)	12 (19%)	0 (0%)	340 (27%)
	30-34	224 (21%)	<6 (25%)	25 (17%)	21 (33%)	0 (0%)	273 (22%)
	35-39	130 (12%)	0 (0%)	12 (8%)	13 (20%)	0 (0%)	155 (12%)
	40-44	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	190 (18%)	<6 (38%)	70 (47%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	268 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	133 (13%)	0 (0%)	33 (22%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	171 (13%)
	12 Years	384 (37%)	<6 (25%)	81 (54%)	27 (42%)	0 (0%)	495 (39%)
	12+ Years	477 (46%)	<6 (63%)	27 (18%)	29 (45%)	0 (0%)	538 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	975 (93%)	8 (100%)	147 (99%)	64 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,196 (94%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	65 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	67 (5%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	775 (74%)	8 (100%)	115 (77%)	51 (80%)	0 (0%)	951 (75%)
	Cesarean	206 (20%)	0 (0%)	24 (16%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	240 (19%)
	Forceps	20 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	Vacuum	41 (4%)	0 (0%)	9 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	53 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	822 (79%)	6 (75%)	110 (74%)	34 (53%)	0 (0%)	973 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	154 (15%)	<6 (25%)	27 (18%)	18 (28%)	0 (0%)	201 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	29 (3%)	0 (0%)	9 (6%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	48 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	30 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	33 (3%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	261 (25%)	<6 (25%)	29 (19%)	12 (19%)	0 (0%)	304 (24%)
	Adequate	442 (42%)	<6 (38%)	47 (32%)	15 (23%)	0 (0%)	508 (40%)
	Intermediate	160 (15%)	<6 (25%)	41 (28%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	213 (17%)
	Inadequate	157 (15%)	<6 (13%)	30 (20%)	26 (41%)	0 (0%)	214 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	77 (7%)	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	92 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	44 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	54 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	1,045 (100%)	8 (100%)	149 (100%)	64 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,268 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	127 (9%)	20 (13%)	42 (15%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	192 (10%)
	20-24	454 (31%)	56 (37%)	76 (28%)	15 (23%)	0 (0%)	602 (31%)
	25-29	448 (31%)	38 (25%)	82 (30%)	23 (36%)	0 (0%)	591 (30%)
	30-34	270 (18%)	26 (17%)	48 (18%)	12 (19%)	0 (0%)	357 (18%)
	35-39	137 (9%)	9 (6%)	14 (5%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	168 (9%)
	40-44	21 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	30 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	310 (21%)	16 (11%)	125 (46%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	460 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	143 (10%)	14 (9%)	58 (21%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	220 (11%)
	12 Years	567 (39%)	73 (49%)	107 (39%)	27 (42%)	0 (0%)	776 (40%)
	12+ Years	691 (47%)	61 (41%)	70 (26%)	31 (48%)	0 (0%)	853 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,379 (94%)	149 (99%)	269 (99%)	61 (95%)	0 (0%)	1,860 (96%)
	Birthing Center	11 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	Home Birth	25 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	27 (1%)
	Other	45 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	49 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,051 (72%)	108 (72%)	221 (82%)	35 (55%)	0 (0%)	1,417 (73%)
	Cesarean	277 (19%)	33 (22%)	39 (14%)	15 (23%)	0 (0%)	364 (19%)
	Forceps	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	123 (8%)	9 (6%)	11 (4%)	13 (20%)	0 (0%)	156 (8%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,231 (84%)	115 (77%)	212 (78%)	55 (86%)	0 (0%)	1,614 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	193 (13%)	26 (17%)	46 (17%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	273 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	29 (2%)	9 (6%)	10 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	49 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	377 (26%)	57 (38%)	29 (11%)	21 (33%)	0 (0%)	484 (25%)
	Adequate	709 (49%)	64 (43%)	97 (36%)	30 (47%)	0 (0%)	901 (46%)
	Intermediate	228 (16%)	11 (7%)	84 (31%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	329 (17%)
	Inadequate	138 (9%)	17 (11%)	58 (21%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	220 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	71 (5%)	14 (9%)	12 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	97 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	50 (3%)	8 (5%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	65 (3%)
Interior	Total	1,460 (100%)	150 (100%)	271 (100%)	64 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,947 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	84 (13%)	<6 (50%)	6 (11%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	93 (13%)
	20-24	138 (21%)	<6 (25%)	17 (31%)	<6 (43%)	0 (0%)	159 (22%)
	25-29	186 (28%)	0 (0%)	12 (22%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	199 (27%)
	30-34	156 (23%)	<6 (25%)	12 (22%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	171 (23%)
	35-39	82 (12%)	0 (0%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	89 (12%)
	40-44	23 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	149 (22%)	<6 (25%)	22 (40%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	172 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	86 (13%)	0 (0%)	18 (33%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	106 (14%)
	12 Years	279 (42%)	<6 (25%)	17 (31%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	299 (41%)
	12+ Years	281 (42%)	<6 (25%)	13 (24%)	<6 (43%)	0 (0%)	298 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	612 (91%)	<6 (100%)	55 (100%)	6 (86%)	0 (0%)	677 (92%)
	Birthing Center	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	51 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	52 (7%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	498 (74%)	<6 (75%)	47 (85%)	<6 (71%)	0 (0%)	553 (75%)
	Cesarean	118 (18%)	<6 (25%)	7 (13%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	128 (17%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	50 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (7%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	552 (82%)	<6 (25%)	39 (71%)	<6 (71%)	0 (0%)	597 (81%)
	2nd Trimester	100 (15%)	<6 (75%)	15 (27%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	120 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	156 (23%)	<6 (25%)	10 (18%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	168 (23%)
	Adequate	345 (51%)	<6 (50%)	22 (40%)	<6 (71%)	0 (0%)	374 (51%)
	Intermediate	92 (14%)	<6 (25%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	102 (14%)
	Inadequate	59 (9%)	0 (0%)	12 (22%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	72 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	35 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	25 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (4%)
Mat-Su	Total	671 (100%)	<6 (100%)	55 (100%)	7 (100%)	0 (0%)	737 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	107 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	113 (17%)
	20-24	11 (18%)	<6 (50%)	149 (25%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	163 (24%)
	25-29	14 (23%)	0 (0%)	188 (32%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	206 (31%)
	30-34	23 (38%)	<6 (50%)	105 (18%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	132 (20%)
	35-39	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	36 (6%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	44 (7%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	9 (15%)	<6 (50%)	364 (61%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	374 (56%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	128 (22%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	132 (20%)
	12 Years	11 (18%)	<6 (50%)	304 (51%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	320 (48%)
	12+ Years	39 (65%)	<6 (50%)	61 (10%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	106 (16%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	59 (98%)	<6 (100%)	581 (98%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	654 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	49 (82%)	<6 (100%)	544 (92%)	6 (60%)	0 (0%)	602 (90%)
	Cesarean	9 (15%)	0 (0%)	26 (4%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	37 (6%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	22 (4%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	25 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	45 (75%)	<6 (50%)	412 (69%)	7 (70%)	0 (0%)	466 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	13 (22%)	0 (0%)	126 (21%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	141 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (2%)	<6 (50%)	32 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	35 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	12 (20%)	0 (0%)	122 (21%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	137 (21%)
	Adequate	20 (33%)	0 (0%)	154 (26%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	177 (26%)
	Intermediate	17 (28%)	<6 (50%)	131 (22%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	153 (23%)
	Inadequate	10 (17%)	<6 (50%)	169 (28%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	181 (27%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	48 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	53 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	27 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (5%)
Northern	Total	60 (100%)	<6 (100%)	594 (100%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	668 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	66 (8%)	<6 (11%)	61 (20%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	131 (11%)
	20-24	181 (23%)	<6 (11%)	98 (31%)	17 (31%)	0 (0%)	298 (26%)
	25-29	216 (27%)	<6 (44%)	78 (25%)	14 (25%)	0 (0%)	312 (27%)
	30-34	202 (26%)	<6 (22%)	52 (17%)	13 (24%)	0 (0%)	269 (23%)
	35-39	105 (13%)	<6 (11%)	21 (7%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	134 (11%)
	40-44	16 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	189 (24%)	<6 (22%)	106 (34%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	304 (26%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	75 (10%)	<6 (11%)	62 (20%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	145 (12%)
	12 Years	261 (33%)	<6 (56%)	145 (46%)	18 (33%)	0 (0%)	429 (37%)
	12+ Years	381 (48%)	<6 (11%)	61 (20%)	23 (42%)	0 (0%)	466 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	762 (97%)	9 (100%)	309 (99%)	55 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,137 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	583 (74%)	6 (67%)	271 (87%)	34 (62%)	0 (0%)	894 (77%)
	Cesarean	178 (23%)	<6 (33%)	36 (12%)	15 (27%)	0 (0%)	232 (20%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	19 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	627 (79%)	8 (89%)	217 (70%)	41 (75%)	0 (0%)	893 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	119 (15%)	<6 (11%)	70 (22%)	10 (18%)	0 (0%)	200 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	25 (3%)	0 (0%)	16 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	43 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	152 (19%)	0 (0%)	75 (24%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	238 (20%)
	Adequate	343 (43%)	<6 (56%)	98 (31%)	25 (45%)	0 (0%)	471 (40%)
	Intermediate	158 (20%)	<6 (44%)	63 (20%)	10 (18%)	0 (0%)	235 (20%)
	Inadequate	111 (14%)	0 (0%)	63 (20%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	183 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	32 (4%)	<6 (11%)	22 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	59 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	24 (3%)	<6 (11%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	33 (3%)
Southeast	Total	789 (100%)	9 (100%)	312 (100%)	55 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,167 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1991
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	98 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	103 (10%)
	20-24	55 (30%)	<6 (38%)	240 (29%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	301 (29%)
	25-29	60 (33%)	<6 (38%)	260 (31%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	331 (32%)
	30-34	49 (27%)	<6 (23%)	161 (19%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	219 (21%)
	35-39	7 (4%)	0 (0%)	62 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	69 (7%)
	40-44	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	22 (12%)	0 (0%)	197 (24%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	219 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	9 (5%)	0 (0%)	158 (19%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	167 (16%)
	12 Years	58 (32%)	7 (54%)	479 (58%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	547 (52%)
	12+ Years	110 (60%)	6 (46%)	101 (12%)	8 (67%)	0 (0%)	225 (22%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	179 (98%)	13 (100%)	814 (98%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,019 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	Other	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	140 (77%)	11 (85%)	773 (93%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	929 (89%)
	Cesarean	26 (14%)	<6 (8%)	44 (5%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	76 (7%)
	Forceps	7 (4%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	8 (4%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	25 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	159 (87%)	12 (92%)	591 (71%)	9 (75%)	0 (0%)	772 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	19 (10%)	0 (0%)	184 (22%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	204 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	<6 (8%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	45 (25%)	<6 (23%)	311 (37%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	362 (35%)
	Adequate	75 (41%)	8 (62%)	212 (25%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	299 (29%)
	Intermediate	37 (20%)	0 (0%)	125 (15%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	166 (16%)
	Inadequate	22 (12%)	<6 (15%)	165 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	189 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	10 (5%)	0 (0%)	77 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	88 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	7 (4%)	0 (0%)	47 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	55 (5%)
Southwest	Total	183 (100%)	13 (100%)	833 (100%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,042 (100%)

1992

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

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (<1%)
	15-19	722 (9%)	77 (14%)	422 (16%)	36 (7%)	0 (0%)	1,257 (11%)
	20-24	2,116 (27%)	186 (35%)	827 (31%)	110 (20%)	0 (0%)	3,245 (28%)
	25-29	2,232 (28%)	167 (31%)	757 (28%)	169 (31%)	0 (0%)	3,329 (28%)
	30-34	1,831 (23%)	81 (15%)	453 (17%)	164 (30%)	0 (0%)	2,538 (22%)
	35-39	866 (11%)	19 (4%)	179 (7%)	67 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,132 (10%)
	40-44	137 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	39 (1%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	187 (2%)
	45+	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	1,487 (19%)	68 (13%)	1,128 (42%)	35 (6%)	0 (0%)	2,719 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	792 (10%)	53 (10%)	592 (22%)	51 (9%)	0 (0%)	1,490 (13%)
	12 Years	2,781 (35%)	220 (41%)	1,231 (46%)	222 (40%)	0 (0%)	4,456 (38%)
	12+ Years	3,990 (50%)	243 (45%)	459 (17%)	255 (46%)	0 (0%)	4,951 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	7,540 (95%)	531 (99%)	2,634 (98%)	534 (97%)	0 (0%)	11,251 (96%)
	Birthing Center	89 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	99 (<1%)
	Home Birth	26 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	37 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	67 (<1%)
	Other	267 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	21 (<1%)	10 (2%)	0 (0%)	299 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	5,939 (75%)	392 (73%)	2,416 (90%)	395 (72%)	0 (0%)	9,149 (78%)
	Cesarean	1,471 (19%)	124 (23%)	201 (7%)	106 (19%)	0 (0%)	1,905 (16%)
	Forceps	127 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	143 (1%)
	Vacuum	373 (5%)	19 (4%)	66 (2%)	42 (8%)	0 (0%)	501 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	6,780 (86%)	438 (82%)	2,030 (75%)	439 (80%)	0 (0%)	9,694 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	951 (12%)	85 (16%)	510 (19%)	85 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,634 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	140 (2%)	9 (2%)	100 (4%)	20 (4%)	0 (0%)	269 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	36 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	25 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	70 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,954 (25%)	158 (29%)	719 (27%)	101 (18%)	0 (0%)	2,933 (25%)
	Adequate	4,071 (51%)	259 (48%)	930 (35%)	279 (51%)	0 (0%)	5,544 (47%)
	Intermediate	1,108 (14%)	55 (10%)	482 (18%)	93 (17%)	0 (0%)	1,740 (15%)
	Inadequate	718 (9%)	62 (12%)	517 (19%)	73 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,372 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	448 (6%)	51 (9%)	242 (9%)	36 (7%)	0 (0%)	778 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	339 (4%)	58 (11%)	146 (5%)	30 (5%)	0 (0%)	574 (5%)
Alaska	Total	7,926 (100%)	537 (100%)	2,693 (100%)	552 (100%)	0 (0%)	11,728 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	15-19	326 (9%)	61 (17%)	83 (15%)	23 (7%)	0 (0%)	493 (10%)
	20-24	1,015 (27%)	113 (31%)	158 (29%)	53 (17%)	0 (0%)	1,340 (27%)
	25-29	1,054 (28%)	112 (31%)	153 (28%)	106 (33%)	0 (0%)	1,425 (29%)
	30-34	856 (23%)	57 (16%)	103 (19%)	92 (29%)	0 (0%)	1,111 (23%)
	35-39	394 (11%)	10 (3%)	27 (5%)	43 (13%)	0 (0%)	475 (10%)
	40-44	57 (2%)	<6 (1%)	8 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	74 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	619 (17%)	51 (14%)	248 (46%)	17 (5%)	0 (0%)	936 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	359 (10%)	43 (12%)	134 (25%)	28 (9%)	0 (0%)	565 (11%)
	12 Years	1,248 (34%)	148 (41%)	198 (37%)	140 (44%)	0 (0%)	1,735 (35%)
	12+ Years	1,952 (53%)	150 (42%)	118 (22%)	143 (45%)	0 (0%)	2,364 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	3,540 (95%)	353 (98%)	533 (99%)	308 (96%)	0 (0%)	4,739 (96%)
	Birthing Center	70 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	79 (2%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	100 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	111 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	2,837 (76%)	271 (75%)	486 (91%)	246 (77%)	0 (0%)	3,843 (78%)
	Cesarean	686 (18%)	78 (22%)	40 (7%)	58 (18%)	0 (0%)	862 (17%)
	Forceps	68 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	74 (2%)
	Vacuum	116 (3%)	8 (2%)	8 (1%)	16 (5%)	0 (0%)	149 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	3,340 (90%)	305 (85%)	433 (81%)	275 (86%)	0 (0%)	4,356 (88%)
	2nd Trimester	313 (8%)	47 (13%)	78 (15%)	35 (11%)	0 (0%)	474 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	46 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	22 (4%)	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	80 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	10 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	18 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	949 (26%)	99 (28%)	121 (23%)	59 (18%)	0 (0%)	1,228 (25%)
	Adequate	2,074 (56%)	184 (51%)	243 (45%)	191 (60%)	0 (0%)	2,695 (55%)
	Intermediate	454 (12%)	38 (11%)	83 (15%)	39 (12%)	0 (0%)	615 (12%)
	Inadequate	219 (6%)	37 (10%)	85 (16%)	32 (10%)	0 (0%)	373 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	221 (6%)	37 (10%)	43 (8%)	23 (7%)	0 (0%)	324 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	174 (5%)	45 (13%)	40 (7%)	19 (6%)	0 (0%)	278 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	3,711 (100%)	359 (100%)	537 (100%)	321 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,933 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	102 (10%)	<6 (50%)	19 (15%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	128 (11%)
	20-24	254 (26%)	0 (0%)	45 (35%)	24 (35%)	0 (0%)	323 (27%)
	25-29	265 (27%)	0 (0%)	29 (23%)	14 (21%)	0 (0%)	310 (26%)
	30-34	226 (23%)	0 (0%)	27 (21%)	18 (26%)	0 (0%)	272 (23%)
	35-39	95 (10%)	<6 (50%)	7 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	108 (9%)
	40-44	29 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	202 (21%)	0 (0%)	51 (40%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	255 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	129 (13%)	0 (0%)	27 (21%)	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	167 (14%)
	12 Years	353 (36%)	0 (0%)	59 (46%)	27 (40%)	0 (0%)	439 (37%)
	12+ Years	440 (45%)	<6 (50%)	32 (25%)	27 (40%)	0 (0%)	501 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	920 (94%)	<6 (100%)	125 (98%)	67 (99%)	0 (0%)	1,117 (95%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	48 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	50 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	721 (74%)	<6 (50%)	102 (80%)	46 (68%)	0 (0%)	873 (74%)
	Cesarean	177 (18%)	<6 (50%)	17 (13%)	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	205 (17%)
	Forceps	21 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
	Vacuum	53 (5%)	0 (0%)	9 (7%)	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	70 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	780 (80%)	<6 (50%)	111 (87%)	43 (63%)	0 (0%)	937 (80%)
	2nd Trimester	154 (16%)	<6 (50%)	13 (10%)	14 (21%)	0 (0%)	183 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	23 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	33 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	15 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	199 (20%)	0 (0%)	24 (19%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	228 (19%)
	Adequate	462 (47%)	<6 (50%)	62 (48%)	27 (40%)	0 (0%)	553 (47%)
	Intermediate	164 (17%)	0 (0%)	25 (20%)	13 (19%)	0 (0%)	203 (17%)
	Inadequate	140 (14%)	<6 (50%)	17 (13%)	21 (31%)	0 (0%)	180 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	54 (6%)	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	69 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	34 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	44 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	974 (100%)	<6 (100%)	128 (100%)	68 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,175 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	140 (9%)	15 (9%)	55 (17%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	212 (10%)
	20-24	433 (29%)	71 (44%)	95 (29%)	15 (23%)	0 (0%)	614 (30%)
	25-29	436 (29%)	48 (29%)	96 (30%)	22 (33%)	0 (0%)	602 (29%)
	30-34	322 (21%)	22 (13%)	50 (15%)	18 (27%)	0 (0%)	413 (20%)
	35-39	140 (9%)	6 (4%)	20 (6%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	175 (9%)
	40-44	22 (1%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (1%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	300 (20%)	16 (10%)	159 (49%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	482 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	133 (9%)	10 (6%)	82 (25%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	228 (11%)
	12 Years	560 (37%)	69 (42%)	121 (37%)	26 (39%)	0 (0%)	776 (38%)
	12+ Years	741 (49%)	82 (50%)	80 (25%)	35 (53%)	0 (0%)	939 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,428 (95%)	163 (100%)	321 (99%)	63 (95%)	0 (0%)	1,976 (96%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	19 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	22 (1%)
	Other	47 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	50 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,071 (71%)	112 (69%)	269 (83%)	43 (65%)	0 (0%)	1,495 (73%)
	Cesarean	277 (18%)	41 (25%)	40 (12%)	13 (20%)	0 (0%)	372 (18%)
	Forceps	15 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
	Vacuum	135 (9%)	10 (6%)	13 (4%)	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	166 (8%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,215 (81%)	119 (73%)	238 (73%)	46 (70%)	0 (0%)	1,618 (79%)
	2nd Trimester	240 (16%)	37 (23%)	67 (21%)	17 (26%)	0 (0%)	362 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	38 (3%)	6 (4%)	12 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	58 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	402 (27%)	56 (34%)	53 (16%)	16 (24%)	0 (0%)	527 (26%)
	Adequate	739 (49%)	67 (41%)	119 (37%)	26 (39%)	0 (0%)	951 (46%)
	Intermediate	191 (13%)	15 (9%)	77 (24%)	15 (23%)	0 (0%)	298 (15%)
	Inadequate	163 (11%)	24 (15%)	73 (23%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	270 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	86 (6%)	12 (7%)	15 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	117 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	60 (4%)	12 (7%)	11 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	85 (4%)
Interior	Total	1,499 (100%)	163 (100%)	324 (100%)	66 (100%)	0 (0%)	2,053 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	60 (9%)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	65 (9%)
	20-24	146 (22%)	0 (0%)	11 (19%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	158 (22%)
	25-29	171 (26%)	<6 (50%)	25 (43%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	199 (28%)
	30-34	180 (28%)	<6 (50%)	10 (17%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	195 (27%)
	35-39	87 (13%)	0 (0%)	6 (10%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	95 (13%)
	40-44	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	161 (25%)	0 (0%)	30 (52%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	192 (27%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	70 (11%)	0 (0%)	13 (22%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	84 (12%)
	12 Years	261 (40%)	0 (0%)	24 (41%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	290 (40%)
	12+ Years	300 (46%)	<6 (100%)	16 (28%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	322 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	603 (92%)	<6 (100%)	55 (95%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	670 (93%)
	Birthing Center	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	37 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	39 (5%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	509 (78%)	<6 (100%)	46 (79%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	561 (78%)
	Cesarean	106 (16%)	0 (0%)	9 (16%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	120 (17%)
	Forceps	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Vacuum	31 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	35 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	544 (83%)	<6 (100%)	41 (71%)	8 (80%)	0 (0%)	595 (82%)
	2nd Trimester	95 (15%)	0 (0%)	12 (21%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	109 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	172 (26%)	<6 (50%)	15 (26%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	192 (27%)
	Adequate	315 (48%)	<6 (50%)	24 (41%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	345 (48%)
	Intermediate	88 (13%)	0 (0%)	6 (10%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	95 (13%)
	Inadequate	74 (11%)	0 (0%)	12 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	86 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	27 (4%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	34 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	24 (4%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	28 (4%)
Mat-Su	Total	653 (100%)	<6 (100%)	58 (100%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	723 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	99 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	104 (18%)
	20-24	9 (19%)	0 (0%)	160 (30%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	170 (29%)
	25-29	10 (21%)	0 (0%)	154 (29%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	165 (28%)
	30-34	12 (25%)	0 (0%)	79 (15%)	<6 (67%)	0 (0%)	95 (16%)
	35-39	9 (19%)	<6 (100%)	38 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (8%)
	40-44	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	322 (60%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	329 (55%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	121 (22%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	128 (22%)
	12 Years	9 (19%)	0 (0%)	249 (46%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	259 (44%)
	12+ Years	31 (65%)	<6 (100%)	44 (8%)	<6 (67%)	0 (0%)	80 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	45 (94%)	<6 (100%)	523 (97%)	6 (100%)	0 (0%)	575 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	Other	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	35 (73%)	0 (0%)	508 (94%)	<6 (67%)	0 (0%)	547 (92%)
	Cesarean	9 (19%)	<6 (100%)	13 (2%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	24 (4%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	37 (77%)	<6 (100%)	380 (71%)	6 (100%)	0 (0%)	424 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	8 (17%)	0 (0%)	115 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	123 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	24 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	8 (17%)	<6 (100%)	132 (24%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	144 (24%)
	Adequate	23 (48%)	0 (0%)	155 (29%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	180 (30%)
	Intermediate	8 (17%)	0 (0%)	107 (20%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	116 (20%)
	Inadequate	8 (17%)	0 (0%)	127 (24%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	135 (23%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	44 (8%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	47 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	21 (4%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	24 (4%)
Northern	Total	48 (100%)	<6 (100%)	539 (100%)	6 (100%)	0 (0%)	594 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	78 (9%)	0 (0%)	46 (15%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	128 (11%)
	20-24	191 (23%)	<6 (25%)	107 (35%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	315 (26%)
	25-29	242 (29%)	<6 (50%)	72 (24%)	16 (29%)	0 (0%)	334 (28%)
	30-34	198 (24%)	0 (0%)	54 (18%)	19 (34%)	0 (0%)	273 (23%)
	35-39	105 (13%)	<6 (25%)	20 (7%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	132 (11%)
	40-44	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	168 (20%)	<6 (25%)	100 (33%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	274 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	83 (10%)	0 (0%)	66 (22%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	154 (13%)
	12 Years	268 (32%)	<6 (25%)	136 (45%)	18 (32%)	0 (0%)	423 (35%)
	12+ Years	420 (50%)	<6 (75%)	73 (24%)	29 (52%)	0 (0%)	525 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	801 (96%)	<6 (100%)	300 (99%)	56 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,162 (96%)
	Birthing Center	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%)
	Other	29 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	636 (76%)	<6 (75%)	257 (85%)	38 (68%)	0 (0%)	934 (78%)
	Cesarean	172 (21%)	<6 (25%)	39 (13%)	15 (27%)	0 (0%)	228 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	22 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	680 (82%)	<6 (100%)	230 (76%)	38 (68%)	0 (0%)	952 (79%)
	2nd Trimester	123 (15%)	0 (0%)	55 (18%)	16 (29%)	0 (0%)	194 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	20 (2%)	0 (0%)	13 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	35 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	181 (22%)	<6 (25%)	76 (25%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	263 (22%)
	Adequate	350 (42%)	<6 (50%)	102 (34%)	20 (36%)	0 (0%)	474 (39%)
	Intermediate	166 (20%)	0 (0%)	52 (17%)	18 (32%)	0 (0%)	236 (20%)
	Inadequate	98 (12%)	0 (0%)	62 (21%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	171 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	49 (6%)	0 (0%)	30 (10%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	82 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	37 (4%)	0 (0%)	17 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	57 (5%)
Southeast	Total	834 (100%)	<6 (100%)	302 (100%)	56 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,205 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1992
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	11 (5%)	0 (0%)	115 (14%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	127 (12%)
	20-24	66 (33%)	<6 (17%)	251 (31%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	323 (31%)
	25-29	54 (27%)	<6 (67%)	228 (28%)	8 (32%)	0 (0%)	294 (28%)
	30-34	36 (18%)	<6 (17%)	130 (16%)	9 (36%)	0 (0%)	178 (17%)
	35-39	35 (17%)	0 (0%)	61 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	98 (9%)
	40-44	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	30 (15%)	0 (0%)	218 (27%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	250 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	12 (6%)	0 (0%)	149 (19%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	164 (16%)
	12 Years	80 (39%)	<6 (33%)	444 (55%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	532 (51%)
	12+ Years	104 (51%)	<6 (67%)	96 (12%)	13 (52%)	0 (0%)	218 (21%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	199 (98%)	6 (100%)	777 (97%)	24 (96%)	0 (0%)	1,008 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	Other	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	130 (64%)	<6 (50%)	748 (93%)	14 (56%)	0 (0%)	896 (86%)
	Cesarean	43 (21%)	<6 (33%)	43 (5%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	93 (9%)
	Forceps	15 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	Vacuum	13 (6%)	<6 (17%)	12 (1%)	6 (24%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	181 (89%)	6 (100%)	597 (74%)	23 (92%)	0 (0%)	809 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	18 (9%)	0 (0%)	170 (21%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	189 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	23 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	43 (21%)	0 (0%)	298 (37%)	9 (36%)	0 (0%)	351 (34%)
	Adequate	105 (52%)	<6 (67%)	225 (28%)	8 (32%)	0 (0%)	343 (33%)
	Intermediate	37 (18%)	<6 (33%)	132 (16%)	6 (24%)	0 (0%)	177 (17%)
	Inadequate	16 (8%)	0 (0%)	141 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	157 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	9 (4%)	<6 (17%)	94 (12%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	105 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	8 (4%)	0 (0%)	50 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	58 (6%)
Southwest	Total	203 (100%)	6 (100%)	805 (100%)	25 (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 Race (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
	15-19	647 (9%)	93 (16%)	397 (16%)	41 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,179 (11%)
	20-24	2,064 (27%)	181 (31%)	701 (29%)	102 (20%)	0 (0%)	3,051 (28%)
	25-29	2,157 (29%)	170 (29%)	668 (27%)	149 (29%)	0 (0%)	3,149 (28%)
	30-34	1,693 (23%)	84 (14%)	462 (19%)	148 (29%)	0 (0%)	2,390 (22%)
	35-39	778 (10%)	46 (8%)	195 (8%)	66 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,088 (10%)
	40-44	162 (2%)	6 (1%)	29 (1%)	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	208 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	1,335 (18%)	63 (11%)	950 (39%)	31 (6%)	0 (0%)	2,379 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	791 (11%)	54 (9%)	516 (21%)	63 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,425 (13%)
	12 Years	2,608 (35%)	223 (38%)	1,140 (46%)	202 (39%)	0 (0%)	4,173 (38%)
	12+ Years	3,776 (50%)	279 (48%)	436 (18%)	228 (44%)	0 (0%)	4,721 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	7,137 (95%)	576 (98%)	2,405 (98%)	510 (99%)	0 (0%)	10,635 (96%)
	Birthing Center	58 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	67 (<1%)
	Home Birth	48 (<1%)	0 (0%)	27 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	75 (<1%)
	Other	260 (3%)	6 (1%)	23 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	295 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	5,662 (75%)	460 (79%)	2,221 (90%)	381 (74%)	0 (0%)	8,729 (79%)
	Cesarean	1,347 (18%)	107 (18%)	169 (7%)	92 (18%)	0 (0%)	1,718 (15%)
	Forceps	127 (2%)	8 (1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	146 (1%)
	Vacuum	352 (5%)	10 (2%)	63 (3%)	37 (7%)	0 (0%)	462 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	6,424 (86%)	500 (85%)	1,845 (75%)	401 (78%)	0 (0%)	9,173 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	914 (12%)	66 (11%)	460 (19%)	94 (18%)	0 (0%)	1,535 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	97 (1%)	13 (2%)	101 (4%)	13 (3%)	0 (0%)	225 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	38 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	30 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	76 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	2,010 (27%)	200 (34%)	711 (29%)	106 (21%)	0 (0%)	3,029 (27%)
	Adequate	3,850 (51%)	280 (48%)	816 (33%)	237 (46%)	0 (0%)	5,184 (47%)
	Intermediate	977 (13%)	42 (7%)	414 (17%)	90 (17%)	0 (0%)	1,524 (14%)
	Inadequate	591 (8%)	58 (10%)	462 (19%)	77 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,189 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	450 (6%)	49 (8%)	207 (8%)	38 (7%)	0 (0%)	744 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	336 (4%)	55 (9%)	116 (5%)	39 (8%)	0 (0%)	547 (5%)
Alaska	Total	7,513 (100%)	585 (100%)	2,459 (100%)	517 (100%)	0 (0%)	11,090 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	15-19	293 (8%)	66 (17%)	96 (19%)	31 (10%)	0 (0%)	486 (10%)
	20-24	956 (27%)	112 (30%)	141 (27%)	57 (19%)	0 (0%)	1,267 (27%)
	25-29	1,067 (30%)	103 (27%)	137 (26%)	86 (29%)	0 (0%)	1,393 (29%)
	30-34	834 (23%)	52 (14%)	96 (19%)	78 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,060 (22%)
	35-39	345 (10%)	36 (9%)	39 (8%)	39 (13%)	0 (0%)	460 (10%)
	40-44	74 (2%)	6 (2%)	7 (1%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	93 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	563 (16%)	40 (11%)	227 (44%)	14 (5%)	0 (0%)	844 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	364 (10%)	43 (11%)	131 (25%)	38 (13%)	0 (0%)	577 (12%)
	12 Years	1,187 (33%)	136 (36%)	197 (38%)	124 (42%)	0 (0%)	1,644 (34%)
	12+ Years	1,883 (53%)	181 (48%)	112 (22%)	129 (43%)	0 (0%)	2,305 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	3,428 (96%)	370 (98%)	514 (99%)	292 (98%)	0 (0%)	4,606 (97%)
	Birthing Center	43 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	50 (1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	100 (3%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	112 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	2,728 (76%)	293 (77%)	465 (90%)	234 (79%)	0 (0%)	3,723 (78%)
	Cesarean	624 (17%)	73 (19%)	35 (7%)	54 (18%)	0 (0%)	786 (16%)
	Forceps	78 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	88 (2%)
	Vacuum	144 (4%)	7 (2%)	16 (3%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	174 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	3,192 (89%)	336 (89%)	414 (80%)	246 (83%)	0 (0%)	4,189 (88%)
	2nd Trimester	331 (9%)	33 (9%)	72 (14%)	48 (16%)	0 (0%)	484 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	26 (<1%)	6 (2%)	24 (5%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	59 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	18 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	909 (25%)	112 (30%)	141 (27%)	53 (18%)	0 (0%)	1,215 (25%)
	Adequate	2,105 (59%)	203 (54%)	218 (42%)	167 (56%)	0 (0%)	2,694 (56%)
	Intermediate	351 (10%)	30 (8%)	66 (13%)	42 (14%)	0 (0%)	489 (10%)
	Inadequate	189 (5%)	32 (8%)	89 (17%)	34 (11%)	0 (0%)	344 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	212 (6%)	35 (9%)	43 (8%)	24 (8%)	0 (0%)	314 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	175 (5%)	38 (10%)	26 (5%)	23 (8%)	0 (0%)	262 (5%)
Anchorage	Total	3,574 (100%)	379 (100%)	518 (100%)	297 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,771 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	77 (9%)	0 (0%)	20 (18%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	101 (9%)
	20-24	238 (27%)	<6 (50%)	40 (37%)	15 (21%)	0 (0%)	294 (27%)
	25-29	247 (28%)	0 (0%)	29 (27%)	17 (24%)	0 (0%)	293 (27%)
	30-34	217 (24%)	<6 (50%)	17 (16%)	22 (31%)	0 (0%)	258 (24%)
	35-39	91 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	9 (13%)	0 (0%)	103 (10%)
	40-44	26 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	163 (18%)	<6 (50%)	51 (47%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	218 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	127 (14%)	0 (0%)	24 (22%)	10 (14%)	0 (0%)	161 (15%)
	12 Years	321 (36%)	<6 (50%)	49 (45%)	28 (40%)	0 (0%)	399 (37%)
	12+ Years	403 (45%)	<6 (50%)	23 (21%)	30 (43%)	0 (0%)	457 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	829 (92%)	<6 (100%)	101 (93%)	69 (99%)	0 (0%)	1,002 (93%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Other	61 (7%)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	68 (6%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	680 (76%)	<6 (100%)	93 (85%)	41 (59%)	0 (0%)	816 (76%)
	Cesarean	138 (15%)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	13 (19%)	0 (0%)	158 (15%)
	Forceps	25 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (2%)
	Vacuum	50 (6%)	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	16 (23%)	0 (0%)	75 (7%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	657 (73%)	<6 (100%)	76 (70%)	35 (50%)	0 (0%)	771 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	204 (23%)	0 (0%)	24 (22%)	27 (39%)	0 (0%)	255 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	21 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	234 (26%)	<6 (50%)	18 (17%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	259 (24%)
	Adequate	370 (41%)	<6 (50%)	38 (35%)	11 (16%)	0 (0%)	420 (39%)
	Intermediate	157 (18%)	0 (0%)	27 (25%)	23 (33%)	0 (0%)	208 (19%)
	Inadequate	125 (14%)	0 (0%)	26 (24%)	30 (43%)	0 (0%)	181 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	50 (6%)	0 (0%)	12 (11%)	8 (11%)	0 (0%)	70 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	897 (100%)	<6 (100%)	109 (100%)	70 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,079 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	115 (8%)	25 (14%)	48 (21%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	190 (10%)
	20-24	447 (33%)	61 (34%)	53 (23%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	570 (31%)
	25-29	411 (30%)	61 (34%)	50 (22%)	22 (35%)	0 (0%)	544 (29%)
	30-34	238 (17%)	22 (12%)	53 (23%)	22 (35%)	0 (0%)	335 (18%)
	35-39	135 (10%)	9 (5%)	22 (10%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	174 (9%)
	40-44	28 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	259 (19%)	20 (11%)	107 (46%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	394 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	133 (10%)	10 (6%)	50 (22%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	197 (11%)
	12 Years	516 (38%)	74 (41%)	99 (43%)	30 (48%)	0 (0%)	719 (39%)
	12+ Years	681 (50%)	87 (49%)	57 (25%)	25 (40%)	0 (0%)	850 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,302 (95%)	179 (100%)	229 (99%)	62 (98%)	0 (0%)	1,772 (96%)
	Birthing Center	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	Home Birth	28 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
	Other	35 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	36 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,049 (76%)	147 (82%)	200 (87%)	45 (71%)	0 (0%)	1,441 (78%)
	Cesarean	235 (17%)	27 (15%)	25 (11%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	297 (16%)
	Forceps	8 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Vacuum	81 (6%)	<6 (2%)	6 (3%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	97 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,165 (85%)	141 (79%)	176 (76%)	54 (86%)	0 (0%)	1,536 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	192 (14%)	31 (17%)	48 (21%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	279 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	16 (1%)	6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	459 (33%)	78 (44%)	38 (16%)	28 (44%)	0 (0%)	603 (33%)
	Adequate	638 (46%)	68 (38%)	95 (41%)	24 (38%)	0 (0%)	825 (45%)
	Intermediate	156 (11%)	9 (5%)	48 (21%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	220 (12%)
	Inadequate	121 (9%)	23 (13%)	48 (21%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	195 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	87 (6%)	13 (7%)	12 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	115 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	54 (4%)	16 (9%)	9 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	83 (4%)
Interior	Total	1,375 (100%)	179 (100%)	231 (100%)	63 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,848 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	76 (13%)	<6 (50%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	86 (13%)
	20-24	157 (26%)	0 (0%)	17 (26%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	179 (26%)
	25-29	148 (24%)	0 (0%)	18 (28%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	169 (25%)
	30-34	132 (22%)	<6 (50%)	16 (25%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	150 (22%)
	35-39	80 (13%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	85 (12%)
	40-44	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	141 (23%)	0 (0%)	24 (37%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	166 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	84 (14%)	0 (0%)	13 (20%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	100 (15%)
	12 Years	225 (37%)	0 (0%)	26 (40%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	253 (37%)
	12+ Years	284 (47%)	<6 (50%)	18 (28%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	306 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	560 (92%)	<6 (100%)	65 (100%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	636 (93%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	Other	30 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	420 (69%)	<6 (50%)	50 (77%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	477 (70%)
	Cesarean	141 (23%)	<6 (50%)	9 (14%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	152 (22%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	43 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	50 (7%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	522 (86%)	<6 (50%)	48 (74%)	8 (89%)	0 (0%)	579 (85%)
	2nd Trimester	70 (12%)	0 (0%)	13 (20%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	84 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	11 (2%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	172 (28%)	<6 (50%)	18 (28%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	195 (29%)
	Adequate	290 (48%)	0 (0%)	20 (31%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	314 (46%)
	Intermediate	92 (15%)	0 (0%)	13 (20%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	106 (16%)
	Inadequate	50 (8%)	<6 (50%)	14 (22%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	65 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	44 (7%)	0 (0%)	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	33 (5%)	0 (0%)	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	606 (100%)	<6 (100%)	65 (100%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	682 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	76 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	79 (15%)
	20-24	9 (19%)	0 (0%)	127 (27%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	138 (26%)
	25-29	11 (23%)	0 (0%)	123 (27%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	139 (27%)
	30-34	20 (42%)	0 (0%)	95 (21%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	117 (22%)
	35-39	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	36 (8%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	42 (8%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	12 (25%)	0 (0%)	273 (59%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	286 (55%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	105 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	109 (21%)
	12 Years	8 (17%)	0 (0%)	228 (49%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	237 (45%)
	12+ Years	32 (67%)	0 (0%)	51 (11%)	6 (60%)	0 (0%)	89 (17%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	47 (98%)	0 (0%)	448 (97%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	506 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	Other	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	34 (71%)	0 (0%)	430 (93%)	8 (80%)	0 (0%)	473 (91%)
	Cesarean	7 (15%)	0 (0%)	20 (4%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	28 (5%)
	Forceps	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	41 (85%)	0 (0%)	322 (70%)	6 (60%)	0 (0%)	369 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	101 (22%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	110 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	9 (19%)	0 (0%)	138 (30%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	152 (29%)
	Adequate	24 (50%)	0 (0%)	115 (25%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	142 (27%)
	Intermediate	7 (15%)	0 (0%)	87 (19%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	95 (18%)
	Inadequate	7 (15%)	0 (0%)	110 (24%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	117 (22%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	43 (9%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	47 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	27 (6%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	32 (6%)
Northern	Total	48 (100%)	0 (0%)	463 (100%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	522 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	78 (9%)	<6 (8%)	44 (17%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	127 (11%)
	20-24	206 (25%)	<6 (33%)	89 (34%)	10 (20%)	0 (0%)	310 (27%)
	25-29	215 (26%)	<6 (33%)	58 (22%)	12 (24%)	0 (0%)	294 (25%)
	30-34	203 (25%)	<6 (17%)	43 (17%)	17 (33%)	0 (0%)	267 (23%)
	35-39	99 (12%)	<6 (8%)	20 (8%)	8 (16%)	0 (0%)	130 (11%)
	40-44	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	167 (20%)	<6 (17%)	71 (27%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	243 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	74 (9%)	<6 (8%)	57 (22%)	7 (14%)	0 (0%)	139 (12%)
	12 Years	282 (34%)	<6 (33%)	109 (42%)	10 (20%)	0 (0%)	405 (35%)
	12+ Years	389 (47%)	6 (50%)	65 (25%)	28 (55%)	0 (0%)	490 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	781 (95%)	12 (100%)	254 (98%)	51 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,101 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	621 (76%)	11 (92%)	218 (84%)	36 (71%)	0 (0%)	887 (77%)
	Cesarean	156 (19%)	<6 (8%)	38 (15%)	10 (20%)	0 (0%)	207 (18%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	29 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	38 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	676 (82%)	11 (92%)	204 (78%)	39 (76%)	0 (0%)	931 (81%)
	2nd Trimester	99 (12%)	0 (0%)	37 (14%)	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	142 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	19 (2%)	0 (0%)	9 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	33 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	179 (22%)	<6 (33%)	58 (22%)	7 (14%)	0 (0%)	249 (22%)
	Adequate	328 (40%)	<6 (25%)	97 (37%)	17 (33%)	0 (0%)	445 (38%)
	Intermediate	190 (23%)	<6 (25%)	50 (19%)	16 (31%)	0 (0%)	259 (22%)
	Inadequate	83 (10%)	<6 (8%)	41 (16%)	9 (18%)	0 (0%)	135 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	43 (5%)	<6 (8%)	17 (7%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	62 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	35 (4%)	<6 (8%)	6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	46 (4%)
Southeast	Total	822 (100%)	12 (100%)	260 (100%)	51 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,156 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1993
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	104 (13%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	110 (11%)
	20-24	51 (27%)	<6 (27%)	234 (29%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	293 (28%)
	25-29	58 (31%)	<6 (18%)	253 (31%)	<6 (24%)	0 (0%)	317 (31%)
	30-34	49 (26%)	6 (55%)	142 (17%)	6 (35%)	0 (0%)	203 (20%)
	35-39	23 (12%)	0 (0%)	70 (9%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	94 (9%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	30 (16%)	0 (0%)	197 (24%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	228 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	136 (17%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	142 (14%)
	12 Years	69 (36%)	8 (73%)	432 (53%)	7 (41%)	0 (0%)	516 (50%)
	12+ Years	103 (54%)	<6 (27%)	110 (14%)	7 (41%)	0 (0%)	223 (22%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	189 (99%)	11 (100%)	794 (98%)	17 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,011 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	130 (68%)	6 (55%)	765 (94%)	11 (65%)	0 (0%)	912 (88%)
	Cesarean	46 (24%)	<6 (45%)	36 (4%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	90 (9%)
	Forceps	7 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	171 (90%)	9 (82%)	605 (74%)	13 (76%)	0 (0%)	798 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	12 (6%)	<6 (18%)	165 (20%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	181 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	31 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	48 (25%)	<6 (36%)	300 (37%)	<6 (24%)	0 (0%)	356 (35%)
	Adequate	95 (50%)	<6 (45%)	233 (29%)	11 (65%)	0 (0%)	344 (33%)
	Intermediate	24 (13%)	0 (0%)	123 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	147 (14%)
	Inadequate	15 (8%)	<6 (9%)	134 (16%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	151 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	12 (6%)	0 (0%)	72 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	84 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	36 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	42 (4%)
Southwest	Total	190 (100%)	11 (100%)	813 (100%)	17 (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 Race (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
	15-19	690 (9%)	80 (16%)	390 (17%)	38 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,211 (11%)
	20-24	1,923 (26%)	161 (33%)	693 (30%)	96 (21%)	0 (0%)	2,889 (27%)
	25-29	1,977 (27%)	133 (27%)	584 (25%)	165 (35%)	0 (0%)	2,881 (27%)
	30-34	1,706 (23%)	84 (17%)	438 (19%)	105 (22%)	0 (0%)	2,353 (22%)
	35-39	837 (11%)	33 (7%)	181 (8%)	47 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,109 (10%)
	40-44	140 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	43 (2%)	16 (3%)	0 (0%)	201 (2%)
	45+	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	1,306 (18%)	46 (9%)	909 (39%)	30 (6%)	0 (0%)	2,300 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	745 (10%)	54 (11%)	484 (21%)	55 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,345 (13%)
	12 Years	2,440 (33%)	199 (40%)	1,090 (47%)	184 (39%)	0 (0%)	3,945 (37%)
	12+ Years	3,760 (52%)	221 (45%)	405 (17%)	215 (46%)	0 (0%)	4,627 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	7,003 (96%)	489 (99%)	2,301 (98%)	457 (98%)	0 (0%)	10,321 (97%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	72 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	23 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	100 (<1%)
	Other	214 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	19 (<1%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	246 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	5,438 (75%)	381 (77%)	2,057 (88%)	351 (75%)	0 (0%)	8,277 (77%)
	Cesarean	1,369 (19%)	92 (19%)	208 (9%)	86 (18%)	0 (0%)	1,771 (17%)
	Forceps	135 (2%)	11 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	157 (1%)
	Vacuum	345 (5%)	10 (2%)	72 (3%)	26 (6%)	0 (0%)	457 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	6,162 (84%)	416 (84%)	1,814 (77%)	385 (82%)	0 (0%)	8,835 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	808 (11%)	51 (10%)	379 (16%)	61 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,309 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	146 (2%)	11 (2%)	70 (3%)	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	238 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	30 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	19 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	58 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,863 (26%)	165 (33%)	664 (28%)	87 (19%)	0 (0%)	2,788 (26%)
	Adequate	3,730 (51%)	236 (48%)	795 (34%)	253 (54%)	0 (0%)	5,064 (47%)
	Intermediate	892 (12%)	35 (7%)	395 (17%)	55 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,382 (13%)
	Inadequate	624 (9%)	45 (9%)	399 (17%)	61 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,135 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	428 (6%)	55 (11%)	197 (8%)	34 (7%)	0 (0%)	717 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	365 (5%)	52 (11%)	135 (6%)	33 (7%)	0 (0%)	588 (6%)
Alaska	Total	7,295 (100%)	494 (100%)	2,343 (100%)	468 (100%)	0 (0%)	10,683 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	15-19	308 (9%)	58 (18%)	88 (17%)	21 (8%)	0 (0%)	482 (10%)
	20-24	905 (26%)	92 (28%)	155 (30%)	49 (18%)	0 (0%)	1,214 (26%)
	25-29	988 (28%)	90 (28%)	123 (24%)	100 (36%)	0 (0%)	1,313 (28%)
	30-34	840 (24%)	57 (18%)	97 (19%)	59 (22%)	0 (0%)	1,070 (23%)
	35-39	369 (11%)	26 (8%)	36 (7%)	34 (12%)	0 (0%)	472 (10%)
	40-44	66 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (2%)	10 (4%)	0 (0%)	88 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	557 (16%)	34 (10%)	209 (41%)	22 (8%)	0 (0%)	829 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	326 (9%)	42 (13%)	121 (24%)	26 (9%)	0 (0%)	522 (11%)
	12 Years	1,118 (32%)	121 (37%)	197 (38%)	102 (37%)	0 (0%)	1,565 (34%)
	12+ Years	1,903 (55%)	146 (45%)	116 (23%)	140 (51%)	0 (0%)	2,324 (50%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	3,383 (97%)	322 (99%)	509 (99%)	269 (98%)	0 (0%)	4,537 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Other	88 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	101 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	2,628 (75%)	242 (74%)	449 (87%)	211 (77%)	0 (0%)	3,567 (77%)
	Cesarean	637 (18%)	64 (20%)	48 (9%)	49 (18%)	0 (0%)	810 (17%)
	Forceps	83 (2%)	10 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	102 (2%)
	Vacuum	134 (4%)	9 (3%)	15 (3%)	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	171 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	3,101 (89%)	281 (86%)	427 (83%)	243 (89%)	0 (0%)	4,097 (88%)
	2nd Trimester	311 (9%)	30 (9%)	61 (12%)	23 (8%)	0 (0%)	433 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	38 (1%)	<6 (2%)	14 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	62 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	14 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	28 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	907 (26%)	100 (31%)	135 (26%)	46 (17%)	0 (0%)	1,193 (26%)
	Adequate	2,028 (58%)	172 (53%)	229 (45%)	175 (64%)	0 (0%)	2,644 (57%)
	Intermediate	318 (9%)	21 (6%)	72 (14%)	26 (9%)	0 (0%)	442 (9%)
	Inadequate	204 (6%)	27 (8%)	71 (14%)	25 (9%)	0 (0%)	332 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	198 (6%)	36 (11%)	34 (7%)	23 (8%)	0 (0%)	293 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	174 (5%)	36 (11%)	30 (6%)	26 (9%)	0 (0%)	266 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	3,484 (100%)	325 (100%)	514 (100%)	274 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,653 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	96 (10%)	<6 (20%)	15 (15%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	118 (11%)
	20-24	259 (28%)	<6 (80%)	26 (26%)	19 (28%)	0 (0%)	308 (28%)
	25-29	234 (26%)	0 (0%)	30 (30%)	19 (28%)	0 (0%)	284 (26%)
	30-34	183 (20%)	0 (0%)	18 (18%)	17 (25%)	0 (0%)	218 (20%)
	35-39	129 (14%)	0 (0%)	12 (12%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	147 (13%)
	40-44	13 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	14 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	157 (17%)	<6 (20%)	49 (49%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	207 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	146 (16%)	<6 (20%)	22 (22%)	13 (19%)	0 (0%)	182 (17%)
	12 Years	310 (34%)	<6 (60%)	45 (45%)	26 (39%)	0 (0%)	385 (35%)
	12+ Years	419 (46%)	<6 (20%)	22 (22%)	27 (40%)	0 (0%)	469 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	867 (95%)	<6 (100%)	100 (99%)	67 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,041 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Other	38 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	39 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	654 (71%)	<6 (80%)	79 (78%)	48 (72%)	0 (0%)	787 (72%)
	Cesarean	176 (19%)	<6 (20%)	16 (16%)	13 (19%)	0 (0%)	206 (19%)
	Forceps	34 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	35 (3%)
	Vacuum	50 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	60 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	695 (76%)	<6 (80%)	72 (71%)	39 (58%)	0 (0%)	812 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	172 (19%)	<6 (20%)	26 (26%)	24 (36%)	0 (0%)	223 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	25 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	219 (24%)	<6 (20%)	17 (17%)	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	246 (23%)
	Adequate	410 (45%)	<6 (60%)	39 (39%)	22 (33%)	0 (0%)	475 (44%)
	Intermediate	133 (15%)	0 (0%)	24 (24%)	9 (13%)	0 (0%)	166 (15%)
	Inadequate	132 (14%)	<6 (20%)	18 (18%)	28 (42%)	0 (0%)	179 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	61 (7%)	<6 (20%)	10 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	77 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	49 (5%)	<6 (20%)	9 (9%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	61 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	915 (100%)	<6 (100%)	101 (100%)	67 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,090 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	148 (11%)	20 (13%)	42 (19%)	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	220 (12%)
	20-24	406 (30%)	65 (42%)	59 (26%)	12 (18%)	0 (0%)	544 (30%)
	25-29	352 (26%)	41 (26%)	52 (23%)	27 (41%)	0 (0%)	473 (27%)
	30-34	270 (20%)	22 (14%)	50 (22%)	14 (21%)	0 (0%)	357 (20%)
	35-39	132 (10%)	7 (4%)	11 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	153 (9%)
	40-44	19 (1%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	29 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	251 (19%)	8 (5%)	87 (39%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	351 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	120 (9%)	11 (7%)	53 (24%)	13 (20%)	0 (0%)	197 (11%)
	12 Years	465 (35%)	69 (44%)	88 (39%)	25 (38%)	0 (0%)	649 (36%)
	12+ Years	674 (51%)	72 (46%)	58 (26%)	27 (41%)	0 (0%)	835 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,264 (95%)	154 (99%)	217 (97%)	62 (94%)	0 (0%)	1,704 (96%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	24 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	31 (2%)
	Other	43 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	993 (75%)	131 (84%)	180 (81%)	51 (77%)	0 (0%)	1,361 (76%)
	Cesarean	260 (20%)	23 (15%)	29 (13%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	322 (18%)
	Forceps	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	Vacuum	67 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (6%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	88 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,121 (84%)	125 (80%)	181 (81%)	56 (85%)	0 (0%)	1,488 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	142 (11%)	20 (13%)	30 (13%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	200 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	35 (3%)	6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	47 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	384 (29%)	63 (40%)	38 (17%)	18 (27%)	0 (0%)	504 (28%)
	Adequate	615 (46%)	57 (37%)	91 (41%)	33 (50%)	0 (0%)	801 (45%)
	Intermediate	164 (12%)	14 (9%)	52 (23%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	239 (13%)
	Inadequate	131 (10%)	16 (10%)	35 (16%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	186 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	86 (6%)	18 (12%)	11 (5%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	119 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	62 (5%)	14 (9%)	6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	86 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,332 (100%)	156 (100%)	223 (100%)	66 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,784 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	68 (11%)	0 (0%)	8 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	76 (11%)
	20-24	150 (24%)	0 (0%)	17 (30%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	172 (25%)
	25-29	148 (24%)	<6 (33%)	14 (25%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	165 (24%)
	30-34	167 (27%)	<6 (67%)	10 (18%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	180 (26%)
	35-39	74 (12%)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	79 (11%)
	40-44	16 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	159 (25%)	<6 (67%)	24 (43%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	186 (27%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	78 (13%)	0 (0%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	89 (13%)
	12 Years	266 (43%)	<6 (67%)	24 (43%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	295 (43%)
	12+ Years	258 (41%)	<6 (33%)	18 (32%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	283 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	572 (92%)	<6 (100%)	55 (98%)	8 (89%)	0 (0%)	638 (92%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	26 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (4%)
	Other	26 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	28 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	461 (74%)	<6 (67%)	47 (84%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	516 (75%)
	Cesarean	114 (18%)	<6 (33%)	6 (11%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	122 (18%)
	Forceps	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	43 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	48 (7%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	518 (83%)	<6 (100%)	44 (79%)	7 (78%)	0 (0%)	572 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	89 (14%)	0 (0%)	12 (21%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	103 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	167 (27%)	<6 (33%)	14 (25%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	183 (26%)
	Adequate	309 (50%)	<6 (67%)	24 (43%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	341 (49%)
	Intermediate	73 (12%)	0 (0%)	10 (18%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	84 (12%)
	Inadequate	70 (11%)	0 (0%)	7 (13%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	78 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	37 (6%)	0 (0%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	44 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	33 (5%)	<6 (33%)	7 (13%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	42 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	624 (100%)	<6 (100%)	56 (100%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	692 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (7%)	<6 (100%)	73 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	78 (16%)
	20-24	8 (14%)	0 (0%)	146 (34%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	156 (32%)
	25-29	17 (30%)	0 (0%)	94 (22%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	118 (24%)
	30-34	14 (25%)	0 (0%)	67 (16%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	82 (17%)
	35-39	13 (23%)	0 (0%)	37 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	50 (10%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	8 (14%)	<6 (100%)	260 (61%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	270 (55%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	98 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	101 (20%)
	12 Years	11 (19%)	<6 (100%)	196 (46%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	215 (44%)
	12+ Years	41 (72%)	0 (0%)	54 (13%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	97 (20%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	55 (96%)	<6 (100%)	414 (97%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	480 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	Other	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	45 (79%)	<6 (100%)	398 (93%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	450 (91%)
	Cesarean	7 (12%)	0 (0%)	17 (4%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	27 (5%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	11 (3%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	16 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	49 (86%)	<6 (100%)	324 (76%)	8 (89%)	0 (0%)	383 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	75 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	79 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	15 (4%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	19 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	10 (18%)	0 (0%)	111 (26%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	126 (26%)
	Adequate	31 (54%)	<6 (100%)	127 (30%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	163 (33%)
	Intermediate	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	87 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	96 (19%)
	Inadequate	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	94 (22%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	100 (20%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	8 (14%)	0 (0%)	40 (9%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	50 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	23 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (6%)
Northern	Total	57 (100%)	<6 (100%)	426 (100%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	494 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	59 (8%)	0 (0%)	51 (20%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	117 (11%)
	20-24	172 (22%)	0 (0%)	73 (29%)	7 (21%)	0 (0%)	253 (23%)
	25-29	207 (27%)	<6 (25%)	51 (20%)	8 (24%)	0 (0%)	274 (25%)
	30-34	196 (25%)	<6 (75%)	53 (21%)	10 (29%)	0 (0%)	264 (24%)
	35-39	110 (14%)	0 (0%)	20 (8%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	135 (12%)
	40-44	23 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	157 (20%)	0 (0%)	84 (33%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	244 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	65 (8%)	0 (0%)	52 (20%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	119 (11%)
	12 Years	236 (30%)	<6 (75%)	109 (43%)	19 (56%)	0 (0%)	368 (34%)
	12+ Years	409 (53%)	<6 (25%)	53 (21%)	9 (26%)	0 (0%)	474 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	759 (98%)	<6 (100%)	250 (98%)	33 (97%)	0 (0%)	1,052 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	16 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	578 (75%)	<6 (25%)	205 (81%)	24 (71%)	0 (0%)	811 (75%)
	Cesarean	154 (20%)	<6 (75%)	38 (15%)	9 (26%)	0 (0%)	207 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	41 (5%)	0 (0%)	11 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	53 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	584 (75%)	<6 (50%)	169 (67%)	24 (71%)	0 (0%)	783 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	79 (10%)	0 (0%)	39 (15%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	123 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	35 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	140 (18%)	0 (0%)	57 (22%)	7 (21%)	0 (0%)	206 (19%)
	Adequate	297 (38%)	<6 (25%)	78 (31%)	11 (32%)	0 (0%)	389 (36%)
	Intermediate	173 (22%)	0 (0%)	38 (15%)	6 (18%)	0 (0%)	217 (20%)
	Inadequate	71 (9%)	<6 (25%)	40 (16%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	116 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	33 (4%)	0 (0%)	20 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	54 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	38 (5%)	0 (0%)	18 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	58 (5%)
Southeast	Total	774 (100%)	<6 (100%)	254 (100%)	34 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,082 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1994
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	113 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	120 (14%)
	20-24	23 (21%)	0 (0%)	217 (28%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	242 (27%)
	25-29	31 (28%)	0 (0%)	220 (29%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	254 (29%)
	30-34	36 (33%)	0 (0%)	143 (19%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	182 (20%)
	35-39	10 (9%)	0 (0%)	61 (8%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	73 (8%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	17 (16%)	0 (0%)	196 (25%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	213 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	7 (6%)	0 (0%)	127 (17%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	135 (15%)
	12 Years	34 (31%)	0 (0%)	431 (56%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	468 (53%)
	12+ Years	56 (51%)	0 (0%)	84 (11%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	145 (16%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	103 (94%)	0 (0%)	756 (98%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	869 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Other	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	79 (72%)	0 (0%)	699 (91%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	785 (88%)
	Cesarean	21 (19%)	0 (0%)	54 (7%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	77 (9%)
	Forceps	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	94 (86%)	0 (0%)	597 (78%)	8 (89%)	0 (0%)	700 (79%)
	2nd Trimester	11 (10%)	0 (0%)	136 (18%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	148 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	28 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	36 (33%)	0 (0%)	292 (38%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	330 (37%)
	Adequate	40 (37%)	0 (0%)	207 (27%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	251 (28%)
	Intermediate	22 (20%)	0 (0%)	112 (15%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	138 (16%)
	Inadequate	10 (9%)	0 (0%)	134 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	144 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	75 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	80 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	47 (5%)
Southwest	Total	109 (100%)	0 (0%)	769 (100%)	9 (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 Race (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	15 (<1%)
	15-19	593 (9%)	84 (19%)	407 (18%)	43 (9%)	0 (0%)	1,128 (11%)
	20-24	1,800 (26%)	158 (35%)	690 (30%)	109 (22%)	0 (0%)	2,760 (27%)
	25-29	1,941 (28%)	106 (24%)	565 (25%)	141 (29%)	0 (0%)	2,757 (27%)
	30-34	1,622 (23%)	73 (16%)	418 (18%)	126 (26%)	0 (0%)	2,243 (22%)
	35-39	804 (12%)	24 (5%)	178 (8%)	56 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,066 (10%)
	40-44	189 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	35 (2%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	235 (2%)
	45+	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	1,062 (15%)	40 (9%)	832 (36%)	26 (5%)	0 (0%)	1,961 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	603 (9%)	43 (10%)	432 (19%)	67 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,146 (11%)
	12 Years	2,431 (35%)	204 (45%)	1,112 (48%)	186 (38%)	0 (0%)	3,939 (39%)
	12+ Years	3,578 (51%)	179 (40%)	384 (17%)	209 (43%)	0 (0%)	4,352 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,626 (95%)	448 (100%)	2,258 (98%)	479 (99%)	0 (0%)	9,823 (96%)
	Birthing Center	41 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	44 (<1%)
	Home Birth	88 (1%)	0 (0%)	34 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	126 (1%)
	Other	208 (3%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	220 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	5,406 (78%)	356 (79%)	2,055 (89%)	353 (73%)	0 (0%)	8,179 (80%)
	Cesarean	1,128 (16%)	84 (19%)	185 (8%)	93 (19%)	0 (0%)	1,491 (15%)
	Forceps	114 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	130 (1%)
	Vacuum	310 (4%)	6 (1%)	56 (2%)	29 (6%)	0 (0%)	401 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	5,171 (74%)	351 (78%)	1,498 (65%)	357 (74%)	0 (0%)	7,385 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	698 (10%)	44 (10%)	360 (16%)	64 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,167 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	134 (2%)	9 (2%)	91 (4%)	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	247 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	19 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,614 (23%)	122 (27%)	532 (23%)	92 (19%)	0 (0%)	2,360 (23%)
	Adequate	3,221 (46%)	207 (46%)	701 (30%)	223 (46%)	0 (0%)	4,360 (43%)
	Intermediate	637 (9%)	32 (7%)	340 (15%)	59 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,068 (10%)
	Inadequate	510 (7%)	41 (9%)	381 (17%)	54 (11%)	0 (0%)	988 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	469 (7%)	53 (12%)	190 (8%)	33 (7%)	0 (0%)	745 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	350 (5%)	55 (12%)	109 (5%)	26 (5%)	0 (0%)	540 (5%)
Alaska	Total	6,971 (100%)	449 (100%)	2,303 (100%)	485 (100%)	0 (0%)	10,225 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	15-19	259 (8%)	63 (20%)	100 (19%)	30 (10%)	0 (0%)	452 (10%)
	20-24	830 (25%)	103 (33%)	168 (31%)	65 (22%)	0 (0%)	1,169 (26%)
	25-29	915 (28%)	67 (21%)	119 (22%)	91 (31%)	0 (0%)	1,193 (27%)
	30-34	803 (24%)	60 (19%)	95 (18%)	67 (23%)	0 (0%)	1,026 (23%)
	35-39	381 (12%)	17 (5%)	45 (8%)	30 (10%)	0 (0%)	475 (11%)
	40-44	95 (3%)	<6 (1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	109 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	438 (13%)	27 (9%)	232 (43%)	17 (6%)	0 (0%)	715 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	274 (8%)	35 (11%)	123 (23%)	41 (14%)	0 (0%)	473 (11%)
	12 Years	1,147 (35%)	144 (46%)	214 (40%)	122 (42%)	0 (0%)	1,632 (37%)
	12+ Years	1,739 (53%)	120 (38%)	97 (18%)	116 (40%)	0 (0%)	2,073 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	3,182 (97%)	313 (100%)	533 (99%)	289 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,324 (97%)
	Birthing Center	19 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)
	Home Birth	13 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
	Other	77 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	80 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	2,674 (81%)	259 (82%)	482 (90%)	234 (81%)	0 (0%)	3,656 (82%)
	Cesarean	453 (14%)	49 (16%)	39 (7%)	43 (15%)	0 (0%)	584 (13%)
	Forceps	61 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	72 (2%)
	Vacuum	102 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (2%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	123 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	3,023 (92%)	280 (89%)	394 (74%)	255 (88%)	0 (0%)	3,958 (89%)
	2nd Trimester	193 (6%)	24 (8%)	100 (19%)	24 (8%)	0 (0%)	341 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	18 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	22 (4%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	51 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	902 (27%)	82 (26%)	125 (23%)	60 (21%)	0 (0%)	1,169 (26%)
	Adequate	1,970 (60%)	180 (57%)	246 (46%)	180 (62%)	0 (0%)	2,582 (58%)
	Intermediate	244 (7%)	23 (7%)	59 (11%)	24 (8%)	0 (0%)	350 (8%)
	Inadequate	109 (3%)	22 (7%)	97 (18%)	20 (7%)	0 (0%)	249 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	216 (7%)	32 (10%)	43 (8%)	21 (7%)	0 (0%)	312 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	192 (6%)	39 (12%)	22 (4%)	17 (6%)	0 (0%)	270 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	3,293 (100%)	314 (100%)	536 (100%)	289 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,440 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	80 (9%)	<6 (14%)	24 (19%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	111 (10%)
	20-24	221 (25%)	<6 (57%)	43 (34%)	14 (23%)	0 (0%)	282 (26%)
	25-29	244 (28%)	<6 (14%)	27 (21%)	13 (21%)	0 (0%)	286 (27%)
	30-34	199 (23%)	<6 (14%)	23 (18%)	17 (28%)	0 (0%)	240 (22%)
	35-39	114 (13%)	0 (0%)	10 (8%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	132 (12%)
	40-44	20 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	138 (16%)	0 (0%)	59 (46%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	199 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	114 (13%)	<6 (14%)	18 (14%)	12 (20%)	0 (0%)	145 (13%)
	12 Years	287 (33%)	<6 (29%)	59 (46%)	20 (33%)	0 (0%)	368 (34%)
	12+ Years	423 (48%)	<6 (43%)	35 (27%)	26 (43%)	0 (0%)	487 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	827 (94%)	7 (100%)	127 (99%)	61 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,023 (95%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	47 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	655 (74%)	<6 (43%)	103 (80%)	37 (61%)	0 (0%)	799 (74%)
	Cesarean	140 (16%)	<6 (43%)	20 (16%)	11 (18%)	0 (0%)	174 (16%)
	Forceps	30 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
	Vacuum	54 (6%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (2%)	12 (20%)	0 (0%)	70 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	613 (70%)	<6 (57%)	91 (71%)	39 (64%)	0 (0%)	747 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	197 (22%)	<6 (29%)	26 (20%)	22 (36%)	0 (0%)	247 (23%)
	3rd Trimester	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	36 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	183 (21%)	<6 (29%)	26 (20%)	9 (15%)	0 (0%)	220 (20%)
	Adequate	384 (44%)	<6 (29%)	44 (34%)	24 (39%)	0 (0%)	454 (42%)
	Intermediate	122 (14%)	<6 (14%)	23 (18%)	17 (28%)	0 (0%)	163 (15%)
	Inadequate	159 (18%)	<6 (14%)	28 (22%)	11 (18%)	0 (0%)	199 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	64 (7%)	<6 (14%)	17 (13%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	87 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	44 (5%)	0 (0%)	14 (11%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	59 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	881 (100%)	7 (100%)	128 (100%)	61 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,078 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	115 (9%)	19 (16%)	44 (20%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	182 (11%)
	20-24	403 (31%)	49 (41%)	68 (31%)	12 (19%)	0 (0%)	532 (31%)
	25-29	380 (29%)	34 (29%)	49 (22%)	21 (33%)	0 (0%)	484 (28%)
	30-34	263 (20%)	12 (10%)	35 (16%)	19 (30%)	0 (0%)	330 (19%)
	35-39	120 (9%)	<6 (4%)	18 (8%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	152 (9%)
	40-44	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	199 (15%)	12 (10%)	82 (37%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	299 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	97 (7%)	7 (6%)	47 (21%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	160 (9%)
	12 Years	489 (37%)	55 (46%)	87 (40%)	22 (34%)	0 (0%)	654 (38%)
	12+ Years	664 (51%)	51 (43%)	52 (24%)	33 (52%)	0 (0%)	800 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,234 (94%)	119 (100%)	214 (98%)	60 (94%)	0 (0%)	1,629 (95%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	46 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
	Other	23 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	983 (75%)	88 (74%)	176 (80%)	36 (56%)	0 (0%)	1,284 (75%)
	Cesarean	241 (18%)	29 (24%)	30 (14%)	21 (33%)	0 (0%)	321 (19%)
	Forceps	15 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (1%)
	Vacuum	67 (5%)	<6 (2%)	11 (5%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	87 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	552 (42%)	62 (52%)	58 (26%)	30 (47%)	0 (0%)	703 (41%)
	2nd Trimester	131 (10%)	17 (14%)	10 (5%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	165 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	38 (3%)	<6 (3%)	7 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	229 (18%)	36 (30%)	9 (4%)	14 (22%)	0 (0%)	288 (17%)
	Adequate	309 (24%)	24 (20%)	29 (13%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	371 (22%)
	Intermediate	84 (6%)	6 (5%)	16 (7%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	114 (7%)
	Inadequate	94 (7%)	15 (13%)	22 (10%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	141 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	95 (7%)	19 (16%)	7 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	126 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	58 (4%)	15 (13%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,307 (100%)	119 (100%)	219 (100%)	64 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,711 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	78 (12%)	<6 (33%)	15 (20%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	96 (13%)
	20-24	175 (26%)	0 (0%)	22 (29%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	200 (26%)
	25-29	165 (25%)	<6 (33%)	19 (25%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	187 (25%)
	30-34	147 (22%)	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	156 (20%)
	35-39	79 (12%)	<6 (33%)	12 (16%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	94 (12%)
	40-44	27 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (4%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	139 (21%)	<6 (33%)	30 (39%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	170 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	60 (9%)	0 (0%)	13 (17%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	77 (10%)
	12 Years	273 (41%)	0 (0%)	37 (49%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	313 (41%)
	12+ Years	307 (46%)	<6 (67%)	19 (25%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	332 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	606 (90%)	<6 (100%)	74 (97%)	10 (83%)	0 (0%)	693 (91%)
	Birthing Center	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
	Home Birth	24 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
	Other	28 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	31 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	491 (73%)	<6 (67%)	63 (83%)	10 (83%)	0 (0%)	566 (74%)
	Cesarean	130 (19%)	<6 (33%)	9 (12%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	142 (19%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	48 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (7%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	546 (81%)	<6 (33%)	59 (78%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	612 (80%)
	2nd Trimester	99 (15%)	<6 (33%)	12 (16%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	118 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	22 (3%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	168 (25%)	<6 (33%)	25 (33%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	194 (25%)
	Adequate	321 (48%)	0 (0%)	25 (33%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	347 (45%)
	Intermediate	94 (14%)	0 (0%)	11 (14%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	111 (15%)
	Inadequate	78 (12%)	<6 (67%)	14 (18%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	99 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	51 (8%)	<6 (33%)	12 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	64 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	34 (5%)	<6 (33%)	6 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	42 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	672 (100%)	<6 (100%)	76 (100%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	763 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	75 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	77 (18%)
	20-24	<6 (10%)	<6 (50%)	108 (28%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	114 (27%)
	25-29	12 (29%)	0 (0%)	95 (25%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	109 (25%)
	30-34	13 (32%)	0 (0%)	76 (20%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	92 (21%)
	35-39	7 (17%)	<6 (50%)	22 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (7%)
	40-44	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)
	45+	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	203 (53%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	208 (48%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	77 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	80 (19%)
	12 Years	8 (20%)	<6 (50%)	210 (55%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	220 (51%)
	12+ Years	28 (68%)	<6 (50%)	32 (8%)	<6 (67%)	0 (0%)	65 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	40 (98%)	<6 (100%)	366 (96%)	6 (100%)	0 (0%)	414 (97%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	35 (85%)	<6 (100%)	354 (93%)	<6 (67%)	0 (0%)	395 (92%)
	Cesarean	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	14 (4%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	19 (4%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	12 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	33 (80%)	<6 (50%)	279 (73%)	<6 (67%)	0 (0%)	317 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	65 (17%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	67 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (2%)	<6 (50%)	19 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	8 (20%)	0 (0%)	108 (28%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	117 (27%)
	Adequate	17 (41%)	0 (0%)	114 (30%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	132 (31%)
	Intermediate	7 (17%)	<6 (50%)	72 (19%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	81 (19%)
	Inadequate	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	68 (18%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	72 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	30 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (4%)
Northern	Total	41 (100%)	<6 (100%)	380 (100%)	6 (100%)	0 (0%)	429 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	58 (9%)	0 (0%)	44 (18%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	104 (11%)
	20-24	152 (22%)	<6 (25%)	74 (31%)	14 (33%)	0 (0%)	241 (25%)
	25-29	204 (30%)	<6 (75%)	58 (24%)	7 (16%)	0 (0%)	274 (28%)
	30-34	159 (23%)	0 (0%)	42 (18%)	14 (33%)	0 (0%)	217 (22%)
	35-39	83 (12%)	0 (0%)	14 (6%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	104 (11%)
	40-44	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	133 (20%)	0 (0%)	71 (30%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	205 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	53 (8%)	0 (0%)	44 (18%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	99 (10%)
	12 Years	204 (30%)	<6 (50%)	105 (44%)	12 (28%)	0 (0%)	323 (33%)
	12+ Years	351 (52%)	<6 (50%)	63 (26%)	22 (51%)	0 (0%)	439 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	642 (95%)	<6 (100%)	240 (100%)	43 (100%)	0 (0%)	931 (96%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	30 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	488 (72%)	<6 (50%)	189 (79%)	28 (65%)	0 (0%)	707 (73%)
	Cesarean	148 (22%)	<6 (50%)	45 (19%)	11 (26%)	0 (0%)	207 (21%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	36 (5%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	328 (48%)	<6 (75%)	118 (49%)	13 (30%)	0 (0%)	463 (48%)
	2nd Trimester	66 (10%)	0 (0%)	30 (13%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	101 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	19 (3%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	106 (16%)	<6 (25%)	41 (17%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	154 (16%)
	Adequate	176 (26%)	<6 (25%)	57 (24%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	240 (25%)
	Intermediate	75 (11%)	<6 (25%)	28 (12%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	106 (11%)
	Inadequate	52 (8%)	0 (0%)	27 (11%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	84 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	37 (5%)	0 (0%)	13 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	52 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
Southeast	Total	678 (100%)	<6 (100%)	240 (100%)	43 (100%)	0 (0%)	971 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1995
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	105 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	106 (13%)
	20-24	15 (15%)	0 (0%)	207 (29%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	222 (27%)
	25-29	21 (21%)	0 (0%)	198 (27%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	224 (27%)
	30-34	38 (38%)	0 (0%)	141 (19%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	182 (22%)
	35-39	20 (20%)	0 (0%)	57 (8%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	79 (9%)
	40-44	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	45+	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	10 (10%)	0 (0%)	155 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	165 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	110 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	112 (13%)
	12 Years	23 (23%)	0 (0%)	400 (55%)	6 (60%)	0 (0%)	429 (52%)
	12+ Years	66 (67%)	0 (0%)	86 (12%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	156 (19%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	95 (96%)	0 (0%)	704 (97%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	809 (97%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	Other	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	80 (81%)	0 (0%)	688 (95%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	772 (93%)
	Cesarean	12 (12%)	0 (0%)	28 (4%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
	Forceps	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	76 (77%)	0 (0%)	499 (69%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	585 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	11 (11%)	0 (0%)	117 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	128 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	27 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	18 (18%)	0 (0%)	198 (27%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	218 (26%)
	Adequate	44 (44%)	0 (0%)	186 (26%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	234 (28%)
	Intermediate	11 (11%)	0 (0%)	131 (18%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	143 (17%)
	Inadequate	16 (16%)	0 (0%)	125 (17%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	144 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	68 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	72 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	37 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
Southwest	Total	99 (100%)	0 (0%)	724 (100%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	833 (100%)

1996

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

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
	15-19	599 (9%)	63 (15%)	385 (16%)	43 (9%)	0 (0%)	1,091 (11%)
	20-24	1,694 (25%)	143 (33%)	712 (30%)	105 (21%)	0 (0%)	2,661 (26%)
	25-29	1,885 (28%)	114 (26%)	584 (24%)	141 (29%)	0 (0%)	2,729 (27%)
	30-34	1,536 (23%)	68 (16%)	473 (20%)	114 (23%)	0 (0%)	2,197 (22%)
	35-39	757 (11%)	36 (8%)	201 (8%)	69 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,065 (11%)
	40-44	204 (3%)	6 (1%)	36 (1%)	19 (4%)	0 (0%)	265 (3%)
	45+	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	1,064 (16%)	38 (9%)	914 (38%)	33 (7%)	0 (0%)	2,055 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	603 (9%)	35 (8%)	476 (20%)	48 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,165 (12%)
	12 Years	2,401 (36%)	181 (42%)	1,185 (49%)	201 (41%)	0 (0%)	3,974 (40%)
	12+ Years	3,378 (50%)	190 (44%)	380 (16%)	221 (45%)	0 (0%)	4,170 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,307 (94%)	432 (100%)	2,354 (98%)	485 (98%)	0 (0%)	9,595 (95%)
	Birthing Center	138 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	145 (1%)
	Home Birth	51 (<1%)	0 (0%)	32 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	85 (<1%)
	Other	196 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	216 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,987 (74%)	325 (75%)	2,106 (88%)	357 (72%)	0 (0%)	7,789 (78%)
	Cesarean	1,297 (19%)	86 (20%)	225 (9%)	86 (17%)	0 (0%)	1,696 (17%)
	Forceps	109 (2%)	10 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (2%)	0 (0%)	133 (1%)
	Vacuum	291 (4%)	13 (3%)	70 (3%)	37 (8%)	0 (0%)	411 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,426 (66%)	301 (69%)	1,353 (56%)	306 (62%)	0 (0%)	6,395 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	789 (12%)	52 (12%)	357 (15%)	95 (19%)	0 (0%)	1,297 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	102 (2%)	9 (2%)	87 (4%)	13 (3%)	0 (0%)	211 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	27 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	49 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,652 (25%)	147 (34%)	444 (18%)	98 (20%)	0 (0%)	2,347 (23%)
	Adequate	2,521 (38%)	149 (34%)	602 (25%)	173 (35%)	0 (0%)	3,451 (34%)
	Intermediate	616 (9%)	31 (7%)	361 (15%)	66 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,075 (11%)
	Inadequate	532 (8%)	35 (8%)	389 (16%)	76 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,032 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	488 (7%)	55 (13%)	234 (10%)	36 (7%)	0 (0%)	815 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	328 (5%)	50 (12%)	133 (6%)	32 (6%)	0 (0%)	546 (5%)
Alaska	Total	6,694 (100%)	434 (100%)	2,405 (100%)	493 (100%)	0 (0%)	10,048 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	232 (8%)	50 (18%)	101 (20%)	30 (11%)	0 (0%)	413 (10%)
	20-24	754 (25%)	84 (30%)	153 (30%)	58 (21%)	0 (0%)	1,054 (26%)
	25-29	879 (29%)	74 (26%)	115 (22%)	78 (28%)	0 (0%)	1,148 (28%)
	30-34	740 (24%)	43 (15%)	98 (19%)	65 (23%)	0 (0%)	950 (23%)
	35-39	333 (11%)	26 (9%)	43 (8%)	40 (14%)	0 (0%)	443 (11%)
	40-44	77 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	95 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	448 (15%)	30 (11%)	207 (40%)	20 (7%)	0 (0%)	708 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	245 (8%)	30 (11%)	139 (27%)	35 (12%)	0 (0%)	452 (11%)
	12 Years	1,079 (36%)	104 (37%)	182 (35%)	108 (38%)	0 (0%)	1,476 (36%)
	12+ Years	1,571 (52%)	127 (45%)	104 (20%)	131 (47%)	0 (0%)	1,934 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,882 (95%)	282 (99%)	514 (100%)	279 (99%)	0 (0%)	3,967 (96%)
	Birthing Center	65 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	68 (2%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	73 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	77 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	2,253 (75%)	201 (71%)	439 (85%)	207 (74%)	0 (0%)	3,109 (76%)
	Cesarean	579 (19%)	62 (22%)	56 (11%)	50 (18%)	0 (0%)	748 (18%)
	Forceps	69 (2%)	8 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	85 (2%)
	Vacuum	120 (4%)	13 (5%)	20 (4%)	16 (6%)	0 (0%)	169 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,334 (77%)	214 (75%)	401 (78%)	191 (68%)	0 (0%)	3,147 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	326 (11%)	32 (11%)	73 (14%)	51 (18%)	0 (0%)	483 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	25 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	17 (3%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	52 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	20 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	910 (30%)	98 (35%)	143 (28%)	63 (22%)	0 (0%)	1,217 (30%)
	Adequate	1,332 (44%)	106 (37%)	213 (41%)	121 (43%)	0 (0%)	1,776 (43%)
	Intermediate	263 (9%)	25 (9%)	67 (13%)	29 (10%)	0 (0%)	385 (9%)
	Inadequate	178 (6%)	21 (7%)	73 (14%)	35 (12%)	0 (0%)	307 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	241 (8%)	31 (11%)	61 (12%)	22 (8%)	0 (0%)	357 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	168 (6%)	32 (11%)	43 (8%)	16 (6%)	0 (0%)	262 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	3,024 (100%)	284 (100%)	516 (100%)	281 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,117 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	97 (11%)	<6 (50%)	26 (19%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	131 (12%)
	20-24	229 (25%)	0 (0%)	37 (26%)	11 (16%)	0 (0%)	277 (25%)
	25-29	233 (26%)	0 (0%)	43 (31%)	21 (31%)	0 (0%)	297 (27%)
	30-34	193 (21%)	<6 (50%)	22 (16%)	17 (25%)	0 (0%)	233 (21%)
	35-39	113 (13%)	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	129 (12%)
	40-44	30 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	36 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	135 (15%)	0 (0%)	65 (46%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	204 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	119 (13%)	<6 (50%)	23 (16%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	150 (14%)
	12 Years	333 (37%)	<6 (50%)	76 (54%)	33 (49%)	0 (0%)	443 (40%)
	12+ Years	414 (46%)	0 (0%)	24 (17%)	26 (38%)	0 (0%)	464 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	846 (94%)	<6 (100%)	137 (98%)	68 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,053 (95%)
	Birthing Center	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Home Birth	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Other	36 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	670 (75%)	<6 (100%)	119 (85%)	45 (66%)	0 (0%)	836 (75%)
	Cesarean	173 (19%)	0 (0%)	13 (9%)	15 (22%)	0 (0%)	201 (18%)
	Forceps	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	Vacuum	37 (4%)	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	50 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	634 (71%)	0 (0%)	96 (69%)	40 (59%)	0 (0%)	770 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	150 (17%)	<6 (50%)	28 (20%)	25 (37%)	0 (0%)	204 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	44 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	210 (23%)	0 (0%)	26 (19%)	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	244 (22%)
	Adequate	365 (41%)	0 (0%)	53 (38%)	20 (29%)	0 (0%)	438 (39%)
	Intermediate	119 (13%)	0 (0%)	25 (18%)	18 (26%)	0 (0%)	162 (15%)
	Inadequate	130 (14%)	<6 (50%)	30 (21%)	22 (32%)	0 (0%)	183 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	61 (7%)	<6 (50%)	15 (11%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	83 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	41 (5%)	<6 (50%)	6 (4%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	55 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	899 (100%)	<6 (100%)	140 (100%)	68 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,109 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	109 (9%)	11 (8%)	32 (14%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	155 (9%)
	20-24	392 (31%)	56 (40%)	65 (29%)	14 (24%)	0 (0%)	528 (31%)
	25-29	372 (30%)	39 (28%)	47 (21%)	18 (31%)	0 (0%)	476 (28%)
	30-34	247 (20%)	24 (17%)	49 (22%)	17 (29%)	0 (0%)	337 (20%)
	35-39	102 (8%)	8 (6%)	24 (11%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	139 (8%)
	40-44	32 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	38 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	190 (15%)	6 (4%)	85 (38%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	284 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	103 (8%)	<6 (2%)	38 (17%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	146 (9%)
	12 Years	470 (37%)	71 (51%)	110 (50%)	22 (38%)	0 (0%)	675 (40%)
	12+ Years	624 (50%)	62 (44%)	45 (20%)	32 (55%)	0 (0%)	763 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,193 (95%)	140 (100%)	219 (99%)	54 (93%)	0 (0%)	1,608 (96%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	34 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	36 (2%)
	Other	28 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	33 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	975 (78%)	118 (84%)	165 (74%)	44 (76%)	0 (0%)	1,304 (78%)
	Cesarean	208 (17%)	21 (15%)	48 (22%)	7 (12%)	0 (0%)	284 (17%)
	Forceps	14 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	18 (1%)
	Vacuum	56 (4%)	0 (0%)	8 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	69 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	456 (36%)	83 (59%)	20 (9%)	26 (45%)	0 (0%)	586 (35%)
	2nd Trimester	117 (9%)	19 (14%)	9 (4%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	155 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	23 (2%)	6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	32 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	218 (17%)	46 (33%)	10 (5%)	14 (24%)	0 (0%)	290 (17%)
	Adequate	243 (19%)	42 (30%)	9 (4%)	11 (19%)	0 (0%)	305 (18%)
	Intermediate	47 (4%)	6 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	58 (3%)
	Inadequate	90 (7%)	13 (9%)	8 (4%)	10 (17%)	0 (0%)	121 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	86 (7%)	23 (16%)	13 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	123 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	52 (4%)	17 (12%)	13 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	82 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,257 (100%)	140 (100%)	222 (100%)	58 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,679 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	94 (14%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	97 (13%)
	20-24	148 (23%)	0 (0%)	14 (26%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	166 (23%)
	25-29	162 (25%)	<6 (50%)	22 (41%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	187 (26%)
	30-34	141 (22%)	0 (0%)	10 (19%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	151 (21%)
	35-39	84 (13%)	0 (0%)	6 (11%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	92 (13%)
	40-44	24 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	132 (20%)	<6 (100%)	16 (30%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	153 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	59 (9%)	<6 (50%)	13 (24%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	73 (10%)
	12 Years	258 (39%)	<6 (50%)	28 (52%)	7 (78%)	0 (0%)	294 (41%)
	12+ Years	309 (47%)	0 (0%)	11 (20%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	322 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	573 (88%)	<6 (100%)	51 (94%)	8 (89%)	0 (0%)	634 (88%)
	Birthing Center	60 (9%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	62 (9%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	19 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	456 (70%)	0 (0%)	45 (83%)	7 (78%)	0 (0%)	508 (71%)
	Cesarean	148 (23%)	<6 (50%)	7 (13%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	157 (22%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	44 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	47 (7%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	498 (76%)	<6 (100%)	36 (67%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	542 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	118 (18%)	0 (0%)	14 (26%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	134 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	18 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	179 (27%)	<6 (50%)	11 (20%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	192 (27%)
	Adequate	310 (47%)	<6 (50%)	24 (44%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	339 (47%)
	Intermediate	65 (10%)	0 (0%)	6 (11%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	73 (10%)
	Inadequate	76 (12%)	0 (0%)	12 (22%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	90 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	51 (8%)	0 (0%)	6 (11%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	58 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	32 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	36 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	654 (100%)	<6 (100%)	54 (100%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	719 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	91 (19%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	94 (17%)
	20-24	15 (24%)	0 (0%)	141 (30%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	159 (29%)
	25-29	16 (26%)	0 (0%)	96 (20%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	113 (21%)
	30-34	20 (32%)	0 (0%)	110 (23%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	133 (24%)
	35-39	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	30 (6%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	43 (8%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	11 (18%)	0 (0%)	277 (59%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	289 (53%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	103 (22%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	107 (19%)
	12 Years	18 (29%)	0 (0%)	240 (51%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	262 (48%)
	12+ Years	38 (61%)	0 (0%)	50 (11%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	94 (17%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	61 (98%)	0 (0%)	460 (97%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	535 (97%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	49 (79%)	0 (0%)	430 (91%)	8 (62%)	0 (0%)	488 (89%)
	Cesarean	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	27 (6%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	37 (7%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	16 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	22 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	45 (73%)	0 (0%)	295 (62%)	9 (69%)	0 (0%)	349 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	81 (17%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	91 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	17 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	14 (23%)	0 (0%)	101 (21%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	118 (21%)
	Adequate	30 (48%)	0 (0%)	100 (21%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	133 (24%)
	Intermediate	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	99 (21%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	108 (20%)
	Inadequate	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	91 (19%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	97 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	51 (11%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	56 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	25 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (5%)
Northern	Total	62 (100%)	0 (0%)	473 (100%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	549 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	60 (8%)	0 (0%)	41 (16%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	102 (10%)
	20-24	147 (21%)	<6 (50%)	83 (33%)	15 (28%)	0 (0%)	249 (24%)
	25-29	197 (28%)	0 (0%)	60 (24%)	16 (30%)	0 (0%)	275 (27%)
	30-34	165 (23%)	0 (0%)	41 (16%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	219 (21%)
	35-39	103 (15%)	<6 (33%)	21 (8%)	9 (17%)	0 (0%)	136 (13%)
	40-44	35 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
	45+	0 (0%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	127 (18%)	0 (0%)	92 (36%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	224 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	63 (9%)	0 (0%)	47 (19%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	114 (11%)
	12 Years	225 (32%)	<6 (67%)	117 (46%)	22 (41%)	0 (0%)	369 (36%)
	12+ Years	367 (52%)	<6 (17%)	62 (25%)	20 (37%)	0 (0%)	450 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	668 (94%)	6 (100%)	250 (99%)	54 (100%)	0 (0%)	981 (96%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	39 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	508 (72%)	<6 (67%)	208 (82%)	36 (67%)	0 (0%)	758 (74%)
	Cesarean	170 (24%)	<6 (33%)	38 (15%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	222 (22%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	28 (4%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	42 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	398 (56%)	<6 (33%)	122 (48%)	25 (46%)	0 (0%)	548 (53%)
	2nd Trimester	59 (8%)	0 (0%)	35 (14%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	101 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	108 (15%)	<6 (33%)	45 (18%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	162 (16%)
	Adequate	211 (30%)	0 (0%)	60 (24%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	284 (28%)
	Intermediate	99 (14%)	0 (0%)	26 (10%)	8 (15%)	0 (0%)	133 (13%)
	Inadequate	41 (6%)	0 (0%)	33 (13%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	79 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	39 (6%)	0 (0%)	20 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	63 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	27 (4%)	0 (0%)	11 (4%)	8 (15%)	0 (0%)	46 (4%)
Southeast	Total	708 (100%)	6 (100%)	253 (100%)	54 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,027 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1996
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	6 (7%)	0 (0%)	93 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	99 (12%)
	20-24	9 (10%)	0 (0%)	219 (29%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	228 (27%)
	25-29	26 (29%)	0 (0%)	201 (27%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	233 (27%)
	30-34	30 (33%)	0 (0%)	143 (19%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	174 (21%)
	35-39	12 (13%)	0 (0%)	67 (9%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	83 (10%)
	40-44	6 (7%)	0 (0%)	20 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	21 (23%)	0 (0%)	172 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	193 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	10 (11%)	0 (0%)	113 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	123 (15%)
	12 Years	18 (20%)	0 (0%)	432 (58%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	455 (54%)
	12+ Years	55 (61%)	0 (0%)	84 (11%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	143 (17%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	84 (93%)	0 (0%)	723 (97%)	9 (90%)	0 (0%)	817 (96%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	20 (3%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
	Other	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	76 (84%)	0 (0%)	700 (94%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	786 (93%)
	Cesarean	11 (12%)	0 (0%)	36 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	47 (6%)
	Forceps	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	61 (68%)	0 (0%)	383 (51%)	9 (90%)	0 (0%)	453 (53%)
	2nd Trimester	12 (13%)	0 (0%)	117 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	129 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	33 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	13 (14%)	0 (0%)	108 (14%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	124 (15%)
	Adequate	30 (33%)	0 (0%)	143 (19%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	176 (21%)
	Intermediate	19 (21%)	0 (0%)	135 (18%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	156 (18%)
	Inadequate	12 (13%)	0 (0%)	142 (19%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	155 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	6 (7%)	0 (0%)	68 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	75 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	36 (4%)
Southwest	Total	90 (100%)	0 (0%)	747 (100%)	10 (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 Race (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
	15-19	577 (9%)	68 (15%)	381 (16%)	57 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,098 (11%)
	20-24	1,635 (25%)	159 (35%)	717 (30%)	105 (21%)	0 (0%)	2,650 (27%)
	25-29	1,868 (29%)	109 (24%)	544 (23%)	139 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,705 (27%)
	30-34	1,428 (22%)	74 (16%)	473 (20%)	136 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,137 (21%)
	35-39	761 (12%)	38 (8%)	231 (10%)	64 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,112 (11%)
	40-44	171 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	32 (1%)	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	222 (2%)
	45+	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	977 (15%)	36 (8%)	848 (35%)	40 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,914 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	560 (9%)	51 (11%)	497 (21%)	71 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,207 (12%)
	12 Years	2,270 (35%)	198 (44%)	1,175 (49%)	203 (40%)	0 (0%)	3,889 (39%)
	12+ Years	3,319 (51%)	188 (41%)	410 (17%)	217 (42%)	0 (0%)	4,181 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,113 (95%)	447 (98%)	2,345 (98%)	500 (98%)	0 (0%)	9,538 (96%)
	Birthing Center	119 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	130 (1%)
	Home Birth	52 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	39 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	95 (<1%)
	Other	167 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	184 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,766 (74%)	326 (72%)	2,122 (89%)	370 (72%)	0 (0%)	7,674 (77%)
	Cesarean	1,249 (19%)	104 (23%)	197 (8%)	97 (19%)	0 (0%)	1,683 (17%)
	Forceps	122 (2%)	6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	136 (1%)
	Vacuum	310 (5%)	18 (4%)	74 (3%)	34 (7%)	0 (0%)	442 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,257 (66%)	326 (72%)	1,276 (53%)	295 (58%)	0 (0%)	6,249 (63%)
	2nd Trimester	756 (12%)	50 (11%)	293 (12%)	82 (16%)	0 (0%)	1,202 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	147 (2%)	19 (4%)	83 (3%)	20 (4%)	0 (0%)	275 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	27 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	21 (<1%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	58 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,619 (25%)	146 (32%)	357 (15%)	95 (19%)	0 (0%)	2,241 (22%)
	Adequate	2,421 (37%)	161 (35%)	553 (23%)	162 (32%)	0 (0%)	3,359 (34%)
	Intermediate	546 (8%)	32 (7%)	380 (16%)	67 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,042 (10%)
	Inadequate	583 (9%)	56 (12%)	366 (15%)	79 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,103 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	461 (7%)	53 (12%)	232 (10%)	28 (5%)	0 (0%)	785 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	345 (5%)	55 (12%)	139 (6%)	33 (6%)	0 (0%)	582 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,458 (100%)	455 (100%)	2,396 (100%)	512 (100%)	0 (0%)	9,964 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	15-19	222 (8%)	45 (14%)	73 (14%)	34 (12%)	0 (0%)	388 (9%)
	20-24	714 (24%)	103 (33%)	153 (30%)	61 (21%)	0 (0%)	1,062 (25%)
	25-29	840 (29%)	71 (23%)	124 (24%)	77 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,146 (28%)
	30-34	711 (24%)	59 (19%)	102 (20%)	80 (28%)	0 (0%)	973 (23%)
	35-39	369 (13%)	28 (9%)	49 (10%)	30 (10%)	0 (0%)	488 (12%)
	40-44	81 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	98 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	395 (13%)	25 (8%)	186 (37%)	25 (9%)	0 (0%)	641 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	228 (8%)	33 (11%)	118 (23%)	44 (15%)	0 (0%)	450 (11%)
	12 Years	953 (32%)	139 (45%)	196 (39%)	111 (38%)	0 (0%)	1,440 (35%)
	12+ Years	1,625 (55%)	123 (40%)	112 (22%)	123 (43%)	0 (0%)	2,025 (49%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,826 (96%)	307 (99%)	505 (99%)	284 (98%)	0 (0%)	4,039 (97%)
	Birthing Center	53 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	58 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	58 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	66 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	2,139 (73%)	215 (69%)	452 (89%)	210 (73%)	0 (0%)	3,096 (74%)
	Cesarean	585 (20%)	77 (25%)	37 (7%)	61 (21%)	0 (0%)	790 (19%)
	Forceps	81 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	90 (2%)
	Vacuum	131 (4%)	14 (5%)	19 (4%)	14 (5%)	0 (0%)	184 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,315 (79%)	251 (81%)	380 (75%)	196 (68%)	0 (0%)	3,230 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	275 (9%)	28 (9%)	71 (14%)	43 (15%)	0 (0%)	437 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	33 (1%)	6 (2%)	22 (4%)	11 (4%)	0 (0%)	78 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	24 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	930 (32%)	101 (32%)	110 (22%)	72 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,236 (30%)
	Adequate	1,319 (45%)	125 (40%)	190 (37%)	109 (38%)	0 (0%)	1,801 (43%)
	Intermediate	218 (7%)	30 (10%)	99 (19%)	31 (11%)	0 (0%)	393 (9%)
	Inadequate	154 (5%)	30 (10%)	81 (16%)	42 (15%)	0 (0%)	325 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	203 (7%)	35 (11%)	50 (10%)	16 (6%)	0 (0%)	314 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	151 (5%)	39 (13%)	37 (7%)	17 (6%)	0 (0%)	253 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,939 (100%)	311 (100%)	509 (100%)	289 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,165 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	96 (12%)	0 (0%)	22 (17%)	8 (11%)	0 (0%)	126 (12%)
	20-24	215 (26%)	0 (0%)	42 (32%)	12 (17%)	0 (0%)	269 (26%)
	25-29	219 (26%)	<6 (17%)	32 (24%)	18 (25%)	0 (0%)	273 (26%)
	30-34	183 (22%)	<6 (50%)	19 (15%)	19 (26%)	0 (0%)	225 (22%)
	35-39	94 (11%)	<6 (17%)	11 (8%)	11 (15%)	0 (0%)	118 (11%)
	40-44	22 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	138 (17%)	<6 (17%)	56 (43%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	199 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	98 (12%)	<6 (17%)	28 (21%)	12 (17%)	0 (0%)	140 (13%)
	12 Years	321 (39%)	<6 (33%)	67 (51%)	30 (42%)	0 (0%)	421 (40%)
	12+ Years	380 (46%)	<6 (50%)	22 (17%)	27 (38%)	0 (0%)	433 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	794 (96%)	<6 (83%)	128 (98%)	69 (96%)	0 (0%)	1,001 (96%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	6 (<1%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Other	28 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	673 (81%)	<6 (67%)	117 (89%)	57 (79%)	0 (0%)	854 (82%)
	Cesarean	124 (15%)	<6 (17%)	9 (7%)	8 (11%)	0 (0%)	144 (14%)
	Forceps	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	25 (3%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (4%)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	37 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	608 (73%)	<6 (67%)	92 (70%)	42 (58%)	0 (0%)	749 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	124 (15%)	<6 (33%)	30 (23%)	20 (28%)	0 (0%)	177 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	24 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	179 (22%)	<6 (17%)	20 (15%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	207 (20%)
	Adequate	348 (42%)	<6 (50%)	57 (44%)	21 (29%)	0 (0%)	432 (41%)
	Intermediate	122 (15%)	0 (0%)	24 (18%)	23 (32%)	0 (0%)	169 (16%)
	Inadequate	114 (14%)	<6 (33%)	23 (18%)	15 (21%)	0 (0%)	155 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	62 (7%)	<6 (17%)	10 (8%)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	79 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	45 (5%)	<6 (17%)	7 (5%)	10 (14%)	0 (0%)	63 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	831 (100%)	6 (100%)	131 (100%)	72 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,045 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	102 (8%)	20 (16%)	29 (12%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	157 (9%)
	20-24	396 (32%)	51 (41%)	77 (32%)	17 (30%)	0 (0%)	542 (32%)
	25-29	387 (31%)	35 (28%)	45 (19%)	16 (29%)	0 (0%)	485 (29%)
	30-34	209 (17%)	10 (8%)	55 (23%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	286 (17%)
	35-39	126 (10%)	7 (6%)	27 (11%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	166 (10%)
	40-44	22 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	177 (14%)	9 (7%)	88 (36%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	280 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	108 (9%)	15 (12%)	44 (18%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	172 (10%)
	12 Years	466 (37%)	53 (43%)	109 (45%)	23 (41%)	0 (0%)	652 (39%)
	12+ Years	625 (50%)	54 (44%)	65 (27%)	25 (45%)	0 (0%)	771 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,170 (94%)	123 (99%)	233 (96%)	54 (96%)	0 (0%)	1,584 (95%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	44 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	53 (3%)
	Other	30 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	33 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	941 (75%)	97 (78%)	191 (79%)	38 (68%)	0 (0%)	1,268 (76%)
	Cesarean	215 (17%)	22 (18%)	39 (16%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	288 (17%)
	Forceps	24 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
	Vacuum	67 (5%)	<6 (2%)	12 (5%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	88 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	466 (37%)	64 (52%)	45 (19%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	588 (35%)
	2nd Trimester	123 (10%)	18 (15%)	19 (8%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	166 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	56 (4%)	12 (10%)	7 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	199 (16%)	42 (34%)	14 (6%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	262 (16%)
	Adequate	270 (22%)	29 (23%)	18 (7%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	324 (19%)
	Intermediate	47 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	16 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	65 (4%)
	Inadequate	130 (10%)	21 (17%)	21 (9%)	10 (18%)	0 (0%)	182 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	93 (7%)	17 (14%)	22 (9%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	135 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	62 (5%)	14 (11%)	17 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	96 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,249 (100%)	124 (100%)	242 (100%)	56 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,675 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	89 (14%)	<6 (17%)	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	96 (14%)
	20-24	153 (24%)	<6 (33%)	14 (30%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	173 (25%)
	25-29	180 (29%)	<6 (17%)	9 (19%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	192 (28%)
	30-34	121 (19%)	<6 (17%)	13 (28%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	136 (20%)
	35-39	69 (11%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	80 (11%)
	40-44	15 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	142 (23%)	<6 (17%)	15 (32%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	161 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	67 (11%)	<6 (17%)	7 (15%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	76 (11%)
	12 Years	264 (42%)	<6 (17%)	26 (55%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	294 (42%)
	12+ Years	275 (44%)	<6 (67%)	11 (23%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	296 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	554 (88%)	<6 (67%)	45 (96%)	8 (89%)	0 (0%)	614 (88%)
	Birthing Center	57 (9%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	61 (9%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	20 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	435 (69%)	<6 (83%)	43 (91%)	7 (78%)	0 (0%)	492 (71%)
	Cesarean	146 (23%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	154 (22%)
	Forceps	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Vacuum	42 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	42 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	430 (68%)	<6 (67%)	33 (70%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	473 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	157 (25%)	<6 (17%)	9 (19%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	170 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	26 (4%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	178 (28%)	<6 (17%)	7 (15%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	187 (27%)
	Adequate	257 (41%)	<6 (33%)	18 (38%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	283 (41%)
	Intermediate	60 (10%)	<6 (17%)	10 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	71 (10%)
	Inadequate	120 (19%)	<6 (33%)	12 (26%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	136 (20%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	45 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	49 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (7%)
Mat-Su	Total	631 (100%)	6 (100%)	47 (100%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	696 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	97 (21%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	99 (19%)
	20-24	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	134 (29%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	139 (26%)
	25-29	14 (30%)	0 (0%)	112 (24%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	130 (25%)
	30-34	15 (32%)	0 (0%)	74 (16%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	94 (18%)
	35-39	8 (17%)	0 (0%)	39 (8%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	50 (10%)
	40-44	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	270 (58%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	277 (53%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	110 (24%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	112 (21%)
	12 Years	8 (17%)	0 (0%)	234 (50%)	8 (62%)	0 (0%)	250 (48%)
	12+ Years	34 (72%)	0 (0%)	52 (11%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	90 (17%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	45 (96%)	0 (0%)	455 (98%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	514 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)
	Other	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	30 (64%)	0 (0%)	414 (89%)	9 (69%)	0 (0%)	454 (86%)
	Cesarean	11 (23%)	0 (0%)	35 (8%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	49 (9%)
	Forceps	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	14 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	30 (64%)	0 (0%)	210 (45%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	246 (47%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	69 (15%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	76 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	10 (21%)	0 (0%)	66 (14%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	77 (15%)
	Adequate	15 (32%)	0 (0%)	88 (19%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	109 (21%)
	Intermediate	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	75 (16%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	80 (15%)
	Inadequate	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	60 (13%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	67 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	57 (12%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	64 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	31 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	35 (7%)
Northern	Total	47 (100%)	0 (0%)	464 (100%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	525 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	61 (9%)	<6 (25%)	42 (18%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	112 (12%)
	20-24	133 (20%)	<6 (38%)	75 (32%)	7 (12%)	0 (0%)	219 (23%)
	25-29	203 (31%)	<6 (13%)	41 (18%)	23 (39%)	0 (0%)	273 (28%)
	30-34	159 (24%)	<6 (13%)	49 (21%)	15 (25%)	0 (0%)	227 (23%)
	35-39	76 (12%)	<6 (13%)	20 (9%)	8 (14%)	0 (0%)	108 (11%)
	40-44	24 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	106 (16%)	0 (0%)	62 (27%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	170 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	52 (8%)	<6 (13%)	56 (24%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	115 (12%)
	12 Years	230 (35%)	<6 (38%)	103 (44%)	22 (37%)	0 (0%)	358 (37%)
	12+ Years	322 (49%)	<6 (50%)	55 (24%)	28 (47%)	0 (0%)	410 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	628 (95%)	8 (100%)	230 (99%)	58 (98%)	0 (0%)	927 (95%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	29 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	470 (71%)	<6 (63%)	198 (85%)	40 (68%)	0 (0%)	716 (74%)
	Cesarean	155 (24%)	<6 (38%)	27 (12%)	13 (22%)	0 (0%)	198 (20%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	31 (5%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	45 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	336 (51%)	<6 (38%)	123 (53%)	24 (41%)	0 (0%)	487 (50%)
	2nd Trimester	63 (10%)	<6 (13%)	19 (8%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	89 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	92 (14%)	<6 (13%)	57 (24%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	153 (16%)
	Adequate	189 (29%)	<6 (25%)	47 (20%)	12 (20%)	0 (0%)	250 (26%)
	Intermediate	79 (12%)	0 (0%)	24 (10%)	11 (19%)	0 (0%)	115 (12%)
	Inadequate	46 (7%)	<6 (13%)	23 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	75 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	44 (7%)	0 (0%)	16 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	62 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	32 (5%)	<6 (13%)	8 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
Southeast	Total	659 (100%)	8 (100%)	233 (100%)	59 (100%)	0 (0%)	972 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1997
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	112 (15%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	120 (14%)
	20-24	19 (19%)	0 (0%)	222 (29%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	245 (28%)
	25-29	23 (23%)	0 (0%)	181 (24%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	204 (23%)
	30-34	30 (30%)	0 (0%)	161 (21%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	195 (22%)
	35-39	19 (19%)	0 (0%)	80 (10%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	102 (12%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	14 (14%)	0 (0%)	171 (22%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	186 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	134 (17%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	140 (16%)
	12 Years	28 (28%)	0 (0%)	440 (57%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	474 (54%)
	12+ Years	56 (57%)	0 (0%)	93 (12%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	154 (17%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	94 (95%)	0 (0%)	749 (97%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	856 (97%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	20 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	Other	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	75 (76%)	0 (0%)	707 (92%)	8 (62%)	0 (0%)	790 (90%)
	Cesarean	13 (13%)	0 (0%)	46 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	60 (7%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	9 (9%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	69 (70%)	0 (0%)	393 (51%)	10 (77%)	0 (0%)	472 (54%)
	2nd Trimester	11 (11%)	0 (0%)	76 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	87 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	30 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	29 (29%)	0 (0%)	83 (11%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	117 (13%)
	Adequate	22 (22%)	0 (0%)	135 (18%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	159 (18%)
	Intermediate	17 (17%)	0 (0%)	132 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	149 (17%)
	Inadequate	14 (14%)	0 (0%)	146 (19%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	163 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	9 (9%)	0 (0%)	74 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	83 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	37 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)
Southwest	Total	99 (100%)	0 (0%)	770 (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 Race (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	15-19	565 (9%)	54 (14%)	413 (17%)	46 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,103 (11%)
	20-24	1,621 (25%)	141 (36%)	752 (31%)	110 (23%)	0 (0%)	2,656 (27%)
	25-29	1,917 (30%)	88 (22%)	572 (24%)	135 (28%)	0 (0%)	2,746 (28%)
	30-34	1,425 (22%)	72 (18%)	417 (17%)	118 (25%)	0 (0%)	2,077 (21%)
	35-39	748 (12%)	32 (8%)	201 (8%)	60 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,055 (11%)
	40-44	194 (3%)	8 (2%)	43 (2%)	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	259 (3%)
	45+	15 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	924 (14%)	27 (7%)	833 (35%)	22 (5%)	0 (0%)	1,817 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	498 (8%)	38 (10%)	451 (19%)	52 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,061 (11%)
	12 Years	2,301 (35%)	154 (39%)	1,190 (49%)	188 (39%)	0 (0%)	3,892 (39%)
	12+ Years	3,363 (52%)	187 (47%)	357 (15%)	216 (45%)	0 (0%)	4,173 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,116 (94%)	393 (99%)	2,362 (98%)	471 (98%)	0 (0%)	9,492 (96%)
	Birthing Center	174 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	182 (2%)
	Home Birth	55 (<1%)	0 (0%)	29 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	88 (<1%)
	Other	138 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	153 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,955 (76%)	296 (75%)	2,106 (87%)	351 (73%)	0 (0%)	7,829 (79%)
	Cesarean	1,076 (17%)	72 (18%)	215 (9%)	83 (17%)	0 (0%)	1,468 (15%)
	Forceps	89 (1%)	7 (2%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	109 (1%)
	Vacuum	349 (5%)	18 (5%)	59 (2%)	41 (9%)	0 (0%)	472 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,374 (67%)	270 (68%)	1,289 (54%)	299 (62%)	0 (0%)	6,342 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	658 (10%)	39 (10%)	283 (12%)	70 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,070 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	169 (3%)	17 (4%)	91 (4%)	14 (3%)	0 (0%)	298 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	23 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	19 (<1%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	52 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,731 (27%)	134 (34%)	333 (14%)	111 (23%)	0 (0%)	2,351 (24%)
	Adequate	2,290 (35%)	125 (32%)	541 (22%)	156 (33%)	0 (0%)	3,172 (32%)
	Intermediate	613 (9%)	25 (6%)	390 (16%)	56 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,098 (11%)
	Inadequate	573 (9%)	43 (11%)	374 (16%)	65 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,077 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	469 (7%)	43 (11%)	258 (11%)	38 (8%)	0 (0%)	819 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	358 (6%)	41 (10%)	144 (6%)	35 (7%)	0 (0%)	589 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,490 (100%)	395 (100%)	2,408 (100%)	479 (100%)	0 (0%)	9,927 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	264 (9%)	38 (15%)	108 (19%)	31 (11%)	0 (0%)	463 (11%)
	20-24	723 (24%)	84 (34%)	181 (32%)	66 (23%)	0 (0%)	1,077 (26%)
	25-29	903 (30%)	56 (23%)	124 (22%)	78 (28%)	0 (0%)	1,186 (28%)
	30-34	658 (22%)	44 (18%)	100 (18%)	73 (26%)	0 (0%)	911 (22%)
	35-39	340 (11%)	21 (9%)	34 (6%)	28 (10%)	0 (0%)	436 (10%)
	40-44	73 (2%)	<6 (2%)	11 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	96 (2%)
	45+	12 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	366 (12%)	21 (9%)	209 (37%)	14 (5%)	0 (0%)	618 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	229 (8%)	32 (13%)	118 (21%)	32 (11%)	0 (0%)	432 (10%)
	12 Years	973 (33%)	88 (36%)	205 (37%)	102 (36%)	0 (0%)	1,419 (34%)
	12+ Years	1,649 (55%)	113 (46%)	115 (21%)	134 (48%)	0 (0%)	2,049 (49%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,860 (96%)	245 (99%)	556 (99%)	279 (99%)	0 (0%)	4,061 (97%)
	Birthing Center	66 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	69 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	46 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	51 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	2,251 (76%)	178 (72%)	476 (85%)	212 (75%)	0 (0%)	3,216 (77%)
	Cesarean	492 (17%)	53 (21%)	63 (11%)	48 (17%)	0 (0%)	674 (16%)
	Forceps	63 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	73 (2%)
	Vacuum	163 (5%)	13 (5%)	15 (3%)	20 (7%)	0 (0%)	214 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,353 (79%)	197 (80%)	442 (79%)	191 (68%)	0 (0%)	3,274 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	218 (7%)	14 (6%)	73 (13%)	43 (15%)	0 (0%)	365 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	42 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (3%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	66 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,016 (34%)	99 (40%)	118 (21%)	77 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,344 (32%)
	Adequate	1,219 (41%)	80 (32%)	229 (41%)	109 (39%)	0 (0%)	1,687 (40%)
	Intermediate	217 (7%)	19 (8%)	108 (19%)	25 (9%)	0 (0%)	381 (9%)
	Inadequate	161 (5%)	15 (6%)	64 (11%)	34 (12%)	0 (0%)	290 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	227 (8%)	31 (13%)	73 (13%)	21 (7%)	0 (0%)	363 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	187 (6%)	27 (11%)	35 (6%)	16 (6%)	0 (0%)	274 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	2,974 (100%)	247 (100%)	559 (100%)	282 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,184 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	83 (10%)	<6 (33%)	27 (22%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	117 (11%)
	20-24	207 (24%)	0 (0%)	36 (29%)	15 (23%)	0 (0%)	259 (25%)
	25-29	230 (27%)	<6 (33%)	36 (29%)	17 (26%)	0 (0%)	285 (27%)
	30-34	203 (24%)	0 (0%)	17 (14%)	15 (23%)	0 (0%)	237 (23%)
	35-39	92 (11%)	<6 (33%)	9 (7%)	13 (20%)	0 (0%)	116 (11%)
	40-44	31 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	142 (17%)	0 (0%)	48 (38%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	195 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	80 (9%)	0 (0%)	20 (16%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	106 (10%)
	12 Years	338 (40%)	0 (0%)	73 (58%)	32 (49%)	0 (0%)	445 (43%)
	12+ Years	382 (45%)	<6 (100%)	24 (19%)	23 (35%)	0 (0%)	433 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	800 (94%)	<6 (100%)	122 (98%)	65 (100%)	0 (0%)	996 (95%)
	Birthing Center	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	657 (78%)	<6 (100%)	105 (84%)	43 (66%)	0 (0%)	812 (78%)
	Cesarean	136 (16%)	0 (0%)	12 (10%)	13 (20%)	0 (0%)	162 (15%)
	Forceps	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Vacuum	46 (5%)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	62 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	606 (72%)	<6 (67%)	93 (74%)	42 (65%)	0 (0%)	747 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	134 (16%)	<6 (33%)	25 (20%)	19 (29%)	0 (0%)	181 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	21 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	200 (24%)	0 (0%)	23 (18%)	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	231 (22%)
	Adequate	325 (38%)	<6 (100%)	50 (40%)	22 (34%)	0 (0%)	403 (39%)
	Intermediate	135 (16%)	0 (0%)	24 (19%)	12 (18%)	0 (0%)	172 (16%)
	Inadequate	110 (13%)	0 (0%)	23 (18%)	21 (32%)	0 (0%)	156 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	60 (7%)	0 (0%)	13 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	77 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	43 (5%)	0 (0%)	9 (7%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	63 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	847 (100%)	<6 (100%)	125 (100%)	65 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,046 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	104 (8%)	12 (9%)	53 (22%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	172 (10%)
	20-24	361 (29%)	56 (41%)	77 (32%)	13 (25%)	0 (0%)	513 (31%)
	25-29	359 (29%)	30 (22%)	41 (17%)	15 (29%)	0 (0%)	449 (27%)
	30-34	262 (21%)	27 (20%)	40 (16%)	14 (27%)	0 (0%)	347 (21%)
	35-39	108 (9%)	7 (5%)	23 (9%)	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	144 (9%)
	40-44	34 (3%)	<6 (3%)	9 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	49 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	148 (12%)	<6 (3%)	77 (32%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	232 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	81 (7%)	<6 (4%)	47 (19%)	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	139 (8%)
	12 Years	475 (39%)	62 (46%)	113 (46%)	23 (44%)	0 (0%)	679 (40%)
	12+ Years	613 (50%)	68 (50%)	55 (23%)	22 (42%)	0 (0%)	765 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,161 (94%)	136 (100%)	238 (98%)	50 (96%)	0 (0%)	1,599 (95%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	50 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	58 (3%)
	Other	16 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	965 (78%)	111 (82%)	199 (82%)	38 (73%)	0 (0%)	1,325 (79%)
	Cesarean	188 (15%)	18 (13%)	31 (13%)	9 (17%)	0 (0%)	247 (15%)
	Forceps	10 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
	Vacuum	62 (5%)	<6 (2%)	13 (5%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	83 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	486 (40%)	67 (49%)	61 (25%)	18 (35%)	0 (0%)	643 (38%)
	2nd Trimester	146 (12%)	22 (16%)	23 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	197 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	61 (5%)	15 (11%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	83 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	230 (19%)	35 (26%)	18 (7%)	10 (19%)	0 (0%)	299 (18%)
	Adequate	238 (19%)	39 (29%)	20 (8%)	8 (15%)	0 (0%)	311 (19%)
	Intermediate	61 (5%)	<6 (3%)	25 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	92 (5%)
	Inadequate	164 (13%)	26 (19%)	25 (10%)	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	222 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	98 (8%)	12 (9%)	27 (11%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	141 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	67 (5%)	14 (10%)	19 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	104 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,230 (100%)	136 (100%)	244 (100%)	52 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,677 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	64 (10%)	0 (0%)	8 (21%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	75 (11%)
	20-24	170 (26%)	0 (0%)	11 (29%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	182 (26%)
	25-29	196 (30%)	0 (0%)	8 (21%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	207 (29%)
	30-34	102 (16%)	0 (0%)	7 (18%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	114 (16%)
	35-39	92 (14%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	101 (14%)
	40-44	26 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (4%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	157 (24%)	0 (0%)	10 (26%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	167 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	63 (10%)	0 (0%)	7 (18%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	75 (11%)
	12 Years	257 (39%)	0 (0%)	21 (55%)	7 (58%)	0 (0%)	285 (40%)
	12+ Years	293 (45%)	<6 (100%)	8 (21%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	305 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	563 (86%)	<6 (100%)	37 (97%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	617 (87%)
	Birthing Center	65 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	66 (9%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	23 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	495 (76%)	0 (0%)	35 (92%)	7 (58%)	0 (0%)	539 (76%)
	Cesarean	109 (17%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	116 (16%)
	Forceps	7 (1%)	<6 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
	Vacuum	38 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	41 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	465 (71%)	<6 (100%)	32 (84%)	9 (75%)	0 (0%)	508 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	101 (15%)	0 (0%)	6 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	107 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	37 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	39 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	175 (27%)	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	7 (58%)	0 (0%)	188 (27%)
	Adequate	266 (41%)	<6 (100%)	19 (50%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	287 (41%)
	Intermediate	68 (10%)	0 (0%)	8 (21%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	77 (11%)
	Inadequate	96 (15%)	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	102 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	46 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	51 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	37 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	40 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	652 (100%)	<6 (100%)	38 (100%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	707 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	87 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	90 (17%)
	20-24	10 (20%)	0 (0%)	138 (29%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	150 (28%)
	25-29	15 (31%)	0 (0%)	116 (24%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	134 (25%)
	30-34	17 (35%)	0 (0%)	82 (17%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	100 (19%)
	35-39	<6 (4%)	<6 (100%)	39 (8%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	45 (8%)
	40-44	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	262 (55%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	268 (50%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	94 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	96 (18%)
	12 Years	11 (22%)	0 (0%)	237 (50%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	251 (47%)
	12+ Years	32 (65%)	<6 (100%)	43 (9%)	<6 (63%)	0 (0%)	81 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	49 (100%)	<6 (100%)	463 (98%)	8 (100%)	0 (0%)	522 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	39 (80%)	0 (0%)	418 (88%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	462 (87%)
	Cesarean	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	32 (7%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	39 (7%)
	Forceps	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (4%)	<6 (100%)	7 (1%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	34 (69%)	<6 (100%)	226 (48%)	6 (75%)	0 (0%)	267 (50%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	61 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	64 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	28 (6%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	32 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	13 (27%)	0 (0%)	63 (13%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	77 (14%)
	Adequate	13 (27%)	<6 (100%)	79 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	93 (17%)
	Intermediate	9 (18%)	0 (0%)	79 (17%)	<6 (63%)	0 (0%)	93 (17%)
	Inadequate	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	92 (19%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	98 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	52 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	56 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	28 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (6%)
Northern	Total	49 (100%)	<6 (100%)	474 (100%)	8 (100%)	0 (0%)	533 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	42 (6%)	<6 (50%)	39 (17%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	88 (9%)
	20-24	134 (21%)	<6 (17%)	82 (36%)	12 (26%)	0 (0%)	230 (25%)
	25-29	195 (30%)	<6 (17%)	50 (22%)	15 (32%)	0 (0%)	263 (28%)
	30-34	157 (24%)	0 (0%)	32 (14%)	9 (19%)	0 (0%)	198 (21%)
	35-39	93 (14%)	<6 (17%)	19 (8%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	118 (13%)
	40-44	26 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	35 (4%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	94 (15%)	<6 (33%)	48 (21%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	146 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	40 (6%)	<6 (17%)	46 (20%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	89 (10%)
	12 Years	225 (35%)	<6 (50%)	114 (50%)	15 (32%)	0 (0%)	357 (38%)
	12+ Years	344 (53%)	<6 (17%)	36 (16%)	28 (60%)	0 (0%)	410 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	602 (93%)	6 (100%)	226 (99%)	45 (96%)	0 (0%)	881 (94%)
	Birthing Center	25 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	21 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	483 (75%)	<6 (50%)	190 (83%)	36 (77%)	0 (0%)	714 (76%)
	Cesarean	135 (21%)	<6 (17%)	30 (13%)	8 (17%)	0 (0%)	174 (19%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	28 (4%)	<6 (17%)	9 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	363 (56%)	<6 (33%)	100 (44%)	23 (49%)	0 (0%)	490 (52%)
	2nd Trimester	50 (8%)	<6 (17%)	24 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	78 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (<1%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	73 (11%)	0 (0%)	33 (14%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	112 (12%)
	Adequate	200 (31%)	0 (0%)	48 (21%)	14 (30%)	0 (0%)	263 (28%)
	Intermediate	111 (17%)	<6 (33%)	23 (10%)	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	142 (15%)
	Inadequate	30 (5%)	<6 (33%)	21 (9%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	54 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	28 (4%)	0 (0%)	19 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	51 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	17 (3%)	0 (0%)	12 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
Southeast	Total	648 (100%)	6 (100%)	229 (100%)	47 (100%)	0 (0%)	935 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1998
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	91 (12%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	98 (12%)
	20-24	16 (18%)	0 (0%)	227 (31%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	245 (29%)
	25-29	17 (20%)	0 (0%)	197 (27%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	220 (26%)
	30-34	26 (30%)	<6 (100%)	139 (19%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	170 (20%)
	35-39	20 (23%)	0 (0%)	73 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	94 (11%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	12 (14%)	0 (0%)	179 (24%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	191 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	119 (16%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	124 (15%)
	12 Years	22 (25%)	<6 (100%)	427 (58%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	456 (54%)
	12+ Years	47 (54%)	0 (0%)	76 (10%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	127 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	80 (92%)	<6 (100%)	720 (97%)	12 (92%)	0 (0%)	815 (97%)
	Birthing Center	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	65 (75%)	<6 (100%)	683 (92%)	11 (85%)	0 (0%)	761 (90%)
	Cesarean	10 (11%)	0 (0%)	44 (6%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	56 (7%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	10 (11%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	64 (74%)	0 (0%)	335 (45%)	10 (77%)	0 (0%)	410 (49%)
	2nd Trimester	6 (7%)	<6 (100%)	71 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	78 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	38 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	23 (26%)	0 (0%)	73 (10%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	99 (12%)
	Adequate	27 (31%)	<6 (100%)	96 (13%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	126 (15%)
	Intermediate	12 (14%)	0 (0%)	123 (17%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	141 (17%)
	Inadequate	9 (10%)	0 (0%)	145 (20%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	155 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	71 (10%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	79 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
Southwest	Total	87 (100%)	<6 (100%)	739 (100%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	842 (100%)

1999

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

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
	15-19	536 (8%)	70 (16%)	421 (17%)	51 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,120 (11%)
	20-24	1,619 (26%)	163 (38%)	730 (30%)	105 (23%)	0 (0%)	2,706 (27%)
	25-29	1,841 (29%)	111 (26%)	617 (25%)	120 (26%)	0 (0%)	2,768 (28%)
	30-34	1,372 (22%)	42 (10%)	385 (16%)	106 (23%)	0 (0%)	1,960 (20%)
	35-39	766 (12%)	32 (7%)	207 (9%)	63 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,099 (11%)
	40-44	169 (3%)	8 (2%)	56 (2%)	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	256 (3%)
	45+	19 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	853 (13%)	37 (9%)	820 (34%)	18 (4%)	0 (0%)	1,774 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	534 (8%)	34 (8%)	447 (18%)	52 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,111 (11%)
	12 Years	2,260 (36%)	198 (46%)	1,144 (47%)	192 (42%)	0 (0%)	3,914 (39%)
	12+ Years	3,236 (51%)	180 (42%)	404 (17%)	201 (44%)	0 (0%)	4,113 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	5,880 (93%)	422 (98%)	2,383 (98%)	448 (98%)	0 (0%)	9,432 (95%)
	Birthing Center	219 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	235 (2%)
	Home Birth	46 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	30 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	79 (<1%)
	Other	190 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	207 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,913 (78%)	322 (75%)	2,130 (88%)	356 (78%)	0 (0%)	7,954 (80%)
	Cesarean	1,071 (17%)	70 (16%)	223 (9%)	68 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,482 (15%)
	Forceps	68 (1%)	10 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	90 (<1%)
	Vacuum	261 (4%)	24 (6%)	61 (3%)	26 (6%)	0 (0%)	390 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,023 (64%)	317 (74%)	1,187 (49%)	277 (60%)	0 (0%)	6,003 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	686 (11%)	46 (11%)	327 (13%)	82 (18%)	0 (0%)	1,173 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	161 (3%)	9 (2%)	93 (4%)	19 (4%)	0 (0%)	293 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	26 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	45 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,521 (24%)	143 (33%)	340 (14%)	86 (19%)	0 (0%)	2,175 (22%)
	Adequate	2,335 (37%)	170 (40%)	498 (20%)	155 (34%)	0 (0%)	3,255 (33%)
	Intermediate	489 (8%)	28 (7%)	380 (16%)	54 (12%)	0 (0%)	983 (10%)
	Inadequate	511 (8%)	31 (7%)	379 (16%)	81 (18%)	0 (0%)	1,029 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	492 (8%)	47 (11%)	238 (10%)	49 (11%)	0 (0%)	851 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	337 (5%)	44 (10%)	146 (6%)	35 (8%)	0 (0%)	581 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,335 (100%)	429 (100%)	2,430 (100%)	458 (100%)	0 (0%)	9,962 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	15-19	239 (8%)	52 (18%)	99 (18%)	30 (11%)	0 (0%)	451 (11%)
	20-24	702 (24%)	102 (35%)	186 (34%)	66 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,117 (26%)
	25-29	862 (29%)	70 (24%)	139 (25%)	76 (28%)	0 (0%)	1,201 (28%)
	30-34	683 (23%)	35 (12%)	71 (13%)	62 (23%)	0 (0%)	890 (21%)
	35-39	361 (12%)	27 (9%)	42 (8%)	28 (10%)	0 (0%)	477 (11%)
	40-44	85 (3%)	6 (2%)	16 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	116 (3%)
	45+	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	357 (12%)	30 (10%)	203 (37%)	13 (5%)	0 (0%)	629 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	224 (8%)	26 (9%)	139 (25%)	33 (12%)	0 (0%)	454 (11%)
	12 Years	966 (33%)	125 (43%)	179 (32%)	101 (38%)	0 (0%)	1,450 (34%)
	12+ Years	1,625 (55%)	133 (45%)	122 (22%)	124 (46%)	0 (0%)	2,074 (49%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,792 (95%)	291 (99%)	550 (99%)	264 (99%)	0 (0%)	4,106 (96%)
	Birthing Center	85 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	89 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	68 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	75 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	2,290 (78%)	210 (71%)	482 (87%)	220 (82%)	0 (0%)	3,363 (79%)
	Cesarean	491 (17%)	54 (18%)	50 (9%)	31 (12%)	0 (0%)	661 (15%)
	Forceps	42 (1%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	56 (1%)
	Vacuum	119 (4%)	20 (7%)	21 (4%)	12 (4%)	0 (0%)	185 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,235 (76%)	229 (78%)	420 (76%)	190 (71%)	0 (0%)	3,214 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	299 (10%)	35 (12%)	91 (16%)	48 (18%)	0 (0%)	495 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	51 (2%)	7 (2%)	15 (3%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	88 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	827 (28%)	97 (33%)	113 (20%)	67 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,166 (27%)
	Adequate	1,369 (46%)	130 (44%)	200 (36%)	116 (43%)	0 (0%)	1,887 (44%)
	Intermediate	212 (7%)	22 (7%)	127 (23%)	21 (8%)	0 (0%)	400 (9%)
	Inadequate	157 (5%)	22 (7%)	85 (15%)	40 (15%)	0 (0%)	321 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	251 (9%)	35 (12%)	68 (12%)	30 (11%)	0 (0%)	402 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	166 (6%)	32 (11%)	41 (7%)	19 (7%)	0 (0%)	274 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,945 (100%)	294 (100%)	554 (100%)	267 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,271 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	82 (10%)	0 (0%)	28 (20%)	11 (15%)	0 (0%)	125 (12%)
	20-24	209 (26%)	<6 (40%)	33 (24%)	15 (20%)	0 (0%)	270 (26%)
	25-29	219 (27%)	<6 (20%)	43 (31%)	21 (28%)	0 (0%)	292 (28%)
	30-34	150 (19%)	<6 (20%)	20 (15%)	14 (19%)	0 (0%)	191 (18%)
	35-39	103 (13%)	<6 (20%)	8 (6%)	9 (12%)	0 (0%)	125 (12%)
	40-44	31 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	38 (4%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	127 (16%)	<6 (40%)	51 (37%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	190 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	101 (13%)	0 (0%)	23 (17%)	9 (12%)	0 (0%)	139 (13%)
	12 Years	309 (39%)	<6 (20%)	68 (50%)	42 (57%)	0 (0%)	435 (41%)
	12+ Years	350 (44%)	<6 (80%)	30 (22%)	22 (30%)	0 (0%)	411 (39%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	745 (93%)	<6 (100%)	133 (97%)	74 (100%)	0 (0%)	989 (94%)
	Birthing Center	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	37 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	632 (79%)	<6 (80%)	120 (88%)	53 (72%)	0 (0%)	834 (80%)
	Cesarean	118 (15%)	0 (0%)	14 (10%)	11 (15%)	0 (0%)	149 (14%)
	Forceps	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
	Vacuum	37 (5%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (2%)	9 (12%)	0 (0%)	52 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	586 (73%)	<6 (80%)	95 (69%)	41 (55%)	0 (0%)	751 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	112 (14%)	<6 (20%)	26 (19%)	22 (30%)	0 (0%)	165 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	25 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (12%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	174 (22%)	0 (0%)	24 (18%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	209 (20%)
	Adequate	311 (39%)	<6 (40%)	47 (34%)	16 (22%)	0 (0%)	387 (37%)
	Intermediate	128 (16%)	<6 (60%)	28 (20%)	21 (28%)	0 (0%)	189 (18%)
	Inadequate	119 (15%)	0 (0%)	30 (22%)	30 (41%)	0 (0%)	182 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	66 (8%)	<6 (20%)	14 (10%)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	90 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	64 (8%)	<6 (20%)	6 (4%)	8 (11%)	0 (0%)	80 (8%)
Gulf Coast	Total	799 (100%)	<6 (100%)	137 (100%)	74 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,049 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	107 (9%)	16 (13%)	39 (15%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	169 (10%)
	20-24	362 (31%)	57 (47%)	84 (33%)	15 (34%)	0 (0%)	531 (32%)
	25-29	342 (29%)	39 (32%)	67 (26%)	7 (16%)	0 (0%)	463 (28%)
	30-34	222 (19%)	6 (5%)	39 (15%)	11 (25%)	0 (0%)	281 (17%)
	35-39	121 (10%)	<6 (<1%)	22 (9%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	152 (9%)
	40-44	27 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	37 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	132 (11%)	<6 (3%)	63 (25%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	204 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	96 (8%)	7 (6%)	44 (17%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	153 (9%)
	12 Years	446 (38%)	69 (57%)	104 (40%)	20 (45%)	0 (0%)	657 (40%)
	12+ Years	598 (50%)	40 (33%)	73 (28%)	20 (45%)	0 (0%)	737 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,107 (93%)	120 (98%)	255 (99%)	42 (95%)	0 (0%)	1,554 (95%)
	Birthing Center	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Home Birth	44 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (3%)
	Other	26 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	961 (81%)	104 (85%)	207 (81%)	31 (70%)	0 (0%)	1,330 (81%)
	Cesarean	162 (14%)	13 (11%)	39 (15%)	10 (23%)	0 (0%)	227 (14%)
	Forceps	13 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	17 (1%)
	Vacuum	42 (4%)	<6 (2%)	9 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	55 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	404 (34%)	81 (66%)	28 (11%)	12 (27%)	0 (0%)	541 (33%)
	2nd Trimester	97 (8%)	8 (7%)	12 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	124 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	34 (3%)	<6 (2%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	42 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	224 (19%)	44 (36%)	13 (5%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	297 (18%)
	Adequate	183 (15%)	36 (30%)	7 (3%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	238 (15%)
	Intermediate	25 (2%)	<6 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	39 (2%)
	Inadequate	105 (9%)	8 (7%)	19 (7%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	135 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	92 (8%)	10 (8%)	24 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	130 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	57 (5%)	11 (9%)	26 (10%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	97 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,185 (100%)	122 (100%)	257 (100%)	44 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,638 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	59 (10%)	<6 (33%)	11 (21%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	73 (11%)
	20-24	179 (29%)	<6 (33%)	9 (17%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	191 (28%)
	25-29	176 (28%)	0 (0%)	18 (34%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	197 (28%)
	30-34	127 (20%)	0 (0%)	8 (15%)	<6 (43%)	0 (0%)	141 (20%)
	35-39	62 (10%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	69 (10%)
	40-44	15 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	116 (19%)	<6 (33%)	18 (34%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	137 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	67 (11%)	0 (0%)	15 (28%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	84 (12%)
	12 Years	282 (45%)	<6 (67%)	23 (43%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	310 (45%)
	12+ Years	249 (40%)	<6 (33%)	12 (23%)	<6 (57%)	0 (0%)	272 (39%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	532 (86%)	<6 (33%)	53 (100%)	<6 (71%)	0 (0%)	599 (87%)
	Birthing Center	64 (10%)	<6 (67%)	0 (0%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	68 (10%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	23 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	447 (72%)	<6 (67%)	43 (81%)	<6 (71%)	0 (0%)	501 (72%)
	Cesarean	133 (21%)	<6 (33%)	7 (13%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	144 (21%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	38 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	44 (6%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	353 (57%)	0 (0%)	33 (62%)	<6 (71%)	0 (0%)	398 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	116 (19%)	<6 (67%)	13 (25%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	131 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	42 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	46 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	158 (25%)	0 (0%)	10 (19%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	170 (25%)
	Adequate	226 (36%)	<6 (33%)	17 (32%)	<6 (43%)	0 (0%)	251 (36%)
	Intermediate	39 (6%)	0 (0%)	11 (21%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	53 (8%)
	Inadequate	83 (13%)	<6 (33%)	12 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	96 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	38 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	44 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	29 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	33 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	621 (100%)	<6 (100%)	53 (100%)	7 (100%)	0 (0%)	692 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	86 (18%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	88 (16%)
	20-24	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	148 (32%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	155 (29%)
	25-29	11 (24%)	<6 (100%)	118 (25%)	7 (50%)	0 (0%)	138 (26%)
	30-34	20 (43%)	0 (0%)	63 (13%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	86 (16%)
	35-39	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	39 (8%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	50 (9%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	45+	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	245 (52%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	250 (47%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	80 (17%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	84 (16%)
	12 Years	7 (15%)	0 (0%)	245 (52%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	259 (48%)
	12+ Years	36 (78%)	<6 (100%)	39 (8%)	8 (57%)	0 (0%)	86 (16%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	44 (96%)	<6 (100%)	461 (98%)	14 (100%)	0 (0%)	527 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Other	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	31 (67%)	0 (0%)	427 (91%)	10 (71%)	0 (0%)	475 (88%)
	Cesarean	9 (20%)	0 (0%)	24 (5%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	36 (7%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	35 (76%)	<6 (100%)	199 (42%)	7 (50%)	0 (0%)	245 (46%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	60 (13%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	64 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	34 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	38 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	7 (15%)	<6 (100%)	58 (12%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	69 (13%)
	Adequate	17 (37%)	0 (0%)	88 (19%)	6 (43%)	0 (0%)	113 (21%)
	Intermediate	9 (20%)	0 (0%)	59 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	68 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	88 (19%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	96 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	47 (10%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	54 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	20 (4%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	26 (5%)
Northern	Total	46 (100%)	<6 (100%)	469 (100%)	14 (100%)	0 (0%)	537 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	44 (7%)	<6 (25%)	43 (19%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	93 (10%)
	20-24	149 (23%)	<6 (25%)	62 (28%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	219 (24%)
	25-29	203 (32%)	0 (0%)	57 (26%)	8 (19%)	0 (0%)	273 (29%)
	30-34	139 (22%)	0 (0%)	41 (18%)	12 (28%)	0 (0%)	194 (21%)
	35-39	96 (15%)	<6 (50%)	17 (8%)	13 (30%)	0 (0%)	131 (14%)
	40-44	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	110 (17%)	0 (0%)	81 (36%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	195 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	40 (6%)	<6 (25%)	42 (19%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	87 (9%)
	12 Years	224 (35%)	<6 (25%)	106 (48%)	18 (42%)	0 (0%)	354 (38%)
	12+ Years	319 (50%)	<6 (25%)	49 (22%)	20 (47%)	0 (0%)	391 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	571 (89%)	<6 (100%)	213 (96%)	41 (95%)	0 (0%)	840 (91%)
	Birthing Center	41 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	29 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	469 (73%)	<6 (50%)	182 (82%)	31 (72%)	0 (0%)	690 (74%)
	Cesarean	149 (23%)	<6 (50%)	33 (15%)	10 (23%)	0 (0%)	198 (21%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	21 (3%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	349 (54%)	<6 (50%)	116 (52%)	17 (40%)	0 (0%)	490 (53%)
	2nd Trimester	51 (8%)	0 (0%)	18 (8%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	75 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	110 (17%)	<6 (25%)	46 (21%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	164 (18%)
	Adequate	201 (31%)	<6 (25%)	46 (21%)	7 (16%)	0 (0%)	257 (28%)
	Intermediate	61 (10%)	0 (0%)	24 (11%)	8 (19%)	0 (0%)	95 (10%)
	Inadequate	31 (5%)	0 (0%)	14 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	48 (5%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	37 (6%)	<6 (25%)	13 (6%)	7 (16%)	0 (0%)	59 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	15 (2%)	0 (0%)	12 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Southeast	Total	641 (100%)	<6 (100%)	223 (100%)	43 (100%)	0 (0%)	928 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 1999
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	115 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	121 (14%)
	20-24	12 (13%)	0 (0%)	208 (28%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	223 (27%)
	25-29	26 (28%)	0 (0%)	175 (24%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	202 (24%)
	30-34	30 (32%)	0 (0%)	143 (19%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	176 (21%)
	35-39	17 (18%)	0 (0%)	75 (10%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	94 (11%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	9 (10%)	0 (0%)	159 (22%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	169 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	104 (14%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	110 (13%)
	12 Years	24 (26%)	0 (0%)	419 (57%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	447 (53%)
	12+ Years	56 (60%)	0 (0%)	79 (11%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	139 (17%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	84 (90%)	0 (0%)	718 (97%)	8 (89%)	0 (0%)	812 (97%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	Other	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	81 (87%)	0 (0%)	669 (91%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	758 (90%)
	Cesarean	8 (9%)	0 (0%)	56 (8%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	66 (8%)
	Forceps	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	57 (61%)	0 (0%)	296 (40%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	359 (43%)
	2nd Trimester	11 (12%)	0 (0%)	107 (15%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	119 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	28 (4%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	36 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	20 (22%)	0 (0%)	76 (10%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	98 (12%)
	Adequate	26 (28%)	0 (0%)	93 (13%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	120 (14%)
	Intermediate	14 (15%)	0 (0%)	124 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	138 (16%)
	Inadequate	13 (14%)	0 (0%)	131 (18%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	150 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	68 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	72 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	37 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)
Southwest	Total	93 (100%)	0 (0%)	737 (100%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	841 (100%)

2000

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

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
	15-19	557 (9%)	84 (18%)	439 (18%)	60 (9%)	0 (0%)	1,151 (12%)
	20-24	1,640 (26%)	148 (32%)	746 (30%)	136 (21%)	0 (0%)	2,706 (27%)
	25-29	1,780 (28%)	108 (23%)	617 (25%)	177 (28%)	0 (0%)	2,709 (27%)
	30-34	1,374 (22%)	83 (18%)	379 (15%)	168 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,035 (20%)
	35-39	737 (12%)	28 (6%)	209 (9%)	66 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,059 (11%)
	40-44	187 (3%)	6 (1%)	55 (2%)	24 (4%)	0 (0%)	279 (3%)
	45+	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	893 (14%)	43 (9%)	829 (34%)	46 (7%)	0 (0%)	1,832 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	503 (8%)	54 (12%)	523 (21%)	92 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,181 (12%)
	12 Years	2,311 (37%)	188 (41%)	1,140 (46%)	244 (39%)	0 (0%)	3,905 (39%)
	12+ Years	3,172 (50%)	188 (41%)	423 (17%)	263 (42%)	0 (0%)	4,070 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	5,886 (93%)	456 (99%)	2,414 (98%)	624 (99%)	0 (0%)	9,505 (95%)
	Birthing Center	231 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	251 (3%)
	Home Birth	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (<1%)
	Other	163 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	177 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,783 (76%)	335 (73%)	2,133 (87%)	469 (74%)	0 (0%)	7,811 (78%)
	Cesarean	1,196 (19%)	107 (23%)	253 (10%)	117 (18%)	0 (0%)	1,698 (17%)
	Forceps	84 (1%)	6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	105 (1%)
	Vacuum	214 (3%)	10 (2%)	50 (2%)	37 (6%)	0 (0%)	318 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	3,885 (62%)	309 (67%)	1,210 (49%)	351 (55%)	0 (0%)	5,791 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	535 (8%)	59 (13%)	332 (14%)	85 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,021 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	105 (2%)	10 (2%)	135 (6%)	29 (5%)	0 (0%)	282 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	15 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	18 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	40 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,283 (20%)	119 (26%)	359 (15%)	99 (16%)	0 (0%)	1,871 (19%)
	Adequate	2,093 (33%)	150 (32%)	564 (23%)	196 (31%)	0 (0%)	3,024 (30%)
	Intermediate	575 (9%)	50 (11%)	311 (13%)	66 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,006 (10%)
	Inadequate	411 (7%)	43 (9%)	436 (18%)	83 (13%)	0 (0%)	984 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	478 (8%)	69 (15%)	235 (10%)	49 (8%)	0 (0%)	844 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	304 (5%)	53 (11%)	140 (6%)	49 (8%)	0 (0%)	559 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,296 (100%)	462 (100%)	2,453 (100%)	633 (100%)	0 (0%)	9,976 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	15-19	243 (9%)	58 (19%)	113 (20%)	49 (12%)	0 (0%)	466 (11%)
	20-24	688 (25%)	97 (32%)	180 (31%)	90 (22%)	0 (0%)	1,069 (26%)
	25-29	778 (28%)	72 (24%)	152 (26%)	117 (29%)	0 (0%)	1,128 (27%)
	30-34	644 (23%)	50 (16%)	80 (14%)	100 (24%)	0 (0%)	885 (22%)
	35-39	337 (12%)	22 (7%)	36 (6%)	36 (9%)	0 (0%)	438 (11%)
	40-44	77 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (2%)	16 (4%)	0 (0%)	114 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	343 (12%)	33 (11%)	184 (32%)	31 (8%)	0 (0%)	599 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	200 (7%)	43 (14%)	142 (25%)	67 (16%)	0 (0%)	457 (11%)
	12 Years	901 (32%)	107 (35%)	201 (35%)	148 (36%)	0 (0%)	1,367 (33%)
	12+ Years	1,547 (56%)	128 (42%)	142 (25%)	174 (42%)	0 (0%)	2,004 (49%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,654 (96%)	301 (99%)	573 (100%)	409 (100%)	0 (0%)	3,985 (97%)
	Birthing Center	62 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	66 (2%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	54 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	59 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	2,079 (75%)	208 (68%)	493 (86%)	311 (76%)	0 (0%)	3,122 (76%)
	Cesarean	524 (19%)	84 (28%)	58 (10%)	71 (17%)	0 (0%)	750 (18%)
	Forceps	58 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	73 (2%)
	Vacuum	104 (4%)	7 (2%)	19 (3%)	21 (5%)	0 (0%)	156 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,113 (76%)	219 (72%)	438 (76%)	245 (60%)	0 (0%)	3,036 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	218 (8%)	38 (12%)	97 (17%)	59 (14%)	0 (0%)	416 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	31 (1%)	<6 (1%)	17 (3%)	22 (5%)	0 (0%)	76 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	675 (24%)	79 (26%)	119 (21%)	72 (18%)	0 (0%)	949 (23%)
	Adequate	1,123 (40%)	103 (34%)	250 (43%)	135 (33%)	0 (0%)	1,626 (40%)
	Intermediate	284 (10%)	35 (11%)	93 (16%)	43 (10%)	0 (0%)	456 (11%)
	Inadequate	141 (5%)	28 (9%)	86 (15%)	57 (14%)	0 (0%)	317 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	201 (7%)	54 (18%)	51 (9%)	31 (8%)	0 (0%)	343 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	119 (4%)	40 (13%)	44 (8%)	35 (9%)	0 (0%)	245 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,774 (100%)	305 (100%)	575 (100%)	410 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,114 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	68 (9%)	<6 (33%)	20 (17%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	92 (10%)
	20-24	200 (27%)	0 (0%)	32 (27%)	18 (27%)	0 (0%)	253 (27%)
	25-29	208 (28%)	<6 (17%)	25 (21%)	13 (20%)	0 (0%)	249 (26%)
	30-34	145 (19%)	<6 (33%)	24 (20%)	20 (30%)	0 (0%)	193 (20%)
	35-39	94 (13%)	<6 (17%)	13 (11%)	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	119 (13%)
	40-44	31 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	39 (4%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	124 (17%)	0 (0%)	40 (34%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	166 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	73 (10%)	<6 (17%)	16 (13%)	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	104 (11%)
	12 Years	286 (38%)	<6 (33%)	48 (40%)	28 (42%)	0 (0%)	365 (39%)
	12+ Years	342 (46%)	<6 (50%)	43 (36%)	25 (38%)	0 (0%)	414 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	693 (93%)	6 (100%)	118 (99%)	65 (98%)	0 (0%)	889 (94%)
	Birthing Center	22 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	30 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	577 (77%)	<6 (83%)	90 (76%)	51 (77%)	0 (0%)	729 (77%)
	Cesarean	140 (19%)	<6 (17%)	23 (19%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	172 (18%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	22 (3%)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	35 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	564 (76%)	<6 (50%)	91 (76%)	47 (71%)	0 (0%)	707 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	97 (13%)	<6 (33%)	18 (15%)	15 (23%)	0 (0%)	135 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	23 (3%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	131 (18%)	<6 (33%)	23 (19%)	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	167 (18%)
	Adequate	329 (44%)	<6 (33%)	44 (37%)	26 (39%)	0 (0%)	403 (43%)
	Intermediate	126 (17%)	0 (0%)	27 (23%)	14 (21%)	0 (0%)	167 (18%)
	Inadequate	89 (12%)	<6 (33%)	16 (13%)	13 (20%)	0 (0%)	123 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	53 (7%)	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	74 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	28 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	42 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	746 (100%)	6 (100%)	119 (100%)	66 (100%)	0 (0%)	945 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	103 (8%)	19 (14%)	56 (21%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	187 (11%)
	20-24	390 (31%)	49 (36%)	83 (31%)	13 (20%)	0 (0%)	546 (31%)
	25-29	361 (29%)	29 (21%)	73 (27%)	18 (28%)	0 (0%)	489 (28%)
	30-34	245 (20%)	30 (22%)	30 (11%)	20 (31%)	0 (0%)	337 (19%)
	35-39	118 (9%)	<6 (4%)	19 (7%)	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	158 (9%)
	40-44	28 (2%)	<6 (1%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	36 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	162 (13%)	8 (6%)	82 (30%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	263 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	97 (8%)	7 (5%)	55 (20%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	165 (9%)
	12 Years	566 (45%)	75 (56%)	126 (47%)	26 (40%)	0 (0%)	798 (45%)
	12+ Years	535 (43%)	50 (37%)	55 (20%)	30 (46%)	0 (0%)	674 (38%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,184 (95%)	135 (100%)	266 (99%)	62 (95%)	0 (0%)	1,689 (96%)
	Birthing Center	47 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	19 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	995 (79%)	111 (82%)	219 (81%)	50 (77%)	0 (0%)	1,408 (80%)
	Cesarean	212 (17%)	18 (13%)	47 (17%)	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	293 (17%)
	Forceps	17 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (1%)
	Vacuum	27 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	38 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	465 (37%)	76 (56%)	36 (13%)	17 (26%)	0 (0%)	598 (34%)
	2nd Trimester	101 (8%)	19 (14%)	12 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	137 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	33 (3%)	<6 (4%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	45 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	195 (16%)	34 (25%)	13 (5%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	249 (14%)
	Adequate	247 (20%)	41 (30%)	16 (6%)	14 (22%)	0 (0%)	318 (18%)
	Intermediate	57 (5%)	12 (9%)	7 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	78 (4%)
	Inadequate	99 (8%)	13 (10%)	18 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	135 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	112 (9%)	14 (10%)	22 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	154 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	69 (6%)	12 (9%)	17 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	102 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,252 (100%)	135 (100%)	270 (100%)	65 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,764 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	78 (10%)	0 (0%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	88 (10%)
	20-24	201 (26%)	0 (0%)	18 (31%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	223 (26%)
	25-29	223 (29%)	<6 (50%)	15 (26%)	7 (47%)	0 (0%)	251 (29%)
	30-34	160 (21%)	0 (0%)	12 (21%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	175 (20%)
	35-39	85 (11%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	94 (11%)
	40-44	23 (3%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	146 (19%)	0 (0%)	16 (28%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	166 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	77 (10%)	0 (0%)	10 (17%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	91 (11%)
	12 Years	296 (38%)	0 (0%)	24 (41%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	324 (38%)
	12+ Years	343 (44%)	<6 (75%)	20 (34%)	7 (47%)	0 (0%)	377 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	675 (87%)	<6 (75%)	56 (97%)	13 (87%)	0 (0%)	759 (88%)
	Birthing Center	64 (8%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	67 (8%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	34 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	36 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	580 (75%)	<6 (25%)	48 (83%)	9 (60%)	0 (0%)	648 (75%)
	Cesarean	155 (20%)	<6 (75%)	8 (14%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	172 (20%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	36 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	307 (40%)	<6 (75%)	35 (60%)	7 (47%)	0 (0%)	356 (41%)
	2nd Trimester	47 (6%)	0 (0%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	58 (7%)
	3rd Trimester	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	113 (15%)	0 (0%)	18 (31%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	135 (16%)
	Adequate	169 (22%)	<6 (50%)	16 (28%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	193 (22%)
	Intermediate	32 (4%)	<6 (25%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)
	Inadequate	36 (5%)	0 (0%)	7 (12%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	60 (8%)	0 (0%)	7 (12%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	69 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	50 (6%)	0 (0%)	7 (12%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	58 (7%)
Mat-Su	Total	773 (100%)	<6 (100%)	58 (100%)	15 (100%)	0 (0%)	862 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (4%)	<6 (17%)	88 (20%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	93 (18%)
	20-24	7 (15%)	<6 (33%)	136 (31%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	145 (29%)
	25-29	15 (32%)	<6 (33%)	100 (23%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	123 (24%)
	30-34	11 (23%)	<6 (17%)	69 (16%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	83 (16%)
	35-39	10 (21%)	0 (0%)	40 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	51 (10%)
	40-44	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (11%)	<6 (33%)	227 (51%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	235 (47%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (4%)	<6 (17%)	105 (24%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	108 (21%)
	12 Years	11 (23%)	<6 (50%)	226 (51%)	6 (60%)	0 (0%)	246 (49%)
	12+ Years	32 (68%)	<6 (33%)	27 (6%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	65 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	45 (96%)	6 (100%)	432 (98%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	493 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Other	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	30 (64%)	<6 (83%)	409 (93%)	6 (60%)	0 (0%)	451 (89%)
	Cesarean	6 (13%)	<6 (17%)	24 (5%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	35 (7%)
	Forceps	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	28 (60%)	<6 (67%)	197 (45%)	6 (60%)	0 (0%)	235 (47%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	43 (10%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	48 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	19 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	9 (19%)	<6 (33%)	56 (13%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	68 (13%)
	Adequate	14 (30%)	<6 (17%)	79 (18%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	97 (19%)
	Intermediate	6 (13%)	<6 (17%)	56 (13%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	64 (13%)
	Inadequate	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	70 (16%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	74 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (4%)	<6 (17%)	46 (10%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	50 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (4%)	<6 (17%)	24 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	28 (6%)
Northern	Total	47 (100%)	6 (100%)	441 (100%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	505 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	61 (10%)	<6 (67%)	37 (15%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	106 (11%)
	20-24	141 (22%)	0 (0%)	84 (34%)	13 (23%)	0 (0%)	243 (25%)
	25-29	164 (26%)	<6 (33%)	64 (26%)	17 (30%)	0 (0%)	250 (26%)
	30-34	150 (24%)	0 (0%)	32 (13%)	17 (30%)	0 (0%)	203 (21%)
	35-39	83 (13%)	0 (0%)	24 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	113 (12%)
	40-44	25 (4%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	36 (4%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	108 (17%)	0 (0%)	64 (26%)	7 (12%)	0 (0%)	182 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	53 (8%)	<6 (33%)	49 (20%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	108 (11%)
	12 Years	224 (36%)	<6 (17%)	127 (51%)	28 (49%)	0 (0%)	385 (40%)
	12+ Years	326 (52%)	<6 (33%)	52 (21%)	19 (33%)	0 (0%)	399 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	567 (90%)	<6 (83%)	240 (97%)	55 (96%)	0 (0%)	880 (92%)
	Birthing Center	34 (5%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	25 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	468 (75%)	<6 (83%)	198 (80%)	37 (65%)	0 (0%)	716 (75%)
	Cesarean	142 (23%)	0 (0%)	44 (18%)	19 (33%)	0 (0%)	208 (22%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	15 (2%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	358 (57%)	<6 (67%)	123 (50%)	25 (44%)	0 (0%)	514 (54%)
	2nd Trimester	57 (9%)	0 (0%)	31 (13%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	93 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	143 (23%)	<6 (33%)	48 (19%)	7 (12%)	0 (0%)	201 (21%)
	Adequate	188 (30%)	<6 (17%)	54 (22%)	13 (23%)	0 (0%)	258 (27%)
	Intermediate	60 (10%)	<6 (17%)	28 (11%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	95 (10%)
	Inadequate	30 (5%)	0 (0%)	23 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	58 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	43 (7%)	0 (0%)	18 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	67 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	32 (5%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	42 (4%)
Southeast	Total	627 (100%)	6 (100%)	248 (100%)	57 (100%)	0 (0%)	954 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2000
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	116 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	119 (14%)
	20-24	10 (14%)	0 (0%)	213 (29%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	224 (27%)
	25-29	31 (44%)	0 (0%)	188 (25%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	219 (27%)
	30-34	16 (23%)	0 (0%)	132 (18%)	7 (70%)	0 (0%)	156 (19%)
	35-39	10 (14%)	0 (0%)	74 (10%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	86 (10%)
	40-44	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	216 (29%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	220 (27%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	146 (20%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	148 (18%)
	12 Years	25 (35%)	0 (0%)	388 (52%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	418 (51%)
	12+ Years	43 (61%)	0 (0%)	84 (11%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	133 (16%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	68 (96%)	0 (0%)	729 (98%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	810 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	50 (70%)	0 (0%)	676 (91%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	733 (89%)
	Cesarean	15 (21%)	0 (0%)	49 (7%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	66 (8%)
	Forceps	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	48 (68%)	0 (0%)	290 (39%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	343 (42%)
	2nd Trimester	10 (14%)	0 (0%)	122 (16%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	133 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	84 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	88 (11%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	16 (23%)	0 (0%)	82 (11%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	101 (12%)
	Adequate	22 (31%)	0 (0%)	105 (14%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	128 (15%)
	Intermediate	9 (13%)	0 (0%)	95 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	105 (13%)
	Inadequate	14 (20%)	0 (0%)	216 (29%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	231 (28%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	80 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	84 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	37 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)
Southwest	Total	71 (100%)	0 (0%)	742 (100%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	826 (100%)

2001

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

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (<1%)
	15-19	475 (8%)	64 (15%)	450 (18%)	56 (9%)	0 (0%)	1,053 (11%)
	20-24	1,618 (26%)	161 (37%)	802 (32%)	166 (26%)	0 (0%)	2,769 (28%)
	25-29	1,740 (28%)	130 (30%)	596 (24%)	154 (24%)	0 (0%)	2,653 (27%)
	30-34	1,484 (24%)	54 (12%)	366 (15%)	152 (24%)	0 (0%)	2,088 (21%)
	35-39	779 (12%)	21 (5%)	222 (9%)	82 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,131 (11%)
	40-44	194 (3%)	7 (2%)	47 (2%)	23 (4%)	0 (0%)	273 (3%)
	45+	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	811 (13%)	41 (9%)	808 (32%)	48 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,725 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	489 (8%)	40 (9%)	510 (20%)	86 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,135 (11%)
	12 Years	2,400 (38%)	198 (45%)	1,245 (50%)	242 (38%)	0 (0%)	4,105 (41%)
	12+ Years	3,129 (50%)	168 (38%)	349 (14%)	276 (44%)	0 (0%)	3,948 (39%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	5,917 (94%)	434 (99%)	2,454 (98%)	610 (96%)	0 (0%)	9,528 (95%)
	Birthing Center	189 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	214 (2%)
	Home Birth	50 (<1%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	65 (<1%)
	Other	138 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	167 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,708 (75%)	317 (72%)	2,147 (86%)	468 (74%)	0 (0%)	7,723 (77%)
	Cesarean	1,338 (21%)	97 (22%)	288 (12%)	131 (21%)	0 (0%)	1,884 (19%)
	Forceps	74 (1%)	9 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	91 (<1%)
	Vacuum	155 (2%)	15 (3%)	50 (2%)	23 (4%)	0 (0%)	245 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	3,959 (63%)	300 (68%)	1,295 (52%)	404 (64%)	0 (0%)	6,004 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	519 (8%)	53 (12%)	313 (13%)	89 (14%)	0 (0%)	983 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	105 (2%)	8 (2%)	99 (4%)	25 (4%)	0 (0%)	238 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	20 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	24 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	49 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,241 (20%)	103 (24%)	386 (15%)	85 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,828 (18%)
	Adequate	2,008 (32%)	154 (35%)	577 (23%)	211 (33%)	0 (0%)	2,975 (30%)
	Intermediate	609 (10%)	46 (11%)	339 (14%)	110 (17%)	0 (0%)	1,115 (11%)
	Inadequate	373 (6%)	39 (9%)	363 (15%)	67 (11%)	0 (0%)	848 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	470 (7%)	56 (13%)	264 (11%)	49 (8%)	0 (0%)	847 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	323 (5%)	48 (11%)	146 (6%)	40 (6%)	0 (0%)	566 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,309 (100%)	438 (100%)	2,499 (100%)	634 (100%)	0 (0%)	10,004 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	214 (8%)	50 (17%)	92 (16%)	44 (11%)	0 (0%)	403 (10%)
	20-24	691 (24%)	100 (34%)	206 (35%)	108 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,115 (27%)
	25-29	776 (27%)	82 (28%)	134 (23%)	101 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,107 (27%)
	30-34	696 (25%)	38 (13%)	92 (16%)	93 (23%)	0 (0%)	930 (22%)
	35-39	355 (13%)	18 (6%)	45 (8%)	50 (12%)	0 (0%)	485 (12%)
	40-44	88 (3%)	6 (2%)	9 (2%)	11 (3%)	0 (0%)	114 (3%)
	45+	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	321 (11%)	32 (11%)	194 (33%)	36 (9%)	0 (0%)	588 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	213 (8%)	31 (11%)	133 (23%)	59 (14%)	0 (0%)	443 (11%)
	12 Years	1,041 (37%)	136 (46%)	261 (45%)	167 (41%)	0 (0%)	1,618 (39%)
	12+ Years	1,484 (52%)	104 (35%)	97 (17%)	162 (40%)	0 (0%)	1,861 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,723 (96%)	291 (99%)	576 (99%)	400 (98%)	0 (0%)	4,043 (97%)
	Birthing Center	62 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	68 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	41 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	52 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	2,040 (72%)	206 (70%)	492 (85%)	299 (73%)	0 (0%)	3,076 (74%)
	Cesarean	648 (23%)	70 (24%)	75 (13%)	83 (20%)	0 (0%)	888 (21%)
	Forceps	55 (2%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	67 (2%)
	Vacuum	75 (3%)	13 (4%)	15 (3%)	18 (4%)	0 (0%)	123 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,110 (75%)	213 (72%)	457 (79%)	276 (68%)	0 (0%)	3,086 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	219 (8%)	31 (11%)	75 (13%)	53 (13%)	0 (0%)	383 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	40 (1%)	7 (2%)	20 (3%)	13 (3%)	0 (0%)	81 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	10 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	614 (22%)	59 (20%)	143 (25%)	54 (13%)	0 (0%)	878 (21%)
	Adequate	1,093 (39%)	108 (37%)	246 (42%)	148 (36%)	0 (0%)	1,614 (39%)
	Intermediate	306 (11%)	37 (13%)	79 (14%)	65 (16%)	0 (0%)	493 (12%)
	Inadequate	122 (4%)	30 (10%)	79 (14%)	41 (10%)	0 (0%)	274 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	216 (8%)	42 (14%)	58 (10%)	34 (8%)	0 (0%)	355 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	157 (6%)	39 (13%)	33 (6%)	24 (6%)	0 (0%)	260 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,830 (100%)	295 (100%)	582 (100%)	407 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,169 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	72 (9%)	<6 (33%)	18 (13%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	95 (9%)
	20-24	205 (27%)	<6 (33%)	45 (31%)	19 (24%)	0 (0%)	271 (27%)
	25-29	206 (27%)	0 (0%)	41 (29%)	18 (23%)	0 (0%)	268 (27%)
	30-34	178 (23%)	<6 (33%)	23 (16%)	19 (24%)	0 (0%)	224 (22%)
	35-39	84 (11%)	0 (0%)	11 (8%)	13 (16%)	0 (0%)	109 (11%)
	40-44	24 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	33 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	106 (14%)	<6 (33%)	47 (33%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	159 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	75 (10%)	0 (0%)	22 (15%)	9 (11%)	0 (0%)	106 (11%)
	12 Years	284 (37%)	<6 (33%)	79 (55%)	29 (37%)	0 (0%)	393 (39%)
	12+ Years	371 (48%)	<6 (33%)	34 (24%)	39 (49%)	0 (0%)	447 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	711 (92%)	<6 (100%)	141 (99%)	77 (97%)	0 (0%)	939 (94%)
	Birthing Center	28 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	31 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	34 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	579 (75%)	<6 (100%)	110 (77%)	64 (81%)	0 (0%)	761 (76%)
	Cesarean	163 (21%)	0 (0%)	25 (17%)	15 (19%)	0 (0%)	204 (20%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	23 (3%)	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	578 (75%)	<6 (67%)	103 (72%)	53 (67%)	0 (0%)	741 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	98 (13%)	0 (0%)	25 (17%)	18 (23%)	0 (0%)	142 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	171 (22%)	0 (0%)	22 (15%)	9 (11%)	0 (0%)	203 (20%)
	Adequate	289 (37%)	0 (0%)	50 (35%)	27 (34%)	0 (0%)	369 (37%)
	Intermediate	133 (17%)	<6 (33%)	37 (26%)	25 (32%)	0 (0%)	196 (20%)
	Inadequate	88 (11%)	0 (0%)	20 (14%)	12 (15%)	0 (0%)	122 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	59 (8%)	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	72 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	45 (6%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	55 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	771 (100%)	<6 (100%)	143 (100%)	79 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,004 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	86 (7%)	10 (8%)	37 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	136 (8%)
	20-24	377 (31%)	57 (45%)	78 (35%)	21 (39%)	0 (0%)	539 (32%)
	25-29	346 (28%)	43 (34%)	63 (29%)	13 (24%)	0 (0%)	477 (28%)
	30-34	261 (21%)	14 (11%)	28 (13%)	9 (17%)	0 (0%)	321 (19%)
	35-39	130 (11%)	<6 (2%)	13 (6%)	8 (15%)	0 (0%)	160 (10%)
	40-44	32 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	36 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	132 (11%)	<6 (4%)	61 (28%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	211 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	95 (8%)	<6 (4%)	37 (17%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	144 (9%)
	12 Years	521 (42%)	57 (45%)	107 (48%)	23 (43%)	0 (0%)	712 (43%)
	12+ Years	588 (48%)	60 (47%)	40 (18%)	22 (41%)	0 (0%)	715 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,158 (94%)	127 (100%)	218 (99%)	50 (93%)	0 (0%)	1,590 (95%)
	Birthing Center	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	Home Birth	46 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	49 (3%)
	Other	21 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	23 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,027 (83%)	98 (77%)	183 (83%)	45 (83%)	0 (0%)	1,378 (82%)
	Cesarean	174 (14%)	25 (20%)	33 (15%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	251 (15%)
	Forceps	11 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
	Vacuum	17 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	23 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	468 (38%)	79 (62%)	40 (18%)	20 (37%)	0 (0%)	608 (36%)
	2nd Trimester	109 (9%)	20 (16%)	7 (3%)	9 (17%)	0 (0%)	146 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	29 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	39 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	182 (15%)	41 (32%)	7 (3%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	237 (14%)
	Adequate	264 (21%)	43 (34%)	24 (11%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	343 (20%)
	Intermediate	83 (7%)	7 (6%)	11 (5%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	109 (7%)
	Inadequate	78 (6%)	8 (6%)	11 (5%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	104 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	94 (8%)	13 (10%)	13 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	124 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	60 (5%)	7 (6%)	7 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,236 (100%)	127 (100%)	221 (100%)	54 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,675 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	61 (8%)	<6 (40%)	13 (19%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	79 (10%)
	20-24	209 (29%)	<6 (20%)	20 (29%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	234 (29%)
	25-29	189 (26%)	0 (0%)	18 (26%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	210 (26%)
	30-34	144 (20%)	<6 (20%)	9 (13%)	7 (47%)	0 (0%)	163 (20%)
	35-39	94 (13%)	<6 (20%)	9 (13%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	106 (13%)
	40-44	25 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	150 (21%)	<6 (20%)	16 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	169 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	65 (9%)	<6 (60%)	14 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	82 (10%)
	12 Years	312 (43%)	<6 (20%)	34 (49%)	7 (47%)	0 (0%)	356 (43%)
	12+ Years	301 (42%)	0 (0%)	15 (22%)	7 (47%)	0 (0%)	325 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	646 (89%)	<6 (100%)	67 (97%)	12 (80%)	0 (0%)	735 (90%)
	Birthing Center	41 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	27 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	30 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	539 (74%)	<6 (100%)	55 (80%)	11 (73%)	0 (0%)	615 (75%)
	Cesarean	160 (22%)	0 (0%)	14 (20%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	179 (22%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	20 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	233 (32%)	<6 (20%)	34 (49%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	274 (33%)
	2nd Trimester	32 (4%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	39 (5%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	77 (11%)	<6 (20%)	17 (25%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	96 (12%)
	Adequate	117 (16%)	0 (0%)	18 (26%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	140 (17%)
	Intermediate	29 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (4%)
	Inadequate	20 (3%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	57 (8%)	<6 (20%)	14 (20%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	73 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	40 (6%)	<6 (20%)	11 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	724 (100%)	<6 (100%)	69 (100%)	15 (100%)	0 (0%)	819 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	100 (21%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	103 (19%)
	20-24	13 (25%)	0 (0%)	163 (33%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	177 (32%)
	25-29	17 (33%)	<6 (100%)	99 (20%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	120 (22%)
	30-34	14 (27%)	0 (0%)	67 (14%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	86 (16%)
	35-39	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	44 (9%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	53 (10%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	242 (50%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	249 (45%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	102 (21%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	106 (19%)
	12 Years	16 (31%)	<6 (50%)	247 (51%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	267 (48%)
	12+ Years	34 (65%)	<6 (50%)	42 (9%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	84 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	51 (98%)	<6 (100%)	480 (99%)	11 (92%)	0 (0%)	545 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	39 (75%)	<6 (100%)	436 (90%)	8 (67%)	0 (0%)	485 (88%)
	Cesarean	11 (21%)	0 (0%)	32 (7%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	47 (8%)
	Forceps	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	32 (62%)	<6 (50%)	277 (57%)	9 (75%)	0 (0%)	320 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	74 (15%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	78 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	18 (4%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	22 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	10 (19%)	0 (0%)	69 (14%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	80 (14%)
	Adequate	12 (23%)	<6 (50%)	106 (22%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	122 (22%)
	Intermediate	11 (21%)	0 (0%)	104 (21%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	121 (22%)
	Inadequate	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	89 (18%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	95 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	8 (15%)	0 (0%)	48 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	56 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	29 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	33 (6%)
Northern	Total	52 (100%)	<6 (100%)	487 (100%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	554 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	38 (6%)	<6 (17%)	57 (24%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	101 (11%)
	20-24	110 (18%)	<6 (33%)	77 (32%)	12 (22%)	0 (0%)	203 (22%)
	25-29	178 (30%)	<6 (50%)	52 (22%)	15 (28%)	0 (0%)	251 (27%)
	30-34	161 (27%)	0 (0%)	31 (13%)	14 (26%)	0 (0%)	212 (23%)
	35-39	95 (16%)	0 (0%)	20 (8%)	8 (15%)	0 (0%)	124 (14%)
	40-44	17 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	86 (14%)	<6 (33%)	56 (23%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	147 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	36 (6%)	<6 (17%)	51 (21%)	8 (15%)	0 (0%)	98 (11%)
	12 Years	190 (32%)	<6 (33%)	107 (44%)	10 (19%)	0 (0%)	310 (34%)
	12+ Years	300 (50%)	<6 (33%)	51 (21%)	31 (57%)	0 (0%)	386 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	541 (90%)	6 (100%)	231 (96%)	48 (89%)	0 (0%)	834 (91%)
	Birthing Center	43 (7%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	57 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	16 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	424 (71%)	<6 (50%)	186 (77%)	36 (67%)	0 (0%)	656 (72%)
	Cesarean	153 (26%)	<6 (33%)	51 (21%)	15 (28%)	0 (0%)	224 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	19 (3%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	477 (80%)	<6 (67%)	147 (61%)	37 (69%)	0 (0%)	670 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	51 (9%)	<6 (17%)	31 (13%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	91 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	11 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	170 (28%)	<6 (33%)	62 (26%)	13 (24%)	0 (0%)	249 (27%)
	Adequate	203 (34%)	<6 (33%)	52 (22%)	15 (28%)	0 (0%)	272 (30%)
	Intermediate	39 (7%)	<6 (17%)	18 (7%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	67 (7%)
	Inadequate	43 (7%)	0 (0%)	26 (11%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	74 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	32 (5%)	0 (0%)	19 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	57 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	15 (3%)	0 (0%)	10 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
Southeast	Total	600 (100%)	6 (100%)	241 (100%)	54 (100%)	0 (0%)	916 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2001
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	133 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	136 (16%)
	20-24	13 (14%)	0 (0%)	213 (28%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	230 (27%)
	25-29	28 (29%)	0 (0%)	189 (25%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	220 (25%)
	30-34	29 (31%)	0 (0%)	116 (15%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	150 (17%)
	35-39	14 (15%)	0 (0%)	80 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	94 (11%)
	40-44	8 (8%)	0 (0%)	20 (3%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	9 (9%)	0 (0%)	192 (25%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	202 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	151 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	156 (18%)
	12 Years	35 (37%)	0 (0%)	410 (54%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	448 (52%)
	12+ Years	51 (54%)	0 (0%)	70 (9%)	8 (67%)	0 (0%)	129 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	87 (92%)	0 (0%)	741 (98%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	842 (97%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Other	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	60 (63%)	0 (0%)	685 (91%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	752 (87%)
	Cesarean	29 (31%)	0 (0%)	58 (8%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	91 (11%)
	Forceps	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	60 (63%)	0 (0%)	237 (31%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	303 (35%)
	2nd Trimester	7 (7%)	0 (0%)	96 (13%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	104 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	8 (8%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	49 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	16 (17%)	0 (0%)	66 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	84 (10%)
	Adequate	30 (32%)	0 (0%)	81 (11%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	115 (13%)
	Intermediate	8 (8%)	0 (0%)	89 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	97 (11%)
	Inadequate	18 (19%)	0 (0%)	133 (18%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	152 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	104 (14%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	110 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	53 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	56 (6%)
Southwest	Total	95 (100%)	0 (0%)	756 (100%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	865 (100%)

2002

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

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
	15-19	513 (8%)	56 (13%)	416 (17%)	59 (9%)	0 (0%)	1,062 (11%)
	20-24	1,710 (27%)	167 (39%)	742 (31%)	163 (24%)	0 (0%)	2,823 (28%)
	25-29	1,669 (27%)	88 (21%)	617 (26%)	193 (28%)	0 (0%)	2,607 (26%)
	30-34	1,428 (23%)	75 (18%)	360 (15%)	164 (24%)	0 (0%)	2,062 (21%)
	35-39	705 (11%)	35 (8%)	200 (8%)	78 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,046 (11%)
	40-44	212 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	50 (2%)	25 (4%)	0 (0%)	296 (3%)
	45+	11 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	823 (13%)	30 (7%)	840 (35%)	56 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,768 (18%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	544 (9%)	34 (8%)	524 (22%)	79 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,195 (12%)
	12 Years	2,243 (36%)	203 (48%)	1,177 (49%)	264 (38%)	0 (0%)	3,925 (39%)
	12+ Years	3,086 (49%)	160 (37%)	373 (16%)	273 (40%)	0 (0%)	3,914 (39%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	5,850 (93%)	427 (100%)	2,369 (99%)	674 (98%)	0 (0%)	9,476 (95%)
	Birthing Center	224 (4%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	244 (2%)
	Home Birth	22 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	30 (<1%)
	Other	158 (3%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	170 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,634 (74%)	318 (74%)	2,090 (87%)	487 (71%)	0 (0%)	7,638 (77%)
	Cesarean	1,364 (22%)	93 (22%)	267 (11%)	162 (24%)	0 (0%)	1,926 (19%)
	Forceps	77 (1%)	8 (2%)	6 (<1%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	101 (1%)
	Vacuum	167 (3%)	7 (2%)	33 (1%)	25 (4%)	0 (0%)	238 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	3,752 (60%)	286 (67%)	1,269 (53%)	404 (59%)	0 (0%)	5,766 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	467 (7%)	40 (9%)	358 (15%)	85 (12%)	0 (0%)	961 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	108 (2%)	12 (3%)	102 (4%)	22 (3%)	0 (0%)	244 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	21 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	44 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,133 (18%)	103 (24%)	349 (15%)	109 (16%)	0 (0%)	1,705 (17%)
	Adequate	1,869 (30%)	126 (30%)	541 (23%)	185 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,752 (28%)
	Intermediate	590 (9%)	52 (12%)	381 (16%)	83 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,115 (11%)
	Inadequate	369 (6%)	35 (8%)	424 (18%)	67 (10%)	0 (0%)	902 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	487 (8%)	54 (13%)	253 (11%)	65 (9%)	0 (0%)	877 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	322 (5%)	47 (11%)	143 (6%)	55 (8%)	0 (0%)	583 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,267 (100%)	427 (100%)	2,399 (100%)	686 (100%)	0 (0%)	9,946 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	218 (8%)	41 (15%)	99 (18%)	54 (11%)	0 (0%)	419 (10%)
	20-24	731 (26%)	103 (37%)	183 (33%)	114 (24%)	0 (0%)	1,146 (28%)
	25-29	679 (25%)	55 (20%)	143 (26%)	131 (28%)	0 (0%)	1,029 (25%)
	30-34	714 (26%)	49 (18%)	74 (13%)	105 (22%)	0 (0%)	958 (23%)
	35-39	315 (11%)	24 (9%)	42 (8%)	50 (11%)	0 (0%)	445 (11%)
	40-44	93 (3%)	<6 (1%)	12 (2%)	14 (3%)	0 (0%)	125 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	297 (11%)	24 (9%)	206 (37%)	44 (9%)	0 (0%)	578 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	238 (9%)	26 (9%)	143 (26%)	67 (14%)	0 (0%)	486 (12%)
	12 Years	978 (35%)	133 (48%)	231 (41%)	191 (40%)	0 (0%)	1,562 (38%)
	12+ Years	1,339 (48%)	94 (34%)	109 (20%)	165 (35%)	0 (0%)	1,716 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,649 (96%)	277 (100%)	552 (99%)	469 (99%)	0 (0%)	4,022 (97%)
	Birthing Center	54 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	59 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	55 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	58 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,999 (72%)	200 (72%)	496 (89%)	325 (69%)	0 (0%)	3,071 (74%)
	Cesarean	621 (22%)	62 (22%)	54 (10%)	119 (25%)	0 (0%)	876 (21%)
	Forceps	51 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	69 (2%)
	Vacuum	81 (3%)	7 (3%)	7 (1%)	18 (4%)	0 (0%)	116 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,890 (68%)	177 (64%)	413 (74%)	275 (58%)	0 (0%)	2,795 (67%)
	2nd Trimester	204 (7%)	30 (11%)	93 (17%)	57 (12%)	0 (0%)	390 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	53 (2%)	7 (3%)	19 (3%)	17 (4%)	0 (0%)	96 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	8 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	520 (19%)	60 (22%)	104 (19%)	73 (15%)	0 (0%)	763 (18%)
	Adequate	934 (34%)	78 (28%)	223 (40%)	119 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,375 (33%)
	Intermediate	290 (10%)	33 (12%)	94 (17%)	53 (11%)	0 (0%)	477 (12%)
	Inadequate	148 (5%)	22 (8%)	97 (17%)	42 (9%)	0 (0%)	315 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	221 (8%)	35 (13%)	51 (9%)	44 (9%)	0 (0%)	359 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	142 (5%)	34 (12%)	36 (6%)	42 (9%)	0 (0%)	262 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,762 (100%)	277 (100%)	558 (100%)	472 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,144 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	69 (9%)	<6 (13%)	15 (12%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	88 (9%)
	20-24	221 (29%)	<6 (25%)	40 (33%)	13 (19%)	0 (0%)	279 (28%)
	25-29	212 (27%)	<6 (25%)	31 (25%)	21 (30%)	0 (0%)	272 (28%)
	30-34	145 (19%)	<6 (25%)	25 (20%)	21 (30%)	0 (0%)	194 (20%)
	35-39	94 (12%)	<6 (13%)	9 (7%)	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	114 (12%)
	40-44	26 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	34 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	103 (13%)	0 (0%)	38 (31%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	147 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	82 (11%)	<6 (13%)	21 (17%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	109 (11%)
	12 Years	277 (36%)	<6 (50%)	64 (52%)	26 (38%)	0 (0%)	373 (38%)
	12+ Years	375 (49%)	<6 (38%)	30 (25%)	33 (48%)	0 (0%)	443 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	725 (94%)	8 (100%)	121 (99%)	69 (100%)	0 (0%)	935 (95%)
	Birthing Center	21 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	597 (77%)	<6 (50%)	92 (75%)	52 (75%)	0 (0%)	754 (76%)
	Cesarean	147 (19%)	<6 (50%)	24 (20%)	15 (22%)	0 (0%)	193 (20%)
	Forceps	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Vacuum	22 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	596 (77%)	8 (100%)	87 (71%)	51 (74%)	0 (0%)	746 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	91 (12%)	0 (0%)	19 (16%)	13 (19%)	0 (0%)	125 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	20 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	130 (17%)	<6 (13%)	26 (21%)	10 (14%)	0 (0%)	169 (17%)
	Adequate	332 (43%)	<6 (13%)	43 (35%)	26 (38%)	0 (0%)	405 (41%)
	Intermediate	140 (18%)	<6 (63%)	22 (18%)	17 (25%)	0 (0%)	185 (19%)
	Inadequate	73 (9%)	<6 (13%)	18 (15%)	13 (19%)	0 (0%)	105 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	51 (7%)	<6 (13%)	13 (11%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	76 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	41 (5%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	55 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	773 (100%)	8 (100%)	122 (100%)	69 (100%)	0 (0%)	987 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	104 (8%)	14 (10%)	51 (20%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	175 (10%)
	20-24	388 (31%)	60 (44%)	75 (30%)	13 (24%)	0 (0%)	550 (32%)
	25-29	364 (29%)	30 (22%)	56 (22%)	13 (24%)	0 (0%)	470 (27%)
	30-34	234 (19%)	22 (16%)	44 (18%)	15 (27%)	0 (0%)	325 (19%)
	35-39	122 (10%)	8 (6%)	18 (7%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	166 (10%)
	40-44	45 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	182 (14%)	6 (4%)	87 (35%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	286 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	104 (8%)	7 (5%)	50 (20%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	164 (9%)
	12 Years	446 (35%)	63 (47%)	97 (39%)	15 (27%)	0 (0%)	624 (36%)
	12+ Years	650 (52%)	61 (45%)	61 (24%)	32 (58%)	0 (0%)	808 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,181 (94%)	135 (100%)	250 (100%)	52 (95%)	0 (0%)	1,661 (95%)
	Birthing Center	40 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	42 (2%)
	Home Birth	21 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (1%)
	Other	16 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	975 (77%)	111 (82%)	197 (78%)	43 (78%)	0 (0%)	1,356 (78%)
	Cesarean	239 (19%)	23 (17%)	47 (19%)	10 (18%)	0 (0%)	330 (19%)
	Forceps	12 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
	Vacuum	30 (2%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	39 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	487 (39%)	95 (70%)	29 (12%)	14 (25%)	0 (0%)	628 (36%)
	2nd Trimester	72 (6%)	10 (7%)	9 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	94 (5%)
	3rd Trimester	10 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	196 (16%)	42 (31%)	8 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	252 (14%)
	Adequate	255 (20%)	43 (32%)	11 (4%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	319 (18%)
	Intermediate	62 (5%)	14 (10%)	10 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	89 (5%)
	Inadequate	57 (5%)	12 (9%)	10 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	107 (8%)	18 (13%)	21 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	155 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	65 (5%)	12 (9%)	13 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	95 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,259 (100%)	135 (100%)	251 (100%)	55 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,743 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	72 (10%)	0 (0%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	82 (10%)
	20-24	201 (27%)	<6 (33%)	17 (28%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	228 (27%)
	25-29	209 (28%)	0 (0%)	17 (28%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	230 (28%)
	30-34	154 (21%)	0 (0%)	13 (22%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	173 (21%)
	35-39	81 (11%)	<6 (67%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	89 (11%)
	40-44	23 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	146 (20%)	0 (0%)	17 (28%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	164 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	69 (9%)	0 (0%)	9 (15%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	80 (10%)
	12 Years	331 (44%)	<6 (67%)	29 (48%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	370 (44%)
	12+ Years	306 (41%)	0 (0%)	20 (33%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	333 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	655 (88%)	<6 (100%)	59 (98%)	11 (85%)	0 (0%)	737 (88%)
	Birthing Center	56 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	59 (7%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	33 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	558 (75%)	<6 (33%)	54 (90%)	12 (92%)	0 (0%)	632 (76%)
	Cesarean	167 (22%)	<6 (67%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	174 (21%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	16 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	217 (29%)	<6 (100%)	33 (55%)	8 (62%)	0 (0%)	264 (32%)
	2nd Trimester	35 (5%)	0 (0%)	7 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
	3rd Trimester	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	66 (9%)	0 (0%)	9 (15%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	77 (9%)
	Adequate	119 (16%)	<6 (33%)	16 (27%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	141 (17%)
	Intermediate	25 (3%)	0 (0%)	8 (13%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	34 (4%)
	Inadequate	29 (4%)	0 (0%)	7 (12%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	38 (5%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	60 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	65 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	42 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	45 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	747 (100%)	<6 (100%)	60 (100%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	833 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	98 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	103 (19%)
	20-24	12 (24%)	<6 (100%)	134 (28%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	150 (28%)
	25-29	9 (18%)	0 (0%)	123 (26%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	135 (25%)
	30-34	15 (31%)	0 (0%)	68 (14%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	86 (16%)
	35-39	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	43 (9%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	53 (10%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	272 (57%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	276 (51%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	135 (28%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	139 (26%)
	12 Years	10 (20%)	0 (0%)	231 (48%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	245 (45%)
	12+ Years	28 (57%)	0 (0%)	32 (7%)	6 (55%)	0 (0%)	66 (12%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	48 (98%)	<6 (100%)	473 (99%)	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	534 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	40 (82%)	<6 (100%)	436 (91%)	8 (73%)	0 (0%)	486 (90%)
	Cesarean	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	33 (7%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	40 (7%)
	Forceps	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	34 (69%)	0 (0%)	310 (65%)	9 (82%)	0 (0%)	353 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	96 (20%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	99 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	27 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	9 (18%)	0 (0%)	77 (16%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	88 (16%)
	Adequate	15 (31%)	0 (0%)	119 (25%)	6 (55%)	0 (0%)	140 (26%)
	Intermediate	10 (20%)	0 (0%)	130 (27%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	140 (26%)
	Inadequate	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	107 (22%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	112 (21%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	62 (13%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	63 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	36 (8%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	38 (7%)
Northern	Total	49 (100%)	<6 (100%)	479 (100%)	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	542 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	43 (7%)	0 (0%)	34 (15%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	81 (9%)
	20-24	140 (24%)	0 (0%)	77 (33%)	13 (25%)	0 (0%)	232 (26%)
	25-29	168 (29%)	<6 (33%)	61 (27%)	15 (29%)	0 (0%)	249 (28%)
	30-34	140 (24%)	<6 (67%)	30 (13%)	14 (27%)	0 (0%)	189 (21%)
	35-39	71 (12%)	0 (0%)	22 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	99 (11%)
	40-44	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	80 (14%)	0 (0%)	48 (21%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	132 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	45 (8%)	0 (0%)	40 (17%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	87 (10%)
	12 Years	177 (30%)	<6 (33%)	102 (44%)	16 (31%)	0 (0%)	298 (34%)
	12+ Years	325 (56%)	<6 (67%)	61 (27%)	26 (50%)	0 (0%)	417 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	505 (87%)	<6 (100%)	221 (96%)	49 (94%)	0 (0%)	786 (89%)
	Birthing Center	49 (8%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	57 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	27 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	31 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	406 (70%)	<6 (33%)	174 (76%)	37 (71%)	0 (0%)	622 (71%)
	Cesarean	160 (27%)	<6 (67%)	52 (23%)	14 (27%)	0 (0%)	232 (26%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	473 (81%)	<6 (100%)	148 (64%)	38 (73%)	0 (0%)	665 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	51 (9%)	0 (0%)	29 (13%)	9 (17%)	0 (0%)	92 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	10 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	200 (34%)	0 (0%)	55 (24%)	16 (31%)	0 (0%)	272 (31%)
	Adequate	188 (32%)	<6 (100%)	60 (26%)	18 (35%)	0 (0%)	273 (31%)
	Intermediate	48 (8%)	0 (0%)	19 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
	Inadequate	44 (8%)	0 (0%)	27 (12%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	79 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	41 (7%)	0 (0%)	31 (13%)	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	79 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	29 (5%)	0 (0%)	10 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
Southeast	Total	582 (100%)	<6 (100%)	230 (100%)	52 (100%)	0 (0%)	881 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2002
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	111 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	114 (14%)
	20-24	17 (19%)	0 (0%)	216 (31%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	238 (29%)
	25-29	27 (30%)	0 (0%)	186 (27%)	6 (43%)	0 (0%)	221 (27%)
	30-34	24 (26%)	0 (0%)	106 (15%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	135 (17%)
	35-39	15 (16%)	0 (0%)	61 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	79 (10%)
	40-44	6 (7%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	10 (11%)	0 (0%)	172 (25%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	184 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	126 (18%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	130 (16%)
	12 Years	24 (26%)	0 (0%)	423 (61%)	6 (43%)	0 (0%)	453 (56%)
	12+ Years	59 (65%)	0 (0%)	60 (9%)	6 (43%)	0 (0%)	127 (16%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	86 (95%)	0 (0%)	693 (99%)	13 (93%)	0 (0%)	800 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	58 (64%)	0 (0%)	641 (92%)	10 (71%)	0 (0%)	716 (88%)
	Cesarean	25 (27%)	0 (0%)	53 (8%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	81 (10%)
	Forceps	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	52 (57%)	0 (0%)	249 (36%)	9 (64%)	0 (0%)	312 (38%)
	2nd Trimester	11 (12%)	0 (0%)	105 (15%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	118 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	39 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	10 (11%)	0 (0%)	70 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	82 (10%)
	Adequate	25 (27%)	0 (0%)	69 (10%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	98 (12%)
	Intermediate	15 (16%)	0 (0%)	98 (14%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	119 (15%)
	Inadequate	14 (15%)	0 (0%)	158 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	172 (21%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	71 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	80 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	42 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	47 (6%)
Southwest	Total	91 (100%)	0 (0%)	699 (100%)	14 (100%)	0 (0%)	812 (100%)

2003

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

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	15 (<1%)
	15-19	507 (8%)	57 (15%)	413 (17%)	60 (9%)	0 (0%)	1,048 (10%)
	20-24	1,713 (27%)	153 (39%)	823 (33%)	181 (26%)	0 (0%)	2,904 (29%)
	25-29	1,736 (27%)	97 (25%)	599 (24%)	188 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,659 (26%)
	30-34	1,471 (23%)	52 (13%)	353 (14%)	164 (23%)	0 (0%)	2,072 (21%)
	35-39	716 (11%)	27 (7%)	207 (8%)	77 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,054 (10%)
	40-44	213 (3%)	<6 (1%)	50 (2%)	27 (4%)	0 (0%)	299 (3%)
	45+	19 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	805 (13%)	37 (9%)	796 (32%)	57 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,706 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	575 (9%)	44 (11%)	530 (22%)	79 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,234 (12%)
	12 Years	2,149 (34%)	162 (41%)	1,172 (48%)	270 (39%)	0 (0%)	3,780 (37%)
	12+ Years	3,351 (52%)	159 (40%)	435 (18%)	315 (45%)	0 (0%)	4,294 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	5,961 (93%)	387 (98%)	2,419 (98%)	691 (99%)	0 (0%)	9,589 (95%)
	Birthing Center	250 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	269 (3%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
	Other	168 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	200 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,588 (72%)	275 (70%)	2,130 (87%)	489 (70%)	0 (0%)	7,575 (75%)
	Cesarean	1,554 (24%)	106 (27%)	283 (12%)	181 (26%)	0 (0%)	2,163 (21%)
	Forceps	68 (1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	88 (<1%)
	Vacuum	158 (2%)	6 (2%)	39 (2%)	21 (3%)	0 (0%)	228 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	3,767 (59%)	242 (62%)	1,314 (53%)	374 (53%)	0 (0%)	5,749 (57%)
	2nd Trimester	470 (7%)	36 (9%)	403 (16%)	104 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,020 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	137 (2%)	9 (2%)	102 (4%)	19 (3%)	0 (0%)	270 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	18 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	35 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,192 (19%)	72 (18%)	334 (14%)	110 (16%)	0 (0%)	1,719 (17%)
	Adequate	1,747 (27%)	106 (27%)	606 (25%)	163 (23%)	0 (0%)	2,643 (26%)
	Intermediate	522 (8%)	28 (7%)	393 (16%)	72 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,026 (10%)
	Inadequate	380 (6%)	29 (7%)	440 (18%)	73 (10%)	0 (0%)	929 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	574 (9%)	55 (14%)	250 (10%)	56 (8%)	0 (0%)	951 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	360 (6%)	37 (9%)	152 (6%)	39 (6%)	0 (0%)	599 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,385 (100%)	393 (100%)	2,459 (100%)	701 (100%)	0 (0%)	10,087 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	201 (7%)	39 (15%)	110 (16%)	45 (9%)	0 (0%)	399 (9%)
	20-24	768 (27%)	106 (40%)	243 (36%)	128 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,260 (29%)
	25-29	733 (26%)	65 (25%)	166 (25%)	122 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,103 (26%)
	30-34	671 (24%)	35 (13%)	89 (13%)	113 (23%)	0 (0%)	921 (21%)
	35-39	326 (12%)	17 (6%)	48 (7%)	58 (12%)	0 (0%)	461 (11%)
	40-44	87 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (2%)	18 (4%)	0 (0%)	119 (3%)
	45+	12 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	313 (11%)	30 (11%)	220 (33%)	47 (10%)	0 (0%)	616 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	228 (8%)	32 (12%)	169 (25%)	59 (12%)	0 (0%)	494 (12%)
	12 Years	873 (31%)	106 (40%)	268 (40%)	193 (40%)	0 (0%)	1,456 (34%)
	12+ Years	1,568 (56%)	108 (41%)	170 (25%)	204 (42%)	0 (0%)	2,070 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,688 (96%)	264 (100%)	667 (99%)	483 (99%)	0 (0%)	4,162 (97%)
	Birthing Center	59 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	63 (1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	51 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	59 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,960 (70%)	181 (68%)	577 (86%)	346 (71%)	0 (0%)	3,107 (73%)
	Cesarean	719 (26%)	73 (28%)	79 (12%)	122 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,010 (24%)
	Forceps	50 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	64 (1%)
	Vacuum	62 (2%)	<6 (2%)	14 (2%)	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	94 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,882 (67%)	166 (63%)	519 (77%)	251 (52%)	0 (0%)	2,851 (67%)
	2nd Trimester	154 (6%)	26 (10%)	104 (15%)	76 (16%)	0 (0%)	364 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	48 (2%)	6 (2%)	23 (3%)	15 (3%)	0 (0%)	95 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	589 (21%)	55 (21%)	101 (15%)	75 (15%)	0 (0%)	824 (19%)
	Adequate	800 (29%)	57 (22%)	291 (43%)	111 (23%)	0 (0%)	1,272 (30%)
	Intermediate	195 (7%)	16 (6%)	136 (20%)	38 (8%)	0 (0%)	393 (9%)
	Inadequate	123 (4%)	18 (7%)	103 (15%)	51 (10%)	0 (0%)	300 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	301 (11%)	37 (14%)	69 (10%)	36 (7%)	0 (0%)	448 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	172 (6%)	27 (10%)	46 (7%)	26 (5%)	0 (0%)	274 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,798 (100%)	265 (100%)	671 (100%)	487 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,284 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	74 (10%)	<6 (50%)	12 (12%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	90 (9%)
	20-24	194 (25%)	0 (0%)	33 (32%)	22 (32%)	0 (0%)	250 (26%)
	25-29	222 (29%)	0 (0%)	25 (24%)	22 (32%)	0 (0%)	271 (28%)
	30-34	178 (23%)	0 (0%)	23 (22%)	14 (21%)	0 (0%)	217 (23%)
	35-39	81 (10%)	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	96 (10%)
	40-44	24 (3%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	114 (15%)	0 (0%)	33 (32%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	150 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	96 (12%)	<6 (50%)	18 (17%)	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	123 (13%)
	12 Years	283 (36%)	<6 (50%)	48 (47%)	30 (44%)	0 (0%)	362 (38%)
	12+ Years	371 (48%)	0 (0%)	31 (30%)	29 (43%)	0 (0%)	432 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	712 (92%)	<6 (100%)	103 (100%)	66 (97%)	0 (0%)	889 (93%)
	Birthing Center	39 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	26 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	599 (77%)	<6 (50%)	76 (74%)	47 (69%)	0 (0%)	726 (76%)
	Cesarean	149 (19%)	<6 (50%)	24 (23%)	18 (26%)	0 (0%)	196 (20%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	28 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	585 (75%)	<6 (50%)	77 (75%)	46 (68%)	0 (0%)	713 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	106 (14%)	0 (0%)	18 (17%)	16 (24%)	0 (0%)	141 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	16 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	150 (19%)	0 (0%)	16 (16%)	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	176 (18%)
	Adequate	321 (41%)	<6 (50%)	36 (35%)	17 (25%)	0 (0%)	378 (39%)
	Intermediate	121 (16%)	0 (0%)	25 (24%)	17 (25%)	0 (0%)	164 (17%)
	Inadequate	81 (10%)	0 (0%)	17 (17%)	14 (21%)	0 (0%)	113 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	62 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	9 (13%)	0 (0%)	76 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	40 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	51 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	777 (100%)	<6 (100%)	103 (100%)	68 (100%)	0 (0%)	957 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	103 (8%)	14 (13%)	41 (18%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	168 (10%)
	20-24	404 (31%)	42 (38%)	79 (35%)	14 (21%)	0 (0%)	550 (31%)
	25-29	373 (28%)	30 (27%)	55 (25%)	24 (36%)	0 (0%)	492 (28%)
	30-34	272 (21%)	13 (12%)	27 (12%)	15 (22%)	0 (0%)	335 (19%)
	35-39	118 (9%)	10 (9%)	17 (8%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	157 (9%)
	40-44	37 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	47 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	161 (12%)	<6 (5%)	63 (28%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	235 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	96 (7%)	10 (9%)	32 (14%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	141 (8%)
	12 Years	494 (38%)	47 (42%)	108 (48%)	22 (33%)	0 (0%)	673 (38%)
	12+ Years	649 (49%)	46 (41%)	51 (23%)	40 (60%)	0 (0%)	790 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,246 (95%)	110 (99%)	221 (99%)	65 (97%)	0 (0%)	1,682 (96%)
	Birthing Center	38 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	41 (2%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	26 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	979 (75%)	83 (75%)	186 (83%)	47 (70%)	0 (0%)	1,320 (75%)
	Cesarean	285 (22%)	27 (24%)	31 (14%)	16 (24%)	0 (0%)	370 (21%)
	Forceps	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
	Vacuum	34 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	47 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	466 (36%)	69 (62%)	35 (16%)	25 (37%)	0 (0%)	598 (34%)
	2nd Trimester	86 (7%)	8 (7%)	15 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	114 (6%)
	3rd Trimester	40 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	43 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	141 (11%)	13 (12%)	8 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	166 (9%)
	Adequate	263 (20%)	45 (41%)	14 (6%)	14 (21%)	0 (0%)	338 (19%)
	Intermediate	98 (7%)	12 (11%)	12 (5%)	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	133 (8%)
	Inadequate	87 (7%)	8 (7%)	17 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	115 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	93 (7%)	17 (15%)	18 (8%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	139 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	65 (5%)	10 (9%)	9 (4%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	92 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,312 (100%)	111 (100%)	224 (100%)	67 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,755 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	87 (11%)	0 (0%)	9 (13%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	99 (11%)
	20-24	191 (24%)	<6 (67%)	25 (35%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	224 (25%)
	25-29	242 (30%)	0 (0%)	17 (24%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	264 (29%)
	30-34	154 (19%)	<6 (33%)	14 (19%)	6 (38%)	0 (0%)	180 (20%)
	35-39	86 (11%)	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	97 (11%)
	40-44	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	34 (4%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	116 (15%)	<6 (33%)	19 (26%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	138 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	104 (13%)	0 (0%)	13 (18%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	118 (13%)
	12 Years	293 (37%)	<6 (33%)	38 (53%)	7 (44%)	0 (0%)	342 (38%)
	12+ Years	345 (43%)	<6 (33%)	13 (18%)	7 (44%)	0 (0%)	371 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	702 (88%)	<6 (67%)	70 (97%)	15 (94%)	0 (0%)	803 (89%)
	Birthing Center	67 (8%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	68 (8%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	586 (74%)	<6 (33%)	61 (85%)	9 (56%)	0 (0%)	668 (74%)
	Cesarean	185 (23%)	<6 (67%)	9 (13%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	206 (23%)
	Forceps	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Vacuum	18 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	304 (38%)	0 (0%)	48 (67%)	6 (38%)	0 (0%)	363 (40%)
	2nd Trimester	55 (7%)	0 (0%)	8 (11%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	65 (7%)
	3rd Trimester	16 (2%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	106 (13%)	0 (0%)	10 (14%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	123 (14%)
	Adequate	146 (18%)	0 (0%)	25 (35%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	174 (19%)
	Intermediate	45 (6%)	0 (0%)	14 (19%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	60 (7%)
	Inadequate	44 (6%)	<6 (33%)	8 (11%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	54 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	64 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	41 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	45 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	796 (100%)	<6 (100%)	72 (100%)	16 (100%)	0 (0%)	904 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (3%)	<6 (100%)	93 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	95 (19%)
	20-24	9 (24%)	0 (0%)	145 (31%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	155 (30%)
	25-29	6 (16%)	0 (0%)	117 (25%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	127 (25%)
	30-34	10 (26%)	0 (0%)	63 (14%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	76 (15%)
	35-39	10 (26%)	0 (0%)	31 (7%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	43 (8%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	241 (52%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	246 (48%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	110 (24%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	113 (22%)
	12 Years	15 (39%)	<6 (100%)	223 (48%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	242 (47%)
	12+ Years	20 (53%)	0 (0%)	40 (9%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	66 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	38 (100%)	<6 (100%)	458 (99%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	507 (99%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	26 (68%)	0 (0%)	427 (92%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	460 (90%)
	Cesarean	11 (29%)	<6 (100%)	30 (6%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	44 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	23 (61%)	<6 (100%)	254 (55%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	283 (55%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	96 (21%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	99 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	32 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	62 (13%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	68 (13%)
	Adequate	13 (34%)	<6 (100%)	112 (24%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	128 (25%)
	Intermediate	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	91 (20%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	98 (19%)
	Inadequate	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	119 (26%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	123 (24%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	41 (9%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	45 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	23 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (5%)
Northern	Total	38 (100%)	<6 (100%)	464 (100%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	513 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	40 (7%)	<6 (20%)	38 (18%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	86 (10%)
	20-24	128 (22%)	<6 (30%)	82 (38%)	10 (22%)	0 (0%)	226 (26%)
	25-29	141 (24%)	<6 (20%)	47 (22%)	14 (31%)	0 (0%)	208 (24%)
	30-34	167 (28%)	<6 (30%)	27 (13%)	9 (20%)	0 (0%)	209 (24%)
	35-39	82 (14%)	0 (0%)	15 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	107 (12%)
	40-44	29 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	36 (4%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	90 (15%)	<6 (10%)	55 (26%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	150 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	46 (8%)	<6 (10%)	50 (23%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	102 (12%)
	12 Years	172 (29%)	<6 (50%)	87 (41%)	15 (33%)	0 (0%)	283 (32%)
	12+ Years	350 (60%)	<6 (40%)	55 (26%)	24 (53%)	0 (0%)	437 (50%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	512 (87%)	7 (70%)	197 (92%)	44 (98%)	0 (0%)	768 (88%)
	Birthing Center	41 (7%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	49 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	34 (6%)	<6 (20%)	9 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	382 (65%)	8 (80%)	158 (74%)	29 (64%)	0 (0%)	585 (67%)
	Cesarean	192 (33%)	<6 (20%)	52 (24%)	15 (33%)	0 (0%)	263 (30%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	461 (78%)	<6 (50%)	150 (70%)	35 (78%)	0 (0%)	658 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	62 (11%)	<6 (10%)	25 (12%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	93 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	14 (2%)	<6 (10%)	8 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	190 (32%)	<6 (40%)	64 (30%)	15 (33%)	0 (0%)	277 (32%)
	Adequate	184 (31%)	<6 (20%)	55 (26%)	14 (31%)	0 (0%)	257 (29%)
	Intermediate	45 (8%)	0 (0%)	18 (8%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	68 (8%)
	Inadequate	38 (6%)	<6 (10%)	22 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	63 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	47 (8%)	<6 (10%)	15 (7%)	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	38 (6%)	0 (0%)	11 (5%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	55 (6%)
Southeast	Total	588 (100%)	10 (100%)	214 (100%)	45 (100%)	0 (0%)	874 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2003
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	110 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	111 (14%)
	20-24	17 (25%)	0 (0%)	216 (30%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	237 (30%)
	25-29	15 (22%)	0 (0%)	172 (24%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	190 (24%)
	30-34	18 (27%)	0 (0%)	110 (15%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	133 (17%)
	35-39	12 (18%)	0 (0%)	80 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	92 (12%)
	40-44	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	19 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	165 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	170 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	138 (19%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	143 (18%)
	12 Years	17 (25%)	0 (0%)	400 (56%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	419 (53%)
	12+ Years	41 (61%)	0 (0%)	75 (11%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	121 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	60 (90%)	0 (0%)	703 (99%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	774 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	50 (75%)	0 (0%)	645 (91%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	702 (89%)
	Cesarean	12 (18%)	0 (0%)	58 (8%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	73 (9%)
	Forceps	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	40 (60%)	0 (0%)	231 (32%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	277 (35%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	137 (19%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	142 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	34 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	35 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	73 (10%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	84 (11%)
	Adequate	15 (22%)	0 (0%)	73 (10%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	91 (12%)
	Intermediate	12 (18%)	0 (0%)	97 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	109 (14%)
	Inadequate	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	154 (22%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	160 (20%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	97 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	101 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	55 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	57 (7%)
Southwest	Total	67 (100%)	0 (0%)	711 (100%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	790 (100%)

2004

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

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	15-19	499 (8%)	41 (11%)	449 (17%)	73 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,071 (10%)
	20-24	1,764 (27%)	155 (40%)	869 (34%)	189 (25%)	0 (0%)	3,020 (29%)
	25-29	1,793 (28%)	101 (26%)	599 (23%)	201 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,729 (26%)
	30-34	1,479 (23%)	53 (14%)	395 (15%)	170 (23%)	0 (0%)	2,114 (20%)
	35-39	746 (12%)	30 (8%)	196 (8%)	92 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,094 (11%)
	40-44	173 (3%)	<6 (1%)	53 (2%)	24 (3%)	0 (0%)	262 (3%)
	45+	16 (<1%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	28 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	741 (11%)	22 (6%)	788 (31%)	59 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,625 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	502 (8%)	37 (10%)	562 (22%)	82 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,202 (12%)
	12 Years	2,172 (34%)	166 (43%)	1,229 (48%)	309 (41%)	0 (0%)	3,913 (38%)
	12+ Years	3,269 (50%)	149 (39%)	456 (18%)	272 (36%)	0 (0%)	4,177 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,026 (93%)	381 (99%)	2,529 (98%)	741 (98%)	0 (0%)	9,805 (95%)
	Birthing Center	268 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (<1%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	296 (3%)
	Home Birth	17 (<1%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (<1%)
	Other	165 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	192 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,694 (72%)	274 (71%)	2,202 (86%)	572 (76%)	0 (0%)	7,844 (76%)
	Cesarean	1,556 (24%)	101 (26%)	329 (13%)	150 (20%)	0 (0%)	2,164 (21%)
	Forceps	48 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	56 (<1%)
	Vacuum	166 (3%)	9 (2%)	32 (1%)	27 (4%)	0 (0%)	237 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	3,936 (61%)	242 (63%)	1,357 (53%)	407 (54%)	0 (0%)	6,006 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	432 (7%)	25 (7%)	420 (16%)	109 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,003 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	126 (2%)	6 (2%)	98 (4%)	25 (3%)	0 (0%)	261 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	22 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	39 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,200 (19%)	72 (19%)	266 (10%)	125 (17%)	0 (0%)	1,684 (16%)
	Adequate	1,825 (28%)	92 (24%)	563 (22%)	186 (25%)	0 (0%)	2,694 (26%)
	Intermediate	621 (10%)	44 (11%)	492 (19%)	85 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,258 (12%)
	Inadequate	345 (5%)	24 (6%)	527 (20%)	87 (12%)	0 (0%)	999 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	558 (9%)	49 (13%)	262 (10%)	60 (8%)	0 (0%)	948 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	356 (5%)	40 (10%)	157 (6%)	51 (7%)	0 (0%)	618 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,479 (100%)	384 (100%)	2,575 (100%)	755 (100%)	0 (0%)	10,336 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	194 (7%)	35 (13%)	98 (16%)	57 (11%)	0 (0%)	390 (9%)
	20-24	756 (26%)	102 (38%)	203 (33%)	127 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,215 (28%)
	25-29	806 (28%)	68 (26%)	169 (27%)	125 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,185 (27%)
	30-34	715 (24%)	36 (14%)	99 (16%)	104 (21%)	0 (0%)	959 (22%)
	35-39	366 (13%)	21 (8%)	34 (5%)	62 (13%)	0 (0%)	498 (11%)
	40-44	80 (3%)	<6 (2%)	17 (3%)	16 (3%)	0 (0%)	121 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	277 (9%)	18 (7%)	165 (26%)	46 (9%)	0 (0%)	511 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	210 (7%)	29 (11%)	142 (23%)	64 (13%)	0 (0%)	457 (10%)
	12 Years	881 (30%)	119 (45%)	254 (41%)	211 (43%)	0 (0%)	1,489 (34%)
	12+ Years	1,464 (50%)	88 (33%)	163 (26%)	144 (29%)	0 (0%)	1,874 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,787 (95%)	264 (99%)	617 (99%)	494 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,233 (97%)
	Birthing Center	71 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	76 (2%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	63 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	71 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	2,117 (72%)	187 (70%)	530 (85%)	371 (75%)	0 (0%)	3,261 (74%)
	Cesarean	712 (24%)	73 (27%)	86 (14%)	108 (22%)	0 (0%)	994 (23%)
	Forceps	29 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	31 (<1%)
	Vacuum	61 (2%)	6 (2%)	7 (1%)	14 (3%)	0 (0%)	90 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,963 (67%)	157 (59%)	486 (78%)	259 (52%)	0 (0%)	2,907 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	178 (6%)	23 (9%)	89 (14%)	70 (14%)	0 (0%)	372 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	49 (2%)	<6 (1%)	12 (2%)	20 (4%)	0 (0%)	87 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	587 (20%)	53 (20%)	53 (9%)	85 (17%)	0 (0%)	793 (18%)
	Adequate	802 (27%)	46 (17%)	216 (35%)	107 (22%)	0 (0%)	1,189 (27%)
	Intermediate	286 (10%)	27 (10%)	191 (31%)	52 (10%)	0 (0%)	567 (13%)
	Inadequate	125 (4%)	19 (7%)	114 (18%)	59 (12%)	0 (0%)	326 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	258 (9%)	36 (14%)	47 (8%)	45 (9%)	0 (0%)	393 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	169 (6%)	31 (12%)	32 (5%)	33 (7%)	0 (0%)	273 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,924 (100%)	266 (100%)	623 (100%)	496 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,383 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	69 (10%)	<6 (10%)	23 (18%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	97 (11%)
	20-24	167 (24%)	<6 (50%)	40 (31%)	16 (25%)	0 (0%)	233 (25%)
	25-29	193 (27%)	<6 (20%)	30 (23%)	12 (19%)	0 (0%)	238 (26%)
	30-34	168 (24%)	0 (0%)	28 (21%)	18 (29%)	0 (0%)	216 (23%)
	35-39	84 (12%)	<6 (20%)	10 (8%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	106 (12%)
	40-44	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	45+	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	88 (12%)	0 (0%)	43 (33%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	135 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	85 (12%)	<6 (10%)	27 (21%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	119 (13%)
	12 Years	239 (34%)	<6 (50%)	60 (46%)	23 (37%)	0 (0%)	331 (36%)
	12+ Years	358 (51%)	<6 (40%)	34 (26%)	31 (49%)	0 (0%)	430 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	642 (91%)	10 (100%)	129 (98%)	60 (95%)	0 (0%)	850 (92%)
	Birthing Center	38 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	27 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	515 (73%)	9 (90%)	99 (76%)	55 (87%)	0 (0%)	686 (74%)
	Cesarean	152 (21%)	<6 (10%)	27 (21%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	189 (21%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	33 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	38 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	547 (77%)	7 (70%)	98 (75%)	41 (65%)	0 (0%)	697 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	75 (11%)	<6 (10%)	21 (16%)	15 (24%)	0 (0%)	115 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	16 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	132 (19%)	<6 (30%)	22 (17%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	165 (18%)
	Adequate	294 (42%)	<6 (30%)	39 (30%)	18 (29%)	0 (0%)	356 (39%)
	Intermediate	113 (16%)	<6 (10%)	36 (27%)	14 (22%)	0 (0%)	165 (18%)
	Inadequate	62 (9%)	<6 (10%)	24 (18%)	11 (17%)	0 (0%)	100 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	53 (7%)	0 (0%)	16 (12%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	77 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	35 (5%)	0 (0%)	13 (10%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	58 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	707 (100%)	10 (100%)	131 (100%)	63 (100%)	0 (0%)	921 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	106 (8%)	<6 (4%)	42 (17%)	6 (7%)	0 (0%)	159 (9%)
	20-24	448 (35%)	47 (47%)	94 (37%)	22 (25%)	0 (0%)	619 (35%)
	25-29	354 (27%)	27 (27%)	59 (24%)	32 (36%)	0 (0%)	483 (27%)
	30-34	233 (18%)	15 (15%)	31 (12%)	19 (22%)	0 (0%)	303 (17%)
	35-39	116 (9%)	7 (7%)	20 (8%)	6 (7%)	0 (0%)	155 (9%)
	40-44	32 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	40 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	151 (12%)	<6 (3%)	65 (26%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	230 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	83 (6%)	7 (7%)	37 (15%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	132 (7%)
	12 Years	498 (39%)	39 (39%)	105 (42%)	38 (43%)	0 (0%)	684 (39%)
	12+ Years	665 (51%)	52 (52%)	75 (30%)	45 (51%)	0 (0%)	845 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,236 (96%)	100 (100%)	243 (97%)	84 (95%)	0 (0%)	1,694 (96%)
	Birthing Center	40 (3%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	48 (3%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	14 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	953 (74%)	71 (71%)	190 (76%)	68 (77%)	0 (0%)	1,305 (74%)
	Cesarean	293 (23%)	26 (26%)	50 (20%)	15 (17%)	0 (0%)	390 (22%)
	Forceps	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Vacuum	36 (3%)	<6 (3%)	8 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	489 (38%)	73 (73%)	25 (10%)	38 (43%)	0 (0%)	634 (36%)
	2nd Trimester	46 (4%)	<6 (1%)	10 (4%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	65 (4%)
	3rd Trimester	27 (2%)	<6 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	38 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	115 (9%)	15 (15%)	10 (4%)	10 (11%)	0 (0%)	153 (9%)
	Adequate	293 (23%)	40 (40%)	9 (4%)	24 (27%)	0 (0%)	370 (21%)
	Intermediate	95 (7%)	16 (16%)	10 (4%)	10 (11%)	0 (0%)	134 (8%)
	Inadequate	54 (4%)	<6 (3%)	13 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	74 (4%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	107 (8%)	11 (11%)	19 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	145 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	57 (4%)	8 (8%)	12 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	81 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,293 (100%)	100 (100%)	251 (100%)	88 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,763 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	84 (10%)	<6 (50%)	12 (13%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	100 (10%)
	20-24	253 (29%)	0 (0%)	40 (43%)	7 (37%)	0 (0%)	302 (30%)
	25-29	241 (27%)	0 (0%)	16 (17%)	<6 (26%)	0 (0%)	265 (26%)
	30-34	187 (21%)	<6 (50%)	14 (15%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	206 (21%)
	35-39	84 (10%)	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	96 (10%)
	40-44	30 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	142 (16%)	0 (0%)	26 (28%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	168 (17%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	93 (11%)	0 (0%)	18 (20%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	116 (12%)
	12 Years	344 (39%)	<6 (50%)	46 (50%)	8 (42%)	0 (0%)	400 (40%)
	12+ Years	381 (43%)	<6 (50%)	23 (25%)	<6 (26%)	0 (0%)	413 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	773 (88%)	<6 (100%)	91 (99%)	19 (100%)	0 (0%)	893 (89%)
	Birthing Center	70 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	71 (7%)
	Home Birth	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	Other	28 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	642 (73%)	<6 (100%)	75 (82%)	14 (74%)	0 (0%)	741 (74%)
	Cesarean	207 (23%)	0 (0%)	16 (17%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	227 (23%)
	Forceps	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	25 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	422 (48%)	<6 (50%)	57 (62%)	10 (53%)	0 (0%)	492 (49%)
	2nd Trimester	67 (8%)	0 (0%)	17 (18%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	88 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	21 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	25 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	170 (19%)	<6 (50%)	11 (12%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	185 (18%)
	Adequate	193 (22%)	0 (0%)	21 (23%)	<6 (26%)	0 (0%)	221 (22%)
	Intermediate	48 (5%)	0 (0%)	23 (25%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	74 (7%)
	Inadequate	57 (6%)	0 (0%)	19 (21%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	80 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	84 (10%)	<6 (50%)	10 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	96 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	61 (7%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	68 (7%)
Mat-Su	Total	882 (100%)	<6 (100%)	92 (100%)	19 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,004 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	111 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	115 (20%)
	20-24	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	161 (31%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	167 (29%)
	25-29	16 (36%)	0 (0%)	124 (24%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	145 (25%)
	30-34	8 (18%)	0 (0%)	80 (15%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	94 (16%)
	35-39	11 (24%)	0 (0%)	28 (5%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	40 (7%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	267 (52%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	270 (47%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	132 (25%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	134 (23%)
	12 Years	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	271 (52%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	278 (48%)
	12+ Years	32 (71%)	0 (0%)	36 (7%)	9 (75%)	0 (0%)	77 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	44 (98%)	0 (0%)	511 (99%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	568 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	36 (80%)	0 (0%)	473 (91%)	7 (58%)	0 (0%)	517 (90%)
	Cesarean	9 (20%)	0 (0%)	37 (7%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	49 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	29 (64%)	0 (0%)	299 (58%)	7 (58%)	0 (0%)	336 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	111 (21%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	117 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	24 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	55 (11%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	65 (11%)
	Adequate	9 (20%)	0 (0%)	130 (25%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	142 (25%)
	Intermediate	15 (33%)	0 (0%)	127 (25%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	144 (25%)
	Inadequate	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	126 (24%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	129 (22%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	8 (18%)	0 (0%)	51 (10%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	61 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	10 (22%)	0 (0%)	29 (6%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	41 (7%)
Northern	Total	45 (100%)	0 (0%)	518 (100%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	576 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	40 (7%)	0 (0%)	32 (15%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	75 (9%)
	20-24	128 (23%)	<6 (20%)	88 (41%)	13 (22%)	0 (0%)	230 (27%)
	25-29	161 (29%)	<6 (60%)	52 (24%)	18 (31%)	0 (0%)	237 (28%)
	30-34	136 (25%)	<6 (20%)	30 (14%)	14 (24%)	0 (0%)	185 (22%)
	35-39	78 (14%)	0 (0%)	9 (4%)	10 (17%)	0 (0%)	101 (12%)
	40-44	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	75 (14%)	<6 (20%)	39 (18%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	122 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	28 (5%)	0 (0%)	39 (18%)	7 (12%)	0 (0%)	75 (9%)
	12 Years	186 (34%)	<6 (40%)	107 (50%)	20 (34%)	0 (0%)	318 (38%)
	12+ Years	318 (58%)	<6 (60%)	52 (24%)	29 (49%)	0 (0%)	404 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	473 (86%)	<6 (80%)	206 (97%)	55 (93%)	0 (0%)	744 (88%)
	Birthing Center	47 (9%)	<6 (20%)	6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	57 (7%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	31 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	36 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	375 (68%)	<6 (80%)	156 (73%)	46 (78%)	0 (0%)	584 (69%)
	Cesarean	168 (30%)	<6 (20%)	55 (26%)	11 (19%)	0 (0%)	239 (28%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	443 (80%)	<6 (80%)	146 (69%)	46 (78%)	0 (0%)	643 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	51 (9%)	0 (0%)	29 (14%)	11 (19%)	0 (0%)	91 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	11 (2%)	<6 (20%)	11 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	179 (32%)	0 (0%)	53 (25%)	16 (27%)	0 (0%)	250 (30%)
	Adequate	213 (39%)	<6 (60%)	70 (33%)	26 (44%)	0 (0%)	313 (37%)
	Intermediate	52 (9%)	0 (0%)	15 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	70 (8%)
	Inadequate	37 (7%)	<6 (20%)	34 (16%)	9 (15%)	0 (0%)	82 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	43 (8%)	<6 (20%)	24 (11%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	73 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	23 (4%)	0 (0%)	11 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	39 (5%)
Southeast	Total	552 (100%)	<6 (100%)	213 (100%)	59 (100%)	0 (0%)	843 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2004
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	131 (18%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	135 (16%)
	20-24	7 (9%)	0 (0%)	243 (33%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	254 (30%)
	25-29	22 (29%)	<6 (100%)	149 (20%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	176 (21%)
	30-34	31 (41%)	0 (0%)	113 (15%)	6 (33%)	0 (0%)	150 (18%)
	35-39	7 (9%)	0 (0%)	86 (12%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	98 (12%)
	40-44	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	20 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	183 (24%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	189 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	167 (22%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	169 (20%)
	12 Years	19 (25%)	0 (0%)	386 (52%)	7 (39%)	0 (0%)	413 (49%)
	12+ Years	50 (67%)	<6 (100%)	73 (10%)	9 (50%)	0 (0%)	133 (16%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	71 (95%)	<6 (100%)	732 (98%)	17 (94%)	0 (0%)	823 (97%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Other	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	56 (75%)	<6 (100%)	679 (91%)	11 (61%)	0 (0%)	750 (89%)
	Cesarean	15 (20%)	0 (0%)	58 (8%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	76 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	42 (56%)	0 (0%)	246 (33%)	6 (33%)	0 (0%)	296 (35%)
	2nd Trimester	11 (15%)	0 (0%)	143 (19%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	155 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	11 (15%)	0 (0%)	62 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	73 (9%)
	Adequate	21 (28%)	0 (0%)	78 (10%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	103 (12%)
	Intermediate	11 (15%)	0 (0%)	90 (12%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	103 (12%)
	Inadequate	8 (11%)	0 (0%)	197 (26%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	208 (25%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	95 (13%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	103 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	55 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	58 (7%)
Southwest	Total	75 (100%)	<6 (100%)	747 (100%)	18 (100%)	0 (0%)	845 (100%)

2005

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

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
	15-19	469 (7%)	49 (12%)	426 (16%)	81 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,033 (10%)
	20-24	1,757 (27%)	151 (37%)	918 (34%)	185 (24%)	0 (0%)	3,049 (29%)
	25-29	1,865 (29%)	109 (27%)	694 (26%)	195 (26%)	0 (0%)	2,906 (28%)
	30-34	1,422 (22%)	63 (16%)	382 (14%)	161 (21%)	0 (0%)	2,060 (20%)
	35-39	708 (11%)	25 (6%)	203 (8%)	100 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,056 (10%)
	40-44	193 (3%)	8 (2%)	64 (2%)	38 (5%)	0 (0%)	309 (3%)
	45+	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	20 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	711 (11%)	38 (9%)	846 (31%)	62 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,675 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	568 (9%)	50 (12%)	629 (23%)	85 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,348 (13%)
	12 Years	2,290 (36%)	169 (42%)	1,277 (47%)	331 (43%)	0 (0%)	4,113 (39%)
	12+ Years	3,323 (52%)	167 (41%)	472 (17%)	326 (43%)	0 (0%)	4,345 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	5,922 (92%)	400 (99%)	2,659 (98%)	750 (98%)	0 (0%)	9,869 (94%)
	Birthing Center	327 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	15 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	354 (3%)
	Home Birth	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
	Other	168 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	18 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	200 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,553 (71%)	274 (68%)	2,330 (86%)	521 (68%)	0 (0%)	7,776 (74%)
	Cesarean	1,608 (25%)	117 (29%)	317 (12%)	213 (28%)	0 (0%)	2,295 (22%)
	Forceps	52 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	60 (<1%)
	Vacuum	188 (3%)	11 (3%)	46 (2%)	19 (2%)	0 (0%)	268 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	3,891 (61%)	258 (64%)	1,546 (57%)	416 (55%)	0 (0%)	6,191 (59%)
	2nd Trimester	478 (7%)	29 (7%)	433 (16%)	122 (16%)	0 (0%)	1,079 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	111 (2%)	11 (3%)	114 (4%)	37 (5%)	0 (0%)	276 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	20 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	37 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,148 (18%)	69 (17%)	372 (14%)	117 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,728 (17%)
	Adequate	1,870 (29%)	119 (29%)	644 (24%)	223 (29%)	0 (0%)	2,894 (28%)
	Intermediate	817 (13%)	47 (12%)	543 (20%)	79 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,500 (14%)
	Inadequate	364 (6%)	23 (6%)	524 (19%)	97 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,016 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	535 (8%)	52 (13%)	248 (9%)	69 (9%)	0 (0%)	924 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	370 (6%)	58 (14%)	139 (5%)	53 (7%)	0 (0%)	635 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,431 (100%)	405 (100%)	2,706 (100%)	763 (100%)	0 (0%)	10,453 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	195 (7%)	41 (14%)	95 (15%)	62 (12%)	0 (0%)	400 (9%)
	20-24	716 (26%)	100 (35%)	235 (36%)	127 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,204 (28%)
	25-29	739 (27%)	77 (27%)	165 (26%)	125 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,131 (27%)
	30-34	652 (24%)	43 (15%)	85 (13%)	106 (21%)	0 (0%)	911 (22%)
	35-39	319 (12%)	18 (6%)	46 (7%)	59 (12%)	0 (0%)	451 (11%)
	40-44	76 (3%)	6 (2%)	19 (3%)	19 (4%)	0 (0%)	123 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	254 (9%)	30 (11%)	184 (28%)	49 (10%)	0 (0%)	527 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	248 (9%)	47 (16%)	172 (27%)	70 (14%)	0 (0%)	550 (13%)
	12 Years	829 (31%)	107 (38%)	254 (39%)	218 (44%)	0 (0%)	1,435 (34%)
	12+ Years	1,529 (57%)	114 (40%)	158 (24%)	195 (39%)	0 (0%)	2,035 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,563 (95%)	280 (98%)	639 (99%)	494 (99%)	0 (0%)	4,068 (96%)
	Birthing Center	88 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	98 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	51 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	62 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,876 (69%)	189 (66%)	567 (88%)	353 (71%)	0 (0%)	3,051 (72%)
	Cesarean	701 (26%)	86 (30%)	67 (10%)	133 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,014 (24%)
	Forceps	31 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	37 (<1%)
	Vacuum	87 (3%)	9 (3%)	11 (2%)	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	116 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,963 (73%)	187 (66%)	494 (76%)	277 (55%)	0 (0%)	2,981 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	183 (7%)	25 (9%)	102 (16%)	90 (18%)	0 (0%)	412 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	71 (3%)	9 (3%)	21 (3%)	35 (7%)	0 (0%)	138 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	9 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	574 (21%)	55 (19%)	106 (16%)	80 (16%)	0 (0%)	831 (20%)
	Adequate	873 (32%)	78 (27%)	230 (36%)	136 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,345 (32%)
	Intermediate	389 (14%)	31 (11%)	165 (26%)	57 (11%)	0 (0%)	650 (15%)
	Inadequate	163 (6%)	17 (6%)	110 (17%)	77 (15%)	0 (0%)	371 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	240 (9%)	41 (14%)	60 (9%)	57 (11%)	0 (0%)	409 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	158 (6%)	42 (15%)	46 (7%)	39 (8%)	0 (0%)	291 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	2,704 (100%)	285 (100%)	647 (100%)	500 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,231 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	66 (8%)	<6 (17%)	15 (12%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	86 (9%)
	20-24	206 (26%)	<6 (50%)	49 (38%)	16 (26%)	0 (0%)	275 (28%)
	25-29	230 (29%)	<6 (33%)	31 (24%)	16 (26%)	0 (0%)	279 (28%)
	30-34	174 (22%)	0 (0%)	16 (13%)	13 (21%)	0 (0%)	203 (21%)
	35-39	84 (11%)	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	105 (11%)
	40-44	26 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	35 (4%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	88 (11%)	<6 (33%)	34 (27%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	125 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	76 (10%)	<6 (17%)	21 (16%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	103 (10%)
	12 Years	312 (40%)	<6 (50%)	70 (55%)	26 (42%)	0 (0%)	411 (42%)
	12+ Years	379 (48%)	<6 (33%)	28 (22%)	31 (50%)	0 (0%)	441 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	715 (91%)	6 (100%)	127 (99%)	61 (98%)	0 (0%)	911 (92%)
	Birthing Center	49 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	51 (5%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	22 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	559 (71%)	<6 (83%)	98 (77%)	43 (69%)	0 (0%)	707 (72%)
	Cesarean	186 (24%)	0 (0%)	26 (20%)	18 (29%)	0 (0%)	230 (23%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	35 (4%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	631 (80%)	6 (100%)	103 (80%)	45 (73%)	0 (0%)	785 (80%)
	2nd Trimester	93 (12%)	0 (0%)	18 (14%)	15 (24%)	0 (0%)	126 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	164 (21%)	0 (0%)	25 (20%)	12 (19%)	0 (0%)	201 (20%)
	Adequate	324 (41%)	<6 (50%)	47 (37%)	30 (48%)	0 (0%)	404 (41%)
	Intermediate	163 (21%)	<6 (50%)	37 (29%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	213 (22%)
	Inadequate	68 (9%)	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	88 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	44 (6%)	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	55 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	787 (100%)	6 (100%)	128 (100%)	62 (100%)	0 (0%)	986 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	97 (7%)	7 (7%)	31 (12%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	138 (8%)
	20-24	398 (30%)	44 (46%)	94 (38%)	19 (24%)	0 (0%)	556 (32%)
	25-29	403 (31%)	27 (28%)	69 (28%)	24 (31%)	0 (0%)	530 (30%)
	30-34	261 (20%)	12 (13%)	38 (15%)	21 (27%)	0 (0%)	333 (19%)
	35-39	120 (9%)	<6 (4%)	11 (4%)	7 (9%)	0 (0%)	144 (8%)
	40-44	33 (3%)	<6 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	46 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	139 (11%)	<6 (4%)	67 (27%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	212 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	103 (8%)	<6 (2%)	43 (17%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	149 (9%)
	12 Years	524 (40%)	51 (53%)	118 (47%)	24 (31%)	0 (0%)	721 (41%)
	12+ Years	630 (48%)	42 (44%)	53 (21%)	50 (64%)	0 (0%)	781 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,228 (93%)	96 (100%)	243 (97%)	77 (99%)	0 (0%)	1,656 (95%)
	Birthing Center	62 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	68 (4%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	23 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	957 (73%)	69 (72%)	200 (80%)	51 (65%)	0 (0%)	1,284 (73%)
	Cesarean	312 (24%)	24 (25%)	41 (16%)	22 (28%)	0 (0%)	404 (23%)
	Forceps	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	31 (2%)	<6 (1%)	9 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	43 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	470 (36%)	53 (55%)	30 (12%)	23 (29%)	0 (0%)	584 (33%)
	2nd Trimester	109 (8%)	<6 (4%)	15 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	132 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	19 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	24 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	110 (8%)	8 (8%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	129 (7%)
	Adequate	269 (20%)	33 (34%)	11 (4%)	14 (18%)	0 (0%)	331 (19%)
	Intermediate	146 (11%)	12 (13%)	10 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	175 (10%)
	Inadequate	70 (5%)	<6 (5%)	19 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	99 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	113 (9%)	7 (7%)	19 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	146 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	82 (6%)	12 (13%)	10 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	110 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,315 (100%)	96 (100%)	250 (100%)	78 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,752 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	70 (7%)	0 (0%)	13 (13%)	7 (21%)	0 (0%)	90 (8%)
	20-24	294 (30%)	0 (0%)	34 (35%)	6 (18%)	0 (0%)	337 (30%)
	25-29	304 (32%)	<6 (40%)	22 (22%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	341 (30%)
	30-34	172 (18%)	<6 (40%)	14 (14%)	6 (18%)	0 (0%)	199 (18%)
	35-39	89 (9%)	<6 (20%)	13 (13%)	7 (21%)	0 (0%)	115 (10%)
	40-44	33 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	138 (14%)	0 (0%)	20 (20%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	165 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	108 (11%)	0 (0%)	18 (18%)	6 (18%)	0 (0%)	132 (12%)
	12 Years	380 (39%)	<6 (40%)	46 (47%)	19 (56%)	0 (0%)	456 (41%)
	12+ Years	432 (45%)	<6 (60%)	29 (30%)	9 (26%)	0 (0%)	482 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	839 (87%)	<6 (100%)	90 (92%)	33 (97%)	0 (0%)	990 (88%)
	Birthing Center	83 (9%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	88 (8%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	37 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	39 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	709 (73%)	<6 (80%)	83 (85%)	22 (65%)	0 (0%)	830 (74%)
	Cesarean	223 (23%)	<6 (20%)	11 (11%)	10 (29%)	0 (0%)	252 (22%)
	Forceps	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Vacuum	21 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	315 (33%)	<6 (60%)	64 (65%)	9 (26%)	0 (0%)	400 (36%)
	2nd Trimester	38 (4%)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	46 (4%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (<1%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	102 (11%)	<6 (20%)	13 (13%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	123 (11%)
	Adequate	150 (16%)	<6 (20%)	34 (35%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	192 (17%)
	Intermediate	44 (5%)	<6 (20%)	16 (16%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	64 (6%)
	Inadequate	21 (2%)	<6 (20%)	7 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	100 (10%)	<6 (20%)	7 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	112 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	64 (7%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	71 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	965 (100%)	<6 (100%)	98 (100%)	34 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,125 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	113 (20%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	115 (18%)
	20-24	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	195 (35%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	205 (33%)
	25-29	13 (32%)	0 (0%)	125 (22%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	139 (22%)
	30-34	15 (37%)	<6 (100%)	72 (13%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	89 (14%)
	35-39	8 (20%)	0 (0%)	44 (8%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	57 (9%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	300 (53%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	305 (49%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	163 (29%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	165 (27%)
	12 Years	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	281 (50%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	295 (47%)
	12+ Years	32 (78%)	<6 (100%)	54 (10%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	94 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	40 (98%)	<6 (100%)	561 (100%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	617 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	28 (68%)	<6 (50%)	513 (91%)	6 (60%)	0 (0%)	553 (89%)
	Cesarean	11 (27%)	<6 (50%)	41 (7%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	57 (9%)
	Forceps	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	28 (68%)	<6 (100%)	376 (67%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	413 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	122 (22%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	129 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	35 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	36 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	9 (22%)	0 (0%)	90 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	100 (16%)
	Adequate	10 (24%)	<6 (100%)	138 (25%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	153 (25%)
	Intermediate	8 (20%)	0 (0%)	162 (29%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	173 (28%)
	Inadequate	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	144 (26%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	150 (24%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	57 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	61 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	33 (6%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	39 (6%)
Northern	Total	41 (100%)	<6 (100%)	563 (100%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	622 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	38 (7%)	0 (0%)	45 (18%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	87 (10%)
	20-24	127 (23%)	<6 (40%)	81 (32%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	222 (25%)
	25-29	153 (28%)	<6 (10%)	72 (29%)	22 (35%)	0 (0%)	249 (28%)
	30-34	131 (24%)	<6 (40%)	42 (17%)	11 (17%)	0 (0%)	189 (22%)
	35-39	78 (14%)	<6 (10%)	12 (5%)	13 (21%)	0 (0%)	105 (12%)
	40-44	22 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	84 (15%)	<6 (20%)	53 (21%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	144 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	31 (6%)	0 (0%)	48 (19%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	81 (9%)
	12 Years	215 (39%)	6 (60%)	110 (44%)	30 (48%)	0 (0%)	362 (41%)
	12+ Years	278 (51%)	<6 (30%)	66 (26%)	31 (49%)	0 (0%)	378 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	474 (86%)	10 (100%)	240 (95%)	59 (94%)	0 (0%)	784 (89%)
	Birthing Center	41 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	35 (6%)	0 (0%)	11 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	50 (6%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	373 (68%)	6 (60%)	185 (73%)	37 (59%)	0 (0%)	603 (69%)
	Cesarean	163 (30%)	<6 (40%)	61 (24%)	23 (37%)	0 (0%)	251 (29%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	437 (79%)	6 (60%)	194 (77%)	45 (71%)	0 (0%)	682 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	49 (9%)	0 (0%)	32 (13%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	91 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	179 (33%)	<6 (50%)	76 (30%)	14 (22%)	0 (0%)	274 (31%)
	Adequate	226 (41%)	<6 (10%)	103 (41%)	33 (52%)	0 (0%)	364 (41%)
	Intermediate	52 (9%)	0 (0%)	25 (10%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	80 (9%)
	Inadequate	33 (6%)	0 (0%)	26 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	63 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	31 (6%)	<6 (30%)	26 (10%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	63 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	27 (5%)	<6 (30%)	12 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	45 (5%)
Southeast	Total	550 (100%)	10 (100%)	252 (100%)	63 (100%)	0 (0%)	878 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2005
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	114 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	117 (14%)
	20-24	14 (21%)	0 (0%)	230 (30%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	250 (29%)
	25-29	21 (32%)	0 (0%)	210 (27%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	235 (28%)
	30-34	17 (26%)	0 (0%)	115 (15%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	136 (16%)
	35-39	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	66 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	77 (9%)
	40-44	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	30 (4%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	188 (24%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	197 (23%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	164 (21%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	167 (20%)
	12 Years	23 (35%)	0 (0%)	398 (52%)	9 (60%)	0 (0%)	432 (51%)
	12+ Years	41 (62%)	0 (0%)	84 (11%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	131 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	63 (95%)	0 (0%)	759 (99%)	15 (100%)	0 (0%)	841 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	48 (73%)	0 (0%)	684 (89%)	9 (60%)	0 (0%)	745 (87%)
	Cesarean	12 (18%)	0 (0%)	70 (9%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	86 (10%)
	Forceps	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	44 (67%)	0 (0%)	285 (37%)	11 (73%)	0 (0%)	341 (40%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	138 (18%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	143 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	49 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	49 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	57 (7%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	68 (8%)
	Adequate	18 (27%)	0 (0%)	81 (11%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	104 (12%)
	Intermediate	13 (20%)	0 (0%)	128 (17%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	143 (17%)
	Inadequate	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	206 (27%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	216 (25%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	71 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	78 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	34 (4%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	39 (5%)
Southwest	Total	66 (100%)	0 (0%)	768 (100%)	15 (100%)	0 (0%)	854 (100%)

2006

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

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	15-19	467 (7%)	61 (14%)	469 (17%)	90 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,101 (10%)
	20-24	1,900 (28%)	158 (37%)	947 (35%)	210 (24%)	0 (0%)	3,255 (30%)
	25-29	1,976 (29%)	118 (28%)	666 (25%)	235 (27%)	0 (0%)	3,067 (28%)
	30-34	1,425 (21%)	51 (12%)	371 (14%)	193 (22%)	0 (0%)	2,097 (19%)
	35-39	809 (12%)	31 (7%)	190 (7%)	112 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,171 (11%)
	40-44	185 (3%)	8 (2%)	47 (2%)	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	271 (2%)
	45+	16 (<1%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	26 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	766 (11%)	43 (10%)	796 (30%)	48 (6%)	0 (0%)	1,679 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	621 (9%)	65 (15%)	591 (22%)	117 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,405 (13%)
	12 Years	2,450 (36%)	169 (39%)	1,326 (49%)	381 (44%)	0 (0%)	4,393 (40%)
	12+ Years	3,503 (52%)	175 (41%)	452 (17%)	344 (39%)	0 (0%)	4,578 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,279 (93%)	423 (99%)	2,651 (98%)	849 (97%)	0 (0%)	10,412 (95%)
	Birthing Center	298 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (<1%)	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	331 (3%)
	Home Birth	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	32 (<1%)
	Other	192 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	15 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	217 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,707 (69%)	297 (69%)	2,303 (85%)	613 (70%)	0 (0%)	8,064 (73%)
	Cesarean	1,799 (27%)	116 (27%)	342 (13%)	219 (25%)	0 (0%)	2,539 (23%)
	Forceps	47 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	62 (<1%)
	Vacuum	204 (3%)	12 (3%)	41 (2%)	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	288 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,136 (61%)	285 (67%)	1,548 (57%)	529 (61%)	0 (0%)	6,627 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	490 (7%)	38 (9%)	433 (16%)	100 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,074 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	128 (2%)	8 (2%)	124 (5%)	47 (5%)	0 (0%)	314 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	13 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	21 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	44 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,102 (16%)	63 (15%)	339 (13%)	141 (16%)	0 (0%)	1,696 (15%)
	Adequate	2,023 (30%)	131 (31%)	667 (25%)	231 (26%)	0 (0%)	3,100 (28%)
	Intermediate	911 (13%)	71 (17%)	529 (20%)	130 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,658 (15%)
	Inadequate	407 (6%)	33 (8%)	560 (21%)	91 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,109 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	590 (9%)	39 (9%)	250 (9%)	83 (10%)	0 (0%)	998 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	399 (6%)	39 (9%)	136 (5%)	58 (7%)	0 (0%)	655 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,782 (100%)	428 (100%)	2,698 (100%)	872 (100%)	0 (0%)	10,996 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	219 (8%)	49 (16%)	103 (15%)	68 (12%)	0 (0%)	447 (10%)
	20-24	806 (28%)	114 (37%)	239 (34%)	150 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,325 (29%)
	25-29	828 (28%)	80 (26%)	200 (29%)	156 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,299 (28%)
	30-34	603 (21%)	34 (11%)	99 (14%)	129 (22%)	0 (0%)	897 (19%)
	35-39	359 (12%)	21 (7%)	52 (7%)	67 (11%)	0 (0%)	518 (11%)
	40-44	84 (3%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (3%)	0 (0%)	116 (3%)
	45+	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	286 (10%)	28 (9%)	193 (28%)	38 (6%)	0 (0%)	555 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	255 (9%)	53 (17%)	163 (23%)	86 (15%)	0 (0%)	561 (12%)
	12 Years	955 (33%)	124 (41%)	291 (42%)	257 (43%)	0 (0%)	1,660 (36%)
	12+ Years	1,612 (55%)	115 (38%)	179 (26%)	228 (39%)	0 (0%)	2,200 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,767 (95%)	301 (99%)	695 (100%)	582 (98%)	0 (0%)	4,457 (96%)
	Birthing Center	72 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	81 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	71 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	79 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,978 (68%)	207 (68%)	591 (85%)	411 (70%)	0 (0%)	3,257 (71%)
	Cesarean	818 (28%)	84 (28%)	94 (13%)	153 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,189 (26%)
	Forceps	24 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	36 (<1%)
	Vacuum	83 (3%)	11 (4%)	12 (2%)	19 (3%)	0 (0%)	127 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,095 (72%)	203 (67%)	528 (76%)	356 (60%)	0 (0%)	3,271 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	250 (9%)	33 (11%)	118 (17%)	75 (13%)	0 (0%)	485 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	77 (3%)	8 (3%)	22 (3%)	44 (7%)	0 (0%)	157 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	555 (19%)	42 (14%)	107 (15%)	96 (16%)	0 (0%)	833 (18%)
	Adequate	920 (32%)	91 (30%)	248 (36%)	145 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,440 (31%)
	Intermediate	495 (17%)	48 (16%)	166 (24%)	79 (13%)	0 (0%)	800 (17%)
	Inadequate	204 (7%)	29 (10%)	144 (21%)	77 (13%)	0 (0%)	466 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	270 (9%)	24 (8%)	60 (9%)	58 (10%)	0 (0%)	427 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	169 (6%)	24 (8%)	34 (5%)	47 (8%)	0 (0%)	283 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,911 (100%)	305 (100%)	698 (100%)	591 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,619 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	50 (6%)	<6 (10%)	23 (21%)	11 (14%)	0 (0%)	87 (9%)
	20-24	191 (25%)	<6 (30%)	36 (32%)	13 (16%)	0 (0%)	244 (25%)
	25-29	243 (31%)	<6 (40%)	25 (22%)	23 (28%)	0 (0%)	298 (30%)
	30-34	171 (22%)	<6 (20%)	14 (13%)	20 (25%)	0 (0%)	208 (21%)
	35-39	101 (13%)	0 (0%)	13 (12%)	11 (14%)	0 (0%)	127 (13%)
	40-44	15 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	82 (11%)	<6 (10%)	38 (34%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	127 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	100 (13%)	<6 (20%)	28 (25%)	12 (15%)	0 (0%)	144 (15%)
	12 Years	251 (33%)	<6 (30%)	53 (47%)	32 (40%)	0 (0%)	342 (35%)
	12+ Years	404 (52%)	<6 (50%)	28 (25%)	35 (43%)	0 (0%)	476 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	705 (91%)	10 (100%)	111 (99%)	81 (100%)	0 (0%)	916 (93%)
	Birthing Center	43 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	44 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	24 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	594 (77%)	8 (80%)	93 (83%)	59 (73%)	0 (0%)	756 (77%)
	Cesarean	154 (20%)	<6 (20%)	16 (14%)	20 (25%)	0 (0%)	199 (20%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	21 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	645 (84%)	10 (100%)	84 (75%)	68 (84%)	0 (0%)	816 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	84 (11%)	0 (0%)	22 (20%)	9 (11%)	0 (0%)	115 (12%)
	3rd Trimester	13 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	158 (20%)	<6 (50%)	22 (20%)	20 (25%)	0 (0%)	210 (21%)
	Adequate	360 (47%)	<6 (40%)	49 (44%)	36 (44%)	0 (0%)	450 (46%)
	Intermediate	145 (19%)	<6 (10%)	19 (17%)	18 (22%)	0 (0%)	185 (19%)
	Inadequate	69 (9%)	0 (0%)	14 (13%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	87 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	62 (8%)	<6 (10%)	11 (10%)	9 (11%)	0 (0%)	88 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	48 (6%)	<6 (10%)	6 (5%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	63 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	772 (100%)	10 (100%)	112 (100%)	81 (100%)	0 (0%)	984 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	84 (6%)	6 (7%)	56 (20%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	147 (8%)
	20-24	449 (34%)	37 (41%)	108 (38%)	16 (22%)	0 (0%)	618 (34%)
	25-29	393 (29%)	24 (26%)	63 (22%)	22 (30%)	0 (0%)	513 (28%)
	30-34	264 (20%)	13 (14%)	42 (15%)	20 (27%)	0 (0%)	344 (19%)
	35-39	122 (9%)	9 (10%)	13 (5%)	11 (15%)	0 (0%)	156 (9%)
	40-44	24 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	32 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	174 (13%)	11 (12%)	86 (30%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	279 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	113 (8%)	9 (10%)	48 (17%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	176 (10%)
	12 Years	566 (42%)	33 (36%)	139 (49%)	30 (41%)	0 (0%)	774 (43%)
	12+ Years	611 (46%)	46 (51%)	54 (19%)	35 (48%)	0 (0%)	753 (42%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,250 (93%)	90 (99%)	276 (97%)	71 (97%)	0 (0%)	1,712 (94%)
	Birthing Center	66 (5%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	74 (4%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	23 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	933 (70%)	66 (73%)	224 (79%)	54 (74%)	0 (0%)	1,299 (72%)
	Cesarean	348 (26%)	24 (26%)	48 (17%)	14 (19%)	0 (0%)	437 (24%)
	Forceps	11 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
	Vacuum	44 (3%)	<6 (1%)	11 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	60 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	475 (35%)	59 (65%)	40 (14%)	23 (32%)	0 (0%)	599 (33%)
	2nd Trimester	46 (3%)	<6 (4%)	16 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	68 (4%)
	3rd Trimester	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	97 (7%)	13 (14%)	8 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	120 (7%)
	Adequate	256 (19%)	31 (34%)	14 (5%)	10 (14%)	0 (0%)	312 (17%)
	Intermediate	130 (10%)	17 (19%)	11 (4%)	14 (19%)	0 (0%)	172 (9%)
	Inadequate	37 (3%)	<6 (2%)	27 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	66 (4%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	102 (8%)	10 (11%)	29 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	148 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	77 (6%)	10 (11%)	14 (5%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	105 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,340 (100%)	91 (100%)	285 (100%)	73 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,814 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	83 (8%)	<6 (20%)	9 (8%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	101 (8%)
	20-24	295 (28%)	<6 (20%)	35 (32%)	8 (30%)	0 (0%)	353 (28%)
	25-29	311 (29%)	<6 (50%)	29 (26%)	7 (26%)	0 (0%)	369 (29%)
	30-34	205 (19%)	0 (0%)	23 (21%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	249 (20%)
	35-39	131 (12%)	<6 (10%)	10 (9%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	149 (12%)
	40-44	30 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	147 (14%)	<6 (30%)	24 (22%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	179 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	108 (10%)	0 (0%)	18 (16%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	129 (10%)
	12 Years	432 (41%)	<6 (40%)	60 (55%)	12 (44%)	0 (0%)	530 (42%)
	12+ Years	486 (46%)	<6 (30%)	29 (26%)	11 (41%)	0 (0%)	548 (44%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	926 (88%)	10 (100%)	107 (97%)	22 (81%)	0 (0%)	1,118 (89%)
	Birthing Center	84 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	90 (7%)
	Home Birth	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Other	39 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	42 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	751 (71%)	8 (80%)	93 (85%)	23 (85%)	0 (0%)	916 (73%)
	Cesarean	252 (24%)	<6 (20%)	17 (15%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	284 (23%)
	Forceps	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Vacuum	43 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	46 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	379 (36%)	<6 (40%)	68 (62%)	8 (30%)	0 (0%)	479 (38%)
	2nd Trimester	51 (5%)	<6 (10%)	13 (12%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	69 (5%)
	3rd Trimester	19 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	119 (11%)	<6 (10%)	14 (13%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	143 (11%)
	Adequate	195 (18%)	<6 (30%)	30 (27%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	239 (19%)
	Intermediate	55 (5%)	<6 (10%)	27 (25%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	89 (7%)
	Inadequate	44 (4%)	0 (0%)	12 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	60 (5%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	104 (10%)	0 (0%)	14 (13%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	131 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	70 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	80 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,058 (100%)	10 (100%)	110 (100%)	27 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,259 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	105 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	106 (18%)
	20-24	8 (15%)	0 (0%)	177 (35%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	186 (32%)
	25-29	16 (31%)	<6 (67%)	120 (24%)	<6 (63%)	0 (0%)	143 (25%)
	30-34	13 (25%)	0 (0%)	54 (11%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	70 (12%)
	35-39	13 (25%)	0 (0%)	33 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (8%)
	40-44	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	14 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	238 (47%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	241 (42%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (2%)	<6 (33%)	134 (26%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	138 (24%)
	12 Years	13 (25%)	0 (0%)	266 (52%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	282 (49%)
	12+ Years	38 (73%)	<6 (67%)	42 (8%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	88 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	50 (96%)	<6 (100%)	495 (97%)	8 (100%)	0 (0%)	559 (97%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	Other	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	35 (67%)	<6 (67%)	465 (92%)	7 (88%)	0 (0%)	510 (89%)
	Cesarean	16 (31%)	<6 (33%)	40 (8%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	59 (10%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	35 (67%)	<6 (100%)	349 (69%)	6 (75%)	0 (0%)	395 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	110 (22%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	112 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	66 (13%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	75 (13%)
	Adequate	18 (35%)	<6 (33%)	134 (26%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	154 (27%)
	Intermediate	8 (15%)	<6 (33%)	146 (29%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	158 (28%)
	Inadequate	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	138 (27%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	140 (24%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	53 (10%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	57 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	29 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	33 (6%)
Northern	Total	52 (100%)	<6 (100%)	508 (100%)	8 (100%)	0 (0%)	574 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	30 (5%)	<6 (22%)	38 (15%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	77 (8%)
	20-24	142 (25%)	<6 (22%)	94 (38%)	14 (20%)	0 (0%)	253 (28%)
	25-29	167 (29%)	<6 (33%)	53 (22%)	20 (29%)	0 (0%)	247 (27%)
	30-34	142 (25%)	<6 (22%)	40 (16%)	12 (17%)	0 (0%)	198 (22%)
	35-39	72 (13%)	0 (0%)	18 (7%)	15 (22%)	0 (0%)	105 (12%)
	40-44	22 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	68 (12%)	0 (0%)	48 (20%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	122 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	44 (8%)	0 (0%)	49 (20%)	10 (14%)	0 (0%)	103 (11%)
	12 Years	203 (35%)	<6 (56%)	113 (46%)	36 (52%)	0 (0%)	359 (40%)
	12+ Years	311 (54%)	<6 (44%)	66 (27%)	22 (32%)	0 (0%)	407 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	513 (89%)	9 (100%)	236 (96%)	63 (91%)	0 (0%)	825 (91%)
	Birthing Center	30 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	38 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	32 (6%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	364 (63%)	6 (67%)	171 (70%)	48 (70%)	0 (0%)	594 (66%)
	Cesarean	196 (34%)	<6 (33%)	66 (27%)	20 (29%)	0 (0%)	285 (31%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	462 (80%)	6 (67%)	182 (74%)	55 (80%)	0 (0%)	710 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	49 (9%)	0 (0%)	34 (14%)	9 (13%)	0 (0%)	92 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	<6 (22%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	158 (27%)	<6 (22%)	65 (26%)	18 (26%)	0 (0%)	245 (27%)
	Adequate	248 (43%)	<6 (11%)	105 (43%)	28 (41%)	0 (0%)	383 (42%)
	Intermediate	66 (11%)	<6 (33%)	22 (9%)	12 (17%)	0 (0%)	103 (11%)
	Inadequate	43 (7%)	<6 (22%)	30 (12%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	83 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	44 (8%)	<6 (44%)	24 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	76 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	30 (5%)	<6 (44%)	14 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	51 (6%)
Southeast	Total	575 (100%)	9 (100%)	246 (100%)	69 (100%)	0 (0%)	906 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2006
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	135 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	136 (16%)
	20-24	9 (12%)	0 (0%)	257 (35%)	8 (35%)	0 (0%)	274 (33%)
	25-29	17 (23%)	0 (0%)	176 (24%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	197 (24%)
	30-34	27 (37%)	0 (0%)	99 (13%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	131 (16%)
	35-39	11 (15%)	0 (0%)	51 (7%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	68 (8%)
	40-44	8 (11%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	169 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	176 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	151 (20%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	153 (18%)
	12 Years	29 (40%)	0 (0%)	404 (55%)	11 (48%)	0 (0%)	445 (53%)
	12+ Years	41 (56%)	0 (0%)	53 (7%)	10 (43%)	0 (0%)	105 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	67 (92%)	0 (0%)	730 (99%)	22 (96%)	0 (0%)	822 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Other	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	52 (71%)	0 (0%)	665 (90%)	11 (48%)	0 (0%)	730 (87%)
	Cesarean	15 (21%)	0 (0%)	61 (8%)	9 (39%)	0 (0%)	86 (10%)
	Forceps	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	45 (62%)	0 (0%)	296 (40%)	13 (57%)	0 (0%)	355 (42%)
	2nd Trimester	8 (11%)	0 (0%)	120 (16%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	133 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	61 (8%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	65 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	9 (12%)	0 (0%)	57 (8%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	70 (8%)
	Adequate	26 (36%)	0 (0%)	87 (12%)	7 (30%)	0 (0%)	122 (15%)
	Intermediate	12 (16%)	0 (0%)	137 (19%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	149 (18%)
	Inadequate	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	195 (26%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	206 (25%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	59 (8%)	6 (26%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	36 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)
Southwest	Total	73 (100%)	0 (0%)	738 (100%)	23 (100%)	0 (0%)	837 (100%)

2007

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

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	484 (7%)	70 (16%)	454 (16%)	82 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,117 (10%)
	20-24	1,867 (28%)	164 (36%)	1,007 (36%)	231 (27%)	0 (0%)	3,315 (30%)
	25-29	2,076 (31%)	124 (27%)	685 (25%)	224 (27%)	0 (0%)	3,178 (29%)
	30-34	1,425 (21%)	55 (12%)	378 (14%)	174 (21%)	0 (0%)	2,088 (19%)
	35-39	695 (10%)	27 (6%)	194 (7%)	106 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,054 (10%)
	40-44	175 (3%)	9 (2%)	47 (2%)	25 (3%)	0 (0%)	265 (2%)
	45+	16 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	29 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	718 (11%)	37 (8%)	865 (31%)	48 (6%)	0 (0%)	1,699 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	590 (9%)	44 (10%)	621 (22%)	105 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,376 (12%)
	12 Years	2,472 (37%)	233 (52%)	1,376 (50%)	352 (42%)	0 (0%)	4,488 (41%)
	12+ Years	3,516 (52%)	156 (35%)	473 (17%)	334 (40%)	0 (0%)	4,573 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,245 (93%)	445 (99%)	2,730 (98%)	831 (98%)	0 (0%)	10,485 (95%)
	Birthing Center	314 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	340 (3%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
	Other	174 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	16 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	201 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,663 (69%)	311 (69%)	2,412 (87%)	608 (72%)	0 (0%)	8,159 (74%)
	Cesarean	1,797 (27%)	121 (27%)	315 (11%)	200 (24%)	0 (0%)	2,500 (23%)
	Forceps	51 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	67 (<1%)
	Vacuum	189 (3%)	12 (3%)	35 (1%)	25 (3%)	0 (0%)	265 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,248 (63%)	290 (64%)	1,554 (56%)	499 (59%)	0 (0%)	6,684 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	491 (7%)	46 (10%)	472 (17%)	120 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,137 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	110 (2%)	10 (2%)	162 (6%)	50 (6%)	0 (0%)	336 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	16 (<1%)	0 (0%)	22 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	46 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,207 (18%)	81 (18%)	308 (11%)	137 (16%)	0 (0%)	1,765 (16%)
	Adequate	2,002 (30%)	114 (25%)	649 (23%)	230 (27%)	0 (0%)	3,036 (27%)
	Intermediate	954 (14%)	85 (19%)	599 (22%)	127 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,776 (16%)
	Inadequate	413 (6%)	37 (8%)	631 (23%)	115 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,203 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	563 (8%)	52 (12%)	266 (10%)	67 (8%)	0 (0%)	969 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	380 (6%)	50 (11%)	134 (5%)	45 (5%)	0 (0%)	624 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,740 (100%)	451 (100%)	2,776 (100%)	844 (100%)	0 (0%)	11,053 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	186 (7%)	52 (17%)	110 (16%)	70 (12%)	0 (0%)	426 (10%)
	20-24	753 (27%)	105 (35%)	238 (34%)	170 (29%)	0 (0%)	1,278 (29%)
	25-29	852 (30%)	76 (26%)	189 (27%)	141 (24%)	0 (0%)	1,291 (29%)
	30-34	596 (21%)	40 (13%)	106 (15%)	112 (19%)	0 (0%)	881 (20%)
	35-39	330 (12%)	21 (7%)	44 (6%)	68 (12%)	0 (0%)	481 (11%)
	40-44	70 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	16 (3%)	0 (0%)	99 (2%)
	45+	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	246 (9%)	22 (7%)	184 (26%)	34 (6%)	0 (0%)	499 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	237 (8%)	33 (11%)	159 (23%)	83 (14%)	0 (0%)	520 (12%)
	12 Years	903 (32%)	149 (50%)	301 (43%)	238 (41%)	0 (0%)	1,613 (36%)
	12+ Years	1,598 (57%)	102 (34%)	180 (26%)	224 (39%)	0 (0%)	2,159 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,670 (96%)	294 (99%)	691 (99%)	575 (99%)	0 (0%)	4,331 (97%)
	Birthing Center	70 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	77 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	51 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	58 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,869 (67%)	200 (67%)	597 (86%)	422 (73%)	0 (0%)	3,152 (71%)
	Cesarean	802 (29%)	83 (28%)	90 (13%)	131 (23%)	0 (0%)	1,143 (26%)
	Forceps	16 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	26 (<1%)
	Vacuum	96 (3%)	9 (3%)	7 (1%)	19 (3%)	0 (0%)	131 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,038 (73%)	198 (66%)	518 (74%)	334 (58%)	0 (0%)	3,157 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	200 (7%)	39 (13%)	113 (16%)	91 (16%)	0 (0%)	451 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	58 (2%)	7 (2%)	22 (3%)	44 (8%)	0 (0%)	135 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	22 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	602 (22%)	58 (19%)	92 (13%)	92 (16%)	0 (0%)	865 (19%)
	Adequate	897 (32%)	82 (28%)	248 (36%)	153 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,414 (32%)
	Intermediate	421 (15%)	51 (17%)	184 (26%)	82 (14%)	0 (0%)	748 (17%)
	Inadequate	176 (6%)	28 (9%)	129 (19%)	89 (15%)	0 (0%)	428 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	222 (8%)	31 (10%)	61 (9%)	48 (8%)	0 (0%)	373 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	151 (5%)	27 (9%)	31 (4%)	29 (5%)	0 (0%)	245 (5%)
Anchorage	Total	2,794 (100%)	298 (100%)	697 (100%)	578 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,469 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	66 (8%)	<6 (20%)	18 (13%)	9 (15%)	0 (0%)	96 (10%)
	20-24	184 (23%)	<6 (60%)	49 (36%)	12 (20%)	0 (0%)	249 (25%)
	25-29	241 (31%)	<6 (20%)	37 (27%)	20 (33%)	0 (0%)	302 (30%)
	30-34	169 (22%)	0 (0%)	18 (13%)	11 (18%)	0 (0%)	202 (20%)
	35-39	86 (11%)	0 (0%)	15 (11%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	107 (11%)
	40-44	33 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	38 (4%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	88 (11%)	<6 (20%)	44 (32%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	138 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	81 (10%)	0 (0%)	20 (14%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	108 (11%)
	12 Years	278 (35%)	<6 (80%)	75 (54%)	32 (52%)	0 (0%)	392 (39%)
	12+ Years	409 (52%)	0 (0%)	39 (28%)	22 (36%)	0 (0%)	473 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	721 (92%)	<6 (100%)	135 (98%)	60 (98%)	0 (0%)	931 (93%)
	Birthing Center	39 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	24 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	561 (72%)	<6 (80%)	112 (81%)	41 (67%)	0 (0%)	726 (73%)
	Cesarean	198 (25%)	<6 (20%)	20 (14%)	19 (31%)	0 (0%)	241 (24%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	23 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	654 (83%)	<6 (80%)	109 (79%)	51 (84%)	0 (0%)	825 (83%)
	2nd Trimester	83 (11%)	0 (0%)	20 (14%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	110 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	14 (2%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	149 (19%)	0 (0%)	29 (21%)	9 (15%)	0 (0%)	191 (19%)
	Adequate	373 (48%)	<6 (40%)	48 (35%)	27 (44%)	0 (0%)	453 (45%)
	Intermediate	139 (18%)	<6 (20%)	35 (25%)	17 (28%)	0 (0%)	192 (19%)
	Inadequate	71 (9%)	<6 (20%)	16 (12%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	91 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	62 (8%)	<6 (20%)	10 (7%)	9 (15%)	0 (0%)	84 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	32 (4%)	<6 (20%)	7 (5%)	9 (15%)	0 (0%)	50 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	784 (100%)	<6 (100%)	138 (100%)	61 (100%)	0 (0%)	999 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	118 (8%)	15 (12%)	42 (16%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	191 (10%)
	20-24	484 (34%)	48 (39%)	91 (34%)	16 (21%)	0 (0%)	655 (34%)
	25-29	399 (28%)	37 (30%)	65 (24%)	25 (32%)	0 (0%)	541 (28%)
	30-34	278 (20%)	13 (11%)	47 (18%)	21 (27%)	0 (0%)	371 (19%)
	35-39	99 (7%)	<6 (3%)	18 (7%)	12 (15%)	0 (0%)	140 (7%)
	40-44	28 (2%)	6 (5%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	41 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	157 (11%)	9 (7%)	98 (37%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	281 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	111 (8%)	8 (7%)	45 (17%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	169 (9%)
	12 Years	612 (43%)	70 (57%)	127 (47%)	35 (45%)	0 (0%)	854 (44%)
	12+ Years	632 (45%)	42 (34%)	52 (19%)	32 (41%)	0 (0%)	774 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,311 (93%)	123 (100%)	263 (98%)	75 (96%)	0 (0%)	1,837 (95%)
	Birthing Center	65 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	69 (4%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	30 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,029 (73%)	90 (73%)	214 (80%)	55 (71%)	0 (0%)	1,435 (74%)
	Cesarean	325 (23%)	29 (24%)	47 (18%)	18 (23%)	0 (0%)	434 (22%)
	Forceps	18 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	22 (1%)
	Vacuum	27 (2%)	<6 (2%)	7 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	41 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	645 (46%)	72 (59%)	31 (12%)	37 (47%)	0 (0%)	786 (40%)
	2nd Trimester	91 (6%)	<6 (3%)	24 (9%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	122 (6%)
	3rd Trimester	14 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	22 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	120 (9%)	17 (14%)	7 (3%)	9 (12%)	0 (0%)	154 (8%)
	Adequate	279 (20%)	27 (22%)	11 (4%)	14 (18%)	0 (0%)	331 (17%)
	Intermediate	264 (19%)	27 (22%)	18 (7%)	14 (18%)	0 (0%)	323 (17%)
	Inadequate	73 (5%)	<6 (3%)	26 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	107 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	123 (9%)	16 (13%)	25 (9%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	170 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	79 (6%)	16 (13%)	14 (5%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	111 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,407 (100%)	123 (100%)	268 (100%)	78 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,941 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	77 (7%)	0 (0%)	18 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	98 (8%)
	20-24	306 (29%)	<6 (27%)	46 (37%)	8 (25%)	0 (0%)	379 (30%)
	25-29	349 (33%)	<6 (45%)	27 (22%)	10 (31%)	0 (0%)	407 (32%)
	30-34	213 (20%)	<6 (9%)	21 (17%)	6 (19%)	0 (0%)	251 (20%)
	35-39	84 (8%)	<6 (9%)	11 (9%)	7 (22%)	0 (0%)	106 (8%)
	40-44	28 (3%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	147 (14%)	<6 (18%)	29 (23%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	185 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	116 (11%)	<6 (9%)	30 (24%)	6 (19%)	0 (0%)	157 (12%)
	12 Years	409 (39%)	<6 (27%)	63 (51%)	9 (28%)	0 (0%)	500 (39%)
	12+ Years	506 (48%)	7 (64%)	28 (23%)	15 (47%)	0 (0%)	572 (45%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	917 (87%)	10 (91%)	122 (98%)	30 (94%)	0 (0%)	1,128 (88%)
	Birthing Center	102 (10%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	104 (8%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	40 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	42 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	730 (69%)	7 (64%)	103 (83%)	23 (72%)	0 (0%)	900 (71%)
	Cesarean	279 (26%)	<6 (36%)	18 (15%)	7 (22%)	0 (0%)	319 (25%)
	Forceps	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (1%)
	Vacuum	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	370 (35%)	<6 (36%)	65 (52%)	10 (31%)	0 (0%)	459 (36%)
	2nd Trimester	62 (6%)	<6 (18%)	13 (10%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	81 (6%)
	3rd Trimester	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	152 (14%)	<6 (18%)	11 (9%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	171 (13%)
	Adequate	169 (16%)	<6 (9%)	30 (24%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	207 (16%)
	Intermediate	43 (4%)	<6 (9%)	21 (17%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	68 (5%)
	Inadequate	50 (5%)	<6 (18%)	17 (14%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	73 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	100 (9%)	<6 (18%)	10 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	117 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	76 (7%)	<6 (36%)	9 (7%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	96 (8%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,059 (100%)	11 (100%)	124 (100%)	32 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,275 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	104 (19%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	107 (18%)
	20-24	8 (19%)	<6 (33%)	214 (40%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	225 (38%)
	25-29	16 (37%)	<6 (33%)	118 (22%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	138 (23%)
	30-34	11 (26%)	<6 (33%)	60 (11%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	76 (13%)
	35-39	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	33 (6%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	41 (7%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (12%)	<6 (67%)	285 (53%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	292 (49%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	151 (28%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	155 (26%)
	12 Years	14 (33%)	<6 (33%)	277 (51%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	297 (50%)
	12+ Years	25 (58%)	<6 (67%)	52 (10%)	7 (64%)	0 (0%)	87 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	43 (100%)	<6 (100%)	532 (98%)	10 (91%)	0 (0%)	590 (98%)
	Birthing Center	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	25 (58%)	<6 (100%)	505 (93%)	7 (64%)	0 (0%)	541 (90%)
	Cesarean	16 (37%)	0 (0%)	30 (6%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	50 (8%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	35 (81%)	<6 (100%)	350 (65%)	7 (64%)	0 (0%)	397 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	140 (26%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	142 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	10 (23%)	0 (0%)	64 (12%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	79 (13%)
	Adequate	15 (35%)	0 (0%)	131 (24%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	147 (25%)
	Intermediate	7 (16%)	<6 (100%)	164 (30%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	176 (29%)
	Inadequate	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	157 (29%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	160 (27%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	8 (19%)	<6 (33%)	52 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	62 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	28 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	36 (6%)
Northern	Total	43 (100%)	<6 (100%)	541 (100%)	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	600 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	32 (5%)	<6 (10%)	38 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
	20-24	123 (21%)	<6 (40%)	84 (32%)	18 (26%)	0 (0%)	230 (25%)
	25-29	186 (32%)	<6 (40%)	79 (30%)	21 (30%)	0 (0%)	292 (31%)
	30-34	142 (24%)	0 (0%)	30 (11%)	19 (27%)	0 (0%)	192 (21%)
	35-39	84 (14%)	<6 (10%)	24 (9%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	118 (13%)
	40-44	13 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	69 (12%)	<6 (10%)	50 (19%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	122 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	39 (7%)	<6 (20%)	55 (21%)	8 (11%)	0 (0%)	104 (11%)
	12 Years	231 (40%)	<6 (50%)	128 (49%)	31 (44%)	0 (0%)	397 (43%)
	12+ Years	303 (52%)	<6 (30%)	65 (25%)	25 (36%)	0 (0%)	398 (43%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	517 (89%)	9 (90%)	249 (95%)	68 (97%)	0 (0%)	847 (91%)
	Birthing Center	35 (6%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	29 (5%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	37 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	396 (68%)	6 (60%)	198 (76%)	48 (69%)	0 (0%)	653 (70%)
	Cesarean	163 (28%)	<6 (40%)	58 (22%)	20 (29%)	0 (0%)	245 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	15 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	466 (80%)	9 (90%)	194 (74%)	49 (70%)	0 (0%)	721 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	53 (9%)	<6 (10%)	39 (15%)	12 (17%)	0 (0%)	105 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	166 (29%)	<6 (40%)	58 (22%)	21 (30%)	0 (0%)	249 (27%)
	Adequate	254 (44%)	<6 (20%)	110 (42%)	23 (33%)	0 (0%)	391 (42%)
	Intermediate	65 (11%)	<6 (20%)	42 (16%)	8 (11%)	0 (0%)	117 (13%)
	Inadequate	38 (7%)	<6 (10%)	28 (11%)	11 (16%)	0 (0%)	78 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	44 (8%)	<6 (10%)	21 (8%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	33 (6%)	<6 (20%)	8 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
Southeast	Total	582 (100%)	10 (100%)	261 (100%)	70 (100%)	0 (0%)	931 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2007
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (3%)	<6 (100%)	124 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	128 (15%)
	20-24	9 (13%)	0 (0%)	285 (38%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	299 (36%)
	25-29	31 (46%)	0 (0%)	170 (23%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	205 (25%)
	30-34	16 (24%)	0 (0%)	96 (13%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	115 (14%)
	35-39	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	49 (7%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	61 (7%)
	40-44	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	21 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	175 (23%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	182 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	161 (22%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	163 (20%)
	12 Years	24 (35%)	<6 (100%)	405 (54%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	434 (52%)
	12+ Years	41 (60%)	0 (0%)	57 (8%)	9 (64%)	0 (0%)	108 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	64 (94%)	<6 (100%)	738 (99%)	13 (93%)	0 (0%)	819 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	51 (75%)	<6 (100%)	683 (91%)	12 (86%)	0 (0%)	750 (90%)
	Cesarean	13 (19%)	0 (0%)	52 (7%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	67 (8%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	38 (56%)	0 (0%)	287 (38%)	11 (79%)	0 (0%)	337 (40%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	123 (16%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	126 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (3%)	<6 (100%)	103 (14%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	107 (13%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	47 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	55 (7%)
	Adequate	15 (22%)	0 (0%)	71 (10%)	7 (50%)	0 (0%)	93 (11%)
	Intermediate	14 (21%)	0 (0%)	135 (18%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	151 (18%)
	Inadequate	<6 (6%)	<6 (100%)	258 (35%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	266 (32%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	87 (12%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	92 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	37 (5%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
Southwest	Total	68 (100%)	<6 (100%)	747 (100%)	14 (100%)	0 (0%)	833 (100%)

2008

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

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	487 (7%)	53 (13%)	496 (17%)	84 (9%)	0 (0%)	1,130 (10%)
	20-24	1,920 (27%)	163 (39%)	1,004 (35%)	238 (25%)	0 (0%)	3,350 (29%)
	25-29	2,218 (31%)	103 (24%)	752 (26%)	269 (29%)	0 (0%)	3,380 (30%)
	30-34	1,484 (21%)	60 (14%)	404 (14%)	208 (22%)	0 (0%)	2,190 (19%)
	35-39	736 (10%)	33 (8%)	185 (6%)	111 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,083 (9%)
	40-44	193 (3%)	10 (2%)	41 (1%)	32 (3%)	0 (0%)	276 (2%)
	45+	16 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	695 (10%)	41 (10%)	959 (33%)	60 (6%)	0 (0%)	1,769 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	608 (9%)	51 (12%)	698 (24%)	122 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,487 (13%)
	12 Years	3,039 (43%)	237 (56%)	1,422 (49%)	395 (42%)	0 (0%)	5,130 (45%)
	12+ Years	3,226 (46%)	124 (29%)	480 (17%)	363 (38%)	0 (0%)	4,226 (37%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,482 (92%)	418 (99%)	2,846 (99%)	924 (98%)	0 (0%)	10,790 (94%)
	Birthing Center	403 (6%)	<6 (<1%)	18 (<1%)	15 (2%)	0 (0%)	441 (4%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Other	170 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	191 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,951 (70%)	284 (67%)	2,455 (85%)	634 (67%)	0 (0%)	8,406 (73%)
	Cesarean	1,789 (25%)	118 (28%)	375 (13%)	271 (29%)	0 (0%)	2,584 (23%)
	Forceps	58 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	70 (<1%)
	Vacuum	176 (2%)	8 (2%)	37 (1%)	24 (3%)	0 (0%)	247 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,351 (62%)	254 (60%)	1,561 (54%)	499 (53%)	0 (0%)	6,709 (59%)
	2nd Trimester	526 (7%)	46 (11%)	533 (18%)	116 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,225 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	106 (2%)	9 (2%)	143 (5%)	50 (5%)	0 (0%)	311 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	21 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	22 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	55 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,155 (16%)	55 (13%)	340 (12%)	144 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,700 (15%)
	Adequate	1,877 (27%)	86 (20%)	634 (22%)	203 (22%)	0 (0%)	2,820 (25%)
	Intermediate	1,153 (16%)	83 (20%)	590 (20%)	123 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,962 (17%)
	Inadequate	462 (7%)	48 (11%)	655 (23%)	123 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,294 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	534 (8%)	52 (12%)	319 (11%)	82 (9%)	0 (0%)	992 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	377 (5%)	50 (12%)	189 (7%)	64 (7%)	0 (0%)	684 (6%)
Alaska	Total	7,060 (100%)	423 (100%)	2,889 (100%)	943 (100%)	0 (0%)	11,442 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	189 (6%)	37 (13%)	107 (15%)	62 (9%)	0 (0%)	399 (9%)
	20-24	729 (25%)	105 (37%)	237 (33%)	176 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,257 (27%)
	25-29	929 (32%)	69 (24%)	188 (26%)	179 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,375 (30%)
	30-34	641 (22%)	37 (13%)	126 (18%)	139 (21%)	0 (0%)	958 (21%)
	35-39	349 (12%)	24 (9%)	54 (8%)	72 (11%)	0 (0%)	506 (11%)
	40-44	94 (3%)	9 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	24 (4%)	0 (0%)	132 (3%)
	45+	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	236 (8%)	30 (11%)	222 (31%)	43 (7%)	0 (0%)	533 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	253 (9%)	41 (15%)	173 (24%)	94 (14%)	0 (0%)	565 (12%)
	12 Years	1,216 (41%)	162 (57%)	316 (44%)	274 (42%)	0 (0%)	1,982 (43%)
	12+ Years	1,407 (48%)	73 (26%)	178 (25%)	238 (36%)	0 (0%)	1,911 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,798 (95%)	280 (99%)	715 (99%)	642 (98%)	0 (0%)	4,482 (96%)
	Birthing Center	96 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	109 (2%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	48 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	53 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,990 (68%)	179 (63%)	594 (83%)	438 (67%)	0 (0%)	3,231 (70%)
	Cesarean	806 (27%)	84 (30%)	110 (15%)	195 (30%)	0 (0%)	1,207 (26%)
	Forceps	20 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	23 (<1%)
	Vacuum	74 (3%)	7 (2%)	12 (2%)	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	105 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,075 (71%)	163 (58%)	479 (67%)	330 (51%)	0 (0%)	3,077 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	224 (8%)	37 (13%)	157 (22%)	90 (14%)	0 (0%)	511 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	57 (2%)	9 (3%)	33 (5%)	46 (7%)	0 (0%)	147 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	10 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	7 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	28 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	558 (19%)	40 (14%)	117 (16%)	96 (15%)	0 (0%)	816 (18%)
	Adequate	850 (29%)	51 (18%)	234 (33%)	140 (21%)	0 (0%)	1,286 (28%)
	Intermediate	493 (17%)	45 (16%)	155 (22%)	63 (10%)	0 (0%)	766 (16%)
	Inadequate	204 (7%)	39 (14%)	151 (21%)	103 (16%)	0 (0%)	501 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	247 (8%)	36 (13%)	88 (12%)	57 (9%)	0 (0%)	432 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	185 (6%)	38 (13%)	50 (7%)	44 (7%)	0 (0%)	320 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	2,943 (100%)	282 (100%)	720 (100%)	653 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,645 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	56 (7%)	0 (0%)	19 (15%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	78 (8%)
	20-24	217 (27%)	<6 (50%)	44 (34%)	13 (21%)	0 (0%)	278 (28%)
	25-29	261 (32%)	<6 (17%)	40 (31%)	21 (34%)	0 (0%)	324 (32%)
	30-34	167 (21%)	<6 (33%)	16 (13%)	16 (26%)	0 (0%)	201 (20%)
	35-39	84 (10%)	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	99 (10%)
	40-44	20 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	114 (14%)	<6 (17%)	40 (31%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	159 (16%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	97 (12%)	0 (0%)	30 (23%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	134 (13%)
	12 Years	347 (43%)	<6 (50%)	53 (41%)	17 (28%)	0 (0%)	421 (42%)
	12+ Years	344 (43%)	<6 (50%)	36 (28%)	32 (52%)	0 (0%)	415 (41%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	738 (91%)	6 (100%)	125 (98%)	60 (98%)	0 (0%)	931 (93%)
	Birthing Center	49 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	52 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	21 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	589 (73%)	<6 (83%)	93 (73%)	44 (72%)	0 (0%)	733 (73%)
	Cesarean	190 (24%)	<6 (17%)	31 (24%)	16 (26%)	0 (0%)	238 (24%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	24 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	664 (82%)	<6 (83%)	102 (80%)	47 (77%)	0 (0%)	819 (81%)
	2nd Trimester	95 (12%)	<6 (17%)	22 (17%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	128 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	168 (21%)	0 (0%)	27 (21%)	12 (20%)	0 (0%)	207 (21%)
	Adequate	353 (44%)	<6 (33%)	48 (38%)	27 (44%)	0 (0%)	431 (43%)
	Intermediate	153 (19%)	<6 (33%)	31 (24%)	12 (20%)	0 (0%)	198 (20%)
	Inadequate	69 (9%)	<6 (33%)	16 (13%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	91 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	39 (5%)	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	54 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	808 (100%)	6 (100%)	128 (100%)	61 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,006 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	125 (8%)	15 (13%)	49 (16%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	197 (9%)
	20-24	517 (33%)	47 (40%)	120 (40%)	16 (16%)	0 (0%)	708 (33%)
	25-29	482 (31%)	28 (24%)	72 (24%)	28 (28%)	0 (0%)	623 (29%)
	30-34	293 (19%)	18 (15%)	32 (11%)	29 (29%)	0 (0%)	379 (18%)
	35-39	123 (8%)	8 (7%)	20 (7%)	16 (16%)	0 (0%)	174 (8%)
	40-44	32 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	41 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	143 (9%)	6 (5%)	87 (29%)	8 (8%)	0 (0%)	252 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	100 (6%)	6 (5%)	51 (17%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	164 (8%)
	12 Years	802 (51%)	65 (56%)	151 (51%)	52 (53%)	0 (0%)	1,078 (51%)
	12+ Years	613 (39%)	43 (37%)	58 (20%)	37 (37%)	0 (0%)	758 (36%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,455 (92%)	114 (97%)	293 (99%)	97 (98%)	0 (0%)	1,995 (94%)
	Birthing Center	80 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	88 (4%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	38 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,155 (73%)	88 (75%)	235 (79%)	68 (69%)	0 (0%)	1,574 (74%)
	Cesarean	342 (22%)	27 (23%)	54 (18%)	28 (28%)	0 (0%)	459 (22%)
	Forceps	24 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (1%)
	Vacuum	45 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	55 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	679 (43%)	71 (61%)	44 (15%)	44 (44%)	0 (0%)	842 (40%)
	2nd Trimester	71 (5%)	8 (7%)	12 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	93 (4%)
	3rd Trimester	13 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	18 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	76 (5%)	9 (8%)	10 (3%)	8 (8%)	0 (0%)	103 (5%)
	Adequate	249 (16%)	30 (26%)	15 (5%)	8 (8%)	0 (0%)	303 (14%)
	Intermediate	350 (22%)	34 (29%)	20 (7%)	28 (28%)	0 (0%)	434 (20%)
	Inadequate	76 (5%)	<6 (4%)	13 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	99 (5%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	121 (8%)	10 (9%)	24 (8%)	8 (8%)	0 (0%)	163 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	74 (5%)	9 (8%)	20 (7%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	110 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,574 (100%)	117 (100%)	297 (100%)	99 (100%)	0 (0%)	2,124 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	85 (8%)	<6 (13%)	14 (14%)	7 (18%)	0 (0%)	110 (9%)
	20-24	308 (29%)	<6 (63%)	35 (34%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	358 (29%)
	25-29	327 (31%)	<6 (13%)	32 (31%)	13 (33%)	0 (0%)	381 (31%)
	30-34	225 (21%)	<6 (13%)	14 (14%)	8 (20%)	0 (0%)	259 (21%)
	35-39	90 (8%)	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	105 (8%)
	40-44	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	25 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	122 (11%)	<6 (38%)	31 (30%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	162 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	107 (10%)	<6 (25%)	24 (23%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	139 (11%)
	12 Years	407 (38%)	<6 (38%)	44 (43%)	13 (33%)	0 (0%)	478 (39%)
	12+ Years	521 (49%)	<6 (25%)	27 (26%)	18 (45%)	0 (0%)	577 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	890 (84%)	8 (100%)	99 (96%)	36 (90%)	0 (0%)	1,060 (85%)
	Birthing Center	130 (12%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	137 (11%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	41 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	784 (74%)	<6 (50%)	81 (79%)	28 (70%)	0 (0%)	914 (74%)
	Cesarean	242 (23%)	<6 (50%)	18 (17%)	10 (25%)	0 (0%)	283 (23%)
	Forceps	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
	Vacuum	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	14 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	428 (40%)	6 (75%)	50 (49%)	16 (40%)	0 (0%)	505 (41%)
	2nd Trimester	74 (7%)	0 (0%)	15 (15%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	92 (7%)
	3rd Trimester	20 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	182 (17%)	<6 (38%)	7 (7%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	198 (16%)
	Adequate	179 (17%)	<6 (13%)	28 (27%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	216 (17%)
	Intermediate	60 (6%)	0 (0%)	16 (16%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	80 (6%)
	Inadequate	56 (5%)	0 (0%)	14 (14%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	72 (6%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	74 (7%)	<6 (38%)	9 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	90 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	51 (5%)	<6 (25%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	62 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,061 (100%)	8 (100%)	103 (100%)	40 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,240 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	126 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	127 (20%)
	20-24	<6 (10%)	<6 (100%)	210 (36%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	220 (34%)
	25-29	15 (38%)	0 (0%)	142 (24%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	161 (25%)
	30-34	14 (36%)	0 (0%)	70 (12%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	86 (13%)
	35-39	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	32 (5%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	37 (6%)
	40-44	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	305 (52%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	308 (48%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	166 (28%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	171 (27%)
	12 Years	8 (21%)	0 (0%)	304 (51%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	317 (49%)
	12+ Years	28 (72%)	0 (0%)	53 (9%)	<6 (45%)	0 (0%)	86 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	34 (87%)	<6 (100%)	580 (98%)	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	627 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	26 (67%)	<6 (100%)	553 (94%)	8 (73%)	0 (0%)	589 (92%)
	Cesarean	11 (28%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	44 (7%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	17 (44%)	<6 (100%)	364 (62%)	6 (55%)	0 (0%)	389 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	155 (26%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	162 (25%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	30 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	64 (11%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	70 (11%)
	Adequate	10 (26%)	0 (0%)	144 (24%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	156 (24%)
	Intermediate	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	166 (28%)	<6 (18%)	0 (0%)	169 (26%)
	Inadequate	7 (18%)	0 (0%)	175 (30%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	185 (29%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	71 (12%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	76 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	39 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (7%)
Northern	Total	39 (100%)	<6 (100%)	591 (100%)	11 (100%)	0 (0%)	643 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	27 (5%)	0 (0%)	40 (16%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	74 (8%)
	20-24	136 (24%)	<6 (25%)	80 (31%)	20 (30%)	0 (0%)	239 (26%)
	25-29	190 (33%)	<6 (50%)	70 (27%)	19 (28%)	0 (0%)	287 (32%)
	30-34	124 (22%)	<6 (13%)	45 (18%)	11 (16%)	0 (0%)	182 (20%)
	35-39	74 (13%)	<6 (13%)	20 (8%)	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	104 (11%)
	40-44	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	74 (13%)	<6 (13%)	38 (15%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	115 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	45 (8%)	<6 (25%)	54 (21%)	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	110 (12%)
	12 Years	242 (42%)	<6 (50%)	126 (49%)	31 (46%)	0 (0%)	405 (45%)
	12+ Years	269 (47%)	<6 (25%)	69 (27%)	27 (40%)	0 (0%)	368 (40%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	509 (89%)	8 (100%)	245 (95%)	67 (100%)	0 (0%)	835 (92%)
	Birthing Center	39 (7%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	45 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	20 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	362 (64%)	7 (88%)	180 (70%)	42 (63%)	0 (0%)	595 (65%)
	Cesarean	182 (32%)	<6 (13%)	69 (27%)	17 (25%)	0 (0%)	270 (30%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	22 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	447 (78%)	7 (88%)	186 (72%)	50 (75%)	0 (0%)	693 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	53 (9%)	0 (0%)	40 (16%)	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	103 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	158 (28%)	<6 (38%)	55 (21%)	17 (25%)	0 (0%)	233 (26%)
	Adequate	219 (38%)	<6 (13%)	85 (33%)	21 (31%)	0 (0%)	329 (36%)
	Intermediate	86 (15%)	<6 (13%)	56 (22%)	15 (22%)	0 (0%)	158 (17%)
	Inadequate	39 (7%)	<6 (25%)	37 (14%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	85 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	47 (8%)	<6 (38%)	25 (10%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	83 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	31 (5%)	<6 (13%)	11 (4%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	50 (6%)
Southeast	Total	570 (100%)	8 (100%)	257 (100%)	67 (100%)	0 (0%)	909 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2008
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	141 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	144 (17%)
	20-24	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	278 (35%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	290 (33%)
	25-29	14 (22%)	0 (0%)	207 (26%)	<6 (42%)	0 (0%)	228 (26%)
	30-34	20 (32%)	<6 (100%)	101 (13%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	125 (14%)
	35-39	12 (19%)	0 (0%)	44 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	58 (7%)
	40-44	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	23 (3%)
	45+	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	235 (30%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	239 (27%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	200 (25%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	203 (23%)
	12 Years	17 (27%)	0 (0%)	427 (54%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	448 (51%)
	12+ Years	43 (68%)	<6 (100%)	59 (7%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	110 (13%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	57 (90%)	<6 (100%)	789 (100%)	11 (92%)	0 (0%)	859 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	44 (70%)	0 (0%)	718 (91%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	768 (88%)
	Cesarean	16 (25%)	<6 (100%)	62 (8%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	83 (10%)
	Forceps	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	40 (63%)	<6 (100%)	335 (42%)	6 (50%)	0 (0%)	382 (44%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	132 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	136 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	67 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	70 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	59 (7%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
	Adequate	17 (27%)	<6 (100%)	80 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	99 (11%)
	Intermediate	11 (17%)	0 (0%)	146 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	157 (18%)
	Inadequate	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	249 (31%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	260 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	90 (11%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	93 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (6%)
Southwest	Total	63 (100%)	<6 (100%)	792 (100%)	12 (100%)	0 (0%)	871 (100%)

2009

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

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	15-19	466 (7%)	54 (12%)	473 (16%)	105 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,106 (10%)
	20-24	1,661 (24%)	172 (37%)	1,027 (35%)	249 (26%)	0 (0%)	3,143 (28%)
	25-29	2,221 (33%)	128 (28%)	778 (26%)	246 (26%)	0 (0%)	3,406 (30%)
	30-34	1,550 (23%)	71 (15%)	419 (14%)	183 (19%)	0 (0%)	2,265 (20%)
	35-39	739 (11%)	35 (8%)	198 (7%)	126 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,118 (10%)
	40-44	152 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	56 (2%)	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	241 (2%)
	45+	17 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	22 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	680 (10%)	35 (8%)	948 (32%)	64 (7%)	0 (0%)	1,743 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	530 (8%)	57 (12%)	661 (22%)	96 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,348 (12%)
	12 Years	2,101 (31%)	174 (37%)	1,440 (49%)	344 (37%)	0 (0%)	4,070 (36%)
	12+ Years	3,971 (58%)	203 (44%)	564 (19%)	412 (44%)	0 (0%)	5,181 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,237 (92%)	458 (98%)	2,904 (98%)	919 (98%)	0 (0%)	10,658 (94%)
	Birthing Center	413 (6%)	<6 (<1%)	24 (<1%)	13 (1%)	0 (0%)	458 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Other	154 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	172 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,582 (67%)	305 (66%)	2,476 (84%)	678 (72%)	0 (0%)	8,123 (72%)
	Cesarean	1,838 (27%)	142 (31%)	409 (14%)	232 (25%)	0 (0%)	2,663 (24%)
	Forceps	50 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	62 (<1%)
	Vacuum	149 (2%)	6 (1%)	33 (1%)	13 (1%)	0 (0%)	202 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,416 (65%)	283 (61%)	1,880 (64%)	520 (55%)	0 (0%)	7,150 (63%)
	2nd Trimester	550 (8%)	46 (10%)	524 (18%)	172 (18%)	0 (0%)	1,301 (11%)
	3rd Trimester	78 (1%)	13 (3%)	124 (4%)	34 (4%)	0 (0%)	251 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	17 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	23 (<1%)	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	54 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,119 (16%)	67 (14%)	369 (12%)	121 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,686 (15%)
	Adequate	1,995 (29%)	100 (22%)	792 (27%)	253 (27%)	0 (0%)	3,156 (28%)
	Intermediate	905 (13%)	68 (15%)	663 (22%)	127 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,778 (16%)
	Inadequate	376 (6%)	37 (8%)	672 (23%)	109 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,204 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	514 (8%)	65 (14%)	326 (11%)	81 (9%)	0 (0%)	1,003 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	353 (5%)	60 (13%)	185 (6%)	54 (6%)	0 (0%)	662 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,810 (100%)	465 (100%)	2,955 (100%)	941 (100%)	0 (0%)	11,317 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	172 (6%)	45 (13%)	90 (12%)	87 (13%)	0 (0%)	396 (8%)
	20-24	705 (24%)	129 (36%)	252 (35%)	192 (29%)	0 (0%)	1,295 (27%)
	25-29	921 (31%)	101 (28%)	189 (26%)	169 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,393 (29%)
	30-34	715 (24%)	51 (14%)	118 (16%)	116 (18%)	0 (0%)	1,018 (22%)
	35-39	328 (11%)	26 (7%)	58 (8%)	77 (12%)	0 (0%)	496 (10%)
	40-44	80 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (2%)	15 (2%)	0 (0%)	113 (2%)
	45+	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	242 (8%)	28 (8%)	192 (27%)	46 (7%)	0 (0%)	511 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	192 (7%)	50 (14%)	151 (21%)	80 (12%)	0 (0%)	476 (10%)
	12 Years	801 (27%)	130 (37%)	334 (46%)	247 (37%)	0 (0%)	1,517 (32%)
	12+ Years	1,852 (63%)	154 (43%)	200 (28%)	263 (40%)	0 (0%)	2,485 (53%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,753 (94%)	352 (99%)	715 (99%)	649 (98%)	0 (0%)	4,526 (96%)
	Birthing Center	123 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	137 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	52 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	62 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,859 (63%)	230 (65%)	592 (82%)	476 (72%)	0 (0%)	3,186 (67%)
	Cesarean	848 (29%)	108 (30%)	115 (16%)	164 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,255 (27%)
	Forceps	23 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	28 (<1%)
	Vacuum	57 (2%)	6 (2%)	10 (1%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	79 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,932 (66%)	215 (60%)	559 (78%)	343 (52%)	0 (0%)	3,077 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	207 (7%)	39 (11%)	112 (16%)	135 (20%)	0 (0%)	496 (10%)
	3rd Trimester	27 (<1%)	11 (3%)	13 (2%)	28 (4%)	0 (0%)	80 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	26 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	481 (16%)	51 (14%)	110 (15%)	84 (13%)	0 (0%)	729 (15%)
	Adequate	832 (28%)	72 (20%)	293 (41%)	166 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,371 (29%)
	Intermediate	251 (9%)	42 (12%)	152 (21%)	67 (10%)	0 (0%)	518 (11%)
	Inadequate	117 (4%)	33 (9%)	107 (15%)	86 (13%)	0 (0%)	348 (7%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	247 (8%)	52 (15%)	81 (11%)	57 (9%)	0 (0%)	446 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	162 (6%)	49 (14%)	48 (7%)	37 (6%)	0 (0%)	302 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,930 (100%)	356 (100%)	721 (100%)	660 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,727 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	72 (9%)	<6 (13%)	26 (17%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	104 (10%)
	20-24	199 (25%)	<6 (50%)	51 (34%)	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	267 (26%)
	25-29	277 (34%)	0 (0%)	44 (29%)	23 (34%)	0 (0%)	345 (33%)
	30-34	160 (20%)	<6 (38%)	17 (11%)	16 (24%)	0 (0%)	197 (19%)
	35-39	84 (10%)	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	9 (13%)	0 (0%)	102 (10%)
	40-44	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	89 (11%)	0 (0%)	37 (25%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	129 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	77 (10%)	0 (0%)	28 (19%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	110 (11%)
	12 Years	263 (33%)	<6 (63%)	73 (49%)	23 (34%)	0 (0%)	364 (35%)
	12+ Years	445 (55%)	<6 (38%)	41 (27%)	32 (48%)	0 (0%)	525 (51%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	743 (92%)	7 (88%)	148 (99%)	65 (97%)	0 (0%)	969 (93%)
	Birthing Center	46 (6%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	51 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	580 (72%)	6 (75%)	115 (77%)	52 (78%)	0 (0%)	758 (73%)
	Cesarean	188 (23%)	<6 (25%)	31 (21%)	15 (22%)	0 (0%)	238 (23%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	30 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	672 (83%)	6 (75%)	112 (75%)	47 (70%)	0 (0%)	841 (81%)
	2nd Trimester	88 (11%)	<6 (13%)	27 (18%)	17 (25%)	0 (0%)	136 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	153 (19%)	<6 (38%)	27 (18%)	13 (19%)	0 (0%)	199 (19%)
	Adequate	356 (44%)	<6 (13%)	60 (40%)	30 (45%)	0 (0%)	448 (43%)
	Intermediate	164 (20%)	<6 (38%)	34 (23%)	12 (18%)	0 (0%)	214 (21%)
	Inadequate	67 (8%)	0 (0%)	20 (13%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	95 (9%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	42 (5%)	0 (0%)	15 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	61 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	33 (4%)	0 (0%)	12 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	49 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	806 (100%)	8 (100%)	150 (100%)	67 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,038 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	75 (6%)	7 (9%)	43 (15%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	130 (7%)
	20-24	354 (27%)	32 (42%)	99 (34%)	19 (24%)	0 (0%)	514 (29%)
	25-29	452 (35%)	16 (21%)	84 (29%)	23 (29%)	0 (0%)	585 (33%)
	30-34	279 (21%)	15 (20%)	40 (14%)	21 (26%)	0 (0%)	367 (20%)
	35-39	123 (9%)	6 (8%)	14 (5%)	12 (15%)	0 (0%)	161 (9%)
	40-44	23 (2%)	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	33 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	130 (10%)	<6 (7%)	98 (34%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	247 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	77 (6%)	<6 (7%)	53 (18%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	137 (8%)
	12 Years	477 (36%)	30 (39%)	117 (40%)	32 (40%)	0 (0%)	658 (37%)
	12+ Years	704 (54%)	35 (46%)	91 (31%)	43 (54%)	0 (0%)	877 (49%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,213 (93%)	75 (99%)	280 (97%)	78 (98%)	0 (0%)	1,688 (94%)
	Birthing Center	69 (5%)	<6 (1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	77 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	25 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	970 (74%)	51 (67%)	234 (81%)	60 (75%)	0 (0%)	1,345 (75%)
	Cesarean	300 (23%)	25 (33%)	44 (15%)	17 (21%)	0 (0%)	396 (22%)
	Forceps	15 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	20 (1%)
	Vacuum	22 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	29 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	552 (42%)	43 (57%)	45 (16%)	36 (45%)	0 (0%)	680 (38%)
	2nd Trimester	37 (3%)	<6 (1%)	14 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	54 (3%)
	3rd Trimester	8 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	59 (5%)	6 (8%)	10 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	79 (4%)
	Adequate	245 (19%)	19 (25%)	21 (7%)	14 (18%)	0 (0%)	301 (17%)
	Intermediate	244 (19%)	17 (22%)	14 (5%)	17 (21%)	0 (0%)	294 (16%)
	Inadequate	45 (3%)	<6 (3%)	18 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	69 (4%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	84 (6%)	10 (13%)	25 (9%)	10 (13%)	0 (0%)	132 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	60 (5%)	10 (13%)	18 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	93 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,308 (100%)	76 (100%)	289 (100%)	80 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,795 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	110 (10%)	0 (0%)	21 (18%)	6 (16%)	0 (0%)	138 (11%)
	20-24	282 (25%)	<6 (33%)	40 (34%)	6 (16%)	0 (0%)	332 (26%)
	25-29	355 (32%)	<6 (25%)	30 (25%)	6 (16%)	0 (0%)	397 (31%)
	30-34	231 (21%)	<6 (17%)	16 (14%)	11 (30%)	0 (0%)	263 (20%)
	35-39	111 (10%)	<6 (17%)	10 (8%)	8 (22%)	0 (0%)	135 (10%)
	40-44	21 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	162 (15%)	<6 (17%)	27 (23%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	196 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	137 (12%)	<6 (8%)	29 (25%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	169 (13%)
	12 Years	380 (34%)	<6 (42%)	59 (50%)	12 (32%)	0 (0%)	457 (35%)
	12+ Years	567 (51%)	<6 (42%)	27 (23%)	21 (57%)	0 (0%)	621 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	953 (85%)	11 (92%)	113 (96%)	35 (95%)	0 (0%)	1,122 (87%)
	Birthing Center	125 (11%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	132 (10%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	36 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	38 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	746 (67%)	8 (67%)	98 (83%)	24 (65%)	0 (0%)	884 (68%)
	Cesarean	319 (29%)	<6 (33%)	17 (14%)	9 (24%)	0 (0%)	351 (27%)
	Forceps	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	Vacuum	18 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	762 (68%)	9 (75%)	77 (65%)	23 (62%)	0 (0%)	876 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	172 (15%)	<6 (17%)	26 (22%)	7 (19%)	0 (0%)	209 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	284 (25%)	<6 (17%)	22 (19%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	314 (24%)
	Adequate	369 (33%)	<6 (25%)	38 (32%)	13 (35%)	0 (0%)	425 (33%)
	Intermediate	93 (8%)	<6 (25%)	21 (18%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	120 (9%)
	Inadequate	100 (9%)	<6 (17%)	17 (14%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	125 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	93 (8%)	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	104 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	68 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	75 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,115 (100%)	12 (100%)	118 (100%)	37 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,293 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	108 (18%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	110 (17%)
	20-24	6 (18%)	<6 (100%)	211 (36%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	219 (34%)
	25-29	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	140 (24%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	151 (24%)
	30-34	16 (48%)	0 (0%)	78 (13%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	95 (15%)
	35-39	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	39 (7%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	46 (7%)
	40-44	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	298 (51%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	301 (47%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	155 (26%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	155 (24%)
	12 Years	8 (24%)	<6 (100%)	312 (53%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	326 (51%)
	12+ Years	23 (70%)	0 (0%)	46 (8%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	75 (12%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	30 (91%)	<6 (100%)	583 (99%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	628 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	24 (73%)	<6 (100%)	524 (89%)	9 (90%)	0 (0%)	561 (88%)
	Cesarean	7 (21%)	0 (0%)	56 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	63 (10%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	23 (70%)	0 (0%)	387 (66%)	8 (80%)	0 (0%)	418 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	0 (0%)	<6 (100%)	134 (23%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	138 (22%)
	3rd Trimester	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	51 (9%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	58 (9%)
	Adequate	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	143 (24%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	151 (24%)
	Intermediate	7 (21%)	<6 (100%)	175 (30%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	188 (30%)
	Inadequate	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	185 (31%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	191 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	65 (11%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	72 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	49 (8%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	52 (8%)
Northern	Total	33 (100%)	<6 (100%)	588 (100%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	636 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	34 (6%)	0 (0%)	46 (16%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	81 (9%)
	20-24	109 (20%)	<6 (20%)	94 (33%)	20 (28%)	0 (0%)	228 (24%)
	25-29	190 (34%)	7 (70%)	88 (31%)	16 (23%)	0 (0%)	305 (33%)
	30-34	128 (23%)	0 (0%)	35 (12%)	13 (18%)	0 (0%)	180 (19%)
	35-39	76 (14%)	<6 (10%)	20 (7%)	15 (21%)	0 (0%)	113 (12%)
	40-44	13 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	52 (9%)	0 (0%)	47 (16%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	104 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	42 (8%)	0 (0%)	63 (22%)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	111 (12%)
	12 Years	157 (28%)	<6 (20%)	131 (46%)	20 (28%)	0 (0%)	312 (33%)
	12+ Years	337 (61%)	6 (60%)	75 (26%)	41 (58%)	0 (0%)	464 (50%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	487 (88%)	10 (100%)	275 (96%)	66 (93%)	0 (0%)	852 (91%)
	Birthing Center	44 (8%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	54 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	21 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	349 (63%)	8 (80%)	205 (72%)	46 (65%)	0 (0%)	613 (66%)
	Cesarean	167 (30%)	<6 (20%)	73 (26%)	22 (31%)	0 (0%)	269 (29%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	437 (79%)	9 (90%)	211 (74%)	52 (73%)	0 (0%)	717 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	38 (7%)	<6 (10%)	28 (10%)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	73 (8%)
	3rd Trimester	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	131 (24%)	<6 (50%)	52 (18%)	9 (13%)	0 (0%)	200 (21%)
	Adequate	174 (32%)	<6 (30%)	101 (35%)	24 (34%)	0 (0%)	304 (33%)
	Intermediate	135 (24%)	<6 (20%)	57 (20%)	20 (28%)	0 (0%)	217 (23%)
	Inadequate	32 (6%)	0 (0%)	32 (11%)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	43 (8%)	<6 (30%)	33 (12%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	85 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	29 (5%)	<6 (10%)	14 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	49 (5%)
Southeast	Total	552 (100%)	10 (100%)	286 (100%)	71 (100%)	0 (0%)	934 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2009
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	139 (17%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	147 (16%)
	20-24	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	280 (35%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	288 (32%)
	25-29	21 (32%)	<6 (50%)	203 (25%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	230 (26%)
	30-34	21 (32%)	0 (0%)	115 (14%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	144 (16%)
	35-39	13 (20%)	0 (0%)	50 (6%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	65 (7%)
	40-44	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	249 (31%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	255 (29%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (8%)	<6 (50%)	182 (23%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	190 (21%)
	12 Years	15 (23%)	<6 (50%)	414 (52%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	436 (49%)
	12+ Years	43 (65%)	0 (0%)	84 (10%)	7 (44%)	0 (0%)	134 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	58 (88%)	<6 (100%)	790 (98%)	16 (100%)	0 (0%)	872 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	54 (82%)	<6 (50%)	708 (88%)	11 (69%)	0 (0%)	776 (87%)
	Cesarean	9 (14%)	<6 (50%)	73 (9%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	91 (10%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	38 (58%)	<6 (50%)	489 (61%)	11 (69%)	0 (0%)	541 (61%)
	2nd Trimester	8 (12%)	<6 (50%)	183 (23%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	195 (22%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	61 (8%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	63 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	97 (12%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	107 (12%)
	Adequate	14 (21%)	<6 (100%)	136 (17%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	156 (17%)
	Intermediate	11 (17%)	0 (0%)	210 (26%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	227 (25%)
	Inadequate	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	293 (36%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	305 (34%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	98 (12%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	103 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
Southwest	Total	66 (100%)	<6 (100%)	803 (100%)	16 (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 Race (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	371 (5%)	53 (11%)	422 (15%)	105 (10%)	0 (0%)	955 (8%)
	20-24	1,861 (27%)	149 (32%)	1,036 (36%)	243 (23%)	0 (0%)	3,309 (29%)
	25-29	2,203 (32%)	132 (29%)	762 (26%)	316 (30%)	0 (0%)	3,439 (30%)
	30-34	1,653 (24%)	87 (19%)	455 (16%)	228 (22%)	0 (0%)	2,450 (21%)
	35-39	688 (10%)	31 (7%)	171 (6%)	112 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,013 (9%)
	40-44	181 (3%)	8 (2%)	40 (1%)	34 (3%)	0 (0%)	269 (2%)
	45+	14 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	658 (9%)	48 (10%)	911 (32%)	67 (6%)	0 (0%)	1,695 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	487 (7%)	58 (13%)	613 (21%)	119 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,277 (11%)
	12 Years	2,270 (33%)	169 (37%)	1,463 (51%)	414 (40%)	0 (0%)	4,329 (38%)
	12+ Years	4,037 (58%)	208 (45%)	579 (20%)	428 (41%)	0 (0%)	5,268 (46%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,349 (91%)	450 (98%)	2,863 (99%)	1,009 (97%)	0 (0%)	10,770 (94%)
	Birthing Center	459 (7%)	7 (2%)	15 (<1%)	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	505 (4%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	165 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	186 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,672 (67%)	276 (60%)	2,419 (84%)	723 (69%)	0 (0%)	8,141 (71%)
	Cesarean	1,718 (25%)	137 (30%)	388 (13%)	259 (25%)	0 (0%)	2,525 (22%)
	Forceps	54 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	66 (<1%)
	Vacuum	138 (2%)	6 (1%)	45 (2%)	18 (2%)	0 (0%)	210 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,649 (67%)	309 (67%)	1,859 (64%)	596 (57%)	0 (0%)	7,446 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	747 (11%)	44 (10%)	529 (18%)	213 (20%)	0 (0%)	1,538 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	123 (2%)	8 (2%)	133 (5%)	50 (5%)	0 (0%)	315 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	21 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	19 (2%)	0 (0%)	57 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,260 (18%)	79 (17%)	420 (15%)	161 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,932 (17%)
	Adequate	2,357 (34%)	120 (26%)	753 (26%)	310 (30%)	0 (0%)	3,552 (31%)
	Intermediate	1,094 (16%)	98 (21%)	690 (24%)	162 (16%)	0 (0%)	2,055 (18%)
	Inadequate	536 (8%)	42 (9%)	642 (22%)	192 (18%)	0 (0%)	1,416 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	503 (7%)	64 (14%)	288 (10%)	74 (7%)	0 (0%)	939 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	355 (5%)	52 (11%)	179 (6%)	60 (6%)	0 (0%)	651 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,976 (100%)	461 (100%)	2,891 (100%)	1,041 (100%)	0 (0%)	11,473 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	153 (5%)	34 (11%)	67 (10%)	83 (11%)	0 (0%)	338 (7%)
	20-24	690 (25%)	103 (33%)	237 (36%)	185 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,219 (27%)
	25-29	886 (31%)	91 (29%)	183 (28%)	219 (29%)	0 (0%)	1,388 (30%)
	30-34	704 (25%)	58 (18%)	117 (18%)	153 (21%)	0 (0%)	1,041 (23%)
	35-39	296 (11%)	22 (7%)	46 (7%)	74 (10%)	0 (0%)	440 (10%)
	40-44	71 (3%)	8 (3%)	10 (2%)	27 (4%)	0 (0%)	118 (3%)
	45+	12 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	228 (8%)	34 (11%)	194 (29%)	46 (6%)	0 (0%)	502 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	178 (6%)	47 (15%)	129 (20%)	96 (13%)	0 (0%)	450 (10%)
	12 Years	842 (30%)	118 (37%)	315 (48%)	296 (40%)	0 (0%)	1,576 (35%)
	12+ Years	1,726 (61%)	134 (42%)	183 (28%)	289 (39%)	0 (0%)	2,340 (51%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,623 (93%)	309 (98%)	653 (99%)	728 (98%)	0 (0%)	4,339 (95%)
	Birthing Center	136 (5%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	154 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	54 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	65 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,690 (60%)	186 (59%)	535 (81%)	521 (70%)	0 (0%)	2,939 (64%)
	Cesarean	732 (26%)	93 (29%)	107 (16%)	175 (24%)	0 (0%)	1,118 (25%)
	Forceps	29 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	33 (<1%)
	Vacuum	38 (1%)	<6 (1%)	10 (2%)	13 (2%)	0 (0%)	65 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,014 (72%)	222 (70%)	499 (76%)	422 (57%)	0 (0%)	3,178 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	296 (11%)	35 (11%)	109 (17%)	171 (23%)	0 (0%)	611 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	40 (1%)	7 (2%)	25 (4%)	37 (5%)	0 (0%)	109 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	16 (2%)	0 (0%)	34 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	550 (20%)	62 (20%)	149 (23%)	107 (14%)	0 (0%)	875 (19%)
	Adequate	1,004 (36%)	87 (28%)	236 (36%)	214 (29%)	0 (0%)	1,547 (34%)
	Intermediate	412 (15%)	59 (19%)	147 (22%)	129 (17%)	0 (0%)	754 (17%)
	Inadequate	207 (7%)	34 (11%)	93 (14%)	149 (20%)	0 (0%)	484 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	227 (8%)	46 (15%)	67 (10%)	53 (7%)	0 (0%)	396 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	163 (6%)	38 (12%)	38 (6%)	40 (5%)	0 (0%)	280 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,814 (100%)	316 (100%)	660 (100%)	743 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,560 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	38 (4%)	<6 (40%)	25 (18%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	67 (6%)
	20-24	244 (29%)	<6 (20%)	48 (34%)	14 (21%)	0 (0%)	310 (29%)
	25-29	280 (33%)	<6 (40%)	39 (28%)	25 (38%)	0 (0%)	347 (32%)
	30-34	195 (23%)	0 (0%)	18 (13%)	17 (26%)	0 (0%)	230 (21%)
	35-39	74 (9%)	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	88 (8%)
	40-44	24 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	93 (11%)	<6 (20%)	37 (26%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	137 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	71 (8%)	0 (0%)	26 (19%)	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	103 (10%)
	12 Years	301 (35%)	<6 (80%)	65 (46%)	28 (42%)	0 (0%)	399 (37%)
	12+ Years	466 (54%)	<6 (20%)	44 (31%)	29 (44%)	0 (0%)	540 (50%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	777 (91%)	<6 (100%)	138 (99%)	64 (97%)	0 (0%)	988 (92%)
	Birthing Center	50 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	53 (5%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	29 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	618 (72%)	<6 (60%)	108 (77%)	39 (59%)	0 (0%)	769 (72%)
	Cesarean	187 (22%)	<6 (40%)	22 (16%)	23 (35%)	0 (0%)	235 (22%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	33 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	665 (78%)	<6 (60%)	110 (79%)	49 (74%)	0 (0%)	828 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	140 (16%)	<6 (40%)	27 (19%)	11 (17%)	0 (0%)	180 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	161 (19%)	<6 (20%)	31 (22%)	13 (20%)	0 (0%)	206 (19%)
	Adequate	361 (42%)	<6 (40%)	59 (42%)	31 (47%)	0 (0%)	454 (42%)
	Intermediate	191 (22%)	<6 (20%)	30 (21%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	229 (21%)
	Inadequate	103 (12%)	<6 (20%)	17 (12%)	12 (18%)	0 (0%)	133 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	38 (4%)	<6 (20%)	13 (9%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	54 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	28 (3%)	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	42 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	856 (100%)	<6 (100%)	140 (100%)	66 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,072 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	77 (5%)	12 (11%)	29 (11%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	127 (6%)
	20-24	489 (33%)	36 (33%)	99 (36%)	19 (21%)	0 (0%)	652 (33%)
	25-29	469 (32%)	32 (30%)	67 (25%)	37 (40%)	0 (0%)	615 (31%)
	30-34	307 (21%)	21 (19%)	58 (21%)	17 (18%)	0 (0%)	416 (21%)
	35-39	115 (8%)	6 (6%)	17 (6%)	9 (10%)	0 (0%)	155 (8%)
	40-44	27 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	35 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	138 (9%)	7 (6%)	92 (34%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	253 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	106 (7%)	8 (7%)	43 (16%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	158 (8%)
	12 Years	509 (34%)	38 (35%)	116 (42%)	42 (46%)	0 (0%)	709 (35%)
	12+ Years	812 (55%)	56 (52%)	95 (35%)	40 (43%)	0 (0%)	1,006 (50%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,377 (93%)	105 (97%)	269 (99%)	88 (96%)	0 (0%)	1,886 (94%)
	Birthing Center	80 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	88 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	28 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	30 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,084 (73%)	69 (64%)	213 (78%)	72 (78%)	0 (0%)	1,472 (73%)
	Cesarean	330 (22%)	31 (29%)	50 (18%)	18 (20%)	0 (0%)	437 (22%)
	Forceps	14 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	20 (<1%)
	Vacuum	40 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	51 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	603 (41%)	66 (61%)	28 (10%)	35 (38%)	0 (0%)	737 (37%)
	2nd Trimester	51 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	62 (3%)
	3rd Trimester	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	80 (5%)	12 (11%)	<6 (2%)	9 (10%)	0 (0%)	107 (5%)
	Adequate	293 (20%)	24 (22%)	14 (5%)	17 (18%)	0 (0%)	350 (17%)
	Intermediate	228 (15%)	30 (28%)	9 (3%)	9 (10%)	0 (0%)	278 (14%)
	Inadequate	39 (3%)	<6 (2%)	6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	123 (8%)	14 (13%)	35 (13%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	184 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	77 (5%)	13 (12%)	17 (6%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	117 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,485 (100%)	108 (100%)	273 (100%)	92 (100%)	0 (0%)	2,005 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	80 (7%)	<6 (17%)	17 (13%)	7 (14%)	0 (0%)	107 (8%)
	20-24	290 (25%)	<6 (28%)	47 (37%)	11 (22%)	0 (0%)	354 (26%)
	25-29	361 (32%)	<6 (22%)	35 (28%)	10 (20%)	0 (0%)	413 (31%)
	30-34	259 (23%)	<6 (28%)	16 (13%)	14 (29%)	0 (0%)	295 (22%)
	35-39	118 (10%)	<6 (6%)	8 (6%)	7 (14%)	0 (0%)	135 (10%)
	40-44	32 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	131 (11%)	<6 (11%)	25 (20%)	7 (14%)	0 (0%)	165 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	99 (9%)	<6 (17%)	25 (20%)	9 (18%)	0 (0%)	136 (10%)
	12 Years	426 (37%)	6 (33%)	63 (50%)	20 (41%)	0 (0%)	515 (38%)
	12+ Years	585 (51%)	8 (44%)	37 (29%)	16 (33%)	0 (0%)	647 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	968 (85%)	17 (94%)	122 (97%)	44 (90%)	0 (0%)	1,157 (86%)
	Birthing Center	138 (12%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	147 (11%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	35 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	36 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	810 (71%)	9 (50%)	110 (87%)	38 (78%)	0 (0%)	971 (72%)
	Cesarean	288 (25%)	6 (33%)	16 (13%)	10 (20%)	0 (0%)	320 (24%)
	Forceps	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Vacuum	13 (1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	16 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	845 (74%)	10 (56%)	88 (70%)	30 (61%)	0 (0%)	974 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	185 (16%)	<6 (6%)	23 (18%)	11 (22%)	0 (0%)	223 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	33 (3%)	<6 (6%)	11 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	49 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	320 (28%)	<6 (11%)	24 (19%)	13 (27%)	0 (0%)	361 (27%)
	Adequate	464 (41%)	<6 (22%)	52 (41%)	17 (35%)	0 (0%)	538 (40%)
	Intermediate	118 (10%)	<6 (22%)	20 (16%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	147 (11%)
	Inadequate	118 (10%)	<6 (11%)	23 (18%)	10 (20%)	0 (0%)	153 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	68 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	76 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	55 (5%)	<6 (6%)	7 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	67 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,141 (100%)	18 (100%)	126 (100%)	49 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,340 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	105 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	106 (16%)
	20-24	14 (33%)	<6 (100%)	205 (33%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	220 (33%)
	25-29	11 (26%)	0 (0%)	181 (29%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	194 (29%)
	30-34	12 (28%)	0 (0%)	88 (14%)	6 (67%)	0 (0%)	107 (16%)
	35-39	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	33 (5%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	37 (5%)
	40-44	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (2%)	<6 (100%)	286 (46%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	288 (43%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	149 (24%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	152 (23%)
	12 Years	14 (33%)	<6 (100%)	334 (54%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	352 (52%)
	12+ Years	28 (65%)	0 (0%)	65 (11%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	98 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	39 (91%)	<6 (100%)	614 (99%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	666 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	30 (70%)	<6 (100%)	554 (89%)	<6 (56%)	0 (0%)	591 (88%)
	Cesarean	11 (26%)	0 (0%)	54 (9%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	68 (10%)
	Forceps	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	24 (56%)	<6 (100%)	413 (67%)	<6 (44%)	0 (0%)	443 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	130 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	137 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	45 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	48 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	9 (21%)	0 (0%)	64 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	74 (11%)
	Adequate	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	149 (24%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	155 (23%)
	Intermediate	9 (21%)	<6 (100%)	187 (30%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	199 (29%)
	Inadequate	9 (21%)	0 (0%)	190 (31%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	200 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (5%)	<6 (100%)	66 (11%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	70 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	44 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	46 (7%)
Northern	Total	43 (100%)	<6 (100%)	619 (100%)	9 (100%)	0 (0%)	675 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	23 (4%)	<6 (10%)	34 (14%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	63 (7%)
	20-24	123 (22%)	<6 (20%)	90 (36%)	11 (17%)	0 (0%)	228 (25%)
	25-29	182 (32%)	<6 (30%)	60 (24%)	17 (27%)	0 (0%)	264 (29%)
	30-34	152 (27%)	<6 (30%)	47 (19%)	16 (25%)	0 (0%)	220 (24%)
	35-39	72 (13%)	<6 (10%)	14 (6%)	13 (21%)	0 (0%)	100 (11%)
	40-44	20 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	23 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	63 (11%)	<6 (30%)	53 (21%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	122 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	30 (5%)	0 (0%)	58 (23%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	93 (10%)
	12 Years	164 (29%)	<6 (10%)	111 (45%)	16 (25%)	0 (0%)	295 (33%)
	12+ Years	371 (65%)	8 (80%)	66 (27%)	40 (63%)	0 (0%)	486 (54%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	507 (89%)	10 (100%)	243 (98%)	57 (90%)	0 (0%)	824 (91%)
	Birthing Center	49 (9%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	57 (6%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	15 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	388 (68%)	6 (60%)	182 (73%)	37 (59%)	0 (0%)	616 (68%)
	Cesarean	160 (28%)	<6 (40%)	59 (24%)	23 (37%)	0 (0%)	247 (27%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	459 (80%)	6 (60%)	179 (72%)	45 (71%)	0 (0%)	691 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	58 (10%)	<6 (10%)	43 (17%)	13 (21%)	0 (0%)	116 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	8 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	135 (24%)	<6 (10%)	40 (16%)	15 (24%)	0 (0%)	192 (21%)
	Adequate	203 (35%)	<6 (20%)	91 (37%)	24 (38%)	0 (0%)	321 (36%)
	Intermediate	128 (22%)	<6 (20%)	58 (23%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	197 (22%)
	Inadequate	49 (9%)	<6 (30%)	39 (16%)	12 (19%)	0 (0%)	104 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	42 (7%)	<6 (10%)	15 (6%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	66 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	30 (5%)	0 (0%)	10 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	45 (5%)
Southeast	Total	572 (100%)	10 (100%)	249 (100%)	63 (100%)	0 (0%)	902 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2010
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	145 (18%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	147 (16%)
	20-24	11 (17%)	<6 (33%)	310 (38%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	325 (36%)
	25-29	14 (22%)	0 (0%)	197 (24%)	6 (32%)	0 (0%)	218 (24%)
	30-34	24 (37%)	0 (0%)	111 (13%)	<6 (26%)	0 (0%)	141 (15%)
	35-39	10 (15%)	<6 (33%)	45 (5%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	58 (6%)
	40-44	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	224 (27%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	228 (25%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	183 (22%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	185 (20%)
	12 Years	14 (22%)	<6 (33%)	459 (56%)	9 (47%)	0 (0%)	483 (53%)
	12+ Years	49 (75%)	<6 (33%)	89 (11%)	10 (53%)	0 (0%)	151 (17%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	58 (89%)	<6 (100%)	824 (100%)	19 (100%)	0 (0%)	908 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	52 (80%)	<6 (67%)	717 (87%)	11 (58%)	0 (0%)	782 (85%)
	Cesarean	10 (15%)	<6 (33%)	80 (10%)	8 (42%)	0 (0%)	100 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	39 (60%)	<6 (33%)	542 (66%)	11 (58%)	0 (0%)	594 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	11 (17%)	<6 (67%)	192 (23%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	209 (23%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	47 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (8%)	<6 (33%)	107 (13%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	117 (13%)
	Adequate	27 (42%)	<6 (33%)	152 (18%)	6 (32%)	0 (0%)	186 (20%)
	Intermediate	8 (12%)	<6 (33%)	239 (29%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	251 (27%)
	Inadequate	11 (17%)	0 (0%)	274 (33%)	<6 (26%)	0 (0%)	290 (32%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (5%)	<6 (33%)	87 (11%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	93 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	51 (6%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	54 (6%)
Southwest	Total	65 (100%)	<6 (100%)	824 (100%)	19 (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 Race (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	15-19	354 (5%)	49 (10%)	390 (14%)	81 (8%)	0 (0%)	881 (8%)
	20-24	1,782 (26%)	173 (34%)	998 (35%)	265 (26%)	0 (0%)	3,245 (28%)
	25-29	2,207 (32%)	146 (28%)	780 (28%)	287 (28%)	0 (0%)	3,456 (30%)
	30-34	1,677 (24%)	96 (19%)	429 (15%)	219 (21%)	0 (0%)	2,456 (21%)
	35-39	747 (11%)	38 (7%)	183 (6%)	139 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,123 (10%)
	40-44	163 (2%)	9 (2%)	50 (2%)	35 (3%)	0 (0%)	261 (2%)
	45+	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	642 (9%)	49 (10%)	908 (32%)	72 (7%)	0 (0%)	1,689 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	469 (7%)	48 (9%)	610 (22%)	120 (12%)	0 (0%)	1,248 (11%)
	12 Years	2,170 (31%)	196 (38%)	1,473 (52%)	415 (40%)	0 (0%)	4,262 (37%)
	12+ Years	4,088 (59%)	242 (47%)	586 (21%)	426 (41%)	0 (0%)	5,360 (47%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,317 (91%)	508 (99%)	2,791 (98%)	1,003 (97%)	0 (0%)	10,739 (94%)
	Birthing Center	431 (6%)	<6 (<1%)	22 (<1%)	18 (2%)	0 (0%)	475 (4%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Other	182 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	205 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,474 (64%)	292 (57%)	2,404 (85%)	696 (68%)	0 (0%)	7,943 (69%)
	Cesarean	1,618 (23%)	129 (25%)	362 (13%)	261 (25%)	0 (0%)	2,406 (21%)
	Forceps	52 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	71 (<1%)
	Vacuum	160 (2%)	10 (2%)	37 (1%)	16 (2%)	0 (0%)	228 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,722 (68%)	305 (59%)	1,870 (66%)	566 (55%)	0 (0%)	7,519 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	829 (12%)	98 (19%)	500 (18%)	268 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,716 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	161 (2%)	16 (3%)	96 (3%)	52 (5%)	0 (0%)	331 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	22 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	28 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	64 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,359 (20%)	68 (13%)	373 (13%)	205 (20%)	0 (0%)	2,022 (18%)
	Adequate	2,373 (34%)	161 (31%)	769 (27%)	269 (26%)	0 (0%)	3,590 (31%)
	Intermediate	1,181 (17%)	91 (18%)	708 (25%)	166 (16%)	0 (0%)	2,168 (19%)
	Inadequate	689 (10%)	83 (16%)	631 (22%)	235 (23%)	0 (0%)	1,659 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	529 (8%)	52 (10%)	288 (10%)	118 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,008 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	364 (5%)	44 (9%)	169 (6%)	93 (9%)	0 (0%)	689 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,941 (100%)	513 (100%)	2,834 (100%)	1,029 (100%)	0 (0%)	11,444 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	126 (4%)	34 (9%)	69 (10%)	72 (9%)	0 (0%)	302 (6%)
	20-24	720 (25%)	117 (32%)	216 (32%)	213 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,277 (27%)
	25-29	913 (31%)	100 (28%)	209 (31%)	217 (28%)	0 (0%)	1,456 (30%)
	30-34	737 (25%)	72 (20%)	110 (16%)	160 (20%)	0 (0%)	1,087 (23%)
	35-39	333 (11%)	31 (9%)	58 (9%)	96 (12%)	0 (0%)	524 (11%)
	40-44	77 (3%)	7 (2%)	13 (2%)	22 (3%)	0 (0%)	120 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	239 (8%)	30 (8%)	190 (28%)	61 (8%)	0 (0%)	525 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	152 (5%)	39 (11%)	141 (21%)	106 (14%)	0 (0%)	438 (9%)
	12 Years	807 (28%)	135 (37%)	317 (47%)	318 (41%)	0 (0%)	1,582 (33%)
	12+ Years	1,863 (64%)	165 (46%)	200 (30%)	304 (39%)	0 (0%)	2,540 (53%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,722 (94%)	357 (99%)	671 (99%)	765 (98%)	0 (0%)	4,559 (95%)
	Birthing Center	123 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	142 (3%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	63 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	73 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,582 (54%)	188 (52%)	553 (82%)	524 (67%)	0 (0%)	2,876 (60%)
	Cesarean	700 (24%)	90 (25%)	100 (15%)	199 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,099 (23%)
	Forceps	15 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	22 (<1%)
	Vacuum	45 (2%)	<6 (1%)	16 (2%)	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	76 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,197 (76%)	225 (62%)	516 (76%)	430 (55%)	0 (0%)	3,394 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	374 (13%)	84 (23%)	110 (16%)	229 (29%)	0 (0%)	808 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	87 (3%)	14 (4%)	21 (3%)	43 (5%)	0 (0%)	169 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	11 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (2%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	32 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	630 (22%)	54 (15%)	124 (18%)	157 (20%)	0 (0%)	976 (20%)
	Adequate	1,046 (36%)	114 (31%)	253 (37%)	199 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,620 (34%)
	Intermediate	574 (20%)	73 (20%)	152 (22%)	129 (16%)	0 (0%)	936 (20%)
	Inadequate	344 (12%)	71 (20%)	128 (19%)	205 (26%)	0 (0%)	761 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	244 (8%)	37 (10%)	71 (10%)	98 (13%)	0 (0%)	455 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	157 (5%)	36 (10%)	47 (7%)	74 (9%)	0 (0%)	319 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	2,909 (100%)	362 (100%)	677 (100%)	782 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,775 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	45 (6%)	<6 (15%)	15 (11%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	65 (6%)
	20-24	210 (26%)	<6 (31%)	49 (37%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	274 (27%)
	25-29	251 (31%)	<6 (23%)	35 (26%)	17 (29%)	0 (0%)	308 (30%)
	30-34	192 (24%)	<6 (31%)	22 (16%)	17 (29%)	0 (0%)	237 (23%)
	35-39	87 (11%)	0 (0%)	11 (8%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	107 (11%)
	40-44	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	82 (10%)	<6 (15%)	28 (21%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	114 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	72 (9%)	<6 (8%)	25 (19%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	102 (10%)
	12 Years	285 (36%)	<6 (31%)	62 (46%)	24 (41%)	0 (0%)	375 (37%)
	12+ Years	434 (54%)	8 (62%)	45 (34%)	26 (45%)	0 (0%)	513 (51%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	742 (93%)	13 (100%)	129 (96%)	56 (97%)	0 (0%)	945 (93%)
	Birthing Center	37 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	22 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	574 (72%)	9 (69%)	105 (78%)	36 (62%)	0 (0%)	727 (72%)
	Cesarean	170 (21%)	<6 (23%)	24 (18%)	20 (34%)	0 (0%)	219 (22%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	33 (4%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	38 (4%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	608 (76%)	8 (62%)	107 (80%)	38 (66%)	0 (0%)	765 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	134 (17%)	<6 (38%)	24 (18%)	17 (29%)	0 (0%)	181 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	20 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	24 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	125 (16%)	<6 (8%)	26 (19%)	16 (28%)	0 (0%)	171 (17%)
	Adequate	317 (40%)	<6 (23%)	62 (46%)	24 (41%)	0 (0%)	407 (40%)
	Intermediate	215 (27%)	<6 (38%)	29 (22%)	8 (14%)	0 (0%)	257 (25%)
	Inadequate	87 (11%)	<6 (23%)	13 (10%)	8 (14%)	0 (0%)	111 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	44 (5%)	<6 (15%)	11 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	64 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	50 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	801 (100%)	13 (100%)	134 (100%)	58 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,012 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	73 (5%)	10 (9%)	28 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	118 (6%)
	20-24	432 (30%)	47 (43%)	103 (38%)	16 (18%)	0 (0%)	607 (31%)
	25-29	459 (32%)	29 (27%)	68 (25%)	26 (29%)	0 (0%)	590 (30%)
	30-34	296 (21%)	15 (14%)	44 (16%)	22 (24%)	0 (0%)	396 (20%)
	35-39	130 (9%)	6 (6%)	19 (7%)	19 (21%)	0 (0%)	178 (9%)
	40-44	31 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	42 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	122 (9%)	10 (9%)	89 (33%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	231 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	96 (7%)	<6 (5%)	41 (15%)	6 (7%)	0 (0%)	148 (8%)
	12 Years	451 (32%)	48 (44%)	123 (46%)	31 (34%)	0 (0%)	654 (34%)
	12+ Years	807 (57%)	52 (48%)	87 (32%)	46 (51%)	0 (0%)	998 (52%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,322 (93%)	109 (100%)	265 (99%)	89 (99%)	0 (0%)	1,830 (95%)
	Birthing Center	63 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	66 (3%)
	Home Birth	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	35 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,054 (74%)	76 (70%)	210 (78%)	65 (72%)	0 (0%)	1,432 (74%)
	Cesarean	307 (22%)	29 (27%)	49 (18%)	19 (21%)	0 (0%)	417 (22%)
	Forceps	20 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	25 (1%)
	Vacuum	37 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	547 (38%)	53 (49%)	40 (15%)	31 (34%)	0 (0%)	680 (35%)
	2nd Trimester	52 (4%)	<6 (2%)	8 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	66 (3%)
	3rd Trimester	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	111 (8%)	10 (9%)	7 (3%)	10 (11%)	0 (0%)	139 (7%)
	Adequate	321 (23%)	34 (31%)	17 (6%)	16 (18%)	0 (0%)	391 (20%)
	Intermediate	122 (9%)	6 (6%)	16 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	156 (8%)
	Inadequate	46 (3%)	<6 (3%)	13 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	67 (3%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	113 (8%)	10 (9%)	23 (9%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	159 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	74 (5%)	<6 (5%)	20 (7%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	109 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,422 (100%)	109 (100%)	269 (100%)	90 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,935 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	84 (8%)	<6 (6%)	15 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	102 (8%)
	20-24	282 (25%)	<6 (24%)	53 (39%)	7 (27%)	0 (0%)	350 (27%)
	25-29	362 (33%)	7 (41%)	29 (21%)	9 (35%)	0 (0%)	413 (32%)
	30-34	251 (23%)	<6 (24%)	27 (20%)	8 (31%)	0 (0%)	296 (23%)
	35-39	107 (10%)	<6 (6%)	11 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	125 (10%)
	40-44	18 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	120 (11%)	<6 (29%)	31 (23%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	159 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	114 (10%)	<6 (12%)	16 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	132 (10%)
	12 Years	405 (37%)	<6 (24%)	77 (57%)	11 (42%)	0 (0%)	499 (38%)
	12+ Years	562 (51%)	11 (65%)	37 (27%)	15 (58%)	0 (0%)	627 (48%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	923 (83%)	17 (100%)	132 (97%)	24 (92%)	0 (0%)	1,117 (85%)
	Birthing Center	145 (13%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	151 (12%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	40 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	788 (71%)	11 (65%)	109 (80%)	18 (69%)	0 (0%)	940 (72%)
	Cesarean	252 (23%)	<6 (24%)	26 (19%)	6 (23%)	0 (0%)	296 (23%)
	Forceps	15 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	17 (1%)
	Vacuum	14 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	14 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	821 (74%)	11 (65%)	103 (76%)	17 (65%)	0 (0%)	967 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	187 (17%)	<6 (24%)	25 (18%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	226 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	34 (3%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	42 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	343 (31%)	<6 (18%)	26 (19%)	7 (27%)	0 (0%)	381 (29%)
	Adequate	438 (40%)	<6 (24%)	52 (38%)	6 (23%)	0 (0%)	505 (39%)
	Intermediate	106 (10%)	<6 (24%)	31 (23%)	6 (23%)	0 (0%)	153 (12%)
	Inadequate	134 (12%)	<6 (24%)	23 (17%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	171 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	82 (7%)	<6 (12%)	9 (7%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	102 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	66 (6%)	<6 (12%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	79 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,108 (100%)	17 (100%)	136 (100%)	26 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,310 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	95 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	95 (16%)
	20-24	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	222 (40%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	229 (38%)
	25-29	15 (38%)	0 (0%)	130 (23%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	147 (24%)
	30-34	12 (30%)	0 (0%)	75 (13%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	88 (15%)
	35-39	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	26 (5%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	34 (6%)
	40-44	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	272 (49%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	275 (45%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	158 (28%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	158 (26%)
	12 Years	10 (25%)	0 (0%)	303 (54%)	<6 (43%)	0 (0%)	316 (52%)
	12+ Years	27 (68%)	0 (0%)	64 (11%)	<6 (57%)	0 (0%)	95 (16%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	35 (88%)	0 (0%)	557 (100%)	7 (100%)	0 (0%)	600 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	32 (80%)	0 (0%)	505 (91%)	<6 (43%)	0 (0%)	540 (89%)
	Cesarean	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	46 (8%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	54 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	21 (53%)	0 (0%)	378 (68%)	7 (100%)	0 (0%)	406 (67%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	128 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	132 (22%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	35 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	39 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	49 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	55 (9%)
	Adequate	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	133 (24%)	<6 (43%)	0 (0%)	142 (23%)
	Intermediate	8 (20%)	0 (0%)	194 (35%)	<6 (57%)	0 (0%)	206 (34%)
	Inadequate	7 (18%)	0 (0%)	163 (29%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	171 (28%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	56 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	59 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (7%)
Northern	Total	40 (100%)	0 (0%)	557 (100%)	7 (100%)	0 (0%)	605 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	24 (4%)	<6 (20%)	28 (10%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	55 (6%)
	20-24	124 (21%)	<6 (10%)	95 (34%)	16 (28%)	0 (0%)	236 (25%)
	25-29	197 (33%)	<6 (50%)	80 (29%)	14 (25%)	0 (0%)	299 (31%)
	30-34	164 (27%)	<6 (10%)	52 (19%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	226 (24%)
	35-39	74 (12%)	0 (0%)	16 (6%)	10 (18%)	0 (0%)	102 (11%)
	40-44	17 (3%)	<6 (10%)	6 (2%)	7 (12%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	75 (12%)	<6 (20%)	92 (33%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	176 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	33 (5%)	<6 (10%)	40 (14%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	78 (8%)
	12 Years	199 (33%)	<6 (40%)	154 (56%)	25 (44%)	0 (0%)	382 (40%)
	12+ Years	354 (59%)	<6 (50%)	75 (27%)	26 (46%)	0 (0%)	462 (49%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	523 (87%)	10 (100%)	265 (96%)	54 (95%)	0 (0%)	855 (90%)
	Birthing Center	56 (9%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	66 (7%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	19 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	402 (67%)	8 (80%)	208 (75%)	44 (77%)	0 (0%)	665 (70%)
	Cesarean	171 (28%)	<6 (20%)	63 (23%)	13 (23%)	0 (0%)	250 (26%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	26 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	491 (82%)	6 (60%)	215 (78%)	41 (72%)	0 (0%)	755 (79%)
	2nd Trimester	71 (12%)	<6 (30%)	51 (18%)	11 (19%)	0 (0%)	137 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	139 (23%)	0 (0%)	54 (19%)	15 (26%)	0 (0%)	208 (22%)
	Adequate	229 (38%)	<6 (40%)	96 (35%)	20 (35%)	0 (0%)	350 (37%)
	Intermediate	141 (23%)	<6 (30%)	79 (29%)	13 (23%)	0 (0%)	237 (25%)
	Inadequate	59 (10%)	<6 (20%)	41 (15%)	7 (12%)	0 (0%)	110 (12%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	36 (6%)	<6 (10%)	26 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	68 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	32 (5%)	<6 (10%)	9 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	47 (5%)
Southeast	Total	601 (100%)	10 (100%)	277 (100%)	57 (100%)	0 (0%)	950 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2011
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	140 (18%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	144 (17%)
	20-24	9 (15%)	0 (0%)	260 (33%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	271 (32%)
	25-29	10 (17%)	<6 (100%)	229 (29%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	243 (28%)
	30-34	25 (42%)	0 (0%)	99 (13%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	126 (15%)
	35-39	9 (15%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	52 (6%)
	40-44	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	206 (26%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	208 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	189 (24%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	192 (22%)
	12 Years	13 (22%)	<6 (50%)	437 (56%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	453 (53%)
	12+ Years	41 (69%)	<6 (50%)	78 (10%)	<6 (63%)	0 (0%)	125 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	50 (85%)	<6 (100%)	772 (98%)	7 (88%)	0 (0%)	832 (97%)
	Birthing Center	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	41 (69%)	0 (0%)	714 (91%)	<6 (63%)	0 (0%)	760 (89%)
	Cesarean	13 (22%)	<6 (50%)	54 (7%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	71 (8%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (7%)	<6 (50%)	8 (1%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	14 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	36 (61%)	<6 (100%)	511 (65%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	551 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	8 (14%)	0 (0%)	154 (20%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	166 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	29 (4%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	87 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	92 (11%)
	Adequate	16 (27%)	<6 (100%)	156 (20%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	175 (20%)
	Intermediate	14 (24%)	0 (0%)	207 (26%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	222 (26%)
	Inadequate	12 (20%)	0 (0%)	250 (32%)	<6 (63%)	0 (0%)	267 (31%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	8 (14%)	0 (0%)	92 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	101 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
Southwest	Total	59 (100%)	<6 (100%)	784 (100%)	8 (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 Race (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	15-19	330 (5%)	49 (12%)	350 (12%)	87 (8%)	0 (0%)	824 (7%)
	20-24	1,557 (23%)	136 (33%)	1,001 (36%)	264 (24%)	0 (0%)	2,987 (27%)
	25-29	2,163 (32%)	111 (27%)	754 (27%)	298 (27%)	0 (0%)	3,376 (30%)
	30-34	1,712 (26%)	86 (21%)	457 (16%)	276 (25%)	0 (0%)	2,573 (23%)
	35-39	731 (11%)	26 (6%)	185 (7%)	146 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,109 (10%)
	40-44	187 (3%)	9 (2%)	51 (2%)	39 (4%)	0 (0%)	289 (3%)
	45+	11 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	546 (8%)	25 (6%)	897 (32%)	61 (5%)	0 (0%)	1,541 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	428 (6%)	37 (9%)	589 (21%)	111 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,176 (11%)
	12 Years	1,889 (28%)	163 (39%)	1,511 (54%)	394 (35%)	0 (0%)	3,985 (36%)
	12+ Years	4,173 (62%)	176 (42%)	600 (21%)	497 (45%)	0 (0%)	5,493 (49%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,016 (90%)	407 (97%)	2,757 (98%)	1,081 (97%)	0 (0%)	10,398 (93%)
	Birthing Center	424 (6%)	6 (1%)	13 (<1%)	16 (1%)	0 (0%)	469 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Other	174 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	188 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,620 (69%)	256 (61%)	2,378 (85%)	774 (69%)	0 (0%)	8,142 (73%)
	Cesarean	1,767 (26%)	137 (33%)	374 (13%)	294 (26%)	0 (0%)	2,606 (23%)
	Forceps	46 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	55 (<1%)
	Vacuum	160 (2%)	15 (4%)	36 (1%)	33 (3%)	0 (0%)	246 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,459 (67%)	256 (61%)	1,802 (64%)	612 (55%)	0 (0%)	7,205 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	859 (13%)	54 (13%)	528 (19%)	255 (23%)	0 (0%)	1,722 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	163 (2%)	19 (5%)	107 (4%)	67 (6%)	0 (0%)	364 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	230 (3%)	14 (3%)	49 (2%)	26 (2%)	0 (0%)	326 (3%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,274 (19%)	77 (18%)	598 (21%)	193 (17%)	0 (0%)	2,165 (19%)
	Adequate	2,466 (37%)	135 (32%)	680 (24%)	343 (31%)	0 (0%)	3,666 (33%)
	Intermediate	964 (14%)	55 (13%)	598 (21%)	169 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,808 (16%)
	Inadequate	665 (10%)	54 (13%)	558 (20%)	212 (19%)	0 (0%)	1,511 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	430 (6%)	47 (11%)	268 (10%)	96 (9%)	0 (0%)	851 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	318 (5%)	45 (11%)	189 (7%)	71 (6%)	0 (0%)	631 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,691 (100%)	418 (100%)	2,807 (100%)	1,114 (100%)	0 (0%)	11,186 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	127 (5%)	34 (11%)	64 (10%)	71 (9%)	0 (0%)	299 (6%)
	20-24	604 (22%)	97 (32%)	202 (33%)	206 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,124 (24%)
	25-29	888 (32%)	76 (25%)	172 (28%)	217 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,378 (30%)
	30-34	783 (28%)	65 (22%)	114 (18%)	195 (24%)	0 (0%)	1,179 (26%)
	35-39	309 (11%)	21 (7%)	57 (9%)	96 (12%)	0 (0%)	490 (11%)
	40-44	80 (3%)	8 (3%)	9 (1%)	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	124 (3%)
	45+	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	170 (6%)	17 (6%)	191 (31%)	47 (6%)	0 (0%)	432 (9%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	162 (6%)	30 (10%)	124 (20%)	89 (11%)	0 (0%)	411 (9%)
	12 Years	709 (25%)	121 (40%)	301 (49%)	317 (39%)	0 (0%)	1,462 (32%)
	12+ Years	1,857 (66%)	116 (38%)	189 (31%)	317 (39%)	0 (0%)	2,505 (54%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,586 (92%)	295 (98%)	611 (99%)	802 (99%)	0 (0%)	4,361 (95%)
	Birthing Center	148 (5%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	164 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	56 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	62 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,846 (66%)	182 (60%)	520 (84%)	577 (71%)	0 (0%)	3,175 (69%)
	Cesarean	804 (29%)	100 (33%)	86 (14%)	202 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,212 (26%)
	Forceps	16 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)
	Vacuum	72 (3%)	11 (4%)	8 (1%)	25 (3%)	0 (0%)	117 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,141 (76%)	201 (67%)	449 (73%)	441 (54%)	0 (0%)	3,270 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	352 (13%)	46 (15%)	123 (20%)	205 (25%)	0 (0%)	744 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	80 (3%)	13 (4%)	23 (4%)	59 (7%)	0 (0%)	182 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	21 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	37 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	572 (20%)	59 (20%)	207 (33%)	141 (17%)	0 (0%)	991 (22%)
	Adequate	1,197 (43%)	100 (33%)	191 (31%)	257 (32%)	0 (0%)	1,762 (38%)
	Intermediate	433 (15%)	50 (17%)	82 (13%)	113 (14%)	0 (0%)	693 (15%)
	Inadequate	299 (11%)	45 (15%)	114 (18%)	178 (22%)	0 (0%)	654 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	182 (7%)	31 (10%)	57 (9%)	79 (10%)	0 (0%)	353 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	132 (5%)	32 (11%)	46 (7%)	55 (7%)	0 (0%)	270 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,799 (100%)	302 (100%)	619 (100%)	814 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,606 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	38 (4%)	<6 (17%)	14 (10%)	10 (13%)	0 (0%)	63 (6%)
	20-24	218 (25%)	<6 (33%)	48 (33%)	10 (13%)	0 (0%)	278 (25%)
	25-29	282 (32%)	<6 (33%)	42 (29%)	23 (29%)	0 (0%)	353 (32%)
	30-34	215 (24%)	<6 (17%)	26 (18%)	22 (28%)	0 (0%)	265 (24%)
	35-39	94 (11%)	0 (0%)	11 (8%)	13 (16%)	0 (0%)	118 (11%)
	40-44	34 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	39 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	85 (10%)	0 (0%)	40 (28%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	128 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	59 (7%)	0 (0%)	25 (17%)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	90 (8%)
	12 Years	271 (31%)	<6 (33%)	67 (46%)	28 (35%)	0 (0%)	369 (33%)
	12+ Years	535 (61%)	<6 (50%)	47 (32%)	39 (49%)	0 (0%)	626 (56%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	811 (92%)	6 (100%)	141 (97%)	78 (99%)	0 (0%)	1,041 (93%)
	Birthing Center	40 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	24 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	27 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	624 (71%)	<6 (50%)	108 (74%)	52 (66%)	0 (0%)	791 (71%)
	Cesarean	212 (24%)	<6 (50%)	28 (19%)	26 (33%)	0 (0%)	269 (24%)
	Forceps	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	26 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	653 (74%)	<6 (67%)	105 (72%)	53 (67%)	0 (0%)	817 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	167 (19%)	<6 (17%)	29 (20%)	23 (29%)	0 (0%)	222 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	13 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	131 (15%)	<6 (17%)	34 (23%)	15 (19%)	0 (0%)	183 (16%)
	Adequate	344 (39%)	<6 (50%)	55 (38%)	31 (39%)	0 (0%)	434 (39%)
	Intermediate	239 (27%)	<6 (17%)	26 (18%)	20 (25%)	0 (0%)	287 (26%)
	Inadequate	122 (14%)	0 (0%)	21 (14%)	11 (14%)	0 (0%)	154 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	42 (5%)	<6 (17%)	15 (10%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	61 (5%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	38 (4%)	<6 (17%)	12 (8%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	55 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	883 (100%)	6 (100%)	145 (100%)	79 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,118 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	64 (5%)	12 (14%)	29 (10%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	107 (6%)
	20-24	351 (28%)	30 (36%)	93 (33%)	19 (24%)	0 (0%)	498 (29%)
	25-29	414 (33%)	22 (26%)	84 (30%)	22 (28%)	0 (0%)	549 (32%)
	30-34	284 (23%)	14 (17%)	51 (18%)	18 (23%)	0 (0%)	381 (22%)
	35-39	120 (10%)	<6 (6%)	19 (7%)	14 (18%)	0 (0%)	163 (9%)
	40-44	21 (2%)	<6 (1%)	7 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	37 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	109 (9%)	6 (7%)	90 (32%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	208 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	76 (6%)	<6 (4%)	40 (14%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	123 (7%)
	12 Years	363 (29%)	35 (42%)	116 (41%)	21 (27%)	0 (0%)	539 (31%)
	12+ Years	751 (60%)	42 (50%)	99 (35%)	51 (65%)	0 (0%)	950 (55%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,161 (93%)	83 (99%)	280 (99%)	73 (92%)	0 (0%)	1,628 (94%)
	Birthing Center	62 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	71 (4%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	27 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	901 (72%)	53 (63%)	220 (78%)	49 (62%)	0 (0%)	1,251 (72%)
	Cesarean	304 (24%)	28 (33%)	55 (19%)	25 (32%)	0 (0%)	419 (24%)
	Forceps	12 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
	Vacuum	34 (3%)	<6 (4%)	7 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	48 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	378 (30%)	35 (42%)	30 (11%)	21 (27%)	0 (0%)	471 (27%)
	2nd Trimester	55 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	64 (4%)
	3rd Trimester	11 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
	No Prenatal Care	142 (11%)	11 (13%)	29 (10%)	9 (11%)	0 (0%)	195 (11%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	118 (9%)	10 (12%)	10 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	143 (8%)
	Adequate	251 (20%)	25 (30%)	10 (4%)	17 (22%)	0 (0%)	307 (18%)
	Intermediate	35 (3%)	<6 (1%)	8 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	47 (3%)
	Inadequate	41 (3%)	<6 (5%)	10 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	58 (3%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	93 (7%)	11 (13%)	21 (7%)	7 (9%)	0 (0%)	135 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	55 (4%)	9 (11%)	18 (6%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	88 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,254 (100%)	84 (100%)	283 (100%)	79 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,735 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	75 (7%)	<6 (15%)	24 (16%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	106 (8%)
	20-24	269 (24%)	<6 (38%)	48 (32%)	10 (25%)	0 (0%)	334 (25%)
	25-29	386 (35%)	<6 (23%)	38 (26%)	9 (23%)	0 (0%)	445 (33%)
	30-34	250 (22%)	<6 (23%)	24 (16%)	11 (28%)	0 (0%)	292 (22%)
	35-39	105 (9%)	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	7 (18%)	0 (0%)	130 (10%)
	40-44	32 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	37 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	134 (12%)	<6 (15%)	41 (28%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	185 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	97 (9%)	<6 (31%)	32 (22%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	140 (10%)
	12 Years	368 (33%)	<6 (15%)	75 (51%)	10 (25%)	0 (0%)	459 (34%)
	12+ Years	625 (56%)	6 (46%)	40 (27%)	24 (60%)	0 (0%)	704 (52%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	939 (84%)	12 (92%)	143 (97%)	37 (93%)	0 (0%)	1,152 (86%)
	Birthing Center	127 (11%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	137 (10%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	48 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (4%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	825 (74%)	10 (77%)	117 (79%)	26 (65%)	0 (0%)	999 (74%)
	Cesarean	256 (23%)	<6 (15%)	27 (18%)	12 (30%)	0 (0%)	301 (22%)
	Forceps	8 (<1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	11 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	825 (74%)	8 (62%)	103 (70%)	28 (70%)	0 (0%)	986 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	209 (19%)	<6 (23%)	29 (20%)	8 (20%)	0 (0%)	253 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	31 (3%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	40 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	319 (29%)	<6 (31%)	41 (28%)	12 (30%)	0 (0%)	383 (28%)
	Adequate	463 (41%)	<6 (38%)	53 (36%)	11 (28%)	0 (0%)	546 (41%)
	Intermediate	120 (11%)	<6 (8%)	18 (12%)	8 (20%)	0 (0%)	150 (11%)
	Inadequate	138 (12%)	<6 (15%)	22 (15%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	170 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	81 (7%)	<6 (15%)	14 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	102 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	68 (6%)	<6 (8%)	15 (10%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	87 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,118 (100%)	13 (100%)	148 (100%)	40 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,346 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	68 (12%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	70 (11%)
	20-24	9 (23%)	0 (0%)	217 (39%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	227 (37%)
	25-29	11 (28%)	<6 (50%)	145 (26%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	162 (26%)
	30-34	12 (31%)	<6 (50%)	80 (14%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	97 (16%)
	35-39	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	33 (6%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	40 (7%)
	40-44	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	273 (49%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	273 (45%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	139 (25%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	141 (23%)
	12 Years	12 (31%)	<6 (50%)	349 (63%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	364 (59%)
	12+ Years	25 (64%)	<6 (50%)	55 (10%)	9 (69%)	0 (0%)	90 (15%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	31 (79%)	<6 (50%)	548 (99%)	11 (85%)	0 (0%)	594 (97%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Other	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	23 (59%)	<6 (50%)	505 (91%)	11 (85%)	0 (0%)	541 (88%)
	Cesarean	12 (31%)	<6 (50%)	46 (8%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	61 (10%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	17 (44%)	<6 (50%)	366 (66%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	390 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	139 (25%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	149 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	30 (5%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	32 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	8 (21%)	<6 (50%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	110 (20%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	116 (19%)
	Adequate	7 (18%)	0 (0%)	142 (26%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	153 (25%)
	Intermediate	<6 (13%)	<6 (50%)	158 (28%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	165 (27%)
	Inadequate	8 (21%)	0 (0%)	127 (23%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	141 (23%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	65 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	67 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	35 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (6%)
Northern	Total	39 (100%)	<6 (100%)	555 (100%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	612 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	25 (5%)	0 (0%)	34 (13%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	61 (7%)
	20-24	96 (19%)	<6 (22%)	92 (35%)	16 (23%)	0 (0%)	211 (24%)
	25-29	163 (32%)	<6 (56%)	66 (25%)	14 (20%)	0 (0%)	253 (29%)
	30-34	139 (27%)	<6 (22%)	49 (19%)	20 (28%)	0 (0%)	210 (24%)
	35-39	75 (15%)	0 (0%)	17 (6%)	15 (21%)	0 (0%)	108 (12%)
	40-44	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	46 (9%)	0 (0%)	41 (16%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	90 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	31 (6%)	0 (0%)	46 (17%)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	84 (10%)
	12 Years	156 (30%)	<6 (22%)	130 (49%)	14 (20%)	0 (0%)	306 (35%)
	12+ Years	312 (60%)	7 (78%)	74 (28%)	45 (63%)	0 (0%)	441 (51%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	422 (82%)	8 (89%)	256 (97%)	65 (92%)	0 (0%)	760 (87%)
	Birthing Center	43 (8%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	51 (6%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	17 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	349 (68%)	7 (78%)	179 (68%)	46 (65%)	0 (0%)	590 (68%)
	Cesarean	152 (29%)	<6 (22%)	79 (30%)	23 (32%)	0 (0%)	258 (30%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	398 (77%)	7 (78%)	202 (77%)	55 (77%)	0 (0%)	669 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	60 (12%)	<6 (22%)	44 (17%)	9 (13%)	0 (0%)	116 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	13 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	22 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	33 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	120 (23%)	<6 (33%)	53 (20%)	19 (27%)	0 (0%)	196 (23%)
	Adequate	187 (36%)	<6 (22%)	75 (28%)	21 (30%)	0 (0%)	291 (33%)
	Intermediate	111 (22%)	<6 (11%)	86 (33%)	21 (30%)	0 (0%)	220 (25%)
	Inadequate	40 (8%)	<6 (22%)	42 (16%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	90 (10%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	27 (5%)	<6 (22%)	26 (10%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	59 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	22 (4%)	<6 (22%)	11 (4%)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
Southeast	Total	516 (100%)	9 (100%)	264 (100%)	71 (100%)	0 (0%)	871 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2012
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	117 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	118 (13%)
	20-24	10 (12%)	0 (0%)	300 (38%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	313 (35%)
	25-29	19 (23%)	<6 (100%)	206 (26%)	8 (44%)	0 (0%)	235 (26%)
	30-34	29 (35%)	0 (0%)	113 (14%)	7 (39%)	0 (0%)	149 (17%)
	35-39	22 (27%)	0 (0%)	38 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	60 (7%)
	40-44	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	220 (28%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	224 (25%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	183 (23%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	187 (21%)
	12 Years	10 (12%)	0 (0%)	473 (60%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	486 (54%)
	12+ Years	68 (83%)	<6 (50%)	96 (12%)	12 (67%)	0 (0%)	177 (20%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	66 (80%)	<6 (100%)	778 (98%)	15 (83%)	0 (0%)	861 (96%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Other	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	52 (63%)	0 (0%)	729 (92%)	13 (72%)	0 (0%)	794 (89%)
	Cesarean	27 (33%)	<6 (50%)	51 (6%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	84 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (2%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	47 (57%)	0 (0%)	547 (69%)	8 (44%)	0 (0%)	602 (67%)
	2nd Trimester	11 (13%)	<6 (50%)	159 (20%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	174 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	7 (9%)	<6 (50%)	31 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	40 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	9 (11%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	9 (11%)	0 (0%)	143 (18%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	153 (17%)
	Adequate	17 (21%)	0 (0%)	154 (19%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	173 (19%)
	Intermediate	21 (26%)	0 (0%)	220 (28%)	<6 (28%)	0 (0%)	246 (28%)
	Inadequate	17 (21%)	<6 (50%)	222 (28%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	244 (27%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	70 (9%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	74 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	52 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	53 (6%)
Southwest	Total	82 (100%)	<6 (100%)	791 (100%)	18 (100%)	0 (0%)	894 (100%)

2013

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

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	15-19	308 (4%)	45 (9%)	264 (11%)	80 (8%)	0 (0%)	708 (6%)
	20-24	1,695 (23%)	156 (31%)	815 (33%)	286 (28%)	0 (0%)	3,001 (26%)
	25-29	2,328 (32%)	157 (31%)	720 (29%)	288 (28%)	0 (0%)	3,548 (31%)
	30-34	1,921 (26%)	103 (20%)	424 (17%)	226 (22%)	0 (0%)	2,712 (24%)
	35-39	817 (11%)	37 (7%)	185 (8%)	114 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,173 (10%)
	40-44	181 (2%)	10 (2%)	44 (2%)	41 (4%)	0 (0%)	277 (2%)
	45+	18 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	25 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	802 (11%)	44 (9%)	840 (34%)	56 (5%)	0 (0%)	1,752 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	484 (7%)	60 (12%)	608 (25%)	135 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,309 (11%)
	12 Years	1,653 (23%)	120 (24%)	1,089 (44%)	316 (30%)	0 (0%)	3,221 (28%)
	12+ Years	5,069 (70%)	320 (63%)	740 (30%)	529 (51%)	0 (0%)	6,743 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,598 (91%)	500 (98%)	2,415 (98%)	1,024 (99%)	0 (0%)	10,699 (93%)
	Birthing Center	486 (7%)	6 (1%)	22 (<1%)	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	532 (5%)
	Home Birth	180 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	201 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	5,087 (70%)	351 (69%)	2,076 (85%)	731 (70%)	0 (0%)	8,356 (73%)
	Cesarean	1,935 (27%)	141 (28%)	337 (14%)	272 (26%)	0 (0%)	2,744 (24%)
	Forceps	71 (<1%)	6 (1%)	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	91 (<1%)
	Vacuum	174 (2%)	12 (2%)	30 (1%)	31 (3%)	0 (0%)	250 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	5,260 (72%)	332 (65%)	1,622 (66%)	584 (56%)	0 (0%)	7,924 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	1,139 (16%)	115 (23%)	596 (24%)	285 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,160 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	314 (4%)	31 (6%)	156 (6%)	90 (9%)	0 (0%)	601 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	64 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	34 (1%)	23 (2%)	0 (0%)	127 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,729 (24%)	124 (24%)	663 (27%)	194 (19%)	0 (0%)	2,745 (24%)
	Adequate	2,692 (37%)	165 (32%)	656 (27%)	305 (29%)	0 (0%)	3,886 (34%)
	Intermediate	1,129 (16%)	83 (16%)	433 (18%)	159 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,838 (16%)
	Inadequate	998 (14%)	93 (18%)	605 (25%)	295 (28%)	0 (0%)	2,016 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	551 (8%)	43 (8%)	268 (11%)	93 (9%)	0 (0%)	969 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	408 (6%)	35 (7%)	138 (6%)	67 (6%)	0 (0%)	659 (6%)
Alaska	Total	7,272 (100%)	510 (100%)	2,456 (100%)	1,039 (100%)	0 (0%)	11,452 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	127 (4%)	33 (10%)	41 (8%)	69 (9%)	0 (0%)	278 (6%)
	20-24	637 (21%)	102 (30%)	157 (29%)	219 (29%)	0 (0%)	1,136 (24%)
	25-29	956 (31%)	101 (29%)	165 (30%)	213 (28%)	0 (0%)	1,463 (31%)
	30-34	867 (28%)	73 (21%)	120 (22%)	160 (21%)	0 (0%)	1,241 (26%)
	35-39	369 (12%)	26 (8%)	54 (10%)	72 (9%)	0 (0%)	531 (11%)
	40-44	87 (3%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	28 (4%)	0 (0%)	128 (3%)
	45+	12 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	269 (9%)	27 (8%)	146 (27%)	45 (6%)	0 (0%)	491 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	181 (6%)	42 (12%)	119 (22%)	110 (14%)	0 (0%)	469 (10%)
	12 Years	593 (19%)	79 (23%)	184 (34%)	239 (31%)	0 (0%)	1,120 (23%)
	12+ Years	2,265 (74%)	213 (62%)	239 (44%)	361 (47%)	0 (0%)	3,118 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,824 (92%)	338 (99%)	532 (98%)	756 (99%)	0 (0%)	4,539 (95%)
	Birthing Center	174 (6%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	190 (4%)
	Home Birth	53 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	60 (1%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	2,039 (67%)	227 (66%)	438 (81%)	543 (71%)	0 (0%)	3,301 (69%)
	Cesarean	919 (30%)	105 (31%)	93 (17%)	192 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,344 (28%)
	Forceps	27 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	35 (<1%)
	Vacuum	69 (2%)	8 (2%)	9 (2%)	24 (3%)	0 (0%)	111 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,317 (76%)	222 (65%)	388 (72%)	390 (51%)	0 (0%)	3,380 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	441 (14%)	76 (22%)	111 (20%)	240 (31%)	0 (0%)	886 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	117 (4%)	24 (7%)	21 (4%)	66 (9%)	0 (0%)	233 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	18 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (2%)	20 (3%)	0 (0%)	54 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	814 (27%)	84 (24%)	261 (48%)	150 (20%)	0 (0%)	1,326 (28%)
	Adequate	1,149 (38%)	107 (31%)	147 (27%)	206 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,643 (34%)
	Intermediate	458 (15%)	56 (16%)	28 (5%)	99 (13%)	0 (0%)	663 (14%)
	Inadequate	361 (12%)	68 (20%)	88 (16%)	240 (31%)	0 (0%)	772 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	258 (8%)	29 (8%)	67 (12%)	73 (10%)	0 (0%)	432 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	187 (6%)	25 (7%)	39 (7%)	51 (7%)	0 (0%)	303 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	3,055 (100%)	343 (100%)	542 (100%)	763 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,793 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	36 (4%)	0 (0%)	12 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (5%)
	20-24	201 (24%)	<6 (25%)	34 (29%)	15 (24%)	0 (0%)	257 (25%)
	25-29	268 (32%)	0 (0%)	43 (36%)	11 (18%)	0 (0%)	327 (32%)
	30-34	214 (26%)	<6 (50%)	17 (14%)	18 (29%)	0 (0%)	253 (24%)
	35-39	93 (11%)	<6 (25%)	8 (7%)	11 (18%)	0 (0%)	116 (11%)
	40-44	21 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	104 (12%)	0 (0%)	40 (34%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	147 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	60 (7%)	0 (0%)	17 (14%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	83 (8%)
	12 Years	225 (27%)	<6 (25%)	62 (53%)	23 (37%)	0 (0%)	315 (30%)
	12+ Years	541 (65%)	<6 (75%)	39 (33%)	32 (52%)	0 (0%)	621 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	769 (92%)	<6 (100%)	113 (96%)	61 (98%)	0 (0%)	959 (93%)
	Birthing Center	33 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	37 (4%)
	Home Birth	33 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	612 (73%)	<6 (100%)	86 (73%)	37 (60%)	0 (0%)	751 (73%)
	Cesarean	187 (22%)	0 (0%)	27 (23%)	22 (35%)	0 (0%)	239 (23%)
	Forceps	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Vacuum	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	36 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	592 (71%)	<6 (50%)	76 (64%)	48 (77%)	0 (0%)	730 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	156 (19%)	<6 (50%)	31 (26%)	11 (18%)	0 (0%)	201 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	31 (4%)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	153 (18%)	0 (0%)	30 (25%)	12 (19%)	0 (0%)	198 (19%)
	Adequate	353 (42%)	<6 (100%)	37 (31%)	28 (45%)	0 (0%)	428 (41%)
	Intermediate	147 (18%)	0 (0%)	18 (15%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	177 (17%)
	Inadequate	119 (14%)	0 (0%)	26 (22%)	9 (15%)	0 (0%)	156 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	44 (5%)	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	63 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	34 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	46 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	835 (100%)	<6 (100%)	118 (100%)	62 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,035 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	68 (4%)	8 (6%)	23 (10%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	103 (5%)
	20-24	429 (28%)	50 (38%)	72 (32%)	21 (22%)	0 (0%)	587 (29%)
	25-29	505 (33%)	43 (32%)	73 (33%)	30 (32%)	0 (0%)	664 (33%)
	30-34	339 (22%)	23 (17%)	35 (16%)	27 (29%)	0 (0%)	431 (21%)
	35-39	157 (10%)	6 (5%)	17 (8%)	11 (12%)	0 (0%)	192 (10%)
	40-44	28 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	35 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	174 (11%)	15 (11%)	54 (24%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	246 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	99 (6%)	14 (11%)	38 (17%)	7 (7%)	0 (0%)	159 (8%)
	12 Years	365 (24%)	33 (25%)	79 (35%)	17 (18%)	0 (0%)	502 (25%)
	12+ Years	1,046 (68%)	86 (65%)	101 (45%)	68 (72%)	0 (0%)	1,324 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,433 (94%)	131 (98%)	219 (98%)	92 (98%)	0 (0%)	1,911 (95%)
	Birthing Center	77 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	85 (4%)
	Home Birth	20 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	22 (1%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,122 (73%)	101 (76%)	182 (82%)	63 (67%)	0 (0%)	1,492 (74%)
	Cesarean	353 (23%)	27 (20%)	38 (17%)	27 (29%)	0 (0%)	457 (23%)
	Forceps	8 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
	Vacuum	46 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	55 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,067 (70%)	89 (67%)	129 (58%)	64 (68%)	0 (0%)	1,378 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	245 (16%)	30 (23%)	60 (27%)	16 (17%)	0 (0%)	352 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	103 (7%)	6 (5%)	24 (11%)	8 (9%)	0 (0%)	144 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	304 (20%)	30 (23%)	26 (12%)	14 (15%)	0 (0%)	379 (19%)
	Adequate	599 (39%)	46 (35%)	77 (35%)	31 (33%)	0 (0%)	770 (38%)
	Intermediate	246 (16%)	25 (19%)	40 (18%)	21 (22%)	0 (0%)	338 (17%)
	Inadequate	273 (18%)	20 (15%)	73 (33%)	22 (23%)	0 (0%)	393 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	121 (8%)	10 (8%)	18 (8%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	159 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	93 (6%)	6 (5%)	8 (4%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	115 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,532 (100%)	133 (100%)	223 (100%)	94 (100%)	0 (0%)	2,020 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	52 (5%)	<6 (14%)	7 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	63 (5%)
	20-24	289 (25%)	<6 (10%)	38 (31%)	9 (28%)	0 (0%)	341 (26%)
	25-29	379 (33%)	10 (48%)	43 (36%)	11 (34%)	0 (0%)	448 (34%)
	30-34	294 (26%)	<6 (10%)	18 (15%)	6 (19%)	0 (0%)	326 (24%)
	35-39	101 (9%)	<6 (14%)	8 (7%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	117 (9%)
	40-44	27 (2%)	<6 (5%)	7 (6%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	36 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	166 (15%)	<6 (5%)	25 (21%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	197 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	107 (9%)	<6 (19%)	21 (17%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	137 (10%)
	12 Years	315 (28%)	<6 (24%)	41 (34%)	9 (28%)	0 (0%)	371 (28%)
	12+ Years	709 (62%)	12 (57%)	59 (49%)	18 (56%)	0 (0%)	806 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	947 (83%)	19 (90%)	116 (96%)	29 (91%)	0 (0%)	1,120 (84%)
	Birthing Center	143 (13%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	156 (12%)
	Home Birth	54 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	57 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	836 (73%)	14 (67%)	96 (79%)	26 (81%)	0 (0%)	984 (74%)
	Cesarean	265 (23%)	6 (29%)	21 (17%)	6 (19%)	0 (0%)	300 (23%)
	Forceps	25 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
	Vacuum	18 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	730 (64%)	16 (76%)	84 (69%)	20 (63%)	0 (0%)	861 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	202 (18%)	<6 (10%)	23 (19%)	7 (22%)	0 (0%)	236 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	34 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	42 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	284 (25%)	7 (33%)	47 (39%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	350 (26%)
	Adequate	369 (32%)	7 (33%)	32 (26%)	14 (44%)	0 (0%)	428 (32%)
	Intermediate	92 (8%)	<6 (5%)	19 (16%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	115 (9%)
	Inadequate	153 (13%)	<6 (10%)	12 (10%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	170 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	77 (7%)	<6 (14%)	11 (9%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	94 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	58 (5%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	68 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,144 (100%)	21 (100%)	121 (100%)	32 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,333 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	58 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	60 (11%)
	20-24	7 (16%)	<6 (25%)	198 (40%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	211 (37%)
	25-29	14 (32%)	<6 (25%)	135 (27%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	155 (27%)
	30-34	13 (30%)	<6 (50%)	67 (13%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	86 (15%)
	35-39	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	33 (7%)	6 (33%)	0 (0%)	46 (8%)
	40-44	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	235 (47%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	243 (43%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	138 (28%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	141 (25%)
	12 Years	10 (23%)	0 (0%)	267 (53%)	8 (44%)	0 (0%)	286 (50%)
	12+ Years	31 (70%)	<6 (100%)	89 (18%)	9 (50%)	0 (0%)	134 (24%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	41 (93%)	<6 (100%)	491 (98%)	18 (100%)	0 (0%)	557 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	32 (73%)	<6 (75%)	459 (92%)	12 (67%)	0 (0%)	509 (89%)
	Cesarean	12 (27%)	<6 (25%)	35 (7%)	6 (33%)	0 (0%)	54 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	22 (50%)	<6 (25%)	326 (65%)	13 (72%)	0 (0%)	364 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	9 (20%)	<6 (75%)	123 (25%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	137 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	35 (7%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	44 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	7 (16%)	<6 (25%)	121 (24%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	133 (23%)
	Adequate	12 (27%)	<6 (25%)	139 (28%)	7 (39%)	0 (0%)	160 (28%)
	Intermediate	8 (18%)	<6 (25%)	95 (19%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	109 (19%)
	Inadequate	10 (23%)	<6 (25%)	128 (26%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	142 (25%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	54 (11%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	57 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	<6 (25%)	30 (6%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	33 (6%)
Northern	Total	44 (100%)	<6 (100%)	501 (100%)	18 (100%)	0 (0%)	570 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	20 (3%)	<6 (50%)	26 (13%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	54 (6%)
	20-24	118 (20%)	0 (0%)	57 (29%)	14 (25%)	0 (0%)	192 (22%)
	25-29	182 (31%)	<6 (50%)	60 (31%)	16 (29%)	0 (0%)	261 (30%)
	30-34	178 (30%)	0 (0%)	35 (18%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	222 (26%)
	35-39	80 (13%)	0 (0%)	17 (9%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	109 (13%)
	40-44	15 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	79 (13%)	0 (0%)	40 (20%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	122 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	33 (6%)	0 (0%)	36 (18%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	77 (9%)
	12 Years	136 (23%)	<6 (50%)	83 (42%)	15 (27%)	0 (0%)	238 (28%)
	12+ Years	419 (71%)	<6 (50%)	72 (37%)	34 (61%)	0 (0%)	532 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	520 (88%)	<6 (50%)	193 (98%)	55 (98%)	0 (0%)	780 (91%)
	Birthing Center	53 (9%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	56 (7%)
	Home Birth	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	395 (67%)	<6 (100%)	145 (74%)	41 (73%)	0 (0%)	588 (69%)
	Cesarean	181 (31%)	0 (0%)	49 (25%)	14 (25%)	0 (0%)	250 (29%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	489 (82%)	<6 (50%)	142 (72%)	46 (82%)	0 (0%)	687 (80%)
	2nd Trimester	70 (12%)	<6 (50%)	45 (23%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	125 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	8 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	27 (3%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	157 (26%)	<6 (100%)	49 (25%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	220 (26%)
	Adequate	193 (33%)	0 (0%)	56 (29%)	19 (34%)	0 (0%)	272 (32%)
	Intermediate	160 (27%)	0 (0%)	52 (27%)	19 (34%)	0 (0%)	234 (27%)
	Inadequate	63 (11%)	0 (0%)	39 (20%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	110 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	47 (8%)	0 (0%)	16 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	65 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	34 (6%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (5%)
Southeast	Total	593 (100%)	<6 (100%)	196 (100%)	56 (100%)	0 (0%)	858 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2013
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	97 (13%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	102 (12%)
	20-24	14 (20%)	0 (0%)	259 (34%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	277 (33%)
	25-29	24 (35%)	<6 (33%)	201 (27%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	230 (27%)
	30-34	16 (23%)	<6 (33%)	132 (17%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	153 (18%)
	35-39	11 (16%)	<6 (33%)	48 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	62 (7%)
	40-44	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (6%)	<6 (33%)	300 (40%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	306 (36%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	239 (32%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	243 (29%)
	12 Years	9 (13%)	<6 (33%)	373 (49%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	389 (46%)
	12+ Years	58 (84%)	<6 (33%)	141 (19%)	7 (50%)	0 (0%)	208 (25%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	64 (93%)	<6 (100%)	751 (99%)	13 (93%)	0 (0%)	833 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	51 (74%)	0 (0%)	670 (89%)	9 (64%)	0 (0%)	731 (87%)
	Cesarean	18 (26%)	<6 (67%)	74 (10%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	100 (12%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	43 (62%)	<6 (33%)	477 (63%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	524 (62%)
	2nd Trimester	16 (23%)	<6 (33%)	203 (27%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	223 (26%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	57 (8%)	7 (50%)	0 (0%)	70 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (1%)	<6 (33%)	8 (1%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	10 (14%)	0 (0%)	129 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	139 (16%)
	Adequate	17 (25%)	0 (0%)	168 (22%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	185 (22%)
	Intermediate	18 (26%)	0 (0%)	181 (24%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	202 (24%)
	Inadequate	19 (28%)	<6 (67%)	239 (32%)	11 (79%)	0 (0%)	273 (32%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (3%)	<6 (33%)	93 (12%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	99 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (3%)	<6 (33%)	47 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (6%)
Southwest	Total	69 (100%)	<6 (100%)	755 (100%)	14 (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 Race (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)
	15-19	244 (4%)	18 (5%)	210 (10%)	60 (6%)	96 (9%)	645 (6%)
	20-24	1,490 (23%)	99 (27%)	707 (33%)	256 (25%)	322 (30%)	2,982 (26%)
	25-29	2,071 (32%)	118 (33%)	606 (29%)	292 (28%)	338 (32%)	3,540 (31%)
	30-34	1,781 (28%)	88 (24%)	409 (19%)	274 (26%)	211 (20%)	2,843 (25%)
	35-39	706 (11%)	28 (8%)	153 (7%)	120 (12%)	72 (7%)	1,115 (10%)
	40-44	157 (2%)	10 (3%)	26 (1%)	30 (3%)	16 (2%)	247 (2%)
	45+	16 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	19 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	585 (9%)	24 (7%)	839 (40%)	50 (5%)	218 (21%)	1,747 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	366 (6%)	28 (8%)	502 (24%)	104 (10%)	122 (12%)	1,165 (10%)
	12 Years	1,416 (22%)	81 (22%)	1,043 (49%)	328 (32%)	375 (35%)	3,341 (29%)
	12+ Years	4,625 (72%)	243 (67%)	545 (26%)	557 (54%)	553 (52%)	6,698 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	5,765 (89%)	353 (98%)	2,100 (99%)	1,019 (99%)	1,012 (96%)	10,588 (93%)
	Birthing Center	513 (8%)	<6 (1%)	7 (<1%)	14 (1%)	33 (3%)	591 (5%)
	Home Birth	178 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (1%)	200 (2%)
	Other	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,469 (69%)	217 (60%)	1,794 (85%)	695 (67%)	777 (74%)	8,197 (72%)
	Cesarean	1,663 (26%)	133 (37%)	274 (13%)	286 (28%)	237 (22%)	2,701 (24%)
	Forceps	163 (3%)	<6 (1%)	15 (<1%)	13 (1%)	22 (2%)	223 (2%)
	Vacuum	163 (3%)	7 (2%)	33 (2%)	40 (4%)	20 (2%)	268 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,643 (72%)	237 (65%)	1,356 (64%)	600 (58%)	760 (72%)	7,816 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	1,080 (17%)	76 (21%)	544 (26%)	290 (28%)	195 (18%)	2,261 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	317 (5%)	25 (7%)	165 (8%)	84 (8%)	61 (6%)	680 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	39 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	29 (1%)	13 (1%)	8 (<1%)	96 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,554 (24%)	86 (24%)	525 (25%)	218 (21%)	347 (33%)	2,798 (25%)
	Adequate	2,533 (39%)	115 (32%)	555 (26%)	329 (32%)	327 (31%)	3,974 (35%)
	Intermediate	861 (13%)	55 (15%)	430 (20%)	148 (14%)	150 (14%)	1,701 (15%)
	Inadequate	989 (15%)	75 (21%)	569 (27%)	280 (27%)	188 (18%)	2,177 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	462 (7%)	39 (11%)	246 (12%)	102 (10%)	88 (8%)	963 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	328 (5%)	44 (12%)	136 (6%)	77 (7%)	73 (7%)	673 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,465 (100%)	362 (100%)	2,116 (100%)	1,034 (100%)	1,057 (100%)	11,398 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	79 (3%)	18 (7%)	30 (8%)	56 (7%)	58 (12%)	251 (5%)
	20-24	555 (21%)	69 (26%)	117 (33%)	201 (26%)	139 (28%)	1,135 (24%)
	25-29	812 (31%)	88 (33%)	105 (29%)	212 (28%)	148 (30%)	1,432 (30%)
	30-34	775 (30%)	57 (21%)	68 (19%)	191 (25%)	102 (21%)	1,236 (26%)
	35-39	311 (12%)	26 (10%)	30 (8%)	84 (11%)	45 (9%)	517 (11%)
	40-44	78 (3%)	8 (3%)	8 (2%)	22 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	125 (3%)
	45+	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	187 (7%)	15 (6%)	116 (32%)	34 (4%)	86 (17%)	451 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	120 (5%)	25 (9%)	77 (21%)	90 (12%)	62 (12%)	404 (9%)
	12 Years	471 (18%)	61 (23%)	166 (46%)	251 (33%)	148 (30%)	1,149 (24%)
	12+ Years	2,012 (77%)	172 (65%)	114 (32%)	385 (50%)	280 (56%)	3,066 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,367 (90%)	259 (97%)	357 (99%)	758 (99%)	486 (98%)	4,418 (94%)
	Birthing Center	186 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (1%)	6 (1%)	215 (5%)
	Home Birth	61 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	70 (1%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,747 (67%)	153 (58%)	288 (80%)	530 (69%)	358 (72%)	3,206 (68%)
	Cesarean	732 (28%)	101 (38%)	58 (16%)	204 (27%)	114 (23%)	1,275 (27%)
	Forceps	68 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	7 (<1%)	11 (2%)	96 (2%)
	Vacuum	67 (3%)	7 (3%)	9 (3%)	27 (4%)	14 (3%)	127 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,003 (77%)	174 (65%)	267 (74%)	423 (55%)	375 (75%)	3,365 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	400 (15%)	61 (23%)	72 (20%)	231 (30%)	86 (17%)	897 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	102 (4%)	21 (8%)	13 (4%)	65 (8%)	21 (4%)	239 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	13 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	13 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	37 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	673 (26%)	66 (25%)	189 (53%)	161 (21%)	199 (40%)	1,331 (28%)
	Adequate	1,102 (42%)	85 (32%)	81 (23%)	232 (30%)	147 (30%)	1,713 (36%)
	Intermediate	353 (13%)	45 (17%)	39 (11%)	112 (15%)	58 (12%)	637 (14%)
	Inadequate	348 (13%)	60 (23%)	46 (13%)	220 (29%)	74 (15%)	793 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	191 (7%)	28 (11%)	44 (12%)	70 (9%)	39 (8%)	382 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	132 (5%)	29 (11%)	24 (7%)	48 (6%)	33 (7%)	272 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,616 (100%)	266 (100%)	359 (100%)	768 (100%)	497 (100%)	4,706 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	35 (4%)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	0 (0%)	8 (9%)	52 (5%)
	20-24	191 (24%)	<6 (20%)	30 (32%)	16 (22%)	29 (33%)	273 (25%)
	25-29	257 (32%)	<6 (40%)	21 (22%)	16 (22%)	26 (30%)	329 (31%)
	30-34	210 (26%)	<6 (20%)	32 (34%)	30 (41%)	20 (23%)	296 (28%)
	35-39	81 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	9 (12%)	<6 (3%)	98 (9%)
	40-44	20 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	25 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	88 (11%)	<6 (20%)	29 (31%)	<6 (5%)	18 (20%)	142 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	55 (7%)	<6 (20%)	16 (17%)	<6 (7%)	6 (7%)	86 (8%)
	12 Years	224 (28%)	<6 (40%)	37 (39%)	23 (32%)	47 (53%)	336 (31%)
	12+ Years	504 (63%)	<6 (20%)	40 (42%)	44 (60%)	35 (40%)	634 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	726 (91%)	<6 (100%)	91 (96%)	72 (99%)	86 (98%)	998 (93%)
	Birthing Center	39 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	44 (4%)
	Home Birth	29 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	31 (3%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	545 (69%)	<6 (80%)	76 (80%)	48 (66%)	69 (78%)	758 (71%)
	Cesarean	204 (26%)	<6 (20%)	17 (18%)	21 (29%)	17 (19%)	263 (24%)
	Forceps	18 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
	Vacuum	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	35 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	557 (70%)	<6 (60%)	70 (74%)	51 (70%)	62 (70%)	753 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	167 (21%)	<6 (20%)	18 (19%)	14 (19%)	14 (16%)	218 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	50 (6%)	<6 (20%)	6 (6%)	<6 (7%)	8 (9%)	73 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	146 (18%)	<6 (20%)	29 (31%)	13 (18%)	21 (24%)	210 (20%)
	Adequate	329 (41%)	<6 (40%)	31 (33%)	31 (42%)	38 (43%)	439 (41%)
	Intermediate	131 (16%)	<6 (20%)	15 (16%)	12 (16%)	13 (15%)	175 (16%)
	Inadequate	161 (20%)	<6 (20%)	20 (21%)	14 (19%)	13 (15%)	215 (20%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	51 (6%)	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	12 (16%)	6 (7%)	80 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	34 (4%)	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	6 (8%)	6 (7%)	56 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	795 (100%)	<6 (100%)	95 (100%)	73 (100%)	88 (100%)	1,075 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	60 (5%)	0 (0%)	15 (7%)	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	87 (5%)
	20-24	374 (28%)	25 (35%)	65 (32%)	16 (21%)	36 (26%)	543 (29%)
	25-29	448 (34%)	23 (32%)	62 (31%)	28 (37%)	47 (34%)	630 (33%)
	30-34	311 (23%)	21 (29%)	41 (20%)	21 (28%)	35 (25%)	448 (24%)
	35-39	111 (8%)	<6 (1%)	18 (9%)	8 (11%)	6 (4%)	148 (8%)
	40-44	15 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	25 (1%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	108 (8%)	6 (8%)	57 (28%)	0 (0%)	24 (17%)	197 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	75 (6%)	<6 (3%)	36 (18%)	<6 (5%)	17 (12%)	136 (7%)
	12 Years	291 (22%)	15 (21%)	83 (41%)	18 (24%)	45 (33%)	471 (25%)
	12+ Years	936 (71%)	55 (76%)	75 (37%)	53 (71%)	76 (55%)	1,235 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,213 (92%)	71 (99%)	202 (100%)	75 (100%)	127 (92%)	1,759 (93%)
	Birthing Center	82 (6%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	97 (5%)
	Home Birth	28 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	29 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,004 (76%)	50 (69%)	162 (80%)	53 (71%)	112 (81%)	1,435 (76%)
	Cesarean	270 (20%)	22 (31%)	36 (18%)	17 (23%)	23 (17%)	387 (21%)
	Forceps	20 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (1%)	27 (1%)
	Vacuum	30 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	37 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	892 (67%)	46 (64%)	124 (61%)	47 (63%)	84 (61%)	1,238 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	206 (16%)	11 (15%)	52 (26%)	16 (21%)	40 (29%)	335 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	84 (6%)	<6 (3%)	22 (11%)	7 (9%)	8 (6%)	128 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	11 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	16 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	274 (21%)	13 (18%)	26 (13%)	18 (24%)	30 (22%)	376 (20%)
	Adequate	499 (38%)	22 (31%)	80 (39%)	26 (35%)	51 (37%)	702 (37%)
	Intermediate	176 (13%)	7 (10%)	36 (18%)	9 (12%)	19 (14%)	258 (14%)
	Inadequate	219 (17%)	10 (14%)	56 (28%)	14 (19%)	35 (25%)	345 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	90 (7%)	11 (15%)	16 (8%)	9 (12%)	10 (7%)	140 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	75 (6%)	12 (17%)	9 (4%)	11 (15%)	9 (7%)	120 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,324 (100%)	72 (100%)	203 (100%)	75 (100%)	138 (100%)	1,886 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	49 (4%)	0 (0%)	6 (7%)	<6 (5%)	7 (5%)	65 (5%)
	20-24	276 (25%)	<6 (27%)	30 (35%)	<6 (11%)	58 (39%)	380 (27%)
	25-29	347 (32%)	<6 (18%)	26 (31%)	12 (32%)	56 (38%)	453 (32%)
	30-34	286 (26%)	<6 (45%)	11 (13%)	7 (19%)	19 (13%)	336 (24%)
	35-39	106 (10%)	<6 (9%)	8 (9%)	8 (22%)	7 (5%)	137 (10%)
	40-44	31 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (<1%)	41 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	135 (12%)	<6 (9%)	26 (31%)	<6 (14%)	32 (22%)	205 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	93 (8%)	0 (0%)	14 (16%)	<6 (11%)	15 (10%)	128 (9%)
	12 Years	296 (27%)	<6 (18%)	35 (41%)	9 (24%)	59 (40%)	411 (29%)
	12+ Years	701 (64%)	9 (82%)	36 (42%)	24 (65%)	74 (50%)	860 (61%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	896 (82%)	10 (91%)	85 (100%)	35 (95%)	135 (91%)	1,187 (84%)
	Birthing Center	163 (15%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	10 (7%)	182 (13%)
	Home Birth	36 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	43 (3%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	741 (68%)	6 (55%)	71 (84%)	20 (54%)	105 (71%)	968 (68%)
	Cesarean	285 (26%)	<6 (45%)	12 (14%)	12 (32%)	37 (25%)	360 (25%)
	Forceps	43 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	53 (4%)
	Vacuum	23 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	715 (65%)	7 (64%)	60 (71%)	17 (46%)	94 (64%)	915 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	204 (19%)	<6 (18%)	15 (18%)	15 (41%)	31 (21%)	276 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	49 (4%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (5%)	12 (8%)	69 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	282 (26%)	<6 (36%)	35 (41%)	8 (22%)	53 (36%)	385 (27%)
	Adequate	401 (37%)	<6 (27%)	17 (20%)	10 (27%)	41 (28%)	482 (34%)
	Intermediate	89 (8%)	<6 (9%)	10 (12%)	<6 (3%)	16 (11%)	124 (9%)
	Inadequate	152 (14%)	<6 (18%)	18 (21%)	14 (38%)	25 (17%)	217 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	83 (8%)	0 (0%)	6 (7%)	<6 (14%)	12 (8%)	108 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	54 (5%)	<6 (27%)	6 (7%)	6 (16%)	9 (6%)	78 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,096 (100%)	11 (100%)	85 (100%)	37 (100%)	148 (100%)	1,414 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	54 (11%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (7%)	58 (10%)
	20-24	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	171 (36%)	<6 (22%)	16 (37%)	195 (34%)
	25-29	18 (41%)	<6 (100%)	140 (30%)	<6 (22%)	15 (35%)	176 (31%)
	30-34	16 (36%)	0 (0%)	80 (17%)	<6 (44%)	7 (16%)	108 (19%)
	35-39	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	25 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	32 (6%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	241 (51%)	<6 (11%)	22 (51%)	267 (47%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	109 (23%)	0 (0%)	6 (14%)	115 (20%)
	12 Years	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	272 (57%)	<6 (56%)	18 (42%)	301 (52%)
	12+ Years	41 (93%)	<6 (100%)	89 (19%)	<6 (33%)	19 (44%)	153 (27%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	37 (84%)	<6 (100%)	474 (100%)	8 (89%)	42 (98%)	565 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	31 (70%)	0 (0%)	422 (89%)	<6 (56%)	37 (86%)	497 (87%)
	Cesarean	10 (23%)	<6 (100%)	45 (9%)	<6 (33%)	6 (14%)	66 (11%)
	Forceps	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	31 (70%)	<6 (100%)	292 (62%)	7 (78%)	34 (79%)	367 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	124 (26%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (12%)	135 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	41 (9%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (9%)	51 (9%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	93 (20%)	<6 (22%)	15 (35%)	115 (20%)
	Adequate	13 (30%)	0 (0%)	125 (26%)	<6 (11%)	10 (23%)	151 (26%)
	Intermediate	10 (23%)	0 (0%)	112 (24%)	<6 (22%)	8 (19%)	132 (23%)
	Inadequate	12 (27%)	<6 (100%)	131 (28%)	<6 (33%)	8 (19%)	155 (27%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	58 (12%)	<6 (22%)	7 (16%)	70 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	29 (6%)	<6 (22%)	<6 (9%)	38 (7%)
Northern	Total	44 (100%)	<6 (100%)	474 (100%)	9 (100%)	43 (100%)	574 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	21 (4%)	0 (0%)	16 (10%)	<6 (2%)	7 (7%)	47 (5%)
	20-24	81 (15%)	<6 (20%)	40 (24%)	17 (28%)	25 (24%)	174 (20%)
	25-29	170 (33%)	<6 (20%)	50 (30%)	19 (32%)	38 (36%)	286 (32%)
	30-34	158 (30%)	<6 (60%)	43 (26%)	15 (25%)	21 (20%)	245 (28%)
	35-39	81 (15%)	0 (0%)	16 (10%)	8 (13%)	9 (9%)	115 (13%)
	40-44	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	17 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	58 (11%)	0 (0%)	23 (14%)	<6 (5%)	25 (24%)	115 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	19 (4%)	0 (0%)	25 (15%)	<6 (2%)	9 (9%)	59 (7%)
	12 Years	120 (23%)	0 (0%)	78 (47%)	20 (33%)	39 (37%)	265 (30%)
	12+ Years	379 (72%)	<6 (80%)	58 (35%)	39 (65%)	57 (54%)	543 (61%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	465 (89%)	<6 (100%)	162 (97%)	59 (98%)	98 (93%)	815 (92%)
	Birthing Center	34 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	6 (6%)	43 (5%)
	Home Birth	20 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	22 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	352 (67%)	<6 (60%)	114 (68%)	32 (53%)	66 (63%)	583 (66%)
	Cesarean	146 (28%)	<6 (40%)	44 (26%)	25 (42%)	33 (31%)	258 (29%)
	Forceps	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	20 (2%)
	Vacuum	14 (3%)	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	25 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	409 (78%)	<6 (80%)	114 (68%)	50 (83%)	84 (80%)	678 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	75 (14%)	<6 (20%)	37 (22%)	9 (15%)	13 (12%)	140 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	22 (4%)	0 (0%)	14 (8%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	41 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	164 (31%)	<6 (40%)	44 (26%)	14 (23%)	19 (18%)	250 (28%)
	Adequate	172 (33%)	<6 (40%)	44 (26%)	29 (48%)	28 (27%)	279 (31%)
	Intermediate	92 (18%)	0 (0%)	42 (25%)	10 (17%)	30 (29%)	180 (20%)
	Inadequate	70 (13%)	<6 (20%)	36 (22%)	7 (12%)	23 (22%)	143 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	44 (8%)	0 (0%)	28 (17%)	<6 (5%)	10 (10%)	90 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	29 (6%)	0 (0%)	14 (8%)	<6 (7%)	8 (8%)	57 (6%)
Southeast	Total	523 (100%)	<6 (100%)	167 (100%)	60 (100%)	105 (100%)	887 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	82 (11%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	85 (10%)
	20-24	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	254 (35%)	0 (0%)	19 (50%)	282 (33%)
	25-29	19 (29%)	0 (0%)	202 (28%)	<6 (25%)	8 (21%)	233 (27%)
	30-34	23 (35%)	<6 (100%)	134 (18%)	6 (50%)	7 (18%)	172 (20%)
	35-39	11 (17%)	0 (0%)	52 (7%)	<6 (25%)	<6 (3%)	68 (8%)
	40-44	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	7 (11%)	<6 (100%)	347 (47%)	<6 (25%)	11 (29%)	370 (43%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	225 (31%)	0 (0%)	7 (18%)	237 (28%)
	12 Years	11 (17%)	<6 (100%)	372 (51%)	<6 (17%)	19 (50%)	408 (48%)
	12+ Years	50 (77%)	0 (0%)	133 (18%)	9 (75%)	12 (32%)	204 (24%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	59 (91%)	<6 (100%)	729 (99%)	12 (100%)	38 (100%)	843 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	48 (74%)	<6 (100%)	661 (90%)	7 (58%)	30 (79%)	749 (88%)
	Cesarean	15 (23%)	0 (0%)	62 (8%)	<6 (33%)	7 (18%)	90 (11%)
	Forceps	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	35 (54%)	<6 (100%)	429 (59%)	<6 (42%)	27 (71%)	498 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	23 (35%)	0 (0%)	226 (31%)	<6 (33%)	6 (16%)	259 (30%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	64 (9%)	<6 (25%)	<6 (13%)	79 (9%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	109 (15%)	<6 (17%)	10 (26%)	131 (15%)
	Adequate	16 (25%)	0 (0%)	177 (24%)	0 (0%)	12 (32%)	206 (24%)
	Intermediate	10 (15%)	<6 (100%)	176 (24%)	<6 (17%)	6 (16%)	195 (23%)
	Inadequate	27 (42%)	0 (0%)	262 (36%)	8 (67%)	10 (26%)	309 (36%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	86 (12%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (11%)	93 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	46 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	52 (6%)
Southwest	Total	65 (100%)	<6 (100%)	733 (100%)	12 (100%)	38 (100%)	853 (100%)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	15-19	294 (4%)	40 (8%)	234 (10%)	61 (6%)	0 (0%)	645 (6%)
	20-24	1,660 (24%)	156 (31%)	800 (33%)	268 (24%)	0 (0%)	2,982 (26%)
	25-29	2,247 (32%)	160 (31%)	715 (29%)	313 (29%)	0 (0%)	3,540 (31%)
	30-34	1,904 (27%)	104 (20%)	474 (19%)	294 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,843 (25%)
	35-39	753 (11%)	38 (7%)	170 (7%)	125 (11%)	0 (0%)	1,115 (10%)
	40-44	166 (2%)	11 (2%)	32 (1%)	31 (3%)	0 (0%)	247 (2%)
	45+	16 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	695 (10%)	51 (10%)	917 (38%)	58 (5%)	0 (0%)	1,747 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	421 (6%)	46 (9%)	551 (23%)	108 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,165 (10%)
	12 Years	1,631 (23%)	132 (26%)	1,147 (47%)	344 (31%)	0 (0%)	3,341 (29%)
	12+ Years	4,930 (70%)	316 (62%)	706 (29%)	596 (54%)	0 (0%)	6,698 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,312 (90%)	499 (98%)	2,400 (99%)	1,076 (98%)	0 (0%)	10,588 (93%)
	Birthing Center	537 (8%)	7 (1%)	16 (<1%)	16 (1%)	0 (0%)	591 (5%)
	Home Birth	182 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	200 (2%)
	Other	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,895 (70%)	320 (63%)	2,026 (83%)	739 (68%)	0 (0%)	8,197 (72%)
	Cesarean	1,793 (25%)	169 (33%)	342 (14%)	300 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,701 (24%)
	Forceps	172 (2%)	8 (2%)	22 (<1%)	16 (1%)	0 (0%)	223 (2%)
	Vacuum	174 (2%)	13 (3%)	40 (2%)	39 (4%)	0 (0%)	268 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	5,058 (72%)	333 (65%)	1,588 (65%)	639 (58%)	0 (0%)	7,816 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	1,190 (17%)	103 (20%)	601 (25%)	302 (28%)	0 (0%)	2,261 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	345 (5%)	43 (8%)	180 (7%)	89 (8%)	0 (0%)	680 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	43 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	32 (1%)	13 (1%)	0 (0%)	96 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,745 (25%)	137 (27%)	622 (26%)	234 (21%)	0 (0%)	2,798 (25%)
	Adequate	2,707 (38%)	160 (31%)	648 (27%)	356 (33%)	0 (0%)	3,974 (35%)
	Intermediate	947 (13%)	70 (14%)	484 (20%)	151 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,701 (15%)
	Inadequate	1,089 (15%)	105 (21%)	627 (26%)	290 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,177 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	510 (7%)	45 (9%)	274 (11%)	108 (10%)	0 (0%)	963 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	366 (5%)	51 (10%)	162 (7%)	80 (7%)	0 (0%)	673 (6%)
Alaska	Total	7,041 (100%)	510 (100%)	2,431 (100%)	1,094 (100%)	0 (0%)	11,398 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	109 (4%)	35 (10%)	41 (9%)	57 (7%)	0 (0%)	251 (5%)
	20-24	624 (22%)	103 (29%)	151 (32%)	210 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,135 (24%)
	25-29	888 (31%)	115 (32%)	140 (30%)	226 (28%)	0 (0%)	1,432 (30%)
	30-34	842 (29%)	65 (18%)	88 (19%)	207 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,236 (26%)
	35-39	342 (12%)	34 (9%)	36 (8%)	88 (11%)	0 (0%)	517 (11%)
	40-44	81 (3%)	9 (2%)	9 (2%)	22 (3%)	0 (0%)	125 (3%)
	45+	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	232 (8%)	32 (9%)	139 (30%)	39 (5%)	0 (0%)	451 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	152 (5%)	37 (10%)	94 (20%)	94 (12%)	0 (0%)	404 (9%)
	12 Years	555 (19%)	94 (26%)	192 (41%)	260 (32%)	0 (0%)	1,149 (24%)
	12+ Years	2,172 (75%)	216 (60%)	177 (38%)	415 (51%)	0 (0%)	3,066 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,635 (91%)	354 (98%)	461 (99%)	800 (99%)	0 (0%)	4,418 (94%)
	Birthing Center	192 (7%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	215 (5%)
	Home Birth	63 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	70 (1%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,948 (67%)	212 (59%)	371 (80%)	563 (69%)	0 (0%)	3,206 (68%)
	Cesarean	796 (28%)	130 (36%)	76 (16%)	213 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,275 (27%)
	Forceps	73 (3%)	7 (2%)	<6 (1%)	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	96 (2%)
	Vacuum	74 (3%)	12 (3%)	14 (3%)	26 (3%)	0 (0%)	127 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,218 (77%)	237 (66%)	348 (75%)	453 (56%)	0 (0%)	3,365 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	442 (15%)	78 (22%)	94 (20%)	240 (30%)	0 (0%)	897 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	113 (4%)	32 (9%)	15 (3%)	68 (8%)	0 (0%)	239 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	16 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	13 (2%)	0 (0%)	37 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	787 (27%)	101 (28%)	231 (50%)	173 (21%)	0 (0%)	1,331 (28%)
	Adequate	1,177 (41%)	111 (31%)	113 (24%)	254 (31%)	0 (0%)	1,713 (36%)
	Intermediate	393 (14%)	55 (15%)	51 (11%)	112 (14%)	0 (0%)	637 (14%)
	Inadequate	387 (13%)	79 (22%)	63 (14%)	228 (28%)	0 (0%)	793 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	209 (7%)	32 (9%)	53 (11%)	77 (9%)	0 (0%)	382 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	147 (5%)	33 (9%)	33 (7%)	54 (7%)	0 (0%)	272 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,893 (100%)	361 (100%)	466 (100%)	812 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,706 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	41 (5%)	<6 (17%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (5%)
	20-24	212 (25%)	<6 (17%)	38 (31%)	16 (22%)	0 (0%)	273 (25%)
	25-29	273 (32%)	<6 (33%)	32 (26%)	16 (22%)	0 (0%)	329 (31%)
	30-34	222 (26%)	<6 (17%)	39 (31%)	31 (42%)	0 (0%)	296 (28%)
	35-39	84 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	9 (12%)	0 (0%)	98 (9%)
	40-44	20 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	25 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	101 (12%)	<6 (17%)	34 (27%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	142 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	57 (7%)	<6 (17%)	20 (16%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	86 (8%)
	12 Years	258 (30%)	<6 (33%)	50 (40%)	23 (31%)	0 (0%)	336 (31%)
	12+ Years	526 (62%)	<6 (33%)	52 (42%)	45 (61%)	0 (0%)	634 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	783 (92%)	6 (100%)	119 (96%)	73 (99%)	0 (0%)	998 (93%)
	Birthing Center	40 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	44 (4%)
	Home Birth	29 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (3%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	592 (69%)	<6 (83%)	98 (79%)	48 (65%)	0 (0%)	758 (71%)
	Cesarean	214 (25%)	<6 (17%)	23 (19%)	22 (30%)	0 (0%)	263 (24%)
	Forceps	18 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
	Vacuum	28 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	35 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	598 (70%)	<6 (67%)	90 (73%)	52 (70%)	0 (0%)	753 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	177 (21%)	<6 (17%)	22 (18%)	14 (19%)	0 (0%)	218 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	55 (6%)	<6 (17%)	9 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	73 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	159 (19%)	<6 (17%)	36 (29%)	14 (19%)	0 (0%)	210 (20%)
	Adequate	354 (42%)	<6 (50%)	43 (35%)	31 (42%)	0 (0%)	439 (41%)
	Intermediate	140 (16%)	<6 (17%)	19 (15%)	12 (16%)	0 (0%)	175 (16%)
	Inadequate	169 (20%)	<6 (17%)	25 (20%)	14 (19%)	0 (0%)	215 (20%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	56 (7%)	0 (0%)	10 (8%)	11 (15%)	0 (0%)	80 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	40 (5%)	0 (0%)	9 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	56 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	853 (100%)	6 (100%)	124 (100%)	74 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,075 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	64 (5%)	<6 (2%)	19 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	87 (5%)
	20-24	390 (28%)	37 (37%)	76 (30%)	15 (20%)	0 (0%)	543 (29%)
	25-29	469 (34%)	33 (33%)	79 (32%)	28 (37%)	0 (0%)	630 (33%)
	30-34	331 (24%)	24 (24%)	53 (21%)	22 (29%)	0 (0%)	448 (24%)
	35-39	113 (8%)	<6 (2%)	20 (8%)	9 (12%)	0 (0%)	148 (8%)
	40-44	18 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	25 (1%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	119 (9%)	10 (10%)	65 (26%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	197 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	79 (6%)	<6 (5%)	46 (18%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	136 (7%)
	12 Years	315 (23%)	22 (22%)	99 (40%)	18 (24%)	0 (0%)	471 (25%)
	12+ Years	974 (70%)	73 (73%)	96 (38%)	54 (71%)	0 (0%)	1,235 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,273 (92%)	98 (98%)	245 (98%)	76 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,759 (93%)
	Birthing Center	88 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	97 (5%)
	Home Birth	28 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,057 (76%)	77 (77%)	197 (79%)	53 (70%)	0 (0%)	1,435 (76%)
	Cesarean	281 (20%)	22 (22%)	48 (19%)	18 (24%)	0 (0%)	387 (21%)
	Forceps	21 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	27 (1%)
	Vacuum	31 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	37 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	928 (67%)	64 (64%)	156 (62%)	48 (63%)	0 (0%)	1,238 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	228 (16%)	16 (16%)	65 (26%)	17 (22%)	0 (0%)	335 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	90 (6%)	<6 (4%)	22 (9%)	7 (9%)	0 (0%)	128 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	11 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	289 (21%)	25 (25%)	32 (13%)	16 (21%)	0 (0%)	376 (20%)
	Adequate	520 (37%)	31 (31%)	100 (40%)	29 (38%)	0 (0%)	702 (37%)
	Intermediate	183 (13%)	8 (8%)	47 (19%)	10 (13%)	0 (0%)	258 (14%)
	Inadequate	240 (17%)	15 (15%)	65 (26%)	14 (18%)	0 (0%)	345 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	95 (7%)	11 (11%)	21 (8%)	9 (12%)	0 (0%)	140 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	79 (6%)	15 (15%)	13 (5%)	9 (12%)	0 (0%)	120 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,390 (100%)	100 (100%)	250 (100%)	76 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,886 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	54 (5%)	<6 (5%)	7 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	65 (5%)
	20-24	313 (26%)	7 (32%)	44 (34%)	8 (18%)	0 (0%)	380 (27%)
	25-29	383 (32%)	<6 (14%)	45 (34%)	14 (32%)	0 (0%)	453 (32%)
	30-34	295 (25%)	9 (41%)	19 (15%)	8 (18%)	0 (0%)	336 (24%)
	35-39	111 (9%)	<6 (9%)	11 (8%)	8 (18%)	0 (0%)	137 (10%)
	40-44	31 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	41 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	157 (13%)	<6 (14%)	35 (27%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	205 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	101 (9%)	<6 (9%)	19 (15%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	128 (9%)
	12 Years	332 (28%)	6 (27%)	54 (41%)	13 (30%)	0 (0%)	411 (29%)
	12+ Years	749 (63%)	14 (64%)	58 (44%)	27 (61%)	0 (0%)	860 (61%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	977 (82%)	21 (95%)	128 (98%)	42 (95%)	0 (0%)	1,187 (84%)
	Birthing Center	172 (14%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	182 (13%)
	Home Birth	38 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (3%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	811 (68%)	14 (64%)	98 (75%)	25 (57%)	0 (0%)	968 (68%)
	Cesarean	303 (26%)	8 (36%)	28 (21%)	14 (32%)	0 (0%)	360 (25%)
	Forceps	46 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	53 (4%)
	Vacuum	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	28 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	770 (65%)	13 (59%)	93 (71%)	19 (43%)	0 (0%)	915 (65%)
	2nd Trimester	230 (19%)	<6 (23%)	19 (15%)	17 (39%)	0 (0%)	276 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	53 (4%)	<6 (14%)	10 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	69 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	314 (26%)	<6 (23%)	54 (41%)	10 (23%)	0 (0%)	385 (27%)
	Adequate	426 (36%)	9 (41%)	28 (21%)	11 (25%)	0 (0%)	482 (34%)
	Intermediate	99 (8%)	<6 (9%)	15 (11%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	124 (9%)
	Inadequate	169 (14%)	<6 (18%)	25 (19%)	15 (34%)	0 (0%)	217 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	90 (8%)	<6 (9%)	10 (8%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	108 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	57 (5%)	<6 (14%)	12 (9%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	78 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,188 (100%)	22 (100%)	131 (100%)	44 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,414 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	57 (11%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	58 (10%)
	20-24	10 (19%)	0 (0%)	181 (36%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	195 (34%)
	25-29	20 (38%)	<6 (67%)	151 (30%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	176 (31%)
	30-34	18 (34%)	<6 (33%)	84 (17%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	108 (19%)
	35-39	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	26 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (6%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	6 (11%)	<6 (67%)	257 (51%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	267 (47%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	115 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	115 (20%)
	12 Years	9 (17%)	<6 (33%)	283 (56%)	<6 (50%)	0 (0%)	301 (52%)
	12+ Years	44 (83%)	<6 (67%)	102 (20%)	<6 (40%)	0 (0%)	153 (27%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	46 (87%)	<6 (100%)	503 (100%)	9 (90%)	0 (0%)	565 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	37 (70%)	<6 (67%)	449 (89%)	6 (60%)	0 (0%)	497 (87%)
	Cesarean	13 (25%)	<6 (33%)	48 (10%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	66 (11%)
	Forceps	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	40 (75%)	<6 (100%)	314 (62%)	8 (80%)	0 (0%)	367 (64%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	129 (26%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	135 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	44 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	51 (9%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	10 (19%)	0 (0%)	102 (20%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	115 (20%)
	Adequate	16 (30%)	<6 (67%)	130 (26%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	151 (26%)
	Intermediate	11 (21%)	0 (0%)	119 (24%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	132 (23%)
	Inadequate	12 (23%)	<6 (33%)	138 (27%)	<6 (30%)	0 (0%)	155 (27%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	62 (12%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	70 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	31 (6%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	38 (7%)
Northern	Total	53 (100%)	<6 (100%)	504 (100%)	10 (100%)	0 (0%)	574 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	26 (4%)	0 (0%)	18 (9%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	47 (5%)
	20-24	99 (17%)	<6 (42%)	44 (22%)	16 (25%)	0 (0%)	174 (20%)
	25-29	192 (33%)	<6 (33%)	63 (32%)	22 (34%)	0 (0%)	286 (32%)
	30-34	169 (29%)	<6 (25%)	52 (26%)	16 (25%)	0 (0%)	245 (28%)
	35-39	87 (15%)	0 (0%)	20 (10%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	115 (13%)
	40-44	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	72 (12%)	<6 (8%)	32 (16%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	115 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	26 (4%)	<6 (8%)	27 (14%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	59 (7%)
	12 Years	145 (25%)	<6 (33%)	88 (44%)	21 (33%)	0 (0%)	265 (30%)
	12+ Years	412 (70%)	6 (50%)	79 (40%)	42 (66%)	0 (0%)	543 (61%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	528 (90%)	11 (92%)	192 (96%)	62 (97%)	0 (0%)	815 (92%)
	Birthing Center	36 (6%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	43 (5%)
	Home Birth	20 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	394 (67%)	6 (50%)	134 (67%)	35 (55%)	0 (0%)	583 (66%)
	Cesarean	168 (29%)	<6 (42%)	53 (27%)	26 (41%)	0 (0%)	258 (29%)
	Forceps	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	Vacuum	15 (3%)	<6 (8%)	7 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	459 (78%)	10 (83%)	141 (71%)	53 (83%)	0 (0%)	678 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	85 (14%)	<6 (17%)	41 (21%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	140 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	24 (4%)	0 (0%)	15 (8%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	173 (29%)	<6 (42%)	51 (26%)	16 (25%)	0 (0%)	250 (28%)
	Adequate	193 (33%)	<6 (25%)	50 (25%)	29 (45%)	0 (0%)	279 (31%)
	Intermediate	109 (19%)	<6 (17%)	54 (27%)	11 (17%)	0 (0%)	180 (20%)
	Inadequate	85 (14%)	<6 (17%)	43 (22%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	143 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	51 (9%)	0 (0%)	31 (16%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	90 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	35 (6%)	0 (0%)	16 (8%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	57 (6%)
Southeast	Total	588 (100%)	12 (100%)	200 (100%)	64 (100%)	0 (0%)	887 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2014
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	<6 (20%)	84 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	85 (10%)
	20-24	12 (16%)	<6 (60%)	266 (35%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	282 (33%)
	25-29	22 (30%)	0 (0%)	205 (27%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	233 (27%)
	30-34	25 (34%)	<6 (20%)	139 (18%)	6 (43%)	0 (0%)	172 (20%)
	35-39	11 (15%)	0 (0%)	53 (7%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	68 (8%)
	40-44	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	8 (11%)	<6 (40%)	355 (47%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	370 (43%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	230 (30%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	237 (28%)
	12 Years	17 (23%)	<6 (60%)	381 (50%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	408 (48%)
	12+ Years	51 (69%)	<6 (40%)	142 (19%)	9 (64%)	0 (0%)	204 (24%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	68 (92%)	<6 (100%)	752 (99%)	14 (100%)	0 (0%)	843 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	55 (74%)	<6 (80%)	679 (90%)	9 (64%)	0 (0%)	749 (88%)
	Cesarean	17 (23%)	<6 (20%)	66 (9%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	90 (11%)
	Forceps	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	44 (59%)	<6 (20%)	446 (59%)	6 (43%)	0 (0%)	498 (58%)
	2nd Trimester	23 (31%)	<6 (20%)	231 (31%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	259 (30%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (7%)	<6 (60%)	65 (9%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	79 (9%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	13 (18%)	0 (0%)	116 (15%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	131 (15%)
	Adequate	20 (27%)	0 (0%)	184 (24%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	206 (24%)
	Intermediate	12 (16%)	<6 (40%)	179 (24%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	195 (23%)
	Inadequate	27 (36%)	<6 (60%)	268 (35%)	9 (64%)	0 (0%)	309 (36%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	87 (12%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	93 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	48 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	52 (6%)
Southwest	Total	74 (100%)	<6 (100%)	756 (100%)	14 (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 Race (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	218 (3%)	11 (3%)	247 (12%)	70 (7%)	97 (9%)	662 (6%)
	20-24	1,319 (21%)	99 (31%)	635 (30%)	259 (26%)	318 (28%)	2,733 (24%)
	25-29	2,041 (32%)	95 (29%)	638 (30%)	264 (26%)	367 (33%)	3,528 (31%)
	30-34	1,865 (29%)	78 (24%)	395 (19%)	254 (25%)	234 (21%)	2,895 (26%)
	35-39	781 (12%)	34 (10%)	144 (7%)	136 (14%)	97 (9%)	1,231 (11%)
	40-44	150 (2%)	6 (2%)	31 (1%)	20 (2%)	9 (<1%)	230 (2%)
	45+	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	15 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	544 (9%)	14 (4%)	854 (41%)	47 (5%)	236 (21%)	1,711 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	323 (5%)	28 (9%)	486 (23%)	83 (8%)	122 (11%)	1,092 (10%)
	12 Years	1,417 (22%)	83 (26%)	1,033 (49%)	356 (35%)	379 (34%)	3,349 (30%)
	12+ Years	4,583 (72%)	209 (65%)	537 (26%)	512 (51%)	614 (55%)	6,645 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	5,658 (89%)	313 (97%)	2,068 (99%)	987 (98%)	1,081 (96%)	10,449 (92%)
	Birthing Center	552 (9%)	11 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	34 (3%)	627 (6%)
	Home Birth	169 (3%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	200 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	15 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,503 (71%)	212 (65%)	1,805 (86%)	734 (73%)	844 (75%)	8,359 (74%)
	Cesarean	1,637 (26%)	103 (32%)	262 (13%)	241 (24%)	253 (23%)	2,587 (23%)
	Forceps	64 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	88 (<1%)
	Vacuum	177 (3%)	8 (2%)	18 (<1%)	23 (2%)	18 (2%)	254 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,762 (75%)	234 (72%)	1,343 (64%)	578 (58%)	804 (72%)	7,971 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	1,047 (16%)	61 (19%)	529 (25%)	306 (30%)	219 (19%)	2,241 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	261 (4%)	16 (5%)	142 (7%)	80 (8%)	65 (6%)	581 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	51 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	33 (2%)	18 (2%)	6 (<1%)	113 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,592 (25%)	82 (25%)	545 (26%)	221 (22%)	385 (34%)	2,893 (26%)
	Adequate	2,595 (41%)	119 (37%)	555 (27%)	319 (32%)	365 (32%)	4,102 (36%)
	Intermediate	915 (14%)	50 (15%)	408 (19%)	135 (13%)	135 (12%)	1,701 (15%)
	Inadequate	850 (13%)	55 (17%)	519 (25%)	291 (29%)	186 (17%)	1,967 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	485 (8%)	31 (10%)	263 (13%)	99 (10%)	102 (9%)	1,003 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	344 (5%)	31 (10%)	130 (6%)	60 (6%)	71 (6%)	655 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,385 (100%)	324 (100%)	2,094 (100%)	1,004 (100%)	1,124 (100%)	11,298 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	68 (3%)	7 (3%)	35 (10%)	60 (8%)	44 (9%)	224 (5%)
	20-24	454 (18%)	63 (28%)	85 (23%)	209 (28%)	134 (26%)	1,011 (22%)
	25-29	768 (31%)	64 (29%)	130 (36%)	197 (26%)	185 (36%)	1,425 (31%)
	30-34	830 (33%)	56 (25%)	71 (20%)	181 (24%)	96 (19%)	1,274 (28%)
	35-39	333 (13%)	27 (12%)	34 (9%)	92 (12%)	52 (10%)	559 (12%)
	40-44	56 (2%)	6 (3%)	7 (2%)	11 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	91 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	193 (8%)	10 (4%)	123 (34%)	43 (6%)	90 (18%)	463 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	96 (4%)	25 (11%)	71 (20%)	71 (9%)	54 (11%)	351 (8%)
	12 Years	474 (19%)	59 (26%)	143 (40%)	277 (37%)	161 (31%)	1,164 (25%)
	12+ Years	1,930 (77%)	137 (61%)	142 (39%)	355 (47%)	293 (57%)	2,976 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,284 (91%)	218 (97%)	359 (99%)	741 (99%)	502 (98%)	4,317 (94%)
	Birthing Center	180 (7%)	6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (2%)	206 (4%)
	Home Birth	48 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	66 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,714 (68%)	144 (64%)	298 (82%)	559 (75%)	384 (75%)	3,259 (71%)
	Cesarean	698 (28%)	74 (33%)	60 (17%)	170 (23%)	118 (23%)	1,180 (26%)
	Forceps	21 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	30 (<1%)
	Vacuum	78 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	18 (2%)	7 (1%)	117 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,008 (80%)	164 (73%)	252 (70%)	404 (54%)	373 (73%)	3,362 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	350 (14%)	45 (20%)	73 (20%)	260 (35%)	112 (22%)	889 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	72 (3%)	10 (4%)	22 (6%)	57 (8%)	18 (4%)	188 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	19 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	8 (2%)	15 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	51 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	702 (28%)	53 (24%)	169 (47%)	173 (23%)	208 (41%)	1,349 (29%)
	Adequate	1,069 (43%)	91 (41%)	87 (24%)	217 (29%)	170 (33%)	1,732 (38%)
	Intermediate	358 (14%)	34 (15%)	29 (8%)	95 (13%)	51 (10%)	603 (13%)
	Inadequate	264 (11%)	41 (18%)	67 (19%)	243 (32%)	69 (13%)	724 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	215 (9%)	22 (10%)	55 (15%)	73 (10%)	39 (8%)	421 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	148 (6%)	22 (10%)	30 (8%)	42 (6%)	28 (5%)	285 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,512 (100%)	224 (100%)	362 (100%)	750 (100%)	513 (100%)	4,589 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	26 (3%)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	39 (4%)
	20-24	164 (21%)	0 (0%)	28 (28%)	10 (16%)	23 (29%)	231 (22%)
	25-29	272 (34%)	<6 (50%)	39 (39%)	13 (21%)	26 (33%)	360 (34%)
	30-34	228 (29%)	<6 (50%)	20 (20%)	20 (33%)	18 (23%)	290 (27%)
	35-39	92 (12%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	14 (23%)	6 (8%)	119 (11%)
	40-44	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	84 (11%)	0 (0%)	22 (22%)	<6 (2%)	24 (31%)	132 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	50 (6%)	0 (0%)	15 (15%)	<6 (7%)	10 (13%)	83 (8%)
	12 Years	212 (27%)	<6 (50%)	39 (39%)	20 (33%)	23 (29%)	301 (28%)
	12+ Years	533 (67%)	<6 (50%)	45 (45%)	34 (56%)	45 (58%)	669 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	740 (93%)	<6 (100%)	99 (100%)	61 (100%)	74 (95%)	999 (94%)
	Birthing Center	43 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	46 (4%)
	Home Birth	15 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	16 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	563 (70%)	<6 (50%)	80 (81%)	40 (66%)	59 (76%)	763 (72%)
	Cesarean	202 (25%)	0 (0%)	16 (16%)	19 (31%)	16 (21%)	256 (24%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	28 (4%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	37 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	553 (69%)	<6 (100%)	66 (67%)	42 (69%)	55 (71%)	733 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	171 (21%)	0 (0%)	22 (22%)	12 (20%)	11 (14%)	222 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	40 (5%)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	<6 (5%)	9 (12%)	61 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	121 (15%)	0 (0%)	16 (16%)	10 (16%)	16 (21%)	166 (16%)
	Adequate	361 (45%)	<6 (50%)	38 (38%)	27 (44%)	27 (35%)	460 (43%)
	Intermediate	144 (18%)	<6 (50%)	17 (17%)	10 (16%)	10 (13%)	187 (18%)
	Inadequate	139 (17%)	0 (0%)	25 (25%)	8 (13%)	20 (26%)	201 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	52 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (8%)	6 (8%)	68 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	37 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (6%)	52 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	799 (100%)	<6 (100%)	99 (100%)	61 (100%)	78 (100%)	1,062 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	69 (5%)	<6 (5%)	23 (12%)	<6 (4%)	11 (6%)	114 (6%)
	20-24	352 (27%)	30 (36%)	58 (31%)	15 (18%)	60 (33%)	536 (28%)
	25-29	431 (32%)	25 (30%)	51 (27%)	26 (31%)	56 (31%)	606 (31%)
	30-34	308 (23%)	19 (23%)	35 (19%)	22 (26%)	39 (22%)	434 (23%)
	35-39	134 (10%)	<6 (6%)	14 (7%)	13 (15%)	12 (7%)	186 (10%)
	40-44	31 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	43 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	113 (9%)	<6 (4%)	36 (19%)	<6 (1%)	35 (19%)	192 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	70 (5%)	<6 (4%)	27 (14%)	<6 (2%)	14 (8%)	120 (6%)
	12 Years	292 (22%)	20 (24%)	77 (41%)	19 (23%)	47 (26%)	471 (24%)
	12+ Years	933 (70%)	59 (71%)	73 (39%)	62 (74%)	118 (66%)	1,280 (67%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,203 (91%)	79 (95%)	185 (99%)	82 (98%)	165 (92%)	1,776 (92%)
	Birthing Center	88 (7%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	12 (7%)	107 (6%)
	Home Birth	34 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	39 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	998 (75%)	57 (69%)	157 (84%)	62 (74%)	137 (76%)	1,457 (76%)
	Cesarean	281 (21%)	25 (30%)	29 (16%)	21 (25%)	41 (23%)	410 (21%)
	Forceps	11 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
	Vacuum	36 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	43 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	935 (70%)	59 (71%)	107 (57%)	62 (74%)	111 (62%)	1,317 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	231 (17%)	12 (14%)	44 (24%)	10 (12%)	40 (22%)	347 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	70 (5%)	<6 (5%)	18 (10%)	11 (13%)	18 (10%)	123 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	17 (1%)	0 (0%)	9 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	27 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	260 (20%)	27 (33%)	24 (13%)	20 (24%)	35 (19%)	377 (20%)
	Adequate	523 (39%)	20 (24%)	51 (27%)	36 (43%)	59 (33%)	717 (37%)
	Intermediate	229 (17%)	14 (17%)	41 (22%)	12 (14%)	36 (20%)	338 (18%)
	Inadequate	199 (15%)	10 (12%)	60 (32%)	14 (17%)	37 (21%)	329 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	93 (7%)	9 (11%)	22 (12%)	8 (10%)	15 (8%)	150 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	73 (6%)	9 (11%)	10 (5%)	9 (11%)	9 (5%)	112 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,327 (100%)	83 (100%)	187 (100%)	84 (100%)	180 (100%)	1,924 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	44 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	13 (8%)	67 (4%)
	20-24	268 (22%)	<6 (33%)	29 (28%)	8 (25%)	50 (32%)	362 (23%)
	25-29	394 (33%)	<6 (50%)	29 (28%)	<6 (16%)	48 (30%)	487 (32%)
	30-34	328 (27%)	0 (0%)	29 (28%)	12 (38%)	32 (20%)	409 (27%)
	35-39	143 (12%)	<6 (17%)	10 (10%)	<6 (13%)	13 (8%)	174 (11%)
	40-44	32 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (1%)	39 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	111 (9%)	0 (0%)	29 (28%)	<6 (3%)	31 (20%)	176 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	85 (7%)	0 (0%)	21 (20%)	<6 (9%)	21 (13%)	136 (9%)
	12 Years	329 (27%)	<6 (17%)	33 (31%)	17 (53%)	56 (35%)	440 (29%)
	12+ Years	792 (65%)	<6 (83%)	49 (47%)	12 (38%)	80 (51%)	949 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	969 (80%)	<6 (83%)	102 (97%)	29 (91%)	148 (94%)	1,273 (83%)
	Birthing Center	196 (16%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	8 (5%)	216 (14%)
	Home Birth	47 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	52 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	846 (70%)	<6 (83%)	86 (82%)	23 (72%)	112 (71%)	1,090 (71%)
	Cesarean	336 (28%)	<6 (17%)	18 (17%)	8 (25%)	40 (25%)	411 (27%)
	Forceps	16 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	21 (1%)
	Vacuum	13 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	18 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	861 (71%)	6 (100%)	80 (76%)	19 (59%)	116 (73%)	1,099 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	215 (18%)	0 (0%)	15 (14%)	6 (19%)	24 (15%)	266 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	47 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (6%)	11 (7%)	66 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	359 (30%)	<6 (17%)	43 (41%)	<6 (13%)	61 (39%)	474 (31%)
	Adequate	448 (37%)	<6 (67%)	37 (35%)	14 (44%)	48 (30%)	559 (36%)
	Intermediate	103 (8%)	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	<6 (6%)	7 (4%)	126 (8%)
	Inadequate	163 (13%)	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	8 (25%)	27 (17%)	210 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	91 (8%)	0 (0%)	14 (13%)	<6 (9%)	19 (12%)	128 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	59 (5%)	0 (0%)	10 (10%)	<6 (3%)	15 (9%)	85 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,212 (100%)	6 (100%)	105 (100%)	32 (100%)	158 (100%)	1,541 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	70 (14%)	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	75 (13%)
	20-24	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	150 (31%)	<6 (21%)	16 (44%)	173 (30%)
	25-29	15 (44%)	0 (0%)	148 (30%)	<6 (21%)	6 (17%)	173 (30%)
	30-34	10 (29%)	<6 (100%)	81 (17%)	6 (43%)	6 (17%)	106 (18%)
	35-39	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	32 (7%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (8%)	40 (7%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (1%)
	45+	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	255 (52%)	0 (0%)	17 (47%)	274 (48%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	133 (27%)	0 (0%)	<6 (14%)	139 (24%)
	12 Years	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	275 (57%)	<6 (14%)	17 (47%)	298 (52%)
	12+ Years	29 (85%)	<6 (100%)	74 (15%)	12 (86%)	14 (39%)	133 (23%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	32 (94%)	<6 (100%)	482 (99%)	14 (100%)	36 (100%)	568 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	22 (65%)	<6 (100%)	434 (89%)	8 (57%)	30 (83%)	497 (87%)
	Cesarean	6 (18%)	0 (0%)	45 (9%)	6 (43%)	<6 (14%)	63 (11%)
	Forceps	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	8 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	25 (74%)	0 (0%)	323 (66%)	7 (50%)	26 (72%)	381 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (15%)	<6 (50%)	126 (26%)	6 (43%)	<6 (8%)	142 (25%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (6%)	<6 (50%)	22 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	30 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	7 (21%)	0 (0%)	148 (30%)	<6 (21%)	11 (31%)	169 (29%)
	Adequate	9 (26%)	0 (0%)	121 (25%)	<6 (7%)	12 (33%)	143 (25%)
	Intermediate	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	86 (18%)	<6 (21%)	<6 (8%)	98 (17%)
	Inadequate	11 (32%)	<6 (100%)	115 (24%)	<6 (36%)	8 (22%)	142 (25%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	61 (13%)	<6 (14%)	6 (17%)	74 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	24 (5%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (11%)	31 (5%)
Northern	Total	34 (100%)	<6 (100%)	486 (100%)	14 (100%)	36 (100%)	574 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	10 (2%)	0 (0%)	12 (8%)	<6 (6%)	15 (13%)	40 (5%)
	20-24	69 (16%)	<6 (60%)	40 (27%)	14 (29%)	21 (18%)	151 (19%)
	25-29	146 (33%)	<6 (20%)	41 (28%)	17 (35%)	37 (32%)	247 (32%)
	30-34	136 (31%)	0 (0%)	41 (28%)	7 (15%)	30 (26%)	220 (28%)
	35-39	68 (15%)	<6 (20%)	12 (8%)	6 (13%)	7 (6%)	98 (13%)
	40-44	12 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	18 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	37 (8%)	<6 (20%)	27 (18%)	0 (0%)	23 (20%)	91 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	17 (4%)	0 (0%)	29 (20%)	<6 (6%)	13 (11%)	64 (8%)
	12 Years	96 (22%)	<6 (20%)	74 (50%)	15 (31%)	47 (41%)	236 (30%)
	12+ Years	322 (73%)	<6 (80%)	39 (26%)	28 (58%)	52 (46%)	456 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	380 (86%)	<6 (100%)	146 (99%)	46 (96%)	111 (97%)	706 (91%)
	Birthing Center	37 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	43 (6%)
	Home Birth	23 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	322 (73%)	<6 (40%)	110 (74%)	34 (71%)	84 (74%)	564 (73%)
	Cesarean	98 (22%)	<6 (40%)	35 (24%)	10 (21%)	27 (24%)	178 (23%)
	Forceps	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (2%)
	Vacuum	16 (4%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	23 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	351 (79%)	<6 (60%)	102 (69%)	38 (79%)	86 (75%)	592 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	58 (13%)	<6 (40%)	29 (20%)	7 (15%)	22 (19%)	123 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	22 (5%)	0 (0%)	14 (9%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (4%)	45 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	137 (31%)	<6 (20%)	35 (24%)	9 (19%)	36 (32%)	221 (28%)
	Adequate	179 (40%)	<6 (40%)	49 (33%)	21 (44%)	36 (32%)	294 (38%)
	Intermediate	56 (13%)	<6 (20%)	31 (21%)	12 (25%)	19 (17%)	124 (16%)
	Inadequate	54 (12%)	<6 (20%)	29 (20%)	<6 (10%)	20 (18%)	113 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	25 (6%)	0 (0%)	12 (8%)	<6 (6%)	10 (9%)	51 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	23 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	7 (6%)	32 (4%)
Southeast	Total	443 (100%)	<6 (100%)	148 (100%)	48 (100%)	114 (100%)	777 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	96 (14%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (11%)	103 (12%)
	20-24	8 (14%)	<6 (50%)	245 (35%)	0 (0%)	14 (31%)	269 (32%)
	25-29	15 (26%)	<6 (50%)	200 (28%)	<6 (20%)	9 (20%)	230 (28%)
	30-34	24 (42%)	0 (0%)	118 (17%)	6 (40%)	13 (29%)	161 (19%)
	35-39	8 (14%)	0 (0%)	38 (5%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (9%)	55 (7%)
	40-44	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	362 (51%)	<6 (7%)	16 (36%)	383 (46%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	190 (27%)	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	199 (24%)
	12 Years	10 (18%)	<6 (50%)	392 (55%)	6 (40%)	28 (62%)	439 (53%)
	12+ Years	43 (75%)	<6 (50%)	115 (16%)	9 (60%)	12 (27%)	181 (22%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	49 (86%)	<6 (100%)	695 (98%)	14 (93%)	45 (100%)	809 (97%)
	Birthing Center	7 (12%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	37 (65%)	<6 (50%)	640 (91%)	8 (53%)	38 (84%)	728 (88%)
	Cesarean	16 (28%)	<6 (50%)	59 (8%)	7 (47%)	6 (13%)	89 (11%)
	Forceps	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	29 (51%)	0 (0%)	413 (58%)	6 (40%)	37 (82%)	487 (59%)
	2nd Trimester	16 (28%)	<6 (50%)	220 (31%)	<6 (33%)	7 (16%)	251 (30%)
	3rd Trimester	8 (14%)	<6 (50%)	54 (8%)	<6 (27%)	<6 (2%)	68 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	110 (16%)	<6 (13%)	18 (40%)	137 (17%)
	Adequate	6 (11%)	<6 (50%)	172 (24%)	<6 (20%)	13 (29%)	197 (24%)
	Intermediate	20 (35%)	0 (0%)	195 (28%)	<6 (7%)	9 (20%)	225 (27%)
	Inadequate	19 (33%)	<6 (50%)	213 (30%)	8 (53%)	<6 (11%)	247 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	94 (13%)	<6 (33%)	7 (16%)	111 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	52 (7%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (7%)	58 (7%)
Southwest	Total	57 (100%)	<6 (100%)	707 (100%)	15 (100%)	45 (100%)	830 (100%)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	258 (4%)	35 (7%)	280 (12%)	72 (7%)	0 (0%)	662 (6%)
	20-24	1,484 (21%)	146 (31%)	732 (31%)	276 (25%)	0 (0%)	2,733 (24%)
	25-29	2,244 (32%)	140 (30%)	723 (30%)	302 (28%)	0 (0%)	3,528 (31%)
	30-34	2,015 (29%)	97 (21%)	452 (19%)	271 (25%)	0 (0%)	2,895 (26%)
	35-39	845 (12%)	46 (10%)	163 (7%)	140 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,231 (11%)
	40-44	156 (2%)	7 (1%)	35 (1%)	21 (2%)	0 (0%)	230 (2%)
	45+	11 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	15 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	674 (10%)	35 (7%)	926 (39%)	62 (6%)	0 (0%)	1,711 (15%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	381 (5%)	46 (10%)	529 (22%)	92 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,092 (10%)
	12 Years	1,621 (23%)	131 (28%)	1,145 (48%)	379 (35%)	0 (0%)	3,349 (30%)
	12+ Years	4,950 (71%)	287 (61%)	674 (28%)	557 (51%)	0 (0%)	6,645 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,264 (89%)	456 (97%)	2,354 (99%)	1,061 (98%)	0 (0%)	10,449 (92%)
	Birthing Center	571 (8%)	14 (3%)	12 (<1%)	15 (1%)	0 (0%)	627 (6%)
	Home Birth	174 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	200 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	15 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,990 (71%)	312 (66%)	2,025 (85%)	793 (73%)	0 (0%)	8,359 (74%)
	Cesarean	1,765 (25%)	150 (32%)	330 (14%)	256 (24%)	0 (0%)	2,587 (23%)
	Forceps	69 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	88 (<1%)
	Vacuum	186 (3%)	9 (2%)	24 (1%)	26 (2%)	0 (0%)	254 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	5,225 (74%)	329 (70%)	1,549 (65%)	632 (58%)	0 (0%)	7,971 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	1,155 (16%)	102 (22%)	595 (25%)	322 (30%)	0 (0%)	2,241 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	300 (4%)	23 (5%)	156 (7%)	86 (8%)	0 (0%)	581 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	53 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	36 (2%)	18 (2%)	0 (0%)	113 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,813 (26%)	136 (29%)	648 (27%)	232 (21%)	0 (0%)	2,893 (26%)
	Adequate	2,803 (40%)	166 (35%)	645 (27%)	351 (32%)	0 (0%)	4,102 (36%)
	Intermediate	985 (14%)	64 (14%)	446 (19%)	152 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,701 (15%)
	Inadequate	954 (14%)	80 (17%)	569 (24%)	305 (28%)	0 (0%)	1,967 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	538 (8%)	41 (9%)	299 (13%)	104 (10%)	0 (0%)	1,003 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	380 (5%)	37 (8%)	158 (7%)	63 (6%)	0 (0%)	655 (6%)
Alaska	Total	7,015 (100%)	472 (100%)	2,389 (100%)	1,083 (100%)	0 (0%)	11,298 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	85 (3%)	27 (8%)	42 (9%)	61 (8%)	0 (0%)	224 (5%)
	20-24	526 (19%)	95 (29%)	107 (24%)	222 (28%)	0 (0%)	1,011 (22%)
	25-29	874 (31%)	92 (28%)	160 (36%)	222 (28%)	0 (0%)	1,425 (31%)
	30-34	897 (32%)	67 (21%)	88 (20%)	187 (23%)	0 (0%)	1,274 (28%)
	35-39	367 (13%)	36 (11%)	39 (9%)	97 (12%)	0 (0%)	559 (12%)
	40-44	58 (2%)	7 (2%)	7 (2%)	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	91 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	245 (9%)	27 (8%)	136 (31%)	52 (7%)	0 (0%)	463 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	122 (4%)	40 (12%)	85 (19%)	74 (9%)	0 (0%)	351 (8%)
	12 Years	569 (20%)	89 (27%)	168 (38%)	293 (37%)	0 (0%)	1,164 (25%)
	12+ Years	2,107 (75%)	190 (58%)	184 (42%)	384 (48%)	0 (0%)	2,976 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,576 (92%)	316 (97%)	440 (99%)	790 (99%)	0 (0%)	4,317 (94%)
	Birthing Center	184 (7%)	9 (3%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	206 (4%)
	Home Birth	51 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	66 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,947 (69%)	208 (64%)	362 (82%)	595 (74%)	0 (0%)	3,259 (71%)
	Cesarean	758 (27%)	110 (34%)	75 (17%)	182 (23%)	0 (0%)	1,180 (26%)
	Forceps	23 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	30 (<1%)
	Vacuum	81 (3%)	6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	20 (3%)	0 (0%)	117 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,235 (80%)	228 (70%)	308 (70%)	439 (55%)	0 (0%)	3,362 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	406 (14%)	76 (23%)	93 (21%)	270 (34%)	0 (0%)	889 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	82 (3%)	14 (4%)	24 (5%)	61 (8%)	0 (0%)	188 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	20 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	10 (2%)	15 (2%)	0 (0%)	51 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	832 (30%)	93 (29%)	203 (46%)	178 (22%)	0 (0%)	1,349 (29%)
	Adequate	1,163 (41%)	127 (39%)	112 (25%)	241 (30%)	0 (0%)	1,732 (38%)
	Intermediate	389 (14%)	40 (12%)	34 (8%)	106 (13%)	0 (0%)	603 (13%)
	Inadequate	301 (11%)	57 (18%)	79 (18%)	252 (32%)	0 (0%)	724 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	237 (8%)	31 (10%)	63 (14%)	74 (9%)	0 (0%)	421 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	163 (6%)	28 (9%)	36 (8%)	43 (5%)	0 (0%)	285 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,811 (100%)	325 (100%)	443 (100%)	800 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,589 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	28 (3%)	<6 (17%)	8 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	39 (4%)
	20-24	182 (21%)	0 (0%)	33 (27%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	231 (22%)
	25-29	291 (34%)	<6 (33%)	46 (38%)	13 (21%)	0 (0%)	360 (34%)
	30-34	236 (28%)	<6 (50%)	28 (23%)	21 (34%)	0 (0%)	290 (27%)
	35-39	97 (11%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	14 (23%)	0 (0%)	119 (11%)
	40-44	18 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	101 (12%)	0 (0%)	30 (25%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	132 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	56 (7%)	<6 (17%)	18 (15%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	83 (8%)
	12 Years	231 (27%)	<6 (17%)	44 (36%)	20 (32%)	0 (0%)	301 (28%)
	12+ Years	561 (66%)	<6 (67%)	60 (49%)	34 (55%)	0 (0%)	669 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	789 (93%)	6 (100%)	122 (100%)	62 (100%)	0 (0%)	999 (94%)
	Birthing Center	46 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	46 (4%)
	Home Birth	16 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	606 (71%)	<6 (33%)	97 (80%)	41 (66%)	0 (0%)	763 (72%)
	Cesarean	210 (25%)	<6 (50%)	21 (17%)	19 (31%)	0 (0%)	256 (24%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	30 (4%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	37 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	592 (69%)	<6 (67%)	80 (66%)	43 (69%)	0 (0%)	733 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	178 (21%)	<6 (17%)	27 (22%)	12 (19%)	0 (0%)	222 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	45 (5%)	<6 (17%)	10 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	61 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	127 (15%)	0 (0%)	26 (21%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	166 (16%)
	Adequate	383 (45%)	<6 (17%)	43 (35%)	27 (44%)	0 (0%)	460 (43%)
	Intermediate	150 (18%)	<6 (33%)	20 (16%)	11 (18%)	0 (0%)	187 (18%)
	Inadequate	154 (18%)	<6 (50%)	29 (24%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	201 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	54 (6%)	0 (0%)	9 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	68 (6%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	41 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	52 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	852 (100%)	6 (100%)	122 (100%)	62 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,062 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	73 (5%)	<6 (5%)	28 (12%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	114 (6%)
	20-24	381 (27%)	40 (36%)	78 (32%)	18 (19%)	0 (0%)	536 (28%)
	25-29	456 (32%)	34 (31%)	66 (27%)	32 (33%)	0 (0%)	606 (31%)
	30-34	333 (24%)	23 (21%)	45 (19%)	25 (26%)	0 (0%)	434 (23%)
	35-39	140 (10%)	8 (7%)	19 (8%)	12 (13%)	0 (0%)	186 (10%)
	40-44	31 (2%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	43 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	130 (9%)	7 (6%)	48 (20%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	192 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	75 (5%)	<6 (4%)	34 (14%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	120 (6%)
	12 Years	315 (22%)	27 (25%)	93 (38%)	21 (22%)	0 (0%)	471 (24%)
	12+ Years	995 (70%)	78 (71%)	105 (43%)	70 (73%)	0 (0%)	1,280 (67%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,287 (91%)	105 (95%)	236 (97%)	92 (96%)	0 (0%)	1,776 (92%)
	Birthing Center	93 (7%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	107 (6%)
	Home Birth	35 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	39 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,070 (76%)	79 (72%)	194 (80%)	72 (75%)	0 (0%)	1,457 (76%)
	Cesarean	298 (21%)	30 (27%)	47 (19%)	22 (23%)	0 (0%)	410 (21%)
	Forceps	11 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
	Vacuum	37 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	43 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	988 (70%)	78 (71%)	142 (58%)	69 (72%)	0 (0%)	1,317 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	249 (18%)	16 (15%)	60 (25%)	15 (16%)	0 (0%)	347 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	82 (6%)	6 (5%)	21 (9%)	11 (11%)	0 (0%)	123 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	18 (1%)	0 (0%)	9 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	276 (19%)	36 (33%)	34 (14%)	21 (22%)	0 (0%)	377 (20%)
	Adequate	555 (39%)	26 (24%)	70 (29%)	40 (42%)	0 (0%)	717 (37%)
	Intermediate	244 (17%)	20 (18%)	54 (22%)	15 (16%)	0 (0%)	338 (18%)
	Inadequate	219 (15%)	13 (12%)	71 (29%)	17 (18%)	0 (0%)	329 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	101 (7%)	10 (9%)	28 (12%)	9 (9%)	0 (0%)	150 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	78 (6%)	9 (8%)	14 (6%)	10 (10%)	0 (0%)	112 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,417 (100%)	110 (100%)	243 (100%)	96 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,924 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	53 (4%)	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	67 (4%)
	20-24	298 (23%)	6 (38%)	45 (31%)	9 (23%)	0 (0%)	362 (23%)
	25-29	420 (32%)	8 (50%)	42 (29%)	9 (23%)	0 (0%)	487 (32%)
	30-34	353 (27%)	<6 (6%)	34 (23%)	14 (36%)	0 (0%)	409 (27%)
	35-39	155 (12%)	<6 (6%)	11 (8%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	174 (11%)
	40-44	33 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	39 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	133 (10%)	0 (0%)	36 (25%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	176 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	99 (8%)	<6 (6%)	25 (17%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	136 (9%)
	12 Years	365 (28%)	8 (50%)	46 (32%)	18 (46%)	0 (0%)	440 (29%)
	12+ Years	845 (64%)	7 (44%)	72 (49%)	16 (41%)	0 (0%)	949 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,066 (81%)	14 (88%)	141 (97%)	34 (87%)	0 (0%)	1,273 (83%)
	Birthing Center	202 (15%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	216 (14%)
	Home Birth	47 (4%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	52 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	919 (70%)	13 (81%)	115 (79%)	28 (72%)	0 (0%)	1,090 (71%)
	Cesarean	362 (28%)	<6 (19%)	29 (20%)	9 (23%)	0 (0%)	411 (27%)
	Forceps	19 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	21 (1%)
	Vacuum	14 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	18 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	932 (71%)	14 (88%)	114 (78%)	23 (59%)	0 (0%)	1,099 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	233 (18%)	<6 (6%)	21 (14%)	7 (18%)	0 (0%)	266 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	56 (4%)	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	66 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	397 (30%)	<6 (31%)	62 (42%)	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	474 (31%)
	Adequate	480 (37%)	7 (44%)	49 (34%)	16 (41%)	0 (0%)	559 (36%)
	Intermediate	107 (8%)	0 (0%)	12 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	126 (8%)
	Inadequate	183 (14%)	<6 (6%)	15 (10%)	9 (23%)	0 (0%)	210 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	105 (8%)	0 (0%)	18 (12%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	128 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	68 (5%)	0 (0%)	16 (11%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	85 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,315 (100%)	16 (100%)	146 (100%)	39 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,541 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	74 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	75 (13%)
	20-24	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	164 (32%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	173 (30%)
	25-29	18 (43%)	0 (0%)	150 (29%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	173 (30%)
	30-34	12 (29%)	<6 (100%)	85 (17%)	6 (40%)	0 (0%)	106 (18%)
	35-39	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	34 (7%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	40 (7%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	45+	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	270 (53%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	274 (48%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	138 (27%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	139 (24%)
	12 Years	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	291 (57%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	298 (52%)
	12+ Years	36 (86%)	<6 (100%)	80 (16%)	13 (87%)	0 (0%)	133 (23%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	40 (95%)	<6 (100%)	509 (99%)	15 (100%)	0 (0%)	568 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	27 (64%)	<6 (100%)	458 (89%)	9 (60%)	0 (0%)	497 (87%)
	Cesarean	8 (19%)	0 (0%)	48 (9%)	6 (40%)	0 (0%)	63 (11%)
	Forceps	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	33 (79%)	0 (0%)	340 (66%)	8 (53%)	0 (0%)	381 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (12%)	<6 (50%)	129 (25%)	6 (40%)	0 (0%)	142 (25%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	26 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	10 (24%)	0 (0%)	155 (30%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	169 (29%)
	Adequate	12 (29%)	0 (0%)	130 (25%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	143 (25%)
	Intermediate	7 (17%)	0 (0%)	87 (17%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	98 (17%)
	Inadequate	11 (26%)	<6 (100%)	123 (24%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	142 (25%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	66 (13%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	74 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	28 (5%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)
Northern	Total	42 (100%)	<6 (100%)	513 (100%)	15 (100%)	0 (0%)	574 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	17 (3%)	<6 (13%)	19 (10%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	40 (5%)
	20-24	79 (16%)	<6 (38%)	51 (27%)	14 (25%)	0 (0%)	151 (19%)
	25-29	166 (33%)	<6 (25%)	55 (29%)	19 (34%)	0 (0%)	247 (32%)
	30-34	154 (30%)	<6 (13%)	46 (24%)	12 (21%)	0 (0%)	220 (28%)
	35-39	73 (14%)	<6 (13%)	14 (7%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	98 (13%)
	40-44	14 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	52 (10%)	<6 (13%)	33 (18%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	91 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	23 (5%)	0 (0%)	35 (19%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	64 (8%)
	12 Years	118 (23%)	<6 (25%)	94 (50%)	19 (34%)	0 (0%)	236 (30%)
	12+ Years	356 (70%)	<6 (63%)	52 (28%)	31 (55%)	0 (0%)	456 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	441 (87%)	8 (100%)	184 (98%)	54 (96%)	0 (0%)	706 (91%)
	Birthing Center	38 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	43 (6%)
	Home Birth	23 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	369 (73%)	<6 (50%)	138 (73%)	40 (71%)	0 (0%)	564 (73%)
	Cesarean	112 (22%)	<6 (38%)	46 (24%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	178 (23%)
	Forceps	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	Vacuum	17 (3%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	23 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	403 (80%)	<6 (50%)	129 (69%)	44 (79%)	0 (0%)	592 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	66 (13%)	<6 (50%)	41 (22%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	123 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	24 (5%)	0 (0%)	15 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	45 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	159 (31%)	<6 (13%)	47 (25%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	221 (28%)
	Adequate	201 (40%)	<6 (50%)	59 (31%)	23 (41%)	0 (0%)	294 (38%)
	Intermediate	64 (13%)	<6 (13%)	40 (21%)	14 (25%)	0 (0%)	124 (16%)
	Inadequate	64 (13%)	<6 (25%)	37 (20%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	113 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	30 (6%)	0 (0%)	15 (8%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	51 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	26 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)
Southeast	Total	505 (100%)	8 (100%)	188 (100%)	56 (100%)	0 (0%)	777 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2015
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (1%)	<6 (20%)	99 (13%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	103 (12%)
	20-24	12 (17%)	<6 (40%)	254 (35%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	269 (32%)
	25-29	19 (26%)	<6 (40%)	204 (28%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	230 (28%)
	30-34	29 (40%)	0 (0%)	126 (17%)	6 (40%)	0 (0%)	161 (19%)
	35-39	9 (13%)	0 (0%)	41 (6%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	55 (7%)
	40-44	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	9 (13%)	0 (0%)	373 (51%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	383 (46%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	194 (26%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	199 (24%)
	12 Years	18 (25%)	<6 (80%)	409 (56%)	6 (40%)	0 (0%)	439 (53%)
	12+ Years	49 (68%)	<6 (20%)	121 (16%)	9 (60%)	0 (0%)	181 (22%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	64 (89%)	<6 (100%)	722 (98%)	14 (93%)	0 (0%)	809 (97%)
	Birthing Center	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	51 (71%)	<6 (80%)	661 (90%)	8 (53%)	0 (0%)	728 (88%)
	Cesarean	17 (24%)	<6 (20%)	64 (9%)	7 (47%)	0 (0%)	89 (11%)
	Forceps	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	42 (58%)	<6 (20%)	436 (59%)	6 (40%)	0 (0%)	487 (59%)
	2nd Trimester	17 (24%)	<6 (60%)	224 (31%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	251 (30%)
	3rd Trimester	9 (13%)	<6 (20%)	54 (7%)	<6 (27%)	0 (0%)	68 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	12 (17%)	<6 (20%)	121 (16%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	137 (17%)
	Adequate	9 (13%)	<6 (20%)	182 (25%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	197 (24%)
	Intermediate	24 (33%)	<6 (20%)	199 (27%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	225 (27%)
	Inadequate	21 (29%)	<6 (40%)	215 (29%)	8 (53%)	0 (0%)	247 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	100 (14%)	<6 (33%)	0 (0%)	111 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	55 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	58 (7%)
Southwest	Total	72 (100%)	<6 (100%)	734 (100%)	15 (100%)	0 (0%)	830 (100%)

2016

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

Alone

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	15-19	203 (3%)	16 (5%)	212 (10%)	68 (7%)	72 (6%)	582 (5%)
	20-24	1,235 (20%)	95 (28%)	643 (30%)	220 (21%)	310 (27%)	2,566 (23%)
	25-29	2,019 (32%)	99 (30%)	677 (31%)	296 (29%)	385 (34%)	3,552 (32%)
	30-34	1,844 (29%)	81 (24%)	448 (21%)	280 (27%)	253 (22%)	2,963 (26%)
	35-39	828 (13%)	34 (10%)	156 (7%)	136 (13%)	105 (9%)	1,298 (12%)
	40-44	130 (2%)	8 (2%)	36 (2%)	22 (2%)	21 (2%)	226 (2%)
	45+	15 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	21 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	504 (8%)	18 (5%)	684 (31%)	42 (4%)	209 (18%)	1,466 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	355 (6%)	23 (7%)	490 (23%)	84 (8%)	138 (12%)	1,127 (10%)
	12 Years	1,357 (22%)	88 (26%)	1,106 (51%)	359 (35%)	368 (32%)	3,345 (30%)
	12+ Years	4,513 (72%)	211 (63%)	560 (26%)	527 (51%)	634 (55%)	6,568 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	5,550 (88%)	324 (97%)	2,142 (98%)	1,004 (98%)	1,082 (94%)	10,334 (92%)
	Birthing Center	524 (8%)	9 (3%)	12 (<1%)	17 (2%)	44 (4%)	621 (6%)
	Home Birth	199 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	15 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	20 (2%)	247 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,508 (72%)	193 (58%)	1,859 (85%)	700 (68%)	869 (76%)	8,310 (74%)
	Cesarean	1,576 (25%)	129 (39%)	274 (13%)	286 (28%)	245 (21%)	2,573 (23%)
	Forceps	50 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	84 (<1%)
	Vacuum	141 (2%)	11 (3%)	29 (1%)	33 (3%)	22 (2%)	240 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,815 (77%)	251 (75%)	1,420 (65%)	605 (59%)	857 (75%)	8,135 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	1,008 (16%)	59 (18%)	553 (25%)	310 (30%)	202 (18%)	2,172 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	284 (5%)	16 (5%)	149 (7%)	66 (6%)	62 (5%)	588 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	40 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	26 (1%)	16 (2%)	11 (<1%)	94 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,764 (28%)	105 (31%)	669 (31%)	223 (22%)	415 (36%)	3,246 (29%)
	Adequate	2,643 (42%)	123 (37%)	534 (25%)	342 (33%)	396 (35%)	4,126 (37%)
	Intermediate	768 (12%)	44 (13%)	407 (19%)	161 (16%)	120 (10%)	1,534 (14%)
	Inadequate	868 (14%)	48 (14%)	525 (24%)	249 (24%)	182 (16%)	1,911 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	465 (7%)	46 (14%)	259 (12%)	98 (10%)	105 (9%)	1,000 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	319 (5%)	43 (13%)	134 (6%)	78 (8%)	67 (6%)	661 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,276 (100%)	335 (100%)	2,177 (100%)	1,025 (100%)	1,147 (100%)	11,215 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	62 (3%)	11 (5%)	25 (7%)	56 (7%)	31 (6%)	190 (4%)
	20-24	429 (17%)	65 (29%)	87 (23%)	173 (23%)	135 (25%)	929 (21%)
	25-29	776 (32%)	66 (29%)	122 (32%)	208 (28%)	187 (35%)	1,411 (31%)
	30-34	778 (32%)	52 (23%)	103 (27%)	202 (27%)	123 (23%)	1,288 (29%)
	35-39	352 (14%)	24 (11%)	33 (9%)	94 (13%)	55 (10%)	581 (13%)
	40-44	53 (2%)	8 (4%)	8 (2%)	16 (2%)	11 (2%)	101 (2%)
	45+	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	175 (7%)	13 (6%)	106 (28%)	35 (5%)	71 (13%)	405 (9%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	108 (4%)	18 (8%)	77 (20%)	70 (9%)	59 (11%)	359 (8%)
	12 Years	410 (17%)	59 (26%)	142 (38%)	286 (38%)	157 (29%)	1,098 (24%)
	12+ Years	1,919 (78%)	141 (62%)	158 (42%)	347 (46%)	323 (60%)	2,961 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,232 (91%)	221 (97%)	370 (98%)	738 (98%)	519 (96%)	4,227 (94%)
	Birthing Center	169 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (1%)	14 (3%)	209 (5%)
	Home Birth	55 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)	72 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,719 (70%)	136 (60%)	308 (81%)	528 (70%)	410 (76%)	3,211 (71%)
	Cesarean	664 (27%)	83 (36%)	60 (16%)	197 (26%)	114 (21%)	1,160 (26%)
	Forceps	18 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	30 (<1%)
	Vacuum	55 (2%)	8 (4%)	7 (2%)	23 (3%)	15 (3%)	109 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,989 (81%)	163 (71%)	268 (71%)	429 (57%)	431 (80%)	3,401 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	341 (14%)	49 (21%)	79 (21%)	241 (32%)	86 (16%)	818 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	65 (3%)	11 (5%)	19 (5%)	46 (6%)	19 (4%)	163 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	18 (<1%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	11 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	41 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	761 (31%)	72 (32%)	186 (49%)	170 (23%)	230 (42%)	1,468 (33%)
	Adequate	1,070 (44%)	82 (36%)	87 (23%)	247 (33%)	185 (34%)	1,724 (38%)
	Intermediate	290 (12%)	31 (14%)	35 (9%)	112 (15%)	54 (10%)	542 (12%)
	Inadequate	257 (10%)	35 (15%)	65 (17%)	183 (24%)	62 (11%)	623 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	199 (8%)	27 (12%)	53 (14%)	65 (9%)	52 (10%)	410 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	137 (6%)	23 (10%)	32 (8%)	49 (7%)	32 (6%)	285 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,456 (100%)	228 (100%)	378 (100%)	751 (100%)	542 (100%)	4,510 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	33 (4%)	0 (0%)	12 (10%)	<6 (5%)	9 (10%)	58 (5%)
	20-24	162 (21%)	<6 (29%)	31 (27%)	13 (20%)	24 (28%)	238 (22%)
	25-29	261 (33%)	<6 (29%)	35 (30%)	16 (25%)	23 (27%)	341 (32%)
	30-34	209 (27%)	<6 (29%)	27 (23%)	19 (30%)	21 (24%)	281 (26%)
	35-39	104 (13%)	<6 (14%)	8 (7%)	11 (17%)	7 (8%)	134 (12%)
	40-44	15 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	22 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	81 (10%)	<6 (29%)	42 (37%)	<6 (3%)	26 (30%)	153 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	64 (8%)	0 (0%)	11 (10%)	<6 (6%)	11 (13%)	94 (9%)
	12 Years	204 (26%)	<6 (29%)	69 (60%)	25 (39%)	34 (40%)	338 (31%)
	12+ Years	512 (65%)	<6 (57%)	33 (29%)	32 (50%)	41 (48%)	631 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	717 (91%)	7 (100%)	113 (98%)	63 (98%)	84 (98%)	1,000 (93%)
	Birthing Center	20 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	21 (2%)
	Home Birth	49 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	54 (5%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	577 (73%)	<6 (71%)	93 (81%)	41 (64%)	61 (71%)	789 (73%)
	Cesarean	180 (23%)	<6 (29%)	18 (16%)	21 (33%)	22 (26%)	248 (23%)
	Forceps	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	15 (1%)
	Vacuum	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	23 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	539 (68%)	6 (86%)	62 (54%)	45 (70%)	44 (51%)	711 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	168 (21%)	<6 (14%)	37 (32%)	10 (16%)	28 (33%)	245 (23%)
	3rd Trimester	54 (7%)	0 (0%)	13 (11%)	7 (11%)	10 (12%)	85 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	121 (15%)	<6 (14%)	30 (26%)	11 (17%)	19 (22%)	186 (17%)
	Adequate	336 (43%)	<6 (71%)	29 (25%)	24 (38%)	23 (27%)	425 (39%)
	Intermediate	138 (18%)	0 (0%)	18 (16%)	13 (20%)	8 (9%)	180 (17%)
	Inadequate	163 (21%)	<6 (14%)	34 (30%)	14 (22%)	32 (37%)	246 (23%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	56 (7%)	<6 (14%)	6 (5%)	7 (11%)	11 (13%)	82 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	37 (5%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (3%)	8 (13%)	8 (9%)	57 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	787 (100%)	7 (100%)	115 (100%)	64 (100%)	86 (100%)	1,077 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	43 (3%)	<6 (5%)	13 (6%)	<6 (2%)	9 (6%)	75 (4%)
	20-24	308 (24%)	25 (29%)	67 (29%)	10 (12%)	49 (32%)	471 (25%)
	25-29	422 (33%)	31 (36%)	76 (33%)	31 (38%)	49 (32%)	620 (33%)
	30-34	335 (26%)	22 (26%)	53 (23%)	22 (27%)	32 (21%)	476 (25%)
	35-39	139 (11%)	<6 (5%)	19 (8%)	15 (18%)	11 (7%)	193 (10%)
	40-44	25 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	30 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	95 (7%)	<6 (3%)	53 (23%)	<6 (2%)	30 (20%)	184 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	71 (6%)	<6 (5%)	43 (19%)	<6 (4%)	23 (15%)	147 (8%)
	12 Years	291 (23%)	24 (28%)	98 (43%)	15 (18%)	35 (23%)	472 (25%)
	12+ Years	894 (70%)	57 (66%)	82 (36%)	60 (73%)	92 (61%)	1,210 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,175 (92%)	84 (98%)	225 (98%)	79 (96%)	140 (93%)	1,746 (93%)
	Birthing Center	76 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	11 (7%)	93 (5%)
	Home Birth	25 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	957 (75%)	46 (53%)	185 (80%)	57 (70%)	124 (82%)	1,400 (75%)
	Cesarean	281 (22%)	36 (42%)	40 (17%)	19 (23%)	25 (17%)	411 (22%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)
	Vacuum	34 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	49 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	947 (74%)	70 (81%)	139 (60%)	51 (62%)	103 (68%)	1,343 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	199 (16%)	8 (9%)	47 (20%)	18 (22%)	27 (18%)	307 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	84 (7%)	<6 (6%)	24 (10%)	9 (11%)	11 (7%)	134 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	23 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	298 (23%)	25 (29%)	41 (18%)	9 (11%)	31 (21%)	415 (22%)
	Adequate	532 (42%)	31 (36%)	78 (34%)	31 (38%)	60 (40%)	746 (40%)
	Intermediate	175 (14%)	12 (14%)	41 (18%)	12 (15%)	20 (13%)	270 (14%)
	Inadequate	201 (16%)	11 (13%)	54 (23%)	25 (30%)	31 (21%)	328 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	100 (8%)	13 (15%)	29 (13%)	11 (13%)	12 (8%)	171 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	68 (5%)	16 (19%)	10 (4%)	7 (9%)	8 (5%)	112 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,277 (100%)	86 (100%)	230 (100%)	82 (100%)	151 (100%)	1,871 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	53 (4%)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	<6 (10%)	6 (4%)	69 (5%)
	20-24	263 (22%)	<6 (20%)	29 (30%)	10 (24%)	41 (29%)	347 (23%)
	25-29	380 (32%)	0 (0%)	35 (36%)	11 (26%)	48 (34%)	480 (32%)
	30-34	333 (28%)	<6 (40%)	19 (19%)	12 (29%)	25 (17%)	398 (26%)
	35-39	141 (12%)	<6 (40%)	7 (7%)	<6 (7%)	19 (13%)	179 (12%)
	40-44	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	34 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	106 (9%)	0 (0%)	23 (23%)	<6 (5%)	29 (20%)	163 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	90 (8%)	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	<6 (7%)	22 (15%)	124 (8%)
	12 Years	348 (29%)	<6 (20%)	48 (49%)	12 (29%)	54 (38%)	471 (31%)
	12+ Years	754 (63%)	8 (80%)	41 (42%)	27 (64%)	66 (46%)	904 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	918 (77%)	8 (80%)	87 (89%)	38 (90%)	127 (89%)	1,190 (79%)
	Birthing Center	221 (18%)	<6 (20%)	6 (6%)	<6 (7%)	12 (8%)	248 (16%)
	Home Birth	56 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	70 (5%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	871 (73%)	<6 (40%)	83 (85%)	26 (62%)	105 (73%)	1,103 (73%)
	Cesarean	302 (25%)	6 (60%)	13 (13%)	16 (38%)	37 (26%)	378 (25%)
	Forceps	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	16 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	19 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	891 (74%)	9 (90%)	75 (77%)	24 (57%)	108 (76%)	1,116 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	231 (19%)	<6 (10%)	14 (14%)	15 (36%)	24 (17%)	291 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	51 (4%)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	<6 (5%)	8 (6%)	72 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	11 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	402 (34%)	6 (60%)	46 (47%)	14 (33%)	66 (46%)	537 (36%)
	Adequate	511 (43%)	<6 (30%)	30 (31%)	12 (29%)	48 (34%)	610 (40%)
	Intermediate	84 (7%)	<6 (10%)	7 (7%)	6 (14%)	<6 (3%)	102 (7%)
	Inadequate	160 (13%)	0 (0%)	14 (14%)	9 (21%)	23 (16%)	214 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	85 (7%)	<6 (30%)	10 (10%)	<6 (12%)	12 (8%)	119 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	57 (5%)	<6 (10%)	6 (6%)	<6 (12%)	7 (5%)	80 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,196 (100%)	10 (100%)	98 (100%)	42 (100%)	143 (100%)	1,509 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	53 (12%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (11%)	60 (11%)
	20-24	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	141 (32%)	<6 (20%)	12 (32%)	158 (29%)
	25-29	14 (38%)	0 (0%)	140 (31%)	<6 (33%)	9 (24%)	168 (31%)
	30-34	10 (27%)	0 (0%)	74 (17%)	<6 (27%)	11 (29%)	101 (19%)
	35-39	9 (24%)	0 (0%)	28 (6%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (5%)	42 (8%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	212 (48%)	0 (0%)	15 (39%)	228 (42%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	99 (22%)	0 (0%)	6 (16%)	105 (19%)
	12 Years	7 (19%)	0 (0%)	272 (61%)	6 (40%)	11 (29%)	296 (55%)
	12+ Years	30 (81%)	0 (0%)	72 (16%)	9 (60%)	21 (55%)	134 (25%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	36 (97%)	0 (0%)	446 (100%)	15 (100%)	37 (97%)	537 (100%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	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%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	30 (81%)	0 (0%)	401 (90%)	10 (67%)	31 (82%)	475 (88%)
	Cesarean	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	42 (9%)	<6 (27%)	6 (16%)	57 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (3%)	6 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	26 (70%)	0 (0%)	327 (73%)	6 (40%)	31 (82%)	392 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	93 (21%)	8 (53%)	<6 (13%)	111 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	22 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	27 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	8 (22%)	0 (0%)	176 (39%)	<6 (13%)	13 (34%)	200 (37%)
	Adequate	9 (24%)	0 (0%)	110 (25%)	<6 (13%)	15 (39%)	136 (25%)
	Intermediate	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	71 (16%)	6 (40%)	<6 (13%)	88 (16%)
	Inadequate	13 (35%)	0 (0%)	88 (20%)	<6 (27%)	<6 (8%)	108 (20%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	45 (10%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (3%)	50 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	24 (5%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (3%)	28 (5%)
Northern	Total	37 (100%)	0 (0%)	446 (100%)	15 (100%)	38 (100%)	539 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	10 (2%)	<6 (33%)	11 (8%)	<6 (2%)	8 (6%)	32 (4%)
	20-24	66 (14%)	<6 (33%)	31 (24%)	9 (17%)	35 (26%)	145 (18%)
	25-29	143 (31%)	0 (0%)	42 (32%)	16 (30%)	52 (39%)	255 (32%)
	30-34	162 (35%)	<6 (33%)	29 (22%)	18 (34%)	24 (18%)	238 (30%)
	35-39	69 (15%)	0 (0%)	11 (8%)	8 (15%)	10 (8%)	99 (13%)
	40-44	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	22 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	41 (9%)	0 (0%)	18 (14%)	0 (0%)	24 (18%)	83 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	21 (5%)	<6 (33%)	23 (18%)	<6 (6%)	14 (11%)	65 (8%)
	12 Years	90 (20%)	0 (0%)	72 (55%)	10 (19%)	50 (38%)	225 (28%)
	12+ Years	350 (76%)	<6 (33%)	35 (27%)	40 (75%)	67 (50%)	496 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	417 (90%)	<6 (100%)	128 (98%)	53 (100%)	122 (92%)	732 (92%)
	Birthing Center	31 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	41 (5%)
	Home Birth	13 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	19 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	308 (67%)	<6 (67%)	92 (70%)	27 (51%)	94 (71%)	532 (67%)
	Cesarean	128 (28%)	<6 (33%)	31 (24%)	22 (42%)	33 (25%)	216 (27%)
	Forceps	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	16 (2%)
	Vacuum	17 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (<1%)	26 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	378 (82%)	<6 (67%)	85 (65%)	43 (81%)	107 (80%)	620 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	54 (12%)	0 (0%)	32 (24%)	10 (19%)	13 (10%)	111 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	21 (5%)	0 (0%)	10 (8%)	0 (0%)	11 (8%)	44 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	170 (37%)	<6 (33%)	40 (31%)	17 (32%)	42 (32%)	272 (34%)
	Adequate	164 (36%)	<6 (33%)	37 (28%)	20 (38%)	46 (35%)	273 (34%)
	Intermediate	62 (13%)	0 (0%)	20 (15%)	9 (17%)	21 (16%)	112 (14%)
	Inadequate	54 (12%)	<6 (33%)	30 (23%)	6 (11%)	20 (15%)	113 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	21 (5%)	<6 (33%)	19 (15%)	6 (11%)	12 (9%)	60 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	17 (4%)	<6 (33%)	9 (7%)	<6 (9%)	9 (7%)	42 (5%)
Southeast	Total	461 (100%)	<6 (100%)	131 (100%)	53 (100%)	133 (100%)	792 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	92 (12%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (9%)	98 (11%)
	20-24	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	257 (33%)	<6 (11%)	14 (26%)	278 (30%)
	25-29	22 (37%)	0 (0%)	227 (29%)	9 (50%)	17 (32%)	276 (30%)
	30-34	16 (27%)	0 (0%)	143 (18%)	<6 (17%)	16 (30%)	179 (20%)
	35-39	14 (24%)	<6 (100%)	50 (6%)	<6 (17%)	<6 (2%)	70 (8%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	45+	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	230 (30%)	<6 (6%)	14 (26%)	250 (27%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	228 (29%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (6%)	233 (26%)
	12 Years	7 (12%)	<6 (100%)	405 (52%)	<6 (28%)	27 (51%)	445 (49%)
	12+ Years	51 (86%)	0 (0%)	139 (18%)	12 (67%)	23 (43%)	228 (25%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	52 (88%)	<6 (100%)	773 (99%)	18 (100%)	52 (98%)	898 (98%)
	Birthing Center	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	44 (75%)	0 (0%)	697 (89%)	11 (61%)	43 (81%)	797 (87%)
	Cesarean	15 (25%)	<6 (100%)	70 (9%)	7 (39%)	8 (15%)	102 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	44 (75%)	<6 (100%)	464 (60%)	7 (39%)	32 (60%)	550 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	9 (15%)	0 (0%)	251 (32%)	8 (44%)	19 (36%)	288 (32%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	54 (7%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (2%)	62 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	150 (19%)	0 (0%)	13 (25%)	166 (18%)
	Adequate	21 (36%)	<6 (100%)	163 (21%)	6 (33%)	19 (36%)	212 (23%)
	Intermediate	13 (22%)	0 (0%)	215 (28%)	<6 (17%)	8 (15%)	239 (26%)
	Inadequate	19 (32%)	0 (0%)	240 (31%)	8 (44%)	11 (21%)	278 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (7%)	<6 (100%)	97 (12%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (8%)	107 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (5%)	<6 (100%)	50 (6%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (4%)	57 (6%)
Southwest	Total	59 (100%)	<6 (100%)	779 (100%)	18 (100%)	53 (100%)	913 (100%)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	15-19	241 (3%)	25 (5%)	236 (10%)	72 (6%)	0 (0%)	582 (5%)
	20-24	1,402 (20%)	142 (29%)	728 (29%)	237 (21%)	0 (0%)	2,566 (23%)
	25-29	2,231 (32%)	146 (30%)	783 (32%)	327 (29%)	0 (0%)	3,552 (32%)
	30-34	1,994 (29%)	113 (23%)	502 (20%)	303 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,963 (26%)
	35-39	887 (13%)	44 (9%)	183 (7%)	150 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,298 (12%)
	40-44	141 (2%)	11 (2%)	43 (2%)	23 (2%)	0 (0%)	226 (2%)
	45+	16 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	619 (9%)	38 (8%)	755 (30%)	48 (4%)	0 (0%)	1,466 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	434 (6%)	37 (8%)	534 (22%)	91 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,127 (10%)
	12 Years	1,570 (23%)	128 (27%)	1,209 (49%)	382 (34%)	0 (0%)	3,345 (30%)
	12+ Years	4,855 (70%)	304 (63%)	714 (29%)	585 (52%)	0 (0%)	6,568 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	6,151 (89%)	467 (97%)	2,430 (98%)	1,084 (97%)	0 (0%)	10,334 (92%)
	Birthing Center	550 (8%)	13 (3%)	22 (<1%)	22 (2%)	0 (0%)	621 (6%)
	Home Birth	209 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	20 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	247 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,992 (72%)	300 (62%)	2,097 (85%)	770 (69%)	0 (0%)	8,310 (74%)
	Cesarean	1,707 (25%)	168 (35%)	333 (13%)	303 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,573 (23%)
	Forceps	59 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	84 (<1%)
	Vacuum	155 (2%)	13 (3%)	33 (1%)	35 (3%)	0 (0%)	240 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	5,291 (77%)	361 (75%)	1,643 (66%)	678 (61%)	0 (0%)	8,135 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	1,121 (16%)	85 (18%)	610 (25%)	323 (29%)	0 (0%)	2,172 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	320 (5%)	24 (5%)	164 (7%)	70 (6%)	0 (0%)	588 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	45 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	32 (1%)	16 (1%)	0 (0%)	94 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,990 (29%)	153 (32%)	787 (32%)	255 (23%)	0 (0%)	3,246 (29%)
	Adequate	2,870 (42%)	177 (37%)	629 (25%)	372 (33%)	0 (0%)	4,126 (37%)
	Intermediate	828 (12%)	62 (13%)	440 (18%)	174 (16%)	0 (0%)	1,534 (14%)
	Inadequate	972 (14%)	71 (15%)	576 (23%)	263 (24%)	0 (0%)	1,911 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	523 (8%)	56 (12%)	293 (12%)	103 (9%)	0 (0%)	1,000 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	358 (5%)	52 (11%)	151 (6%)	86 (8%)	0 (0%)	661 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,914 (100%)	483 (100%)	2,480 (100%)	1,115 (100%)	0 (0%)	11,215 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	79 (3%)	18 (6%)	31 (7%)	59 (7%)	0 (0%)	190 (4%)
	20-24	497 (18%)	100 (31%)	115 (24%)	183 (23%)	0 (0%)	929 (21%)
	25-29	889 (32%)	99 (30%)	154 (32%)	228 (28%)	0 (0%)	1,411 (31%)
	30-34	857 (31%)	70 (22%)	120 (25%)	217 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,288 (29%)
	35-39	384 (14%)	28 (9%)	44 (9%)	104 (13%)	0 (0%)	581 (13%)
	40-44	60 (2%)	8 (2%)	12 (3%)	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	101 (2%)
	45+	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	212 (8%)	26 (8%)	126 (26%)	39 (5%)	0 (0%)	405 (9%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	149 (5%)	28 (9%)	88 (18%)	74 (9%)	0 (0%)	359 (8%)
	12 Years	502 (18%)	90 (28%)	171 (36%)	299 (37%)	0 (0%)	1,098 (24%)
	12+ Years	2,099 (76%)	197 (61%)	216 (45%)	387 (48%)	0 (0%)	2,961 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,538 (92%)	317 (98%)	461 (97%)	791 (98%)	0 (0%)	4,227 (94%)
	Birthing Center	175 (6%)	6 (2%)	7 (1%)	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	209 (5%)
	Home Birth	58 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	72 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,953 (70%)	209 (64%)	392 (82%)	572 (71%)	0 (0%)	3,211 (71%)
	Cesarean	734 (26%)	105 (32%)	73 (15%)	208 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,160 (26%)
	Forceps	20 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	30 (<1%)
	Vacuum	65 (2%)	10 (3%)	8 (2%)	25 (3%)	0 (0%)	109 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	2,242 (81%)	238 (73%)	344 (72%)	478 (59%)	0 (0%)	3,401 (75%)
	2nd Trimester	388 (14%)	67 (21%)	97 (20%)	249 (31%)	0 (0%)	818 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	76 (3%)	14 (4%)	23 (5%)	48 (6%)	0 (0%)	163 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	21 (<1%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	41 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	895 (32%)	109 (34%)	231 (49%)	192 (24%)	0 (0%)	1,468 (33%)
	Adequate	1,178 (42%)	114 (35%)	121 (25%)	266 (33%)	0 (0%)	1,724 (38%)
	Intermediate	318 (11%)	45 (14%)	41 (9%)	122 (15%)	0 (0%)	542 (12%)
	Inadequate	294 (11%)	47 (14%)	78 (16%)	191 (24%)	0 (0%)	623 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	228 (8%)	34 (10%)	66 (14%)	68 (8%)	0 (0%)	410 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	157 (6%)	26 (8%)	41 (9%)	53 (7%)	0 (0%)	285 (6%)
Anchorage	Total	2,772 (100%)	325 (100%)	476 (100%)	810 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,510 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	37 (4%)	0 (0%)	17 (12%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	58 (5%)
	20-24	177 (21%)	6 (46%)	36 (25%)	13 (20%)	0 (0%)	238 (22%)
	25-29	272 (32%)	<6 (23%)	47 (33%)	16 (24%)	0 (0%)	341 (32%)
	30-34	225 (27%)	<6 (23%)	30 (21%)	20 (30%)	0 (0%)	281 (26%)
	35-39	108 (13%)	<6 (8%)	10 (7%)	12 (18%)	0 (0%)	134 (12%)
	40-44	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	22 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	97 (12%)	<6 (15%)	51 (36%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	153 (14%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	71 (8%)	<6 (8%)	14 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	94 (9%)
	12 Years	225 (27%)	<6 (23%)	80 (56%)	26 (39%)	0 (0%)	338 (31%)
	12+ Years	536 (64%)	8 (62%)	46 (32%)	33 (50%)	0 (0%)	631 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	768 (92%)	12 (92%)	140 (99%)	65 (98%)	0 (0%)	1,000 (93%)
	Birthing Center	21 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	Home Birth	49 (6%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	54 (5%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	616 (73%)	10 (77%)	109 (77%)	43 (65%)	0 (0%)	789 (73%)
	Cesarean	191 (23%)	<6 (23%)	28 (20%)	21 (32%)	0 (0%)	248 (23%)
	Forceps	13 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (1%)
	Vacuum	18 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	564 (67%)	7 (54%)	79 (56%)	47 (71%)	0 (0%)	711 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	186 (22%)	<6 (38%)	43 (30%)	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	245 (23%)
	3rd Trimester	59 (7%)	<6 (8%)	17 (12%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	85 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	128 (15%)	<6 (8%)	42 (30%)	11 (17%)	0 (0%)	186 (17%)
	Adequate	353 (42%)	7 (54%)	34 (24%)	24 (36%)	0 (0%)	425 (39%)
	Intermediate	141 (17%)	0 (0%)	22 (15%)	14 (21%)	0 (0%)	180 (17%)
	Inadequate	184 (22%)	<6 (38%)	40 (28%)	15 (23%)	0 (0%)	246 (23%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	63 (8%)	<6 (8%)	10 (7%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	82 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	43 (5%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (3%)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	57 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	839 (100%)	13 (100%)	142 (100%)	66 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,077 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	50 (4%)	6 (5%)	13 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	75 (4%)
	20-24	336 (25%)	29 (26%)	81 (30%)	13 (14%)	0 (0%)	471 (25%)
	25-29	444 (33%)	39 (35%)	93 (34%)	33 (36%)	0 (0%)	620 (33%)
	30-34	351 (26%)	31 (28%)	59 (22%)	25 (27%)	0 (0%)	476 (25%)
	35-39	145 (11%)	<6 (5%)	23 (8%)	16 (17%)	0 (0%)	193 (10%)
	40-44	25 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	30 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	111 (8%)	8 (7%)	62 (23%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	184 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	83 (6%)	6 (5%)	50 (18%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	147 (8%)
	12 Years	312 (23%)	28 (25%)	108 (40%)	16 (17%)	0 (0%)	472 (25%)
	12+ Years	939 (69%)	75 (68%)	107 (39%)	67 (73%)	0 (0%)	1,210 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,248 (92%)	107 (97%)	264 (97%)	87 (95%)	0 (0%)	1,746 (93%)
	Birthing Center	82 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	93 (5%)
	Home Birth	25 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	30 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,026 (76%)	63 (57%)	217 (80%)	67 (73%)	0 (0%)	1,400 (75%)
	Cesarean	288 (21%)	43 (39%)	50 (18%)	20 (22%)	0 (0%)	411 (22%)
	Forceps	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	10 (<1%)
	Vacuum	35 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	49 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,003 (74%)	87 (79%)	166 (61%)	57 (62%)	0 (0%)	1,343 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	212 (16%)	11 (10%)	56 (21%)	21 (23%)	0 (0%)	307 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	91 (7%)	6 (5%)	26 (10%)	10 (11%)	0 (0%)	134 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	10 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	23 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	317 (23%)	30 (27%)	48 (18%)	11 (12%)	0 (0%)	415 (22%)
	Adequate	563 (42%)	41 (37%)	94 (35%)	35 (38%)	0 (0%)	746 (40%)
	Intermediate	184 (14%)	15 (14%)	48 (18%)	13 (14%)	0 (0%)	270 (14%)
	Inadequate	218 (16%)	14 (13%)	64 (24%)	27 (29%)	0 (0%)	328 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	108 (8%)	14 (13%)	32 (12%)	12 (13%)	0 (0%)	171 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	72 (5%)	19 (17%)	11 (4%)	8 (9%)	0 (0%)	112 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,356 (100%)	110 (100%)	272 (100%)	92 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,871 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	55 (4%)	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	69 (5%)
	20-24	282 (22%)	<6 (22%)	45 (31%)	13 (25%)	0 (0%)	347 (23%)
	25-29	411 (32%)	<6 (9%)	47 (32%)	15 (29%)	0 (0%)	480 (32%)
	30-34	347 (27%)	6 (26%)	27 (18%)	13 (25%)	0 (0%)	398 (26%)
	35-39	150 (12%)	8 (35%)	14 (10%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	179 (12%)
	40-44	25 (2%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	34 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	124 (10%)	<6 (9%)	32 (22%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	163 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	97 (8%)	<6 (4%)	22 (15%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	124 (8%)
	12 Years	384 (30%)	6 (26%)	63 (43%)	14 (27%)	0 (0%)	471 (31%)
	12+ Years	787 (62%)	16 (70%)	60 (41%)	33 (65%)	0 (0%)	904 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	985 (77%)	19 (83%)	131 (90%)	45 (88%)	0 (0%)	1,190 (79%)
	Birthing Center	228 (18%)	<6 (17%)	8 (5%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	248 (16%)
	Home Birth	58 (5%)	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	70 (5%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	929 (73%)	9 (39%)	122 (84%)	31 (61%)	0 (0%)	1,103 (73%)
	Cesarean	319 (25%)	14 (61%)	21 (14%)	20 (39%)	0 (0%)	378 (25%)
	Forceps	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	Vacuum	16 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	945 (74%)	19 (83%)	113 (77%)	31 (61%)	0 (0%)	1,116 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	247 (19%)	<6 (9%)	20 (14%)	17 (33%)	0 (0%)	291 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	56 (4%)	<6 (9%)	9 (6%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	72 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	435 (34%)	10 (43%)	70 (48%)	19 (37%)	0 (0%)	537 (36%)
	Adequate	540 (42%)	8 (35%)	43 (29%)	14 (27%)	0 (0%)	610 (40%)
	Intermediate	85 (7%)	<6 (9%)	9 (6%)	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	102 (7%)
	Inadequate	172 (14%)	<6 (13%)	22 (15%)	11 (22%)	0 (0%)	214 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	90 (7%)	<6 (13%)	17 (12%)	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	119 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	60 (5%)	<6 (9%)	9 (6%)	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,272 (100%)	23 (100%)	146 (100%)	51 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,509 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	57 (12%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	60 (11%)
	20-24	9 (18%)	<6 (100%)	145 (31%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	158 (29%)
	25-29	18 (35%)	0 (0%)	143 (31%)	6 (38%)	0 (0%)	168 (31%)
	30-34	13 (25%)	0 (0%)	81 (17%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	101 (19%)
	35-39	9 (18%)	0 (0%)	30 (6%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	42 (8%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	10 (20%)	0 (0%)	217 (47%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	228 (42%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	102 (22%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	105 (19%)
	12 Years	11 (22%)	0 (0%)	279 (60%)	6 (38%)	0 (0%)	296 (55%)
	12+ Years	38 (75%)	<6 (100%)	82 (18%)	10 (63%)	0 (0%)	134 (25%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	49 (96%)	<6 (100%)	466 (100%)	16 (100%)	0 (0%)	537 (100%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	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%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	42 (82%)	<6 (100%)	416 (89%)	11 (69%)	0 (0%)	475 (88%)
	Cesarean	7 (14%)	0 (0%)	46 (10%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	57 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	37 (73%)	<6 (100%)	344 (74%)	7 (44%)	0 (0%)	392 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	8 (16%)	0 (0%)	95 (20%)	8 (50%)	0 (0%)	111 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	23 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	27 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	11 (22%)	0 (0%)	185 (40%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	200 (37%)
	Adequate	16 (31%)	<6 (100%)	116 (25%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	136 (25%)
	Intermediate	7 (14%)	0 (0%)	74 (16%)	6 (38%)	0 (0%)	88 (16%)
	Inadequate	14 (27%)	0 (0%)	89 (19%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	108 (20%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	45 (10%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	50 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	24 (5%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	28 (5%)
Northern	Total	51 (100%)	<6 (100%)	466 (100%)	16 (100%)	0 (0%)	539 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	15 (3%)	<6 (11%)	14 (8%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	32 (4%)
	20-24	89 (17%)	<6 (11%)	42 (24%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	145 (18%)
	25-29	170 (32%)	<6 (22%)	60 (35%)	20 (33%)	0 (0%)	255 (32%)
	30-34	174 (32%)	<6 (33%)	37 (21%)	20 (33%)	0 (0%)	238 (30%)
	35-39	76 (14%)	<6 (11%)	12 (7%)	9 (15%)	0 (0%)	99 (13%)
	40-44	12 (2%)	<6 (11%)	8 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	22 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	52 (10%)	0 (0%)	31 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	83 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	30 (6%)	<6 (11%)	28 (16%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	65 (8%)
	12 Years	118 (22%)	0 (0%)	87 (50%)	16 (26%)	0 (0%)	225 (28%)
	12+ Years	389 (72%)	6 (67%)	56 (32%)	42 (69%)	0 (0%)	496 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	483 (90%)	9 (100%)	170 (98%)	61 (100%)	0 (0%)	732 (92%)
	Birthing Center	36 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
	Home Birth	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	361 (67%)	7 (78%)	120 (69%)	35 (57%)	0 (0%)	532 (67%)
	Cesarean	147 (27%)	<6 (22%)	44 (25%)	22 (36%)	0 (0%)	216 (27%)
	Forceps	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Vacuum	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	440 (82%)	7 (78%)	118 (68%)	50 (82%)	0 (0%)	620 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	61 (11%)	0 (0%)	38 (22%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	111 (14%)
	3rd Trimester	28 (5%)	<6 (11%)	12 (7%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	44 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	194 (36%)	<6 (33%)	54 (31%)	19 (31%)	0 (0%)	272 (34%)
	Adequate	187 (35%)	<6 (44%)	53 (31%)	24 (39%)	0 (0%)	273 (34%)
	Intermediate	77 (14%)	0 (0%)	25 (14%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	112 (14%)
	Inadequate	65 (12%)	<6 (22%)	37 (21%)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	113 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	29 (5%)	<6 (33%)	21 (12%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	60 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	21 (4%)	<6 (33%)	11 (6%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
Southeast	Total	537 (100%)	9 (100%)	173 (100%)	61 (100%)	0 (0%)	792 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2016
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	94 (12%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	98 (11%)
	20-24	12 (14%)	0 (0%)	264 (33%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	278 (30%)
	25-29	26 (31%)	<6 (50%)	239 (30%)	9 (47%)	0 (0%)	276 (30%)
	30-34	26 (31%)	0 (0%)	147 (18%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	179 (20%)
	35-39	15 (18%)	<6 (50%)	50 (6%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	70 (8%)
	40-44	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
	45+	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	13 (15%)	0 (0%)	236 (29%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	250 (27%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	230 (29%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	233 (26%)
	12 Years	18 (21%)	<6 (50%)	421 (52%)	<6 (26%)	0 (0%)	445 (49%)
	12+ Years	64 (76%)	<6 (50%)	146 (18%)	13 (68%)	0 (0%)	228 (25%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	77 (92%)	<6 (100%)	797 (99%)	19 (100%)	0 (0%)	898 (98%)
	Birthing Center	6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	63 (75%)	<6 (50%)	720 (90%)	11 (58%)	0 (0%)	797 (87%)
	Cesarean	20 (24%)	<6 (50%)	71 (9%)	8 (42%)	0 (0%)	102 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	59 (70%)	<6 (100%)	478 (59%)	8 (42%)	0 (0%)	550 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	18 (21%)	0 (0%)	261 (32%)	8 (42%)	0 (0%)	288 (32%)
	3rd Trimester	6 (7%)	0 (0%)	54 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	62 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	9 (11%)	0 (0%)	156 (19%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	166 (18%)
	Adequate	33 (39%)	<6 (100%)	168 (21%)	7 (37%)	0 (0%)	212 (23%)
	Intermediate	15 (18%)	0 (0%)	221 (27%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	239 (26%)
	Inadequate	24 (29%)	0 (0%)	246 (31%)	8 (42%)	0 (0%)	278 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	101 (13%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	107 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	51 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	57 (6%)
Southwest	Total	84 (100%)	<6 (100%)	804 (100%)	19 (100%)	0 (0%)	913 (100%)

2017

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

Alone

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)
	15-19	152 (3%)	12 (3%)	193 (10%)	58 (6%)	65 (6%)	486 (5%)
	20-24	1,101 (19%)	96 (27%)	516 (26%)	199 (19%)	300 (27%)	2,260 (22%)
	25-29	1,844 (32%)	114 (32%)	671 (34%)	315 (30%)	367 (34%)	3,374 (32%)
	30-34	1,725 (30%)	78 (22%)	364 (19%)	271 (26%)	254 (23%)	2,734 (26%)
	35-39	804 (14%)	46 (13%)	181 (9%)	159 (15%)	89 (8%)	1,304 (12%)
	40-44	156 (3%)	12 (3%)	35 (2%)	40 (4%)	17 (2%)	267 (3%)
	45+	13 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	21 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	405 (7%)	16 (4%)	583 (30%)	49 (5%)	186 (17%)	1,245 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	294 (5%)	29 (8%)	484 (25%)	91 (9%)	113 (10%)	1,030 (10%)
	12 Years	1,238 (21%)	86 (24%)	966 (49%)	380 (36%)	395 (36%)	3,102 (30%)
	12+ Years	4,219 (73%)	227 (63%)	496 (25%)	532 (51%)	578 (53%)	6,164 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	5,107 (88%)	342 (96%)	1,930 (98%)	1,028 (98%)	1,040 (95%)	9,623 (92%)
	Birthing Center	517 (9%)	10 (3%)	9 (<1%)	13 (1%)	30 (3%)	589 (6%)
	Home Birth	165 (3%)	6 (2%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	22 (2%)	208 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	20 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	30 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,213 (73%)	239 (67%)	1,684 (86%)	718 (69%)	856 (78%)	7,843 (75%)
	Cesarean	1,403 (24%)	111 (31%)	263 (13%)	295 (28%)	219 (20%)	2,346 (22%)
	Forceps	32 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	49 (<1%)
	Vacuum	146 (3%)	7 (2%)	13 (<1%)	26 (2%)	11 (1%)	205 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,432 (76%)	262 (73%)	1,331 (68%)	653 (62%)	817 (75%)	7,639 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	898 (15%)	69 (19%)	481 (24%)	281 (27%)	181 (17%)	1,941 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	257 (4%)	10 (3%)	105 (5%)	63 (6%)	59 (5%)	499 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	54 (<1%)	0 (0%)	28 (1%)	15 (1%)	22 (2%)	121 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,528 (26%)	124 (35%)	573 (29%)	253 (24%)	372 (34%)	2,904 (28%)
	Adequate	2,473 (43%)	121 (34%)	514 (26%)	345 (33%)	375 (34%)	3,894 (37%)
	Intermediate	777 (13%)	44 (12%)	392 (20%)	156 (15%)	142 (13%)	1,539 (15%)
	Inadequate	813 (14%)	47 (13%)	457 (23%)	246 (24%)	177 (16%)	1,772 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	423 (7%)	44 (12%)	237 (12%)	103 (10%)	111 (10%)	939 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	314 (5%)	35 (10%)	139 (7%)	76 (7%)	67 (6%)	648 (6%)
Alaska	Total	5,795 (100%)	358 (100%)	1,967 (100%)	1,046 (100%)	1,094 (100%)	10,452 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	44 (2%)	10 (4%)	20 (6%)	51 (7%)	32 (7%)	162 (4%)
	20-24	376 (17%)	54 (24%)	78 (23%)	162 (21%)	119 (25%)	820 (20%)
	25-29	666 (30%)	71 (31%)	121 (36%)	243 (31%)	146 (31%)	1,277 (31%)
	30-34	682 (31%)	53 (23%)	70 (21%)	182 (23%)	118 (25%)	1,126 (27%)
	35-39	373 (17%)	35 (15%)	38 (11%)	112 (14%)	41 (9%)	612 (15%)
	40-44	61 (3%)	6 (3%)	12 (4%)	28 (4%)	10 (2%)	120 (3%)
	45+	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	110 (5%)	14 (6%)	95 (28%)	42 (5%)	79 (17%)	343 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	86 (4%)	22 (10%)	63 (19%)	79 (10%)	49 (10%)	309 (7%)
	12 Years	382 (17%)	55 (24%)	137 (40%)	307 (39%)	162 (35%)	1,066 (26%)
	12+ Years	1,730 (78%)	142 (62%)	140 (41%)	355 (46%)	250 (54%)	2,675 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,966 (89%)	219 (96%)	334 (98%)	771 (99%)	444 (95%)	3,834 (93%)
	Birthing Center	183 (8%)	6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)	15 (3%)	215 (5%)
	Home Birth	60 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	78 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,559 (71%)	147 (64%)	274 (81%)	555 (71%)	348 (75%)	2,956 (72%)
	Cesarean	578 (26%)	77 (34%)	63 (19%)	204 (26%)	111 (24%)	1,063 (26%)
	Forceps	14 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	21 (<1%)
	Vacuum	59 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (2%)	<6 (1%)	88 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,739 (79%)	156 (68%)	261 (77%)	478 (61%)	352 (75%)	3,058 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	323 (15%)	53 (23%)	58 (17%)	224 (29%)	68 (15%)	745 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	71 (3%)	<6 (2%)	13 (4%)	44 (6%)	27 (6%)	163 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	12 (<1%)	0 (0%)	6 (2%)	11 (1%)	10 (2%)	41 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	667 (30%)	81 (35%)	150 (44%)	185 (24%)	170 (36%)	1,280 (31%)
	Adequate	922 (42%)	67 (29%)	108 (32%)	255 (33%)	151 (32%)	1,535 (37%)
	Intermediate	278 (13%)	29 (13%)	34 (10%)	120 (15%)	53 (11%)	531 (13%)
	Inadequate	261 (12%)	35 (15%)	45 (13%)	188 (24%)	76 (16%)	625 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	176 (8%)	26 (11%)	50 (15%)	75 (10%)	60 (13%)	400 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	125 (6%)	21 (9%)	32 (9%)	59 (8%)	32 (7%)	278 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	2,210 (100%)	229 (100%)	340 (100%)	780 (100%)	467 (100%)	4,129 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	23 (3%)	<6 (25%)	7 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	37 (4%)
	20-24	137 (19%)	<6 (50%)	27 (27%)	<6 (10%)	22 (23%)	195 (20%)
	25-29	250 (35%)	0 (0%)	35 (35%)	11 (22%)	34 (36%)	334 (34%)
	30-34	196 (28%)	<6 (25%)	26 (26%)	18 (35%)	19 (20%)	264 (27%)
	35-39	88 (12%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	11 (22%)	12 (13%)	117 (12%)
	40-44	15 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (2%)	23 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	73 (10%)	0 (0%)	28 (28%)	<6 (2%)	23 (24%)	125 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	49 (7%)	<6 (50%)	15 (15%)	<6 (8%)	8 (9%)	79 (8%)
	12 Years	182 (26%)	0 (0%)	48 (48%)	15 (29%)	32 (34%)	279 (29%)
	12+ Years	474 (67%)	<6 (50%)	37 (37%)	30 (59%)	53 (56%)	606 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	654 (92%)	<6 (100%)	100 (99%)	49 (96%)	90 (96%)	908 (93%)
	Birthing Center	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	21 (2%)
	Home Birth	38 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	504 (71%)	<6 (100%)	76 (75%)	31 (61%)	72 (77%)	695 (71%)
	Cesarean	171 (24%)	0 (0%)	24 (24%)	18 (35%)	22 (23%)	240 (25%)
	Forceps	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	29 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	496 (70%)	<6 (50%)	66 (65%)	31 (61%)	57 (61%)	663 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	137 (19%)	<6 (25%)	19 (19%)	11 (22%)	23 (24%)	192 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	47 (7%)	<6 (25%)	12 (12%)	<6 (10%)	7 (7%)	73 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	13 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	6 (6%)	21 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	130 (18%)	<6 (25%)	21 (21%)	13 (25%)	18 (19%)	186 (19%)
	Adequate	289 (41%)	<6 (25%)	28 (28%)	10 (20%)	32 (34%)	366 (38%)
	Intermediate	125 (18%)	<6 (25%)	23 (23%)	9 (18%)	14 (15%)	172 (18%)
	Inadequate	147 (21%)	<6 (25%)	24 (24%)	17 (33%)	27 (29%)	220 (23%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	47 (7%)	0 (0%)	9 (9%)	<6 (8%)	8 (9%)	70 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	37 (5%)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	48 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	710 (100%)	<6 (100%)	101 (100%)	51 (100%)	94 (100%)	973 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	43 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	25 (13%)	<6 (3%)	8 (4%)	80 (4%)
	20-24	291 (23%)	36 (35%)	45 (24%)	12 (14%)	59 (33%)	451 (25%)
	25-29	402 (32%)	37 (36%)	65 (35%)	18 (21%)	57 (32%)	592 (32%)
	30-34	342 (28%)	20 (19%)	28 (15%)	38 (44%)	41 (23%)	477 (26%)
	35-39	130 (10%)	7 (7%)	23 (12%)	13 (15%)	13 (7%)	190 (10%)
	40-44	33 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	43 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	84 (7%)	<6 (<1%)	38 (20%)	<6 (5%)	19 (11%)	147 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	72 (6%)	<6 (4%)	44 (23%)	<6 (2%)	15 (8%)	138 (8%)
	12 Years	259 (21%)	28 (27%)	65 (35%)	19 (22%)	59 (33%)	438 (24%)
	12+ Years	897 (72%)	68 (65%)	71 (38%)	65 (75%)	106 (59%)	1,232 (67%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,127 (91%)	100 (96%)	185 (98%)	86 (99%)	170 (94%)	1,699 (92%)
	Birthing Center	96 (8%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	8 (4%)	115 (6%)
	Home Birth	18 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	20 (1%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	956 (77%)	75 (72%)	151 (80%)	62 (71%)	153 (85%)	1,421 (77%)
	Cesarean	251 (20%)	26 (25%)	33 (18%)	21 (24%)	24 (13%)	363 (20%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	31 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	45 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	994 (80%)	89 (86%)	109 (58%)	66 (76%)	132 (73%)	1,417 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	162 (13%)	12 (12%)	55 (29%)	15 (17%)	39 (22%)	289 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	55 (4%)	<6 (2%)	17 (9%)	6 (7%)	7 (4%)	87 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	13 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	18 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	235 (19%)	32 (31%)	36 (19%)	27 (31%)	55 (31%)	395 (22%)
	Adequate	602 (48%)	48 (46%)	71 (38%)	33 (38%)	69 (38%)	835 (45%)
	Intermediate	199 (16%)	12 (12%)	25 (13%)	11 (13%)	31 (17%)	285 (16%)
	Inadequate	165 (13%)	8 (8%)	52 (28%)	14 (16%)	22 (12%)	264 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	81 (7%)	14 (13%)	22 (12%)	8 (9%)	16 (9%)	142 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	58 (5%)	13 (13%)	9 (5%)	<6 (6%)	9 (5%)	95 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,243 (100%)	104 (100%)	188 (100%)	87 (100%)	180 (100%)	1,837 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	37 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	48 (4%)
	20-24	234 (22%)	<6 (10%)	22 (26%)	7 (16%)	51 (38%)	317 (23%)
	25-29	359 (34%)	<6 (40%)	30 (36%)	13 (30%)	42 (31%)	455 (34%)
	30-34	292 (27%)	<6 (30%)	19 (23%)	11 (25%)	32 (24%)	361 (27%)
	35-39	116 (11%)	<6 (10%)	7 (8%)	8 (18%)	6 (4%)	139 (10%)
	40-44	29 (3%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	35 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	104 (10%)	0 (0%)	19 (23%)	<6 (2%)	22 (16%)	146 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	70 (7%)	0 (0%)	15 (18%)	<6 (5%)	14 (10%)	102 (8%)
	12 Years	310 (29%)	<6 (20%)	34 (40%)	15 (34%)	58 (43%)	420 (31%)
	12+ Years	680 (64%)	7 (70%)	35 (42%)	27 (61%)	62 (46%)	818 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	854 (80%)	8 (80%)	80 (95%)	41 (93%)	124 (92%)	1,117 (82%)
	Birthing Center	176 (16%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (2%)	187 (14%)
	Home Birth	37 (3%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	51 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	801 (75%)	7 (70%)	65 (77%)	26 (59%)	107 (79%)	1,015 (75%)
	Cesarean	250 (23%)	<6 (30%)	19 (23%)	17 (39%)	27 (20%)	322 (24%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	12 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	775 (73%)	8 (80%)	64 (76%)	26 (59%)	104 (77%)	990 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	198 (19%)	<6 (10%)	15 (18%)	12 (27%)	23 (17%)	250 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	57 (5%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (4%)	70 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	17 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	332 (31%)	<6 (40%)	41 (49%)	7 (16%)	57 (42%)	446 (33%)
	Adequate	444 (42%)	<6 (40%)	23 (27%)	19 (43%)	51 (38%)	547 (40%)
	Intermediate	98 (9%)	<6 (10%)	8 (10%)	<6 (9%)	8 (6%)	120 (9%)
	Inadequate	160 (15%)	<6 (10%)	11 (13%)	12 (27%)	19 (14%)	205 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	84 (8%)	<6 (20%)	6 (7%)	<6 (7%)	13 (10%)	109 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	66 (6%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (2%)	10 (7%)	84 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,068 (100%)	10 (100%)	84 (100%)	44 (100%)	135 (100%)	1,356 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	53 (12%)	<6 (7%)	8 (14%)	63 (11%)
	20-24	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	116 (26%)	0 (0%)	10 (18%)	130 (23%)
	25-29	15 (31%)	0 (0%)	151 (34%)	6 (43%)	29 (52%)	201 (35%)
	30-34	20 (41%)	0 (0%)	87 (20%)	<6 (36%)	<6 (9%)	117 (21%)
	35-39	9 (18%)	0 (0%)	29 (7%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (4%)	43 (8%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (2%)	10 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	188 (42%)	<6 (7%)	14 (25%)	205 (36%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	110 (25%)	<6 (14%)	12 (21%)	125 (22%)
	12 Years	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	270 (61%)	<6 (14%)	19 (34%)	295 (52%)
	12+ Years	44 (90%)	0 (0%)	62 (14%)	9 (64%)	25 (45%)	141 (25%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	42 (86%)	0 (0%)	444 (100%)	13 (93%)	55 (98%)	556 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	34 (69%)	0 (0%)	397 (89%)	9 (64%)	49 (88%)	491 (87%)
	Cesarean	13 (27%)	0 (0%)	44 (10%)	<6 (36%)	<6 (9%)	67 (12%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	30 (61%)	0 (0%)	335 (75%)	6 (43%)	48 (86%)	421 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	10 (20%)	0 (0%)	80 (18%)	<6 (21%)	6 (11%)	99 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	19 (4%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (2%)	23 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	164 (37%)	<6 (7%)	24 (43%)	195 (34%)
	Adequate	17 (35%)	0 (0%)	96 (22%)	<6 (14%)	17 (30%)	132 (23%)
	Intermediate	7 (14%)	0 (0%)	102 (23%)	<6 (14%)	8 (14%)	121 (21%)
	Inadequate	11 (22%)	0 (0%)	77 (17%)	6 (43%)	6 (11%)	100 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	7 (14%)	0 (0%)	52 (12%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (4%)	63 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	34 (8%)	<6 (14%)	<6 (2%)	41 (7%)
Northern	Total	49 (100%)	0 (0%)	446 (100%)	14 (100%)	56 (100%)	567 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	9 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	17 (2%)
	20-24	49 (11%)	<6 (33%)	19 (18%)	10 (19%)	28 (27%)	113 (15%)
	25-29	131 (28%)	<6 (11%)	39 (36%)	17 (31%)	40 (38%)	236 (31%)
	30-34	174 (38%)	<6 (11%)	20 (19%)	13 (24%)	23 (22%)	235 (31%)
	35-39	85 (18%)	<6 (33%)	19 (18%)	12 (22%)	9 (9%)	129 (17%)
	40-44	18 (4%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	24 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	30 (6%)	<6 (11%)	27 (25%)	0 (0%)	15 (14%)	74 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	16 (3%)	<6 (11%)	24 (22%)	<6 (2%)	8 (8%)	54 (7%)
	12 Years	92 (20%)	<6 (11%)	51 (48%)	13 (24%)	43 (41%)	203 (27%)
	12+ Years	350 (76%)	6 (67%)	30 (28%)	40 (74%)	54 (51%)	490 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	417 (90%)	9 (100%)	106 (99%)	54 (100%)	101 (96%)	704 (93%)
	Birthing Center	34 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	38 (5%)
	Home Birth	10 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	13 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	316 (68%)	6 (67%)	75 (70%)	26 (48%)	78 (74%)	515 (68%)
	Cesarean	131 (28%)	<6 (33%)	31 (29%)	24 (44%)	23 (22%)	216 (29%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	8 (1%)
	Vacuum	12 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	368 (80%)	7 (78%)	71 (66%)	41 (76%)	86 (82%)	590 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	53 (11%)	<6 (11%)	27 (25%)	12 (22%)	8 (8%)	102 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	22 (5%)	<6 (11%)	7 (7%)	0 (0%)	8 (8%)	38 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	152 (33%)	6 (67%)	32 (30%)	20 (37%)	31 (30%)	249 (33%)
	Adequate	177 (38%)	<6 (11%)	37 (35%)	23 (43%)	38 (36%)	284 (38%)
	Intermediate	63 (14%)	<6 (11%)	15 (14%)	7 (13%)	20 (19%)	106 (14%)
	Inadequate	56 (12%)	<6 (11%)	23 (21%)	<6 (6%)	13 (12%)	98 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	23 (5%)	<6 (22%)	13 (12%)	10 (19%)	8 (8%)	58 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	20 (4%)	0 (0%)	7 (7%)	8 (15%)	10 (10%)	48 (6%)
Southeast	Total	462 (100%)	9 (100%)	107 (100%)	54 (100%)	105 (100%)	756 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	74 (11%)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	79 (9%)
	20-24	10 (19%)	0 (0%)	209 (30%)	<6 (19%)	11 (19%)	234 (28%)
	25-29	20 (38%)	<6 (50%)	230 (33%)	7 (44%)	19 (33%)	278 (33%)
	30-34	19 (37%)	0 (0%)	114 (16%)	<6 (25%)	16 (28%)	154 (18%)
	35-39	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	61 (9%)	<6 (13%)	6 (11%)	74 (9%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	188 (27%)	0 (0%)	14 (25%)	204 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	213 (30%)	<6 (6%)	7 (12%)	223 (27%)
	12 Years	9 (17%)	0 (0%)	361 (51%)	9 (56%)	22 (39%)	401 (48%)
	12+ Years	43 (83%)	<6 (100%)	121 (17%)	6 (38%)	28 (49%)	201 (24%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	46 (88%)	<6 (100%)	681 (97%)	14 (88%)	56 (98%)	804 (97%)
	Birthing Center	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (3%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	42 (81%)	0 (0%)	646 (92%)	9 (56%)	49 (86%)	749 (90%)
	Cesarean	9 (17%)	<6 (100%)	49 (7%)	6 (38%)	7 (12%)	75 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	30 (58%)	0 (0%)	425 (61%)	<6 (31%)	38 (67%)	500 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	15 (29%)	<6 (50%)	227 (32%)	<6 (25%)	14 (25%)	264 (32%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	35 (5%)	<6 (19%)	<6 (7%)	44 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	129 (18%)	0 (0%)	17 (30%)	153 (18%)
	Adequate	22 (42%)	0 (0%)	151 (22%)	<6 (19%)	17 (30%)	195 (23%)
	Intermediate	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	185 (26%)	<6 (19%)	8 (14%)	204 (24%)
	Inadequate	12 (23%)	<6 (50%)	225 (32%)	6 (38%)	14 (25%)	259 (31%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	85 (12%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (7%)	97 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	46 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	54 (6%)
Southwest	Total	52 (100%)	<6 (100%)	701 (100%)	16 (100%)	57 (100%)	833 (100%)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	15-19	181 (3%)	27 (5%)	213 (9%)	60 (5%)	0 (0%)	486 (5%)
	20-24	1,239 (20%)	151 (29%)	602 (26%)	220 (20%)	0 (0%)	2,260 (22%)
	25-29	2,027 (32%)	159 (30%)	792 (35%)	340 (30%)	0 (0%)	3,374 (32%)
	30-34	1,857 (29%)	112 (21%)	439 (19%)	289 (26%)	0 (0%)	2,734 (26%)
	35-39	855 (13%)	60 (11%)	200 (9%)	165 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,304 (12%)
	40-44	170 (3%)	13 (2%)	38 (2%)	40 (4%)	0 (0%)	267 (3%)
	45+	14 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	486 (8%)	42 (8%)	654 (29%)	58 (5%)	0 (0%)	1,245 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	352 (6%)	45 (9%)	522 (23%)	93 (8%)	0 (0%)	1,030 (10%)
	12 Years	1,418 (22%)	149 (29%)	1,095 (48%)	405 (36%)	0 (0%)	3,102 (30%)
	12+ Years	4,525 (71%)	310 (59%)	652 (28%)	576 (52%)	0 (0%)	6,164 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	5,629 (89%)	496 (95%)	2,242 (98%)	1,096 (98%)	0 (0%)	9,623 (92%)
	Birthing Center	533 (8%)	14 (3%)	15 (<1%)	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	589 (6%)
	Home Birth	174 (3%)	11 (2%)	15 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	208 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	20 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	30 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,643 (73%)	353 (68%)	1,953 (85%)	773 (69%)	0 (0%)	7,843 (75%)
	Cesarean	1,510 (24%)	157 (30%)	315 (14%)	312 (28%)	0 (0%)	2,346 (22%)
	Forceps	34 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	49 (<1%)
	Vacuum	154 (2%)	8 (2%)	15 (<1%)	26 (2%)	0 (0%)	205 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,840 (76%)	386 (74%)	1,571 (69%)	707 (63%)	0 (0%)	7,639 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	987 (16%)	95 (18%)	541 (24%)	291 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,941 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	291 (5%)	14 (3%)	122 (5%)	68 (6%)	0 (0%)	499 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	64 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	34 (1%)	16 (1%)	0 (0%)	121 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,711 (27%)	180 (34%)	685 (30%)	276 (25%)	0 (0%)	2,904 (28%)
	Adequate	2,666 (42%)	174 (33%)	626 (27%)	364 (33%)	0 (0%)	3,894 (37%)
	Intermediate	852 (13%)	66 (13%)	430 (19%)	167 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,539 (15%)
	Inadequate	897 (14%)	73 (14%)	515 (22%)	260 (23%)	0 (0%)	1,772 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	476 (8%)	62 (12%)	270 (12%)	110 (10%)	0 (0%)	939 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	348 (5%)	49 (9%)	157 (7%)	78 (7%)	0 (0%)	648 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,343 (100%)	522 (100%)	2,292 (100%)	1,118 (100%)	0 (0%)	10,452 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	60 (2%)	20 (6%)	25 (6%)	53 (6%)	0 (0%)	162 (4%)
	20-24	426 (17%)	90 (27%)	101 (23%)	172 (21%)	0 (0%)	820 (20%)
	25-29	739 (30%)	100 (30%)	155 (35%)	258 (31%)	0 (0%)	1,277 (31%)
	30-34	737 (30%)	73 (22%)	106 (24%)	194 (24%)	0 (0%)	1,126 (27%)
	35-39	397 (16%)	44 (13%)	43 (10%)	116 (14%)	0 (0%)	612 (15%)
	40-44	68 (3%)	7 (2%)	14 (3%)	28 (3%)	0 (0%)	120 (3%)
	45+	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	144 (6%)	33 (10%)	116 (26%)	48 (6%)	0 (0%)	343 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	112 (5%)	36 (11%)	73 (16%)	78 (9%)	0 (0%)	309 (7%)
	12 Years	445 (18%)	101 (30%)	177 (40%)	322 (39%)	0 (0%)	1,066 (26%)
	12+ Years	1,863 (76%)	185 (55%)	195 (44%)	383 (47%)	0 (0%)	2,675 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,181 (90%)	321 (96%)	433 (97%)	811 (99%)	0 (0%)	3,834 (93%)
	Birthing Center	190 (8%)	8 (2%)	<6 (1%)	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	215 (5%)
	Home Birth	64 (3%)	<6 (1%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	78 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,736 (71%)	216 (65%)	356 (80%)	586 (71%)	0 (0%)	2,956 (72%)
	Cesarean	623 (26%)	110 (33%)	85 (19%)	216 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,063 (26%)
	Forceps	14 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)
	Vacuum	62 (3%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	88 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,913 (79%)	233 (70%)	336 (76%)	509 (62%)	0 (0%)	3,058 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	354 (15%)	71 (21%)	75 (17%)	230 (28%)	0 (0%)	745 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	84 (3%)	9 (3%)	21 (5%)	47 (6%)	0 (0%)	163 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	16 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (2%)	12 (1%)	0 (0%)	41 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	745 (31%)	116 (35%)	195 (44%)	199 (24%)	0 (0%)	1,280 (31%)
	Adequate	1,001 (41%)	98 (29%)	140 (31%)	264 (32%)	0 (0%)	1,535 (37%)
	Intermediate	308 (13%)	44 (13%)	39 (9%)	126 (15%)	0 (0%)	531 (13%)
	Inadequate	293 (12%)	53 (16%)	64 (14%)	200 (24%)	0 (0%)	625 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	201 (8%)	41 (12%)	66 (15%)	78 (9%)	0 (0%)	400 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	138 (6%)	33 (10%)	38 (9%)	60 (7%)	0 (0%)	278 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	2,436 (100%)	334 (100%)	445 (100%)	823 (100%)	0 (0%)	4,129 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	25 (3%)	<6 (10%)	10 (8%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	37 (4%)
	20-24	150 (20%)	<6 (50%)	33 (25%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	195 (20%)
	25-29	272 (36%)	<6 (20%)	43 (33%)	13 (24%)	0 (0%)	334 (34%)
	30-34	207 (27%)	<6 (20%)	32 (25%)	19 (35%)	0 (0%)	264 (27%)
	35-39	93 (12%)	0 (0%)	10 (8%)	12 (22%)	0 (0%)	117 (12%)
	40-44	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	86 (11%)	<6 (10%)	36 (28%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	125 (13%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	53 (7%)	<6 (20%)	19 (15%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	79 (8%)
	12 Years	201 (26%)	0 (0%)	59 (45%)	17 (31%)	0 (0%)	279 (29%)
	12+ Years	506 (66%)	8 (80%)	50 (38%)	32 (58%)	0 (0%)	606 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	706 (92%)	9 (90%)	129 (99%)	53 (96%)	0 (0%)	908 (93%)
	Birthing Center	19 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
	Home Birth	38 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	41 (4%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	547 (72%)	8 (80%)	97 (75%)	35 (64%)	0 (0%)	695 (71%)
	Cesarean	183 (24%)	<6 (20%)	32 (25%)	18 (33%)	0 (0%)	240 (25%)
	Forceps	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	29 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	32 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	528 (69%)	<6 (50%)	85 (65%)	34 (62%)	0 (0%)	663 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	150 (20%)	<6 (20%)	27 (21%)	12 (22%)	0 (0%)	192 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	54 (7%)	<6 (10%)	12 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	73 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	15 (2%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	138 (18%)	<6 (40%)	27 (21%)	14 (25%)	0 (0%)	186 (19%)
	Adequate	305 (40%)	<6 (10%)	42 (32%)	12 (22%)	0 (0%)	366 (38%)
	Intermediate	137 (18%)	<6 (10%)	25 (19%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	172 (18%)
	Inadequate	164 (21%)	<6 (40%)	31 (24%)	17 (31%)	0 (0%)	220 (23%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	50 (7%)	<6 (10%)	12 (9%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	70 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	40 (5%)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	48 (5%)
Gulf Coast	Total	765 (100%)	10 (100%)	130 (100%)	55 (100%)	0 (0%)	973 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	47 (4%)	<6 (3%)	26 (11%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	80 (4%)
	20-24	318 (24%)	44 (33%)	63 (26%)	19 (19%)	0 (0%)	451 (25%)
	25-29	426 (32%)	46 (34%)	87 (36%)	21 (21%)	0 (0%)	592 (32%)
	30-34	367 (28%)	27 (20%)	36 (15%)	39 (39%)	0 (0%)	477 (26%)
	35-39	137 (10%)	10 (7%)	25 (10%)	14 (14%)	0 (0%)	190 (10%)
	40-44	35 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	43 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	92 (7%)	<6 (2%)	47 (20%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	147 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	80 (6%)	<6 (4%)	48 (20%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	138 (8%)
	12 Years	291 (22%)	36 (27%)	81 (34%)	23 (23%)	0 (0%)	438 (24%)
	12+ Years	946 (71%)	89 (66%)	102 (43%)	71 (72%)	0 (0%)	1,232 (67%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,212 (91%)	129 (96%)	232 (97%)	97 (98%)	0 (0%)	1,699 (92%)
	Birthing Center	100 (8%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	115 (6%)
	Home Birth	18 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (1%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,031 (77%)	98 (73%)	195 (82%)	74 (75%)	0 (0%)	1,421 (77%)
	Cesarean	263 (20%)	33 (25%)	39 (16%)	21 (21%)	0 (0%)	363 (20%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	33 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	45 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,058 (79%)	113 (84%)	144 (60%)	77 (78%)	0 (0%)	1,417 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	184 (14%)	17 (13%)	66 (28%)	16 (16%)	0 (0%)	289 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	57 (4%)	<6 (1%)	22 (9%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	87 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	14 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	262 (20%)	43 (32%)	49 (21%)	32 (32%)	0 (0%)	395 (22%)
	Adequate	636 (48%)	58 (43%)	92 (38%)	37 (37%)	0 (0%)	835 (45%)
	Intermediate	216 (16%)	18 (13%)	32 (13%)	13 (13%)	0 (0%)	285 (16%)
	Inadequate	175 (13%)	11 (8%)	62 (26%)	13 (13%)	0 (0%)	264 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	91 (7%)	16 (12%)	25 (10%)	10 (10%)	0 (0%)	142 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	64 (5%)	14 (10%)	11 (5%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	95 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,332 (100%)	134 (100%)	239 (100%)	99 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,837 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	41 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	48 (4%)
	20-24	261 (23%)	8 (35%)	37 (31%)	9 (18%)	0 (0%)	317 (23%)
	25-29	383 (33%)	7 (30%)	43 (36%)	15 (30%)	0 (0%)	455 (34%)
	30-34	315 (27%)	6 (26%)	25 (21%)	13 (26%)	0 (0%)	361 (27%)
	35-39	121 (11%)	<6 (4%)	8 (7%)	8 (16%)	0 (0%)	139 (10%)
	40-44	29 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	35 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	115 (10%)	<6 (4%)	29 (24%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	146 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	80 (7%)	0 (0%)	18 (15%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	102 (8%)
	12 Years	339 (29%)	9 (39%)	55 (46%)	16 (32%)	0 (0%)	420 (31%)
	12+ Years	724 (63%)	13 (57%)	45 (38%)	31 (62%)	0 (0%)	818 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	932 (81%)	18 (78%)	112 (94%)	47 (94%)	0 (0%)	1,117 (82%)
	Birthing Center	178 (15%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	187 (14%)
	Home Birth	40 (3%)	<6 (22%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	51 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	866 (75%)	17 (74%)	96 (81%)	28 (56%)	0 (0%)	1,015 (75%)
	Cesarean	267 (23%)	6 (26%)	23 (19%)	21 (42%)	0 (0%)	322 (24%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	13 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	14 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	842 (73%)	19 (83%)	88 (74%)	30 (60%)	0 (0%)	990 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	208 (18%)	<6 (13%)	25 (21%)	13 (26%)	0 (0%)	250 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	61 (5%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	70 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	13 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	17 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	368 (32%)	7 (30%)	56 (47%)	10 (20%)	0 (0%)	446 (33%)
	Adequate	475 (41%)	12 (52%)	35 (29%)	20 (40%)	0 (0%)	547 (40%)
	Intermediate	102 (9%)	<6 (4%)	11 (9%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	120 (9%)
	Inadequate	171 (15%)	<6 (13%)	16 (13%)	13 (26%)	0 (0%)	205 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	92 (8%)	<6 (9%)	11 (9%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	109 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	72 (6%)	<6 (9%)	9 (8%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	84 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,151 (100%)	23 (100%)	119 (100%)	50 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,356 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	58 (12%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	63 (11%)
	20-24	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	122 (25%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	130 (23%)
	25-29	22 (35%)	0 (0%)	173 (36%)	6 (43%)	0 (0%)	201 (35%)
	30-34	21 (33%)	<6 (50%)	90 (19%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	117 (21%)
	35-39	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	31 (6%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	43 (8%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (8%)	<6 (50%)	198 (41%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	205 (36%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (6%)	<6 (50%)	118 (24%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	125 (22%)
	12 Years	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	284 (58%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	295 (52%)
	12+ Years	50 (79%)	<6 (50%)	80 (16%)	9 (64%)	0 (0%)	141 (25%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	56 (89%)	<6 (50%)	484 (100%)	13 (93%)	0 (0%)	556 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (50%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	46 (73%)	<6 (100%)	432 (89%)	9 (64%)	0 (0%)	491 (87%)
	Cesarean	14 (22%)	0 (0%)	48 (10%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	67 (12%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	40 (63%)	<6 (50%)	372 (77%)	6 (43%)	0 (0%)	421 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	14 (22%)	0 (0%)	82 (17%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	99 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	20 (4%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	23 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	12 (19%)	<6 (50%)	181 (37%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	195 (34%)
	Adequate	22 (35%)	0 (0%)	108 (22%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	132 (23%)
	Intermediate	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	109 (22%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	121 (21%)
	Inadequate	13 (21%)	0 (0%)	81 (17%)	6 (43%)	0 (0%)	100 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	7 (11%)	0 (0%)	54 (11%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	63 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	35 (7%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	41 (7%)
Northern	Total	63 (100%)	<6 (100%)	486 (100%)	14 (100%)	0 (0%)	567 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	12 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	20-24	65 (12%)	<6 (31%)	27 (20%)	12 (20%)	0 (0%)	113 (15%)
	25-29	159 (30%)	<6 (23%)	47 (35%)	20 (33%)	0 (0%)	236 (31%)
	30-34	187 (35%)	<6 (15%)	26 (19%)	15 (25%)	0 (0%)	235 (31%)
	35-39	91 (17%)	<6 (23%)	22 (16%)	12 (20%)	0 (0%)	129 (17%)
	40-44	21 (4%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	39 (7%)	<6 (8%)	31 (23%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	74 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	22 (4%)	<6 (8%)	27 (20%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	54 (7%)
	12 Years	118 (22%)	<6 (15%)	64 (47%)	16 (26%)	0 (0%)	203 (27%)
	12+ Years	384 (73%)	9 (69%)	42 (31%)	44 (72%)	0 (0%)	490 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	480 (91%)	12 (92%)	134 (99%)	61 (100%)	0 (0%)	704 (93%)
	Birthing Center	35 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	38 (5%)
	Home Birth	12 (2%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	362 (69%)	9 (69%)	97 (72%)	32 (52%)	0 (0%)	515 (68%)
	Cesarean	148 (28%)	<6 (23%)	36 (27%)	25 (41%)	0 (0%)	216 (29%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
	Vacuum	13 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	421 (80%)	11 (85%)	95 (70%)	46 (75%)	0 (0%)	590 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	58 (11%)	<6 (8%)	29 (21%)	13 (21%)	0 (0%)	102 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	27 (5%)	<6 (8%)	9 (7%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	38 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	175 (33%)	9 (69%)	36 (27%)	20 (33%)	0 (0%)	249 (33%)
	Adequate	201 (38%)	<6 (15%)	48 (36%)	26 (43%)	0 (0%)	284 (38%)
	Intermediate	72 (14%)	<6 (8%)	24 (18%)	9 (15%)	0 (0%)	106 (14%)
	Inadequate	64 (12%)	<6 (8%)	26 (19%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	98 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	28 (5%)	<6 (15%)	15 (11%)	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	58 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	26 (5%)	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	8 (13%)	0 (0%)	48 (6%)
Southeast	Total	528 (100%)	13 (100%)	135 (100%)	61 (100%)	0 (0%)	756 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2017
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (1%)	<6 (17%)	77 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	79 (9%)
	20-24	11 (16%)	0 (0%)	219 (30%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	234 (28%)
	25-29	25 (37%)	<6 (17%)	244 (33%)	7 (44%)	0 (0%)	278 (33%)
	30-34	23 (34%)	<6 (17%)	124 (17%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	154 (18%)
	35-39	7 (10%)	<6 (33%)	61 (8%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	74 (9%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	<6 (17%)	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (6%)	<6 (33%)	197 (27%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	204 (24%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	219 (30%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	223 (27%)
	12 Years	15 (22%)	<6 (17%)	375 (51%)	9 (56%)	0 (0%)	401 (48%)
	12+ Years	51 (76%)	<6 (83%)	138 (19%)	6 (38%)	0 (0%)	201 (24%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	61 (91%)	6 (100%)	718 (97%)	14 (88%)	0 (0%)	804 (97%)
	Birthing Center	6 (9%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	54 (81%)	<6 (50%)	680 (92%)	9 (56%)	0 (0%)	749 (90%)
	Cesarean	12 (18%)	<6 (50%)	52 (7%)	6 (38%)	0 (0%)	75 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	38 (57%)	<6 (67%)	451 (61%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	500 (60%)
	2nd Trimester	19 (28%)	<6 (17%)	237 (32%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	264 (32%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	36 (5%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	44 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	11 (16%)	0 (0%)	141 (19%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	153 (18%)
	Adequate	26 (39%)	<6 (50%)	161 (22%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	195 (23%)
	Intermediate	9 (13%)	<6 (17%)	190 (26%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	204 (24%)
	Inadequate	16 (24%)	<6 (17%)	235 (32%)	6 (38%)	0 (0%)	259 (31%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	87 (12%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	97 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	48 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	54 (6%)
Southwest	Total	67 (100%)	6 (100%)	738 (100%)	16 (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 Race (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	136 (2%)	17 (6%)	160 (8%)	33 (3%)	66 (6%)	423 (4%)
	20-24	1,009 (18%)	72 (24%)	524 (27%)	214 (22%)	320 (29%)	2,183 (22%)
	25-29	1,705 (31%)	102 (34%)	624 (32%)	295 (30%)	342 (31%)	3,143 (31%)
	30-34	1,715 (31%)	68 (22%)	418 (21%)	265 (27%)	259 (23%)	2,771 (27%)
	35-39	821 (15%)	32 (11%)	184 (9%)	145 (15%)	104 (9%)	1,308 (13%)
	40-44	158 (3%)	12 (4%)	37 (2%)	29 (3%)	12 (1%)	256 (3%)
	45+	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	372 (7%)	10 (3%)	531 (27%)	49 (5%)	190 (17%)	1,155 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	259 (5%)	21 (7%)	448 (23%)	61 (6%)	133 (12%)	945 (9%)
	12 Years	1,181 (21%)	89 (29%)	957 (49%)	362 (37%)	379 (34%)	3,023 (30%)
	12+ Years	4,063 (73%)	190 (63%)	517 (27%)	523 (53%)	581 (53%)	5,986 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	4,970 (90%)	295 (97%)	1,921 (99%)	968 (98%)	1,041 (94%)	9,394 (93%)
	Birthing Center	410 (7%)	6 (2%)	6 (<1%)	11 (1%)	44 (4%)	481 (5%)
	Home Birth	168 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	16 (1%)	202 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	15 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	19 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,036 (73%)	212 (70%)	1,671 (86%)	708 (72%)	824 (75%)	7,599 (75%)
	Cesarean	1,368 (25%)	84 (28%)	258 (13%)	251 (26%)	246 (22%)	2,262 (22%)
	Forceps	40 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)	58 (<1%)
	Vacuum	103 (2%)	<6 (2%)	13 (<1%)	20 (2%)	24 (2%)	170 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,266 (77%)	221 (73%)	1,261 (65%)	603 (61%)	815 (74%)	7,301 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	838 (15%)	51 (17%)	523 (27%)	253 (26%)	192 (17%)	1,896 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	234 (4%)	16 (5%)	107 (5%)	62 (6%)	40 (4%)	475 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	44 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	31 (2%)	27 (3%)	22 (2%)	133 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,619 (29%)	100 (33%)	598 (31%)	210 (21%)	388 (35%)	2,967 (29%)
	Adequate	2,273 (41%)	100 (33%)	493 (25%)	328 (33%)	377 (34%)	3,639 (36%)
	Intermediate	651 (12%)	39 (13%)	350 (18%)	152 (15%)	115 (10%)	1,333 (13%)
	Inadequate	760 (14%)	46 (15%)	469 (24%)	245 (25%)	179 (16%)	1,745 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	416 (7%)	34 (11%)	232 (12%)	104 (11%)	123 (11%)	935 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	264 (5%)	38 (13%)	127 (7%)	75 (8%)	71 (6%)	594 (6%)
Alaska	Total	5,550 (100%)	303 (100%)	1,950 (100%)	983 (100%)	1,103 (100%)	10,098 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	33 (2%)	13 (7%)	33 (9%)	25 (3%)	29 (6%)	140 (4%)
	20-24	307 (15%)	34 (18%)	93 (25%)	171 (24%)	143 (28%)	781 (20%)
	25-29	620 (30%)	64 (34%)	107 (29%)	211 (30%)	161 (31%)	1,204 (30%)
	30-34	637 (31%)	46 (24%)	92 (25%)	184 (26%)	121 (23%)	1,115 (28%)
	35-39	376 (18%)	22 (12%)	38 (10%)	106 (15%)	51 (10%)	609 (15%)
	40-44	67 (3%)	9 (5%)	8 (2%)	18 (3%)	10 (2%)	118 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	101 (5%)	7 (4%)	104 (28%)	43 (6%)	78 (15%)	333 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	80 (4%)	15 (8%)	87 (23%)	50 (7%)	54 (10%)	307 (8%)
	12 Years	301 (15%)	49 (26%)	156 (42%)	281 (39%)	164 (32%)	987 (25%)
	12+ Years	1,655 (81%)	121 (64%)	123 (33%)	354 (50%)	293 (57%)	2,619 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,868 (91%)	183 (97%)	366 (99%)	704 (98%)	489 (95%)	3,745 (94%)
	Birthing Center	133 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (1%)	18 (3%)	168 (4%)
	Home Birth	42 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (2%)	58 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,429 (70%)	128 (68%)	296 (80%)	535 (75%)	387 (75%)	2,872 (72%)
	Cesarean	559 (27%)	57 (30%)	71 (19%)	165 (23%)	120 (23%)	1,009 (25%)
	Forceps	15 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	21 (<1%)
	Vacuum	40 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (2%)	7 (1%)	67 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,623 (79%)	129 (69%)	247 (67%)	425 (59%)	381 (74%)	2,897 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	257 (13%)	38 (20%)	89 (24%)	199 (28%)	88 (17%)	695 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	63 (3%)	9 (5%)	18 (5%)	42 (6%)	18 (3%)	162 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	10 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	11 (3%)	22 (3%)	7 (1%)	56 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	673 (33%)	64 (34%)	159 (43%)	147 (21%)	195 (38%)	1,269 (32%)
	Adequate	777 (38%)	58 (31%)	95 (26%)	229 (32%)	178 (35%)	1,381 (35%)
	Intermediate	261 (13%)	22 (12%)	39 (11%)	125 (17%)	45 (9%)	513 (13%)
	Inadequate	210 (10%)	29 (15%)	71 (19%)	184 (26%)	74 (14%)	600 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	165 (8%)	25 (13%)	58 (16%)	74 (10%)	47 (9%)	391 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	110 (5%)	27 (14%)	31 (8%)	58 (8%)	28 (5%)	269 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	2,044 (100%)	188 (100%)	371 (100%)	715 (100%)	515 (100%)	3,972 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	22 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (4%)	30 (3%)
	20-24	138 (19%)	0 (0%)	21 (26%)	7 (14%)	31 (31%)	198 (21%)
	25-29	204 (29%)	<6 (100%)	34 (42%)	18 (35%)	25 (25%)	288 (30%)
	30-34	231 (32%)	0 (0%)	18 (22%)	12 (24%)	25 (25%)	286 (30%)
	35-39	99 (14%)	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	8 (16%)	14 (14%)	129 (14%)
	40-44	19 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	60 (8%)	0 (0%)	16 (20%)	<6 (2%)	25 (25%)	103 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	54 (8%)	0 (0%)	15 (19%)	<6 (6%)	13 (13%)	85 (9%)
	12 Years	188 (26%)	<6 (100%)	32 (40%)	24 (47%)	37 (37%)	284 (30%)
	12+ Years	462 (65%)	0 (0%)	32 (40%)	22 (43%)	48 (48%)	569 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	651 (91%)	<6 (100%)	80 (99%)	51 (100%)	94 (95%)	884 (93%)
	Birthing Center	30 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	34 (4%)
	Home Birth	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	34 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	532 (75%)	0 (0%)	67 (83%)	33 (65%)	70 (71%)	710 (74%)
	Cesarean	159 (22%)	0 (0%)	13 (16%)	16 (31%)	21 (21%)	210 (22%)
	Forceps	6 (<1%)	<6 (100%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	10 (1%)
	Vacuum	16 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	6 (6%)	24 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	499 (70%)	<6 (100%)	53 (65%)	35 (69%)	66 (67%)	658 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	142 (20%)	0 (0%)	21 (26%)	13 (25%)	24 (24%)	202 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	40 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	46 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	11 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	17 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	138 (19%)	0 (0%)	23 (28%)	8 (16%)	30 (30%)	201 (21%)
	Adequate	304 (43%)	<6 (100%)	26 (32%)	21 (41%)	30 (30%)	386 (40%)
	Intermediate	82 (12%)	0 (0%)	9 (11%)	7 (14%)	13 (13%)	111 (12%)
	Inadequate	157 (22%)	0 (0%)	19 (23%)	13 (25%)	20 (20%)	210 (22%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	50 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	6 (12%)	12 (12%)	74 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	24 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (6%)	6 (6%)	38 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	713 (100%)	<6 (100%)	81 (100%)	51 (100%)	99 (100%)	954 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	39 (3%)	<6 (4%)	8 (4%)	<6 (4%)	10 (6%)	66 (4%)
	20-24	288 (25%)	38 (38%)	53 (29%)	13 (16%)	56 (34%)	455 (26%)
	25-29	376 (32%)	32 (32%)	61 (33%)	28 (35%)	48 (29%)	553 (32%)
	30-34	316 (27%)	15 (15%)	34 (19%)	22 (28%)	37 (22%)	428 (25%)
	35-39	129 (11%)	8 (8%)	23 (13%)	12 (15%)	14 (8%)	187 (11%)
	40-44	23 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	32 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	68 (6%)	<6 (2%)	45 (25%)	0 (0%)	26 (16%)	142 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	43 (4%)	6 (6%)	32 (17%)	<6 (1%)	19 (11%)	102 (6%)
	12 Years	301 (26%)	36 (36%)	76 (42%)	15 (19%)	54 (33%)	488 (28%)
	12+ Years	811 (69%)	57 (58%)	70 (38%)	63 (79%)	92 (55%)	1,109 (64%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,079 (92%)	96 (97%)	182 (99%)	79 (99%)	154 (93%)	1,613 (94%)
	Birthing Center	66 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	10 (6%)	80 (5%)
	Home Birth	26 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	29 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	932 (80%)	74 (75%)	145 (79%)	59 (74%)	126 (76%)	1,353 (79%)
	Cesarean	201 (17%)	22 (22%)	35 (19%)	19 (24%)	34 (20%)	317 (18%)
	Forceps	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	12 (<1%)
	Vacuum	28 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	40 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	930 (79%)	82 (83%)	129 (70%)	63 (79%)	126 (76%)	1,345 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	170 (15%)	10 (10%)	36 (20%)	9 (11%)	27 (16%)	257 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	54 (5%)	<6 (5%)	15 (8%)	<6 (6%)	8 (5%)	91 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	14 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	277 (24%)	30 (30%)	46 (25%)	22 (28%)	37 (22%)	418 (24%)
	Adequate	543 (46%)	37 (37%)	56 (31%)	31 (39%)	77 (46%)	752 (44%)
	Intermediate	169 (14%)	17 (17%)	35 (19%)	7 (9%)	23 (14%)	253 (15%)
	Inadequate	155 (13%)	12 (12%)	45 (25%)	14 (18%)	26 (16%)	260 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	68 (6%)	9 (9%)	19 (10%)	12 (15%)	22 (13%)	132 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	41 (4%)	9 (9%)	10 (5%)	6 (8%)	17 (10%)	86 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,171 (100%)	99 (100%)	183 (100%)	80 (100%)	166 (100%)	1,723 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	37 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	6 (5%)	48 (3%)
	20-24	218 (20%)	0 (0%)	16 (19%)	12 (22%)	29 (25%)	277 (20%)
	25-29	369 (33%)	<6 (20%)	35 (41%)	18 (33%)	39 (34%)	474 (34%)
	30-34	331 (30%)	<6 (60%)	26 (30%)	15 (28%)	29 (25%)	408 (29%)
	35-39	131 (12%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (6%)	12 (10%)	152 (11%)
	40-44	30 (3%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	35 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	99 (9%)	0 (0%)	22 (26%)	<6 (9%)	16 (14%)	142 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	67 (6%)	0 (0%)	10 (12%)	<6 (7%)	9 (8%)	91 (7%)
	12 Years	305 (27%)	<6 (40%)	36 (42%)	21 (39%)	45 (39%)	414 (30%)
	12+ Years	735 (66%)	<6 (60%)	39 (45%)	28 (52%)	59 (51%)	872 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	909 (81%)	<6 (100%)	83 (97%)	53 (98%)	103 (90%)	1,169 (84%)
	Birthing Center	155 (14%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	166 (12%)
	Home Birth	52 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	60 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	804 (72%)	<6 (60%)	71 (83%)	32 (59%)	78 (68%)	1,003 (72%)
	Cesarean	297 (27%)	<6 (40%)	13 (15%)	21 (39%)	35 (30%)	372 (27%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	830 (74%)	<6 (80%)	66 (77%)	26 (48%)	86 (75%)	1,024 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	186 (17%)	0 (0%)	11 (13%)	19 (35%)	19 (17%)	241 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	56 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	6 (11%)	<6 (3%)	71 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	12 (1%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	23 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	347 (31%)	<6 (40%)	38 (44%)	9 (17%)	43 (37%)	445 (32%)
	Adequate	466 (42%)	<6 (40%)	24 (28%)	19 (35%)	40 (35%)	556 (40%)
	Intermediate	85 (8%)	0 (0%)	9 (10%)	<6 (7%)	6 (5%)	107 (8%)
	Inadequate	170 (15%)	<6 (20%)	14 (16%)	21 (39%)	20 (17%)	231 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	95 (9%)	0 (0%)	10 (12%)	<6 (9%)	17 (15%)	128 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	69 (6%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (6%)	10 (9%)	88 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,116 (100%)	<6 (100%)	86 (100%)	54 (100%)	115 (100%)	1,395 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	49 (12%)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	54 (11%)
	20-24	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	100 (25%)	<6 (7%)	10 (20%)	113 (23%)
	25-29	8 (28%)	<6 (50%)	128 (32%)	8 (53%)	21 (41%)	167 (33%)
	30-34	15 (52%)	<6 (25%)	79 (20%)	<6 (20%)	12 (24%)	111 (22%)
	35-39	<6 (14%)	<6 (25%)	34 (9%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (6%)	43 (9%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	181 (45%)	0 (0%)	17 (33%)	200 (40%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	94 (24%)	0 (0%)	8 (16%)	102 (20%)
	12 Years	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	228 (57%)	<6 (27%)	22 (43%)	255 (51%)
	12+ Years	28 (97%)	<6 (100%)	73 (18%)	11 (73%)	21 (41%)	138 (28%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	26 (90%)	<6 (100%)	390 (98%)	15 (100%)	51 (100%)	487 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	21 (72%)	<6 (75%)	359 (90%)	11 (73%)	44 (86%)	438 (88%)
	Cesarean	8 (28%)	<6 (25%)	35 (9%)	<6 (27%)	6 (12%)	55 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	16 (55%)	<6 (25%)	270 (68%)	<6 (33%)	38 (75%)	330 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (14%)	<6 (50%)	101 (25%)	<6 (27%)	8 (16%)	119 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (17%)	<6 (25%)	19 (5%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	27 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (3%)	<6 (25%)	141 (35%)	<6 (27%)	16 (31%)	163 (33%)
	Adequate	8 (28%)	0 (0%)	99 (25%)	<6 (13%)	13 (25%)	122 (24%)
	Intermediate	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	75 (19%)	<6 (7%)	8 (16%)	86 (17%)
	Inadequate	13 (45%)	<6 (75%)	75 (19%)	<6 (20%)	10 (20%)	104 (21%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	51 (13%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	58 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	33 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	41 (8%)
Northern	Total	29 (100%)	<6 (100%)	399 (100%)	15 (100%)	51 (100%)	499 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	8 (6%)	0 (0%)	7 (6%)	20 (3%)
	20-24	50 (12%)	0 (0%)	31 (24%)	7 (14%)	32 (28%)	121 (16%)
	25-29	115 (27%)	<6 (40%)	41 (32%)	10 (20%)	36 (32%)	211 (29%)
	30-34	161 (38%)	<6 (60%)	37 (28%)	19 (39%)	28 (25%)	250 (34%)
	35-39	73 (17%)	0 (0%)	13 (10%)	12 (24%)	9 (8%)	110 (15%)
	40-44	18 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	21 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	41 (10%)	<6 (20%)	14 (11%)	0 (0%)	17 (15%)	74 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	15 (4%)	0 (0%)	22 (17%)	<6 (2%)	19 (17%)	57 (8%)
	12 Years	81 (19%)	<6 (20%)	56 (43%)	14 (29%)	45 (40%)	201 (27%)
	12+ Years	322 (76%)	<6 (80%)	48 (37%)	32 (65%)	47 (42%)	461 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	386 (91%)	<6 (100%)	129 (99%)	47 (96%)	106 (94%)	687 (94%)
	Birthing Center	23 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	30 (4%)
	Home Birth	13 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	16 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	272 (64%)	<6 (60%)	104 (80%)	27 (55%)	82 (73%)	496 (68%)
	Cesarean	136 (32%)	<6 (40%)	24 (18%)	19 (39%)	25 (22%)	212 (29%)
	Forceps	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	9 (1%)
	Vacuum	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	17 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	333 (79%)	<6 (80%)	90 (69%)	40 (82%)	84 (74%)	562 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	66 (16%)	<6 (20%)	29 (22%)	7 (14%)	16 (14%)	121 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	12 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	8 (7%)	26 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	13 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	174 (41%)	<6 (60%)	54 (42%)	19 (39%)	51 (45%)	308 (42%)
	Adequate	161 (38%)	<6 (40%)	37 (28%)	22 (45%)	27 (24%)	255 (35%)
	Intermediate	38 (9%)	0 (0%)	9 (7%)	<6 (8%)	10 (9%)	61 (8%)
	Inadequate	41 (10%)	0 (0%)	28 (22%)	<6 (8%)	24 (21%)	97 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	32 (8%)	0 (0%)	14 (11%)	<6 (8%)	14 (12%)	64 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	17 (4%)	<6 (20%)	7 (5%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	31 (4%)
Southeast	Total	423 (100%)	<6 (100%)	130 (100%)	49 (100%)	113 (100%)	734 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	58 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	65 (8%)
	20-24	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	209 (30%)	<6 (16%)	19 (43%)	237 (29%)
	25-29	13 (24%)	0 (0%)	218 (31%)	<6 (11%)	12 (27%)	246 (30%)
	30-34	24 (44%)	0 (0%)	132 (19%)	10 (53%)	7 (16%)	173 (21%)
	35-39	9 (17%)	0 (0%)	64 (9%)	<6 (16%)	<6 (2%)	77 (9%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
	45+	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	149 (21%)	0 (0%)	11 (25%)	161 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	188 (27%)	<6 (11%)	11 (25%)	201 (25%)
	12 Years	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	373 (53%)	<6 (16%)	12 (27%)	394 (48%)
	12+ Years	50 (93%)	0 (0%)	131 (19%)	13 (68%)	21 (48%)	216 (26%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	51 (94%)	0 (0%)	690 (99%)	19 (100%)	44 (100%)	807 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	46 (85%)	0 (0%)	628 (90%)	11 (58%)	37 (84%)	725 (89%)
	Cesarean	8 (15%)	0 (0%)	67 (10%)	7 (37%)	<6 (11%)	87 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (5%)	7 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	35 (65%)	0 (0%)	406 (58%)	9 (47%)	34 (77%)	485 (59%)
	2nd Trimester	13 (24%)	0 (0%)	235 (34%)	<6 (11%)	10 (23%)	260 (32%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	43 (6%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	51 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	9 (17%)	0 (0%)	137 (20%)	<6 (5%)	16 (36%)	163 (20%)
	Adequate	14 (26%)	0 (0%)	156 (22%)	<6 (21%)	12 (27%)	187 (23%)
	Intermediate	14 (26%)	0 (0%)	173 (25%)	<6 (21%)	10 (23%)	201 (25%)
	Inadequate	14 (26%)	0 (0%)	217 (31%)	6 (32%)	<6 (11%)	242 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	75 (11%)	<6 (16%)	7 (16%)	88 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (5%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (5%)	41 (5%)
Southwest	Total	54 (100%)	0 (0%)	699 (100%)	19 (100%)	44 (100%)	819 (100%)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	163 (3%)	30 (6%)	184 (8%)	34 (3%)	0 (0%)	423 (4%)
	20-24	1,149 (19%)	144 (30%)	618 (27%)	231 (22%)	0 (0%)	2,183 (22%)
	25-29	1,879 (31%)	149 (32%)	725 (32%)	316 (30%)	0 (0%)	3,143 (31%)
	30-34	1,870 (31%)	90 (19%)	479 (21%)	286 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,771 (27%)
	35-39	881 (14%)	46 (10%)	208 (9%)	152 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,308 (13%)
	40-44	162 (3%)	14 (3%)	39 (2%)	33 (3%)	0 (0%)	256 (3%)
	45+	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	465 (8%)	30 (6%)	605 (27%)	53 (5%)	0 (0%)	1,155 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	316 (5%)	35 (7%)	508 (23%)	63 (6%)	0 (0%)	945 (9%)
	12 Years	1,369 (22%)	158 (33%)	1,058 (47%)	383 (36%)	0 (0%)	3,023 (30%)
	12+ Years	4,373 (72%)	276 (58%)	659 (29%)	571 (54%)	0 (0%)	5,986 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	5,507 (90%)	453 (96%)	2,212 (98%)	1,029 (98%)	0 (0%)	9,394 (93%)
	Birthing Center	427 (7%)	15 (3%)	17 (<1%)	19 (2%)	0 (0%)	481 (5%)
	Home Birth	174 (3%)	<6 (1%)	10 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	202 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,457 (73%)	336 (71%)	1,900 (84%)	762 (72%)	0 (0%)	7,599 (75%)
	Cesarean	1,494 (24%)	129 (27%)	321 (14%)	264 (25%)	0 (0%)	2,262 (22%)
	Forceps	44 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	58 (<1%)
	Vacuum	113 (2%)	<6 (1%)	23 (1%)	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	170 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,689 (77%)	336 (71%)	1,493 (66%)	656 (62%)	0 (0%)	7,301 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	935 (15%)	88 (19%)	570 (25%)	263 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,896 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	251 (4%)	24 (5%)	117 (5%)	67 (6%)	0 (0%)	475 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	54 (<1%)	7 (1%)	39 (2%)	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	133 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,823 (30%)	157 (33%)	711 (32%)	226 (21%)	0 (0%)	2,967 (29%)
	Adequate	2,471 (40%)	153 (32%)	592 (26%)	358 (34%)	0 (0%)	3,639 (36%)
	Intermediate	703 (12%)	61 (13%)	383 (17%)	162 (15%)	0 (0%)	1,333 (13%)
	Inadequate	848 (14%)	76 (16%)	518 (23%)	256 (24%)	0 (0%)	1,745 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	472 (8%)	55 (12%)	273 (12%)	108 (10%)	0 (0%)	935 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	305 (5%)	49 (10%)	145 (6%)	75 (7%)	0 (0%)	594 (6%)
Alaska	Total	6,111 (100%)	473 (100%)	2,256 (100%)	1,054 (100%)	0 (0%)	10,098 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	46 (2%)	22 (7%)	39 (8%)	26 (3%)	0 (0%)	140 (4%)
	20-24	357 (16%)	88 (29%)	120 (26%)	186 (24%)	0 (0%)	781 (20%)
	25-29	703 (31%)	95 (31%)	141 (30%)	226 (30%)	0 (0%)	1,204 (30%)
	30-34	714 (31%)	60 (20%)	113 (24%)	196 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,115 (28%)
	35-39	406 (18%)	32 (10%)	47 (10%)	109 (14%)	0 (0%)	609 (15%)
	40-44	71 (3%)	10 (3%)	10 (2%)	21 (3%)	0 (0%)	118 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	145 (6%)	19 (6%)	123 (26%)	46 (6%)	0 (0%)	333 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	105 (5%)	25 (8%)	105 (22%)	52 (7%)	0 (0%)	307 (8%)
	12 Years	382 (17%)	95 (31%)	181 (39%)	294 (38%)	0 (0%)	987 (25%)
	12+ Years	1,805 (78%)	183 (60%)	177 (38%)	388 (51%)	0 (0%)	2,619 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,118 (92%)	292 (95%)	459 (98%)	748 (98%)	0 (0%)	3,745 (94%)
	Birthing Center	138 (6%)	11 (4%)	7 (1%)	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	168 (4%)
	Home Birth	44 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	58 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,620 (70%)	213 (69%)	374 (80%)	576 (75%)	0 (0%)	2,872 (72%)
	Cesarean	619 (27%)	91 (30%)	90 (19%)	173 (23%)	0 (0%)	1,009 (25%)
	Forceps	16 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	21 (<1%)
	Vacuum	45 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	11 (1%)	0 (0%)	67 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,815 (79%)	209 (68%)	328 (70%)	461 (60%)	0 (0%)	2,897 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	302 (13%)	65 (21%)	99 (21%)	205 (27%)	0 (0%)	695 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	72 (3%)	12 (4%)	21 (4%)	46 (6%)	0 (0%)	162 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	13 (<1%)	6 (2%)	12 (3%)	22 (3%)	0 (0%)	56 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	781 (34%)	106 (35%)	195 (41%)	157 (21%)	0 (0%)	1,269 (32%)
	Adequate	857 (37%)	96 (31%)	140 (30%)	249 (33%)	0 (0%)	1,381 (35%)
	Intermediate	281 (12%)	34 (11%)	44 (9%)	135 (18%)	0 (0%)	513 (13%)
	Inadequate	250 (11%)	49 (16%)	80 (17%)	190 (25%)	0 (0%)	600 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	183 (8%)	39 (13%)	68 (14%)	78 (10%)	0 (0%)	391 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	124 (5%)	35 (11%)	36 (8%)	58 (8%)	0 (0%)	269 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	2,301 (100%)	307 (100%)	470 (100%)	764 (100%)	0 (0%)	3,972 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	23 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
	20-24	155 (20%)	<6 (33%)	34 (31%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	198 (21%)
	25-29	221 (29%)	<6 (33%)	40 (36%)	20 (36%)	0 (0%)	288 (30%)
	30-34	247 (32%)	<6 (33%)	23 (21%)	14 (25%)	0 (0%)	286 (30%)
	35-39	109 (14%)	0 (0%)	10 (9%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	129 (14%)
	40-44	19 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	72 (9%)	0 (0%)	28 (25%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	103 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	61 (8%)	0 (0%)	21 (19%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	85 (9%)
	12 Years	210 (27%)	<6 (33%)	45 (41%)	26 (46%)	0 (0%)	284 (30%)
	12+ Years	493 (64%)	<6 (67%)	43 (39%)	25 (45%)	0 (0%)	569 (60%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	708 (91%)	<6 (100%)	110 (99%)	56 (100%)	0 (0%)	884 (93%)
	Birthing Center	32 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (4%)
	Home Birth	33 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (4%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	576 (74%)	<6 (67%)	86 (77%)	37 (66%)	0 (0%)	710 (74%)
	Cesarean	171 (22%)	0 (0%)	21 (19%)	17 (30%)	0 (0%)	210 (22%)
	Forceps	7 (<1%)	<6 (33%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
	Vacuum	20 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	24 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	538 (70%)	<6 (67%)	76 (68%)	38 (68%)	0 (0%)	658 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	158 (20%)	<6 (33%)	26 (23%)	14 (25%)	0 (0%)	202 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	41 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	156 (20%)	<6 (67%)	31 (28%)	10 (18%)	0 (0%)	201 (21%)
	Adequate	324 (42%)	<6 (33%)	34 (31%)	22 (39%)	0 (0%)	386 (40%)
	Intermediate	87 (11%)	0 (0%)	17 (15%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	111 (12%)
	Inadequate	170 (22%)	0 (0%)	24 (22%)	15 (27%)	0 (0%)	210 (22%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	57 (7%)	<6 (33%)	9 (8%)	6 (11%)	0 (0%)	74 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	28 (4%)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	38 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	774 (100%)	<6 (100%)	111 (100%)	56 (100%)	0 (0%)	954 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	45 (4%)	6 (5%)	10 (4%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	66 (4%)
	20-24	317 (25%)	49 (38%)	68 (30%)	14 (16%)	0 (0%)	455 (26%)
	25-29	397 (32%)	43 (33%)	75 (33%)	30 (34%)	0 (0%)	553 (32%)
	30-34	336 (27%)	19 (15%)	42 (19%)	25 (28%)	0 (0%)	428 (25%)
	35-39	137 (11%)	9 (7%)	26 (12%)	14 (16%)	0 (0%)	187 (11%)
	40-44	23 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	32 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	82 (7%)	6 (5%)	54 (24%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	142 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	53 (4%)	9 (7%)	38 (17%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	102 (6%)
	12 Years	327 (26%)	49 (38%)	89 (40%)	17 (19%)	0 (0%)	488 (28%)
	12+ Years	860 (68%)	71 (55%)	92 (41%)	69 (78%)	0 (0%)	1,109 (64%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,160 (92%)	126 (98%)	219 (97%)	85 (97%)	0 (0%)	1,613 (94%)
	Birthing Center	70 (6%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	80 (5%)
	Home Birth	26 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	29 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	997 (79%)	99 (77%)	176 (78%)	63 (72%)	0 (0%)	1,353 (79%)
	Cesarean	221 (18%)	26 (20%)	44 (20%)	20 (23%)	0 (0%)	317 (18%)
	Forceps	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (<1%)
	Vacuum	28 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	40 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	997 (79%)	103 (80%)	161 (72%)	68 (77%)	0 (0%)	1,345 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	185 (15%)	15 (12%)	41 (18%)	12 (14%)	0 (0%)	257 (15%)
	3rd Trimester	55 (4%)	9 (7%)	18 (8%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	91 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	296 (24%)	37 (29%)	57 (25%)	22 (25%)	0 (0%)	418 (24%)
	Adequate	584 (46%)	48 (37%)	74 (33%)	37 (42%)	0 (0%)	752 (44%)
	Intermediate	181 (14%)	24 (19%)	39 (17%)	7 (8%)	0 (0%)	253 (15%)
	Inadequate	167 (13%)	17 (13%)	53 (24%)	16 (18%)	0 (0%)	260 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	83 (7%)	12 (9%)	23 (10%)	12 (14%)	0 (0%)	132 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	52 (4%)	11 (9%)	14 (6%)	6 (7%)	0 (0%)	86 (5%)
Interior	Total	1,256 (100%)	129 (100%)	225 (100%)	88 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,723 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	41 (3%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	48 (3%)
	20-24	234 (20%)	<6 (31%)	24 (20%)	12 (21%)	0 (0%)	277 (20%)
	25-29	391 (33%)	<6 (25%)	48 (40%)	19 (33%)	0 (0%)	474 (34%)
	30-34	349 (30%)	<6 (25%)	34 (28%)	17 (29%)	0 (0%)	408 (29%)
	35-39	137 (12%)	<6 (6%)	9 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	152 (11%)
	40-44	30 (3%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	35 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	109 (9%)	<6 (13%)	26 (22%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	142 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	73 (6%)	<6 (6%)	12 (10%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	91 (7%)
	12 Years	331 (28%)	6 (38%)	49 (41%)	23 (40%)	0 (0%)	414 (30%)
	12+ Years	767 (65%)	9 (56%)	58 (48%)	30 (52%)	0 (0%)	872 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	968 (82%)	14 (88%)	116 (97%)	55 (95%)	0 (0%)	1,169 (84%)
	Birthing Center	159 (13%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	166 (12%)
	Home Birth	55 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	60 (4%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	855 (72%)	8 (50%)	91 (76%)	34 (59%)	0 (0%)	1,003 (72%)
	Cesarean	311 (26%)	8 (50%)	26 (22%)	23 (40%)	0 (0%)	372 (27%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	13 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	880 (74%)	11 (69%)	92 (77%)	29 (50%)	0 (0%)	1,024 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	196 (17%)	<6 (13%)	17 (14%)	20 (34%)	0 (0%)	241 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	59 (5%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (4%)	6 (10%)	0 (0%)	71 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	15 (1%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	23 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	367 (31%)	<6 (31%)	58 (48%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	445 (32%)
	Adequate	493 (42%)	6 (38%)	31 (26%)	21 (36%)	0 (0%)	556 (40%)
	Intermediate	89 (8%)	0 (0%)	11 (9%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	107 (8%)
	Inadequate	183 (15%)	<6 (25%)	17 (14%)	22 (38%)	0 (0%)	231 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	103 (9%)	<6 (13%)	17 (14%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	128 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	76 (6%)	<6 (13%)	7 (6%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	88 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,182 (100%)	16 (100%)	120 (100%)	58 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,395 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	<6 (14%)	52 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	54 (11%)
	20-24	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	106 (24%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	113 (23%)
	25-29	14 (33%)	<6 (43%)	142 (33%)	8 (57%)	0 (0%)	167 (33%)
	30-34	17 (40%)	<6 (29%)	89 (21%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	111 (22%)
	35-39	<6 (12%)	<6 (14%)	36 (8%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	43 (9%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	9 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (12%)	<6 (14%)	194 (45%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	200 (40%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	99 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	102 (20%)
	12 Years	<6 (10%)	<6 (43%)	244 (56%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	255 (51%)
	12+ Years	36 (86%)	<6 (57%)	87 (20%)	10 (71%)	0 (0%)	138 (28%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	39 (93%)	7 (100%)	425 (98%)	14 (100%)	0 (0%)	487 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	32 (76%)	6 (86%)	389 (90%)	10 (71%)	0 (0%)	438 (88%)
	Cesarean	10 (24%)	<6 (14%)	39 (9%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	55 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	27 (64%)	<6 (29%)	296 (68%)	<6 (36%)	0 (0%)	330 (66%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (12%)	<6 (57%)	106 (24%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	119 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (12%)	<6 (14%)	19 (4%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	27 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	6 (14%)	<6 (14%)	152 (35%)	<6 (29%)	0 (0%)	163 (33%)
	Adequate	12 (29%)	0 (0%)	108 (25%)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	122 (24%)
	Intermediate	<6 (12%)	<6 (14%)	80 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	86 (17%)
	Inadequate	13 (31%)	<6 (71%)	82 (19%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	104 (21%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	53 (12%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	58 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	36 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (8%)
Northern	Total	42 (100%)	7 (100%)	434 (100%)	14 (100%)	0 (0%)	499 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	13 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (3%)
	20-24	70 (14%)	<6 (13%)	41 (25%)	8 (15%)	0 (0%)	121 (16%)
	25-29	139 (28%)	<6 (25%)	51 (31%)	11 (20%)	0 (0%)	211 (29%)
	30-34	179 (36%)	<6 (50%)	43 (26%)	22 (40%)	0 (0%)	250 (34%)
	35-39	78 (16%)	<6 (13%)	16 (10%)	12 (22%)	0 (0%)	110 (15%)
	40-44	18 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	21 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	49 (10%)	<6 (13%)	23 (14%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	74 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	22 (4%)	0 (0%)	34 (21%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	57 (8%)
	12 Years	108 (22%)	<6 (25%)	70 (43%)	16 (29%)	0 (0%)	201 (27%)
	12+ Years	355 (72%)	6 (75%)	56 (34%)	36 (65%)	0 (0%)	461 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	453 (92%)	8 (100%)	160 (98%)	52 (95%)	0 (0%)	687 (94%)
	Birthing Center	25 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	30 (4%)
	Home Birth	13 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	321 (65%)	6 (75%)	129 (79%)	31 (56%)	0 (0%)	496 (68%)
	Cesarean	154 (31%)	<6 (25%)	30 (18%)	20 (36%)	0 (0%)	212 (29%)
	Forceps	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Vacuum	10 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	390 (79%)	7 (88%)	109 (66%)	46 (84%)	0 (0%)	562 (77%)
	2nd Trimester	73 (15%)	<6 (13%)	38 (23%)	7 (13%)	0 (0%)	121 (16%)
	3rd Trimester	15 (3%)	0 (0%)	8 (5%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	26 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	7 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	204 (41%)	6 (75%)	69 (42%)	23 (42%)	0 (0%)	308 (42%)
	Adequate	183 (37%)	<6 (25%)	41 (25%)	23 (42%)	0 (0%)	255 (35%)
	Intermediate	46 (9%)	0 (0%)	10 (6%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	61 (8%)
	Inadequate	49 (10%)	0 (0%)	42 (26%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	97 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	37 (8%)	<6 (13%)	22 (13%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	64 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	19 (4%)	<6 (13%)	8 (5%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	31 (4%)
Southeast	Total	492 (100%)	8 (100%)	164 (100%)	55 (100%)	0 (0%)	734 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2018
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	62 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	65 (8%)
	20-24	10 (16%)	0 (0%)	224 (31%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	237 (29%)
	25-29	14 (22%)	<6 (50%)	228 (31%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	246 (30%)
	30-34	28 (44%)	0 (0%)	135 (18%)	10 (53%)	0 (0%)	173 (21%)
	35-39	9 (14%)	<6 (50%)	64 (9%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	77 (9%)
	40-44	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	18 (2%)
	45+	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (5%)	<6 (50%)	157 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	161 (20%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	199 (27%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	201 (25%)
	12 Years	7 (11%)	<6 (100%)	380 (52%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	394 (48%)
	12+ Years	57 (89%)	0 (0%)	145 (20%)	13 (68%)	0 (0%)	216 (26%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	61 (95%)	<6 (100%)	722 (99%)	19 (100%)	0 (0%)	807 (99%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	56 (88%)	<6 (50%)	654 (89%)	11 (58%)	0 (0%)	725 (89%)
	Cesarean	8 (13%)	<6 (50%)	71 (10%)	7 (37%)	0 (0%)	87 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	42 (66%)	<6 (100%)	431 (59%)	9 (47%)	0 (0%)	485 (59%)
	2nd Trimester	16 (25%)	0 (0%)	242 (33%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	260 (32%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	43 (6%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	51 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	13 (20%)	0 (0%)	149 (20%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	163 (20%)
	Adequate	18 (28%)	0 (0%)	164 (22%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	187 (23%)
	Intermediate	14 (22%)	<6 (100%)	181 (25%)	<6 (21%)	0 (0%)	201 (25%)
	Inadequate	16 (25%)	0 (0%)	220 (30%)	6 (32%)	0 (0%)	242 (30%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	81 (11%)	<6 (16%)	0 (0%)	88 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	38 (5%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	41 (5%)
Southwest	Total	64 (100%)	<6 (100%)	731 (100%)	19 (100%)	0 (0%)	819 (100%)

2019

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

Alone

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	114 (2%)	10 (3%)	152 (8%)	51 (5%)	58 (6%)	393 (4%)
	20-24	943 (17%)	86 (26%)	540 (28%)	204 (21%)	236 (23%)	2,055 (21%)
	25-29	1,683 (31%)	111 (34%)	625 (32%)	281 (30%)	329 (32%)	3,086 (31%)
	30-34	1,596 (30%)	82 (25%)	414 (21%)	250 (26%)	256 (25%)	2,628 (27%)
	35-39	865 (16%)	27 (8%)	180 (9%)	137 (14%)	122 (12%)	1,357 (14%)
	40-44	192 (4%)	9 (3%)	30 (2%)	26 (3%)	22 (2%)	288 (3%)
	45+	13 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	355 (7%)	13 (4%)	516 (27%)	39 (4%)	146 (14%)	1,080 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	244 (5%)	24 (7%)	433 (22%)	72 (8%)	107 (10%)	899 (9%)
	12 Years	1,179 (22%)	88 (27%)	1,008 (52%)	339 (36%)	336 (33%)	3,003 (31%)
	12+ Years	3,941 (73%)	200 (61%)	458 (24%)	498 (52%)	579 (56%)	5,760 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	4,851 (90%)	316 (97%)	1,908 (98%)	938 (99%)	967 (94%)	9,151 (93%)
	Birthing Center	387 (7%)	7 (2%)	12 (<1%)	12 (1%)	35 (3%)	460 (5%)
	Home Birth	167 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	22 (2%)	200 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	20 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	3,995 (74%)	229 (70%)	1,698 (87%)	677 (71%)	770 (75%)	7,491 (76%)
	Cesarean	1,279 (24%)	89 (27%)	229 (12%)	249 (26%)	229 (22%)	2,127 (22%)
	Forceps	34 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	51 (<1%)
	Vacuum	99 (2%)	8 (2%)	14 (<1%)	18 (2%)	18 (2%)	159 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,092 (76%)	221 (68%)	1,298 (67%)	540 (57%)	779 (76%)	7,041 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	866 (16%)	59 (18%)	464 (24%)	272 (29%)	164 (16%)	1,867 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	220 (4%)	24 (7%)	126 (6%)	75 (8%)	42 (4%)	500 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	38 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	29 (1%)	15 (2%)	7 (<1%)	95 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,509 (28%)	95 (29%)	685 (35%)	210 (22%)	419 (41%)	2,962 (30%)
	Adequate	2,258 (42%)	94 (29%)	468 (24%)	264 (28%)	339 (33%)	3,471 (35%)
	Intermediate	680 (13%)	48 (15%)	300 (15%)	155 (16%)	103 (10%)	1,322 (13%)
	Inadequate	697 (13%)	63 (19%)	446 (23%)	255 (27%)	124 (12%)	1,619 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	412 (8%)	35 (11%)	277 (14%)	106 (11%)	105 (10%)	954 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	275 (5%)	31 (10%)	154 (8%)	74 (8%)	73 (7%)	621 (6%)
Alaska	Total	5,407 (100%)	326 (100%)	1,943 (100%)	952 (100%)	1,025 (100%)	9,831 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	34 (2%)	10 (5%)	15 (4%)	48 (7%)	25 (5%)	137 (3%)
	20-24	288 (14%)	52 (25%)	96 (28%)	167 (23%)	129 (27%)	768 (20%)
	25-29	603 (29%)	65 (31%)	99 (29%)	216 (30%)	133 (28%)	1,155 (29%)
	30-34	685 (33%)	54 (26%)	89 (26%)	185 (25%)	112 (24%)	1,138 (29%)
	35-39	371 (18%)	19 (9%)	39 (11%)	96 (13%)	61 (13%)	601 (15%)
	40-44	83 (4%)	8 (4%)	7 (2%)	16 (2%)	9 (2%)	128 (3%)
	45+	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	87 (4%)	11 (5%)	78 (23%)	33 (5%)	56 (12%)	269 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	64 (3%)	20 (10%)	48 (14%)	63 (9%)	52 (11%)	259 (7%)
	12 Years	319 (15%)	65 (31%)	153 (44%)	278 (38%)	143 (30%)	996 (25%)
	12+ Years	1,675 (81%)	111 (53%)	142 (41%)	349 (48%)	273 (58%)	2,605 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,887 (91%)	200 (96%)	337 (98%)	723 (99%)	448 (95%)	3,704 (94%)
	Birthing Center	135 (7%)	6 (3%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (3%)	168 (4%)
	Home Birth	50 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	10 (2%)	65 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,542 (74%)	141 (67%)	292 (85%)	525 (72%)	341 (73%)	2,921 (74%)
	Cesarean	491 (24%)	63 (30%)	51 (15%)	183 (25%)	120 (26%)	939 (24%)
	Forceps	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	17 (<1%)
	Vacuum	32 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (2%)	6 (1%)	58 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,628 (79%)	138 (66%)	249 (72%)	389 (53%)	375 (80%)	2,846 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	269 (13%)	43 (21%)	73 (21%)	230 (32%)	66 (14%)	709 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	65 (3%)	12 (6%)	14 (4%)	58 (8%)	14 (3%)	172 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	9 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	7 (2%)	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	34 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	634 (31%)	65 (31%)	178 (52%)	159 (22%)	215 (46%)	1,275 (32%)
	Adequate	824 (40%)	56 (27%)	75 (22%)	190 (26%)	145 (31%)	1,325 (34%)
	Intermediate	257 (12%)	31 (15%)	24 (7%)	127 (17%)	49 (10%)	507 (13%)
	Inadequate	218 (11%)	41 (20%)	65 (19%)	202 (28%)	43 (9%)	590 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	164 (8%)	24 (11%)	45 (13%)	86 (12%)	58 (12%)	386 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	100 (5%)	25 (12%)	26 (8%)	61 (8%)	40 (9%)	259 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	2,072 (100%)	209 (100%)	345 (100%)	728 (100%)	470 (100%)	3,937 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	26 (4%)	0 (0%)	6 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	37 (4%)
	20-24	121 (17%)	0 (0%)	25 (30%)	<6 (2%)	15 (17%)	163 (18%)
	25-29	211 (30%)	<6 (40%)	28 (34%)	19 (46%)	30 (34%)	290 (31%)
	30-34	213 (30%)	<6 (40%)	15 (18%)	10 (24%)	23 (26%)	267 (29%)
	35-39	105 (15%)	<6 (20%)	9 (11%)	8 (20%)	13 (15%)	139 (15%)
	40-44	22 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	28 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	65 (9%)	0 (0%)	25 (30%)	0 (0%)	17 (19%)	108 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	50 (7%)	<6 (20%)	10 (12%)	0 (0%)	12 (14%)	73 (8%)
	12 Years	204 (29%)	<6 (20%)	45 (54%)	11 (27%)	25 (28%)	290 (31%)
	12+ Years	437 (63%)	<6 (60%)	27 (33%)	27 (66%)	51 (58%)	549 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	632 (90%)	<6 (100%)	80 (96%)	39 (95%)	86 (98%)	852 (92%)
	Birthing Center	27 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	30 (3%)
	Home Birth	39 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	512 (73%)	<6 (60%)	64 (77%)	24 (59%)	68 (77%)	673 (73%)
	Cesarean	163 (23%)	<6 (40%)	17 (20%)	15 (37%)	16 (18%)	221 (24%)
	Forceps	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	12 (1%)
	Vacuum	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	20 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	516 (74%)	<6 (60%)	51 (61%)	26 (63%)	60 (68%)	666 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	129 (18%)	<6 (20%)	20 (24%)	10 (24%)	20 (23%)	180 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	27 (4%)	0 (0%)	6 (7%)	<6 (10%)	6 (7%)	43 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	173 (25%)	<6 (40%)	20 (24%)	8 (20%)	36 (41%)	245 (26%)
	Adequate	306 (44%)	0 (0%)	29 (35%)	12 (29%)	27 (31%)	375 (40%)
	Intermediate	94 (13%)	<6 (20%)	11 (13%)	8 (20%)	6 (7%)	123 (13%)
	Inadequate	100 (14%)	<6 (20%)	20 (24%)	11 (27%)	16 (18%)	148 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	52 (7%)	<6 (20%)	9 (11%)	<6 (10%)	9 (10%)	77 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	34 (5%)	0 (0%)	8 (10%)	<6 (12%)	<6 (5%)	52 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	699 (100%)	<6 (100%)	83 (100%)	41 (100%)	88 (100%)	926 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	29 (3%)	0 (0%)	10 (5%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (4%)	46 (3%)
	20-24	290 (27%)	30 (32%)	30 (16%)	16 (22%)	34 (25%)	402 (26%)
	25-29	351 (33%)	33 (35%)	69 (36%)	22 (30%)	52 (38%)	534 (34%)
	30-34	237 (22%)	23 (25%)	55 (29%)	19 (26%)	31 (22%)	369 (23%)
	35-39	131 (12%)	7 (8%)	18 (9%)	12 (16%)	15 (11%)	185 (12%)
	40-44	23 (2%)	0 (0%)	8 (4%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	37 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	73 (7%)	<6 (1%)	42 (22%)	<6 (1%)	21 (15%)	139 (9%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	45 (4%)	<6 (1%)	30 (16%)	<6 (4%)	11 (8%)	93 (6%)
	12 Years	258 (24%)	18 (19%)	83 (44%)	19 (26%)	45 (33%)	426 (27%)
	12+ Years	749 (70%)	73 (78%)	66 (35%)	51 (69%)	82 (59%)	1,030 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	991 (93%)	92 (99%)	190 (100%)	70 (95%)	129 (93%)	1,489 (95%)
	Birthing Center	48 (5%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	8 (6%)	61 (4%)
	Home Birth	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	25 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	821 (77%)	70 (75%)	157 (83%)	66 (89%)	110 (80%)	1,235 (78%)
	Cesarean	214 (20%)	20 (22%)	31 (16%)	7 (9%)	26 (19%)	302 (19%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	23 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	32 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	795 (75%)	67 (72%)	134 (71%)	54 (73%)	108 (78%)	1,170 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	205 (19%)	14 (15%)	41 (22%)	13 (18%)	23 (17%)	300 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	49 (5%)	8 (9%)	14 (7%)	6 (8%)	7 (5%)	85 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	237 (22%)	23 (25%)	80 (42%)	14 (19%)	53 (38%)	411 (26%)
	Adequate	488 (46%)	32 (34%)	47 (25%)	34 (46%)	56 (41%)	663 (42%)
	Intermediate	160 (15%)	14 (15%)	25 (13%)	10 (14%)	15 (11%)	227 (14%)
	Inadequate	153 (14%)	18 (19%)	38 (20%)	13 (18%)	13 (9%)	238 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	71 (7%)	9 (10%)	21 (11%)	<6 (7%)	7 (5%)	118 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	61 (6%)	6 (6%)	10 (5%)	<6 (3%)	11 (8%)	93 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,063 (100%)	93 (100%)	190 (100%)	74 (100%)	138 (100%)	1,575 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	20 (2%)	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	<6 (3%)	6 (4%)	35 (3%)
	20-24	191 (18%)	<6 (18%)	21 (27%)	9 (25%)	26 (19%)	255 (19%)
	25-29	385 (36%)	6 (55%)	34 (43%)	8 (22%)	47 (35%)	487 (36%)
	30-34	302 (28%)	<6 (18%)	9 (11%)	10 (28%)	39 (29%)	367 (27%)
	35-39	150 (14%)	0 (0%)	8 (10%)	<6 (11%)	14 (10%)	178 (13%)
	40-44	33 (3%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (1%)	41 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	99 (9%)	<6 (9%)	15 (19%)	<6 (11%)	19 (14%)	141 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	62 (6%)	<6 (9%)	9 (11%)	<6 (6%)	17 (13%)	95 (7%)
	12 Years	310 (29%)	<6 (18%)	36 (46%)	12 (33%)	50 (37%)	415 (30%)
	12+ Years	704 (65%)	8 (73%)	34 (43%)	21 (58%)	68 (50%)	844 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	896 (83%)	11 (100%)	78 (99%)	33 (92%)	123 (91%)	1,162 (85%)
	Birthing Center	147 (14%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (6%)	7 (5%)	160 (12%)
	Home Birth	41 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	47 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	771 (71%)	8 (73%)	63 (80%)	18 (50%)	99 (73%)	978 (71%)
	Cesarean	286 (26%)	<6 (27%)	16 (20%)	18 (50%)	31 (23%)	359 (26%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	27 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	782 (72%)	<6 (45%)	52 (66%)	19 (53%)	98 (73%)	969 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	191 (18%)	<6 (9%)	15 (19%)	11 (31%)	21 (16%)	245 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	53 (5%)	<6 (36%)	6 (8%)	<6 (6%)	9 (7%)	76 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	13 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	21 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	286 (26%)	<6 (18%)	27 (34%)	6 (17%)	55 (41%)	384 (28%)
	Adequate	483 (45%)	<6 (18%)	23 (29%)	9 (25%)	48 (36%)	570 (42%)
	Intermediate	111 (10%)	<6 (9%)	8 (10%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (2%)	131 (10%)
	Inadequate	152 (14%)	<6 (27%)	18 (23%)	13 (36%)	23 (17%)	214 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	85 (8%)	<6 (9%)	13 (16%)	<6 (8%)	15 (11%)	120 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	60 (6%)	0 (0%)	6 (8%)	<6 (6%)	8 (6%)	78 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,084 (100%)	11 (100%)	79 (100%)	36 (100%)	135 (100%)	1,369 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (8%)	0 (0%)	7 (15%)	37 (8%)
	20-24	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	111 (30%)	<6 (19%)	8 (17%)	124 (26%)
	25-29	9 (31%)	0 (0%)	121 (32%)	<6 (19%)	18 (38%)	153 (32%)
	30-34	11 (38%)	0 (0%)	76 (20%)	6 (38%)	11 (23%)	105 (22%)
	35-39	7 (24%)	0 (0%)	30 (8%)	<6 (19%)	<6 (6%)	43 (9%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	161 (43%)	<6 (6%)	10 (21%)	173 (37%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	78 (21%)	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	83 (18%)
	12 Years	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	228 (61%)	6 (38%)	18 (38%)	254 (54%)
	12+ Years	26 (90%)	0 (0%)	53 (14%)	10 (63%)	23 (49%)	114 (24%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	25 (86%)	0 (0%)	374 (99%)	16 (100%)	43 (91%)	461 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	18 (62%)	0 (0%)	340 (90%)	12 (75%)	43 (91%)	416 (88%)
	Cesarean	11 (38%)	0 (0%)	34 (9%)	<6 (19%)	<6 (9%)	52 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	16 (55%)	0 (0%)	266 (71%)	8 (50%)	32 (68%)	325 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	10 (34%)	0 (0%)	78 (21%)	<6 (13%)	8 (17%)	98 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	21 (6%)	<6 (19%)	<6 (6%)	29 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	171 (45%)	<6 (25%)	19 (40%)	200 (42%)
	Adequate	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	79 (21%)	<6 (13%)	12 (26%)	99 (21%)
	Intermediate	7 (24%)	0 (0%)	49 (13%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (11%)	65 (14%)
	Inadequate	7 (24%)	0 (0%)	66 (18%)	<6 (31%)	7 (15%)	85 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	47 (13%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (11%)	60 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	30 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	35 (7%)
Northern	Total	29 (100%)	0 (0%)	376 (100%)	16 (100%)	47 (100%)	471 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	19 (3%)
	20-24	46 (11%)	<6 (25%)	25 (22%)	6 (14%)	16 (16%)	96 (14%)
	25-29	109 (27%)	<6 (63%)	34 (30%)	9 (20%)	34 (35%)	193 (28%)
	30-34	133 (32%)	<6 (13%)	32 (28%)	16 (36%)	26 (27%)	211 (31%)
	35-39	92 (22%)	0 (0%)	15 (13%)	11 (25%)	12 (12%)	134 (20%)
	40-44	25 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	31 (5%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	31 (8%)	0 (0%)	21 (18%)	0 (0%)	14 (14%)	67 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	20 (5%)	<6 (13%)	25 (22%)	<6 (5%)	7 (7%)	55 (8%)
	12 Years	77 (19%)	<6 (25%)	54 (47%)	9 (20%)	35 (36%)	180 (26%)
	12+ Years	312 (76%)	<6 (63%)	33 (29%)	33 (75%)	56 (57%)	444 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	374 (91%)	8 (100%)	107 (93%)	44 (100%)	90 (92%)	634 (92%)
	Birthing Center	23 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	31 (5%)
	Home Birth	12 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	17 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	293 (71%)	7 (88%)	92 (80%)	24 (55%)	69 (70%)	492 (72%)
	Cesarean	102 (25%)	<6 (13%)	22 (19%)	18 (41%)	24 (24%)	171 (25%)
	Forceps	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	11 (2%)
	Vacuum	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	12 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	322 (79%)	8 (100%)	82 (71%)	37 (84%)	81 (83%)	536 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	50 (12%)	0 (0%)	24 (21%)	<6 (7%)	9 (9%)	90 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	19 (5%)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	28 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	163 (40%)	<6 (38%)	34 (30%)	18 (41%)	29 (30%)	249 (36%)
	Adequate	137 (33%)	<6 (50%)	40 (35%)	15 (34%)	36 (37%)	233 (34%)
	Intermediate	43 (10%)	<6 (13%)	15 (13%)	<6 (9%)	17 (17%)	83 (12%)
	Inadequate	51 (12%)	0 (0%)	24 (21%)	<6 (9%)	11 (11%)	95 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	31 (8%)	0 (0%)	19 (17%)	6 (14%)	6 (6%)	62 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	13 (3%)	0 (0%)	16 (14%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (4%)	38 (6%)
Southeast	Total	410 (100%)	8 (100%)	115 (100%)	44 (100%)	98 (100%)	686 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	77 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	82 (9%)
	20-24	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	232 (31%)	<6 (17%)	8 (17%)	247 (29%)
	25-29	15 (30%)	0 (0%)	240 (32%)	<6 (33%)	14 (29%)	273 (32%)
	30-34	15 (30%)	0 (0%)	138 (18%)	<6 (25%)	14 (29%)	170 (20%)
	35-39	9 (18%)	0 (0%)	61 (8%)	<6 (25%)	<6 (8%)	77 (9%)
	40-44	6 (12%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	15 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	174 (23%)	0 (0%)	8 (17%)	182 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	233 (31%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (4%)	239 (28%)
	12 Years	9 (18%)	0 (0%)	409 (54%)	<6 (33%)	20 (42%)	442 (51%)
	12+ Years	38 (76%)	0 (0%)	103 (14%)	7 (58%)	26 (54%)	174 (20%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	46 (92%)	0 (0%)	742 (98%)	12 (100%)	47 (98%)	847 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	38 (76%)	0 (0%)	690 (91%)	8 (67%)	40 (83%)	776 (90%)
	Cesarean	12 (24%)	0 (0%)	58 (8%)	<6 (33%)	7 (15%)	81 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	33 (66%)	0 (0%)	464 (61%)	7 (58%)	25 (52%)	529 (61%)
	2nd Trimester	12 (24%)	0 (0%)	213 (28%)	<6 (25%)	17 (35%)	245 (28%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	59 (8%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (4%)	67 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	10 (20%)	0 (0%)	175 (23%)	<6 (8%)	12 (25%)	198 (23%)
	Adequate	14 (28%)	0 (0%)	175 (23%)	<6 (17%)	15 (31%)	206 (24%)
	Intermediate	8 (16%)	0 (0%)	168 (22%)	<6 (17%)	8 (17%)	186 (22%)
	Inadequate	16 (32%)	0 (0%)	215 (28%)	6 (50%)	10 (21%)	247 (29%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	123 (16%)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	131 (15%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	58 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (10%)	66 (8%)
Southwest	Total	50 (100%)	0 (0%)	755 (100%)	12 (100%)	48 (100%)	865 (100%)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	139 (2%)	20 (4%)	171 (8%)	55 (5%)	0 (0%)	393 (4%)
	20-24	1,046 (18%)	136 (28%)	606 (27%)	225 (22%)	0 (0%)	2,055 (21%)
	25-29	1,848 (31%)	166 (34%)	716 (32%)	303 (29%)	0 (0%)	3,086 (31%)
	30-34	1,727 (29%)	111 (23%)	489 (22%)	273 (26%)	0 (0%)	2,628 (27%)
	35-39	941 (16%)	39 (8%)	211 (9%)	144 (14%)	0 (0%)	1,357 (14%)
	40-44	202 (3%)	12 (2%)	39 (2%)	27 (3%)	0 (0%)	288 (3%)
	45+	13 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	19 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	428 (7%)	29 (6%)	570 (26%)	45 (4%)	0 (0%)	1,080 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	302 (5%)	35 (7%)	466 (21%)	77 (7%)	0 (0%)	899 (9%)
	12 Years	1,337 (23%)	147 (30%)	1,106 (50%)	362 (35%)	0 (0%)	3,003 (31%)
	12+ Years	4,235 (72%)	288 (59%)	617 (28%)	549 (53%)	0 (0%)	5,760 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	5,339 (90%)	463 (95%)	2,184 (98%)	1,009 (98%)	0 (0%)	9,151 (93%)
	Birthing Center	404 (7%)	13 (3%)	20 (<1%)	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	460 (5%)
	Home Birth	174 (3%)	9 (2%)	12 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	200 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	18 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	20 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,367 (74%)	342 (71%)	1,935 (87%)	735 (71%)	0 (0%)	7,491 (76%)
	Cesarean	1,400 (24%)	134 (28%)	278 (12%)	268 (26%)	0 (0%)	2,127 (22%)
	Forceps	39 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	51 (<1%)
	Vacuum	113 (2%)	8 (2%)	18 (<1%)	19 (2%)	0 (0%)	159 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,478 (76%)	338 (70%)	1,525 (68%)	598 (58%)	0 (0%)	7,041 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	948 (16%)	85 (18%)	509 (23%)	286 (28%)	0 (0%)	1,867 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	242 (4%)	33 (7%)	136 (6%)	79 (8%)	0 (0%)	500 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	41 (<1%)	6 (1%)	31 (1%)	15 (1%)	0 (0%)	95 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,723 (29%)	155 (32%)	817 (37%)	228 (22%)	0 (0%)	2,962 (30%)
	Adequate	2,423 (41%)	141 (29%)	561 (25%)	301 (29%)	0 (0%)	3,471 (35%)
	Intermediate	725 (12%)	69 (14%)	329 (15%)	165 (16%)	0 (0%)	1,322 (13%)
	Inadequate	764 (13%)	88 (18%)	474 (21%)	263 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,619 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	467 (8%)	51 (11%)	304 (14%)	115 (11%)	0 (0%)	954 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	314 (5%)	45 (9%)	168 (8%)	82 (8%)	0 (0%)	621 (6%)
Alaska	Total	5,919 (100%)	485 (100%)	2,234 (100%)	1,031 (100%)	0 (0%)	9,831 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	46 (2%)	18 (6%)	16 (4%)	52 (7%)	0 (0%)	137 (3%)
	20-24	342 (15%)	90 (29%)	121 (28%)	182 (23%)	0 (0%)	768 (20%)
	25-29	668 (29%)	98 (31%)	121 (28%)	231 (29%)	0 (0%)	1,155 (29%)
	30-34	741 (32%)	68 (22%)	112 (26%)	204 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,138 (29%)
	35-39	408 (18%)	28 (9%)	54 (12%)	98 (13%)	0 (0%)	601 (15%)
	40-44	87 (4%)	10 (3%)	10 (2%)	17 (2%)	0 (0%)	128 (3%)
	45+	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	111 (5%)	25 (8%)	96 (22%)	35 (4%)	0 (0%)	269 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	92 (4%)	29 (9%)	60 (14%)	66 (8%)	0 (0%)	259 (7%)
	12 Years	386 (17%)	99 (32%)	180 (41%)	295 (38%)	0 (0%)	996 (25%)
	12+ Years	1,808 (79%)	171 (55%)	192 (44%)	385 (49%)	0 (0%)	2,605 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,106 (92%)	297 (95%)	425 (98%)	774 (99%)	0 (0%)	3,704 (94%)
	Birthing Center	142 (6%)	9 (3%)	6 (1%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	168 (4%)
	Home Birth	53 (2%)	7 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	65 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,703 (74%)	211 (67%)	364 (84%)	568 (72%)	0 (0%)	2,921 (74%)
	Cesarean	552 (24%)	96 (31%)	67 (15%)	195 (25%)	0 (0%)	939 (24%)
	Forceps	9 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	17 (<1%)
	Vacuum	37 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	58 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,807 (79%)	219 (70%)	325 (75%)	430 (55%)	0 (0%)	2,846 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	305 (13%)	57 (18%)	81 (19%)	241 (31%)	0 (0%)	709 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	69 (3%)	19 (6%)	17 (4%)	59 (8%)	0 (0%)	172 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	9 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	7 (2%)	14 (2%)	0 (0%)	34 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	743 (32%)	111 (35%)	226 (52%)	174 (22%)	0 (0%)	1,275 (32%)
	Adequate	891 (39%)	83 (27%)	102 (24%)	214 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,325 (34%)
	Intermediate	279 (12%)	44 (14%)	30 (7%)	135 (17%)	0 (0%)	507 (13%)
	Inadequate	238 (10%)	57 (18%)	71 (16%)	205 (26%)	0 (0%)	590 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	195 (8%)	34 (11%)	57 (13%)	93 (12%)	0 (0%)	386 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	122 (5%)	35 (11%)	29 (7%)	68 (9%)	0 (0%)	259 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	2,301 (100%)	313 (100%)	434 (100%)	784 (100%)	0 (0%)	3,937 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	28 (4%)	<6 (10%)	7 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	37 (4%)
	20-24	127 (17%)	<6 (10%)	32 (28%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	163 (18%)
	25-29	231 (31%)	<6 (30%)	36 (32%)	20 (45%)	0 (0%)	290 (31%)
	30-34	229 (30%)	<6 (30%)	22 (19%)	10 (23%)	0 (0%)	267 (29%)
	35-39	113 (15%)	<6 (20%)	13 (12%)	9 (20%)	0 (0%)	139 (15%)
	40-44	22 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	28 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	75 (10%)	0 (0%)	31 (27%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	108 (12%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	59 (8%)	<6 (20%)	12 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	73 (8%)
	12 Years	218 (29%)	<6 (20%)	54 (48%)	12 (27%)	0 (0%)	290 (31%)
	12+ Years	465 (62%)	6 (60%)	46 (41%)	29 (66%)	0 (0%)	549 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	683 (91%)	10 (100%)	109 (96%)	42 (95%)	0 (0%)	852 (92%)
	Birthing Center	28 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	30 (3%)
	Home Birth	39 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	42 (5%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	553 (74%)	7 (70%)	86 (76%)	26 (59%)	0 (0%)	673 (73%)
	Cesarean	170 (23%)	<6 (30%)	25 (22%)	16 (36%)	0 (0%)	221 (24%)
	Forceps	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
	Vacuum	16 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	552 (74%)	6 (60%)	73 (65%)	27 (61%)	0 (0%)	666 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	140 (19%)	<6 (30%)	26 (23%)	11 (25%)	0 (0%)	180 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	30 (4%)	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	43 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	192 (26%)	<6 (30%)	35 (31%)	10 (23%)	0 (0%)	245 (26%)
	Adequate	324 (43%)	<6 (20%)	36 (32%)	12 (27%)	0 (0%)	375 (40%)
	Intermediate	97 (13%)	<6 (10%)	15 (13%)	8 (18%)	0 (0%)	123 (13%)
	Inadequate	110 (15%)	<6 (30%)	23 (20%)	12 (27%)	0 (0%)	148 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	56 (7%)	<6 (20%)	12 (11%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	77 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	35 (5%)	0 (0%)	11 (10%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	52 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	751 (100%)	10 (100%)	113 (100%)	44 (100%)	0 (0%)	926 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	30 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (6%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	46 (3%)
	20-24	307 (27%)	37 (30%)	38 (17%)	18 (23%)	0 (0%)	402 (26%)
	25-29	377 (33%)	45 (37%)	83 (36%)	23 (29%)	0 (0%)	534 (34%)
	30-34	250 (22%)	31 (25%)	65 (28%)	19 (24%)	0 (0%)	369 (23%)
	35-39	141 (12%)	7 (6%)	22 (10%)	14 (18%)	0 (0%)	185 (12%)
	40-44	23 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	37 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	84 (7%)	<6 (<1%)	51 (22%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	139 (9%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	50 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	35 (15%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	93 (6%)
	12 Years	277 (25%)	32 (26%)	95 (41%)	19 (24%)	0 (0%)	426 (27%)
	12+ Years	792 (70%)	88 (72%)	88 (38%)	55 (70%)	0 (0%)	1,030 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,056 (93%)	118 (97%)	225 (98%)	75 (95%)	0 (0%)	1,489 (95%)
	Birthing Center	50 (4%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	61 (4%)
	Home Birth	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	25 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	870 (77%)	93 (76%)	192 (84%)	70 (89%)	0 (0%)	1,235 (78%)
	Cesarean	230 (20%)	26 (21%)	34 (15%)	8 (10%)	0 (0%)	302 (19%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	25 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	32 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	848 (75%)	89 (73%)	164 (72%)	59 (75%)	0 (0%)	1,170 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	215 (19%)	20 (16%)	48 (21%)	13 (16%)	0 (0%)	300 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	53 (5%)	9 (7%)	16 (7%)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	85 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	263 (23%)	31 (25%)	99 (43%)	14 (18%)	0 (0%)	411 (26%)
	Adequate	517 (46%)	46 (38%)	58 (25%)	38 (48%)	0 (0%)	663 (42%)
	Intermediate	165 (15%)	19 (16%)	29 (13%)	11 (14%)	0 (0%)	227 (14%)
	Inadequate	160 (14%)	20 (16%)	42 (18%)	13 (16%)	0 (0%)	238 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	76 (7%)	10 (8%)	22 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	118 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	69 (6%)	8 (7%)	10 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	93 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,130 (100%)	122 (100%)	229 (100%)	79 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,575 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	24 (2%)	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	35 (3%)
	20-24	205 (18%)	<6 (16%)	32 (26%)	10 (23%)	0 (0%)	255 (19%)
	25-29	411 (35%)	9 (47%)	48 (40%)	11 (25%)	0 (0%)	487 (36%)
	30-34	325 (28%)	<6 (21%)	21 (17%)	12 (27%)	0 (0%)	367 (27%)
	35-39	157 (14%)	<6 (11%)	11 (9%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	178 (13%)
	40-44	35 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	41 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	110 (9%)	<6 (5%)	22 (18%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	141 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	73 (6%)	<6 (5%)	14 (12%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	95 (7%)
	12 Years	335 (29%)	<6 (26%)	56 (46%)	13 (30%)	0 (0%)	415 (30%)
	12+ Years	745 (64%)	13 (68%)	51 (42%)	27 (61%)	0 (0%)	844 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	967 (83%)	17 (89%)	117 (97%)	40 (91%)	0 (0%)	1,162 (85%)
	Birthing Center	151 (13%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	160 (12%)
	Home Birth	43 (4%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	47 (3%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	826 (71%)	13 (68%)	98 (81%)	23 (52%)	0 (0%)	978 (71%)
	Cesarean	305 (26%)	6 (32%)	23 (19%)	20 (45%)	0 (0%)	359 (26%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	26 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	27 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	840 (72%)	10 (53%)	82 (68%)	25 (57%)	0 (0%)	969 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	200 (17%)	<6 (11%)	24 (20%)	12 (27%)	0 (0%)	245 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	59 (5%)	<6 (26%)	8 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	76 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	15 (1%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	21 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	315 (27%)	<6 (26%)	50 (41%)	6 (14%)	0 (0%)	384 (28%)
	Adequate	512 (44%)	<6 (21%)	35 (29%)	15 (34%)	0 (0%)	570 (42%)
	Intermediate	113 (10%)	<6 (5%)	9 (7%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	131 (10%)
	Inadequate	166 (14%)	<6 (26%)	23 (19%)	15 (34%)	0 (0%)	214 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	94 (8%)	<6 (11%)	18 (15%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	120 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	64 (6%)	<6 (5%)	9 (7%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	78 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,161 (100%)	19 (100%)	121 (100%)	44 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,369 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	35 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (8%)
	20-24	<6 (7%)	<6 (25%)	117 (29%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	124 (26%)
	25-29	15 (36%)	<6 (50%)	131 (32%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	153 (32%)
	30-34	13 (31%)	<6 (25%)	83 (20%)	7 (39%)	0 (0%)	105 (22%)
	35-39	9 (21%)	0 (0%)	31 (8%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	43 (9%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (10%)	<6 (25%)	166 (41%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	173 (37%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	83 (20%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	83 (18%)
	12 Years	8 (19%)	<6 (25%)	238 (59%)	7 (39%)	0 (0%)	254 (54%)
	12+ Years	33 (79%)	<6 (75%)	66 (16%)	11 (61%)	0 (0%)	114 (24%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	38 (90%)	<6 (100%)	401 (99%)	16 (89%)	0 (0%)	461 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	30 (71%)	<6 (100%)	366 (90%)	14 (78%)	0 (0%)	416 (88%)
	Cesarean	12 (29%)	0 (0%)	37 (9%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	52 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	26 (62%)	0 (0%)	288 (71%)	9 (50%)	0 (0%)	325 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	11 (26%)	<6 (25%)	84 (21%)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	98 (21%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	22 (5%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	29 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	12 (29%)	0 (0%)	184 (45%)	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	200 (42%)
	Adequate	7 (17%)	0 (0%)	89 (22%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	99 (21%)
	Intermediate	10 (24%)	0 (0%)	52 (13%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	65 (14%)
	Inadequate	9 (21%)	<6 (25%)	69 (17%)	6 (33%)	0 (0%)	85 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	6 (14%)	<6 (75%)	48 (12%)	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	60 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (10%)	<6 (25%)	30 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	35 (7%)
Northern	Total	42 (100%)	<6 (100%)	405 (100%)	18 (100%)	0 (0%)	471 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	10 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	19 (3%)
	20-24	53 (11%)	<6 (23%)	32 (21%)	7 (15%)	0 (0%)	96 (14%)
	25-29	128 (27%)	7 (54%)	47 (31%)	10 (21%)	0 (0%)	193 (28%)
	30-34	148 (32%)	<6 (23%)	41 (27%)	17 (35%)	0 (0%)	211 (31%)
	35-39	101 (22%)	0 (0%)	18 (12%)	11 (23%)	0 (0%)	134 (20%)
	40-44	27 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	39 (8%)	0 (0%)	27 (18%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	67 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	24 (5%)	<6 (8%)	28 (19%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	55 (8%)
	12 Years	98 (21%)	<6 (38%)	64 (42%)	11 (23%)	0 (0%)	180 (26%)
	12+ Years	343 (74%)	7 (54%)	56 (37%)	35 (73%)	0 (0%)	444 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	425 (91%)	13 (100%)	140 (93%)	48 (100%)	0 (0%)	634 (92%)
	Birthing Center	26 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	31 (5%)
	Home Birth	14 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	333 (71%)	11 (85%)	116 (77%)	26 (54%)	0 (0%)	492 (72%)
	Cesarean	115 (25%)	<6 (15%)	32 (21%)	20 (42%)	0 (0%)	171 (25%)
	Forceps	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	11 (2%)
	Vacuum	9 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	366 (79%)	12 (92%)	113 (75%)	40 (83%)	0 (0%)	536 (78%)
	2nd Trimester	56 (12%)	<6 (8%)	26 (17%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	90 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	21 (5%)	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	28 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	185 (40%)	<6 (38%)	40 (26%)	18 (38%)	0 (0%)	249 (36%)
	Adequate	152 (33%)	<6 (38%)	58 (38%)	17 (35%)	0 (0%)	233 (34%)
	Intermediate	51 (11%)	<6 (15%)	22 (15%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	83 (12%)
	Inadequate	59 (13%)	<6 (8%)	27 (18%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	95 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	35 (8%)	0 (0%)	21 (14%)	6 (13%)	0 (0%)	62 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	16 (3%)	0 (0%)	17 (11%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	38 (6%)
Southeast	Total	466 (100%)	13 (100%)	151 (100%)	48 (100%)	0 (0%)	686 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2019
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	82 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	82 (9%)
	20-24	9 (13%)	<6 (33%)	234 (30%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	247 (29%)
	25-29	18 (26%)	<6 (33%)	250 (32%)	<6 (31%)	0 (0%)	273 (32%)
	30-34	21 (31%)	<6 (33%)	145 (19%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	170 (20%)
	35-39	12 (18%)	0 (0%)	62 (8%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	77 (9%)
	40-44	8 (12%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	15 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	177 (23%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	182 (21%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	234 (30%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	239 (28%)
	12 Years	15 (22%)	<6 (100%)	419 (54%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	442 (51%)
	12+ Years	49 (72%)	0 (0%)	118 (15%)	7 (54%)	0 (0%)	174 (20%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	64 (94%)	<6 (100%)	767 (98%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	847 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	52 (76%)	<6 (100%)	713 (91%)	8 (62%)	0 (0%)	776 (90%)
	Cesarean	16 (24%)	0 (0%)	60 (8%)	<6 (38%)	0 (0%)	81 (9%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	39 (57%)	<6 (67%)	480 (61%)	8 (62%)	0 (0%)	529 (61%)
	2nd Trimester	21 (31%)	<6 (33%)	220 (28%)	<6 (23%)	0 (0%)	245 (28%)
	3rd Trimester	7 (10%)	0 (0%)	59 (8%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	67 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	13 (19%)	0 (0%)	183 (23%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	198 (23%)
	Adequate	20 (29%)	<6 (33%)	183 (23%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	206 (24%)
	Intermediate	10 (15%)	<6 (67%)	172 (22%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	186 (22%)
	Inadequate	22 (32%)	0 (0%)	219 (28%)	6 (46%)	0 (0%)	247 (29%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	126 (16%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	131 (15%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	62 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	66 (8%)
Southwest	Total	68 (100%)	<6 (100%)	781 (100%)	13 (100%)	0 (0%)	865 (100%)

2020

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

Alone

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	124 (2%)	13 (4%)	144 (8%)	35 (4%)	57 (6%)	378 (4%)
	20-24	907 (17%)	90 (30%)	483 (26%)	198 (22%)	243 (24%)	1,956 (21%)
	25-29	1,639 (31%)	92 (31%)	526 (28%)	271 (30%)	333 (32%)	2,902 (31%)
	30-34	1,579 (30%)	68 (23%)	433 (23%)	238 (27%)	270 (26%)	2,632 (28%)
	35-39	839 (16%)	30 (10%)	220 (12%)	116 (13%)	97 (9%)	1,326 (14%)
	40-44	159 (3%)	6 (2%)	40 (2%)	32 (4%)	22 (2%)	266 (3%)
	45+	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	16 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	296 (6%)	11 (4%)	501 (27%)	38 (4%)	156 (15%)	1,011 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	202 (4%)	22 (7%)	395 (21%)	41 (5%)	114 (11%)	789 (8%)
	12 Years	1,168 (22%)	95 (32%)	938 (51%)	361 (40%)	389 (38%)	3,000 (32%)
	12+ Years	3,838 (73%)	174 (58%)	469 (25%)	466 (52%)	508 (50%)	5,537 (58%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	4,680 (89%)	292 (98%)	1,819 (98%)	876 (98%)	986 (96%)	8,791 (93%)
	Birthing Center	385 (7%)	6 (2%)	7 (<1%)	16 (2%)	23 (2%)	448 (5%)
	Home Birth	186 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	16 (2%)	219 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	3,803 (72%)	201 (67%)	1,588 (86%)	640 (72%)	755 (74%)	7,090 (75%)
	Cesarean	1,318 (25%)	89 (30%)	238 (13%)	232 (26%)	243 (24%)	2,170 (23%)
	Forceps	27 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	41 (<1%)
	Vacuum	106 (2%)	6 (2%)	16 (<1%)	19 (2%)	25 (2%)	175 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,011 (76%)	210 (70%)	1,181 (64%)	560 (63%)	764 (75%)	6,839 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	863 (16%)	67 (22%)	458 (25%)	233 (26%)	176 (17%)	1,828 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	221 (4%)	12 (4%)	147 (8%)	58 (6%)	47 (5%)	490 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	34 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	28 (2%)	21 (2%)	18 (2%)	106 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,453 (28%)	73 (24%)	566 (31%)	232 (26%)	343 (33%)	2,700 (28%)
	Adequate	2,082 (40%)	103 (34%)	466 (25%)	263 (29%)	365 (36%)	3,343 (35%)
	Intermediate	787 (15%)	54 (18%)	308 (17%)	138 (15%)	108 (11%)	1,420 (15%)
	Inadequate	732 (14%)	54 (18%)	460 (25%)	225 (25%)	180 (18%)	1,677 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	389 (7%)	32 (11%)	284 (15%)	101 (11%)	100 (10%)	925 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	293 (6%)	40 (13%)	140 (8%)	74 (8%)	68 (7%)	627 (7%)
Alaska	Total	5,257 (100%)	299 (100%)	1,848 (100%)	894 (100%)	1,025 (100%)	9,479 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	34 (2%)	9 (5%)	13 (4%)	29 (4%)	27 (6%)	116 (3%)
	20-24	333 (16%)	55 (29%)	76 (24%)	162 (25%)	104 (22%)	749 (20%)
	25-29	594 (29%)	56 (29%)	93 (29%)	205 (31%)	149 (32%)	1,120 (30%)
	30-34	649 (32%)	49 (26%)	91 (28%)	159 (24%)	132 (28%)	1,107 (29%)
	35-39	352 (17%)	21 (11%)	40 (13%)	80 (12%)	45 (10%)	550 (15%)
	40-44	69 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (2%)	18 (3%)	11 (2%)	110 (3%)
	45+	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	93 (5%)	8 (4%)	72 (23%)	35 (5%)	61 (13%)	273 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	58 (3%)	15 (8%)	57 (18%)	34 (5%)	54 (11%)	230 (6%)
	12 Years	370 (18%)	67 (35%)	146 (46%)	297 (45%)	180 (38%)	1,090 (29%)
	12+ Years	1,590 (78%)	104 (54%)	112 (35%)	305 (46%)	232 (49%)	2,387 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,837 (90%)	186 (97%)	315 (98%)	645 (98%)	451 (96%)	3,515 (93%)
	Birthing Center	145 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (1%)	10 (2%)	174 (5%)
	Home Birth	55 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (2%)	72 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,444 (71%)	129 (68%)	274 (86%)	484 (74%)	332 (71%)	2,723 (72%)
	Cesarean	552 (27%)	55 (29%)	42 (13%)	162 (25%)	127 (27%)	965 (26%)
	Forceps	8 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (<1%)
	Vacuum	32 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	8 (1%)	10 (2%)	60 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,609 (79%)	125 (65%)	238 (74%)	407 (62%)	359 (76%)	2,803 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	286 (14%)	52 (27%)	53 (17%)	181 (28%)	73 (16%)	662 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	61 (3%)	7 (4%)	17 (5%)	36 (5%)	22 (5%)	147 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	15 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (3%)	18 (3%)	9 (2%)	53 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	605 (30%)	49 (26%)	128 (40%)	181 (28%)	167 (36%)	1,147 (30%)
	Adequate	779 (38%)	62 (32%)	99 (31%)	179 (27%)	158 (34%)	1,314 (35%)
	Intermediate	304 (15%)	27 (14%)	22 (7%)	110 (17%)	48 (10%)	524 (14%)
	Inadequate	248 (12%)	41 (21%)	65 (20%)	163 (25%)	85 (18%)	619 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	150 (7%)	23 (12%)	43 (13%)	82 (13%)	49 (10%)	358 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	113 (6%)	29 (15%)	17 (5%)	64 (10%)	36 (8%)	266 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	2,037 (100%)	191 (100%)	320 (100%)	656 (100%)	470 (100%)	3,763 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	19 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	25 (3%)
	20-24	116 (18%)	0 (0%)	15 (23%)	<6 (11%)	20 (22%)	157 (18%)
	25-29	212 (33%)	<6 (40%)	20 (31%)	9 (20%)	29 (32%)	279 (32%)
	30-34	205 (31%)	<6 (20%)	15 (23%)	16 (36%)	25 (28%)	265 (30%)
	35-39	85 (13%)	<6 (40%)	11 (17%)	6 (13%)	11 (12%)	118 (14%)
	40-44	15 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	7 (16%)	<6 (3%)	29 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	38 (6%)	0 (0%)	10 (15%)	0 (0%)	14 (16%)	62 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	32 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (8%)	<6 (2%)	7 (8%)	47 (5%)
	12 Years	180 (28%)	<6 (20%)	35 (54%)	16 (36%)	36 (40%)	270 (31%)
	12+ Years	434 (67%)	<6 (60%)	23 (35%)	27 (60%)	45 (50%)	542 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	576 (88%)	<6 (80%)	61 (94%)	42 (93%)	82 (91%)	779 (89%)
	Birthing Center	34 (5%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (3%)	43 (5%)
	Home Birth	41 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	49 (6%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	483 (74%)	<6 (100%)	50 (77%)	34 (76%)	71 (79%)	652 (75%)
	Cesarean	137 (21%)	0 (0%)	12 (18%)	10 (22%)	19 (21%)	185 (21%)
	Forceps	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Vacuum	25 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	471 (72%)	<6 (60%)	43 (66%)	30 (67%)	60 (67%)	618 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	127 (19%)	0 (0%)	13 (20%)	9 (20%)	16 (18%)	170 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	26 (4%)	<6 (20%)	6 (9%)	<6 (9%)	9 (10%)	46 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	138 (21%)	0 (0%)	19 (29%)	12 (27%)	22 (24%)	194 (22%)
	Adequate	266 (41%)	<6 (40%)	14 (22%)	18 (40%)	35 (39%)	345 (40%)
	Intermediate	127 (19%)	<6 (20%)	10 (15%)	<6 (4%)	8 (9%)	150 (17%)
	Inadequate	93 (14%)	<6 (20%)	19 (29%)	11 (24%)	22 (24%)	147 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	38 (6%)	0 (0%)	9 (14%)	<6 (9%)	8 (9%)	59 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	31 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (6%)	39 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	652 (100%)	<6 (100%)	65 (100%)	45 (100%)	90 (100%)	873 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	34 (3%)	<6 (5%)	8 (5%)	<6 (3%)	9 (7%)	58 (4%)
	20-24	231 (22%)	31 (37%)	35 (21%)	13 (17%)	31 (23%)	350 (23%)
	25-29	355 (34%)	26 (31%)	49 (30%)	20 (26%)	46 (35%)	500 (33%)
	30-34	257 (25%)	13 (15%)	42 (25%)	28 (36%)	34 (26%)	380 (25%)
	35-39	141 (13%)	6 (7%)	27 (16%)	15 (19%)	10 (8%)	201 (13%)
	40-44	27 (3%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	37 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	45 (4%)	<6 (2%)	43 (26%)	<6 (1%)	21 (16%)	113 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	41 (4%)	<6 (5%)	18 (11%)	<6 (1%)	12 (9%)	77 (5%)
	12 Years	244 (23%)	24 (29%)	80 (48%)	17 (22%)	43 (33%)	415 (27%)
	12+ Years	754 (72%)	54 (64%)	62 (38%)	58 (74%)	75 (57%)	1,016 (67%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	984 (94%)	83 (99%)	163 (99%)	77 (99%)	128 (97%)	1,457 (95%)
	Birthing Center	37 (4%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	43 (3%)
	Home Birth	20 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	22 (1%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	779 (74%)	56 (67%)	125 (76%)	49 (63%)	105 (80%)	1,126 (74%)
	Cesarean	230 (22%)	26 (31%)	38 (23%)	22 (28%)	21 (16%)	347 (23%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	32 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (9%)	6 (5%)	48 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	771 (74%)	67 (80%)	120 (73%)	47 (60%)	100 (76%)	1,122 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	196 (19%)	14 (17%)	29 (18%)	18 (23%)	25 (19%)	285 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	59 (6%)	<6 (2%)	13 (8%)	11 (14%)	6 (5%)	92 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	230 (22%)	16 (19%)	65 (39%)	13 (17%)	41 (31%)	372 (24%)
	Adequate	426 (41%)	33 (39%)	44 (27%)	25 (32%)	47 (36%)	579 (38%)
	Intermediate	205 (20%)	25 (30%)	25 (15%)	13 (17%)	18 (14%)	293 (19%)
	Inadequate	160 (15%)	9 (11%)	30 (18%)	25 (32%)	23 (17%)	251 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	92 (9%)	7 (8%)	21 (13%)	7 (9%)	8 (6%)	139 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	65 (6%)	10 (12%)	11 (7%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (3%)	98 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,046 (100%)	84 (100%)	165 (100%)	78 (100%)	132 (100%)	1,527 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	35 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	45 (3%)
	20-24	192 (18%)	<6 (11%)	15 (20%)	6 (22%)	40 (28%)	258 (19%)
	25-29	351 (33%)	<6 (44%)	28 (38%)	10 (37%)	44 (31%)	442 (33%)
	30-34	302 (28%)	<6 (33%)	15 (20%)	7 (26%)	39 (27%)	371 (28%)
	35-39	155 (15%)	<6 (11%)	12 (16%)	<6 (11%)	15 (10%)	191 (14%)
	40-44	29 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	88 (8%)	<6 (11%)	21 (28%)	0 (0%)	25 (17%)	138 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	58 (5%)	<6 (11%)	12 (16%)	<6 (7%)	13 (9%)	86 (6%)
	12 Years	295 (28%)	<6 (11%)	26 (35%)	<6 (11%)	52 (36%)	383 (29%)
	12+ Years	702 (66%)	7 (78%)	33 (45%)	20 (74%)	77 (53%)	850 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	856 (80%)	9 (100%)	73 (99%)	25 (93%)	139 (97%)	1,114 (83%)
	Birthing Center	148 (14%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (3%)	161 (12%)
	Home Birth	61 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	64 (5%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	782 (73%)	<6 (56%)	68 (92%)	19 (70%)	103 (72%)	995 (74%)
	Cesarean	271 (25%)	<6 (44%)	6 (8%)	8 (30%)	37 (26%)	328 (24%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	8 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	11 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	782 (73%)	7 (78%)	54 (73%)	17 (63%)	111 (77%)	985 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	196 (18%)	<6 (11%)	14 (19%)	9 (33%)	21 (15%)	244 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	58 (5%)	<6 (11%)	6 (8%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	68 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	307 (29%)	<6 (33%)	28 (38%)	6 (22%)	47 (33%)	394 (29%)
	Adequate	445 (42%)	<6 (33%)	26 (35%)	11 (41%)	69 (48%)	564 (42%)
	Intermediate	101 (9%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (15%)	6 (4%)	119 (9%)
	Inadequate	168 (16%)	<6 (22%)	14 (19%)	<6 (15%)	15 (10%)	207 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	67 (6%)	<6 (11%)	12 (16%)	<6 (7%)	18 (13%)	102 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	55 (5%)	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	<6 (7%)	16 (11%)	80 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,065 (100%)	9 (100%)	74 (100%)	27 (100%)	144 (100%)	1,339 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	43 (11%)	0 (0%)	<6 (11%)	48 (10%)
	20-24	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	109 (27%)	0 (0%)	15 (33%)	126 (25%)
	25-29	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	94 (23%)	<6 (25%)	12 (27%)	115 (23%)
	30-34	16 (55%)	<6 (100%)	105 (26%)	7 (44%)	6 (13%)	136 (27%)
	35-39	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	41 (10%)	<6 (19%)	<6 (9%)	52 (11%)
	40-44	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	11 (3%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (4%)	17 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	168 (42%)	0 (0%)	8 (18%)	177 (36%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	90 (22%)	0 (0%)	6 (13%)	96 (19%)
	12 Years	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	221 (55%)	<6 (25%)	21 (47%)	249 (50%)
	12+ Years	26 (90%)	<6 (100%)	77 (19%)	12 (75%)	18 (40%)	135 (27%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	24 (83%)	<6 (100%)	399 (99%)	15 (94%)	45 (100%)	485 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	25 (86%)	<6 (100%)	359 (89%)	12 (75%)	39 (87%)	436 (88%)
	Cesarean	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	41 (10%)	<6 (25%)	6 (13%)	55 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	21 (72%)	0 (0%)	286 (71%)	<6 (25%)	35 (78%)	347 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (14%)	0 (0%)	82 (20%)	6 (38%)	9 (20%)	101 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	16 (4%)	<6 (25%)	<6 (2%)	24 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	161 (40%)	<6 (6%)	18 (40%)	183 (37%)
	Adequate	10 (34%)	0 (0%)	86 (21%)	<6 (25%)	9 (20%)	109 (22%)
	Intermediate	9 (31%)	0 (0%)	69 (17%)	0 (0%)	11 (24%)	89 (18%)
	Inadequate	6 (21%)	0 (0%)	73 (18%)	9 (56%)	7 (16%)	95 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	51 (13%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (9%)	59 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	34 (8%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (4%)	37 (7%)
Northern	Total	29 (100%)	<6 (100%)	403 (100%)	16 (100%)	45 (100%)	495 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	6 (5%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	12 (2%)
	20-24	29 (8%)	<6 (33%)	33 (28%)	8 (15%)	17 (18%)	92 (14%)
	25-29	108 (28%)	<6 (44%)	29 (25%)	20 (38%)	40 (42%)	203 (31%)
	30-34	132 (35%)	<6 (11%)	26 (22%)	14 (26%)	25 (26%)	200 (30%)
	35-39	95 (25%)	0 (0%)	19 (16%)	7 (13%)	9 (9%)	132 (20%)
	40-44	14 (4%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (2%)	23 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	30 (8%)	0 (0%)	22 (19%)	<6 (2%)	16 (17%)	70 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	13 (3%)	<6 (22%)	20 (17%)	<6 (6%)	9 (9%)	47 (7%)
	12 Years	69 (18%)	<6 (22%)	55 (47%)	16 (30%)	36 (38%)	182 (27%)
	12+ Years	294 (77%)	<6 (56%)	36 (31%)	33 (62%)	48 (50%)	419 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	363 (95%)	9 (100%)	114 (97%)	53 (100%)	94 (98%)	641 (96%)
	Birthing Center	13 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	16 (2%)
	Home Birth	6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	255 (67%)	<6 (56%)	78 (67%)	30 (57%)	71 (74%)	443 (67%)
	Cesarean	115 (30%)	<6 (44%)	34 (29%)	20 (38%)	21 (22%)	197 (30%)
	Forceps	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Vacuum	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (4%)	18 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	323 (85%)	8 (89%)	89 (76%)	47 (89%)	72 (75%)	544 (82%)
	2nd Trimester	46 (12%)	0 (0%)	18 (15%)	<6 (8%)	17 (18%)	88 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	11 (3%)	<6 (11%)	8 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	24 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	7 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	161 (42%)	<6 (56%)	45 (38%)	17 (32%)	36 (38%)	267 (40%)
	Adequate	137 (36%)	<6 (33%)	43 (37%)	23 (43%)	36 (38%)	245 (37%)
	Intermediate	36 (9%)	0 (0%)	8 (7%)	8 (15%)	8 (8%)	61 (9%)
	Inadequate	45 (12%)	<6 (11%)	18 (15%)	<6 (9%)	15 (16%)	84 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	35 (9%)	<6 (11%)	25 (21%)	<6 (6%)	7 (7%)	73 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	25 (7%)	<6 (11%)	11 (9%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	43 (6%)
Southeast	Total	382 (100%)	9 (100%)	117 (100%)	53 (100%)	96 (100%)	665 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	68 (10%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (10%)	74 (9%)
	20-24	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	200 (28%)	<6 (21%)	16 (33%)	224 (27%)
	25-29	14 (30%)	0 (0%)	213 (30%)	<6 (16%)	13 (27%)	243 (30%)
	30-34	18 (39%)	0 (0%)	139 (20%)	7 (37%)	9 (19%)	173 (21%)
	35-39	7 (15%)	0 (0%)	70 (10%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (6%)	82 (10%)
	40-44	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	13 (2%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (4%)	20 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	165 (23%)	<6 (5%)	11 (23%)	178 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	193 (27%)	0 (0%)	13 (27%)	206 (25%)
	12 Years	7 (15%)	0 (0%)	375 (53%)	8 (42%)	21 (44%)	411 (50%)
	12+ Years	38 (83%)	0 (0%)	126 (18%)	11 (58%)	13 (27%)	188 (23%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	40 (87%)	0 (0%)	694 (99%)	19 (100%)	47 (98%)	800 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	35 (76%)	0 (0%)	634 (90%)	12 (63%)	34 (71%)	715 (88%)
	Cesarean	10 (22%)	0 (0%)	65 (9%)	6 (32%)	12 (25%)	93 (11%)
	Forceps	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	34 (74%)	0 (0%)	351 (50%)	8 (42%)	27 (56%)	420 (51%)
	2nd Trimester	8 (17%)	0 (0%)	249 (35%)	6 (32%)	15 (31%)	278 (34%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	81 (12%)	<6 (11%)	<6 (6%)	89 (11%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	9 (20%)	0 (0%)	120 (17%)	<6 (11%)	12 (25%)	143 (18%)
	Adequate	19 (41%)	0 (0%)	154 (22%)	<6 (16%)	11 (23%)	187 (23%)
	Intermediate	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	169 (24%)	<6 (5%)	9 (19%)	184 (23%)
	Inadequate	12 (26%)	0 (0%)	241 (34%)	8 (42%)	13 (27%)	274 (34%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	123 (17%)	<6 (5%)	6 (13%)	135 (17%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	57 (8%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (4%)	64 (8%)
Southwest	Total	46 (100%)	0 (0%)	704 (100%)	19 (100%)	48 (100%)	817 (100%)

Bridged

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	149 (3%)	27 (6%)	158 (7%)	38 (4%)	0 (0%)	378 (4%)
	20-24	1,014 (18%)	138 (30%)	551 (26%)	211 (22%)	0 (0%)	1,956 (21%)
	25-29	1,817 (31%)	144 (32%)	604 (29%)	288 (30%)	0 (0%)	2,902 (31%)
	30-34	1,722 (30%)	99 (22%)	504 (24%)	254 (27%)	0 (0%)	2,632 (28%)
	35-39	898 (16%)	35 (8%)	245 (12%)	124 (13%)	0 (0%)	1,326 (14%)
	40-44	164 (3%)	10 (2%)	49 (2%)	35 (4%)	0 (0%)	266 (3%)
	45+	11 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	371 (6%)	25 (6%)	555 (26%)	45 (5%)	0 (0%)	1,011 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	264 (5%)	32 (7%)	425 (20%)	48 (5%)	0 (0%)	789 (8%)
	12 Years	1,363 (24%)	159 (35%)	1,050 (50%)	374 (39%)	0 (0%)	3,000 (32%)
	12+ Years	4,093 (71%)	252 (56%)	588 (28%)	506 (53%)	0 (0%)	5,537 (58%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	5,179 (90%)	436 (96%)	2,080 (98%)	931 (97%)	0 (0%)	8,791 (93%)
	Birthing Center	397 (7%)	10 (2%)	11 (<1%)	20 (2%)	0 (0%)	448 (5%)
	Home Birth	194 (3%)	7 (2%)	8 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	219 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	4,191 (73%)	311 (69%)	1,790 (85%)	682 (71%)	0 (0%)	7,090 (75%)
	Cesarean	1,437 (25%)	130 (29%)	292 (14%)	249 (26%)	0 (0%)	2,170 (23%)
	Forceps	28 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	7 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	41 (<1%)
	Vacuum	117 (2%)	9 (2%)	24 (1%)	21 (2%)	0 (0%)	175 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	4,403 (76%)	321 (71%)	1,380 (65%)	603 (63%)	0 (0%)	6,839 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	949 (16%)	99 (22%)	501 (24%)	246 (26%)	0 (0%)	1,828 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	243 (4%)	21 (5%)	159 (8%)	59 (6%)	0 (0%)	490 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	44 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	35 (2%)	22 (2%)	0 (0%)	106 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,628 (28%)	123 (27%)	660 (31%)	243 (25%)	0 (0%)	2,700 (28%)
	Adequate	2,271 (39%)	156 (34%)	556 (26%)	289 (30%)	0 (0%)	3,343 (35%)
	Intermediate	838 (15%)	69 (15%)	336 (16%)	150 (16%)	0 (0%)	1,420 (15%)
	Inadequate	820 (14%)	86 (19%)	508 (24%)	234 (25%)	0 (0%)	1,677 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	448 (8%)	38 (8%)	306 (14%)	111 (12%)	0 (0%)	925 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	332 (6%)	45 (10%)	158 (7%)	78 (8%)	0 (0%)	627 (7%)
Alaska	Total	5,776 (100%)	453 (100%)	2,113 (100%)	955 (100%)	0 (0%)	9,479 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	45 (2%)	18 (6%)	17 (4%)	32 (5%)	0 (0%)	116 (3%)
	20-24	376 (17%)	85 (29%)	89 (22%)	173 (25%)	0 (0%)	749 (20%)
	25-29	672 (30%)	88 (30%)	116 (29%)	218 (31%)	0 (0%)	1,120 (30%)
	30-34	721 (32%)	70 (24%)	116 (29%)	168 (24%)	0 (0%)	1,107 (29%)
	35-39	380 (17%)	25 (9%)	48 (12%)	84 (12%)	0 (0%)	550 (15%)
	40-44	72 (3%)	<6 (1%)	11 (3%)	20 (3%)	0 (0%)	110 (3%)
	45+	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	126 (6%)	16 (6%)	85 (21%)	40 (6%)	0 (0%)	273 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	91 (4%)	23 (8%)	63 (16%)	40 (6%)	0 (0%)	230 (6%)
	12 Years	455 (20%)	114 (39%)	182 (46%)	305 (44%)	0 (0%)	1,090 (29%)
	12+ Years	1,707 (75%)	145 (50%)	147 (37%)	333 (48%)	0 (0%)	2,387 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	2,064 (91%)	278 (96%)	391 (98%)	684 (98%)	0 (0%)	3,515 (93%)
	Birthing Center	150 (7%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (2%)	0 (0%)	174 (5%)
	Home Birth	59 (3%)	6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	72 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,616 (71%)	200 (69%)	329 (83%)	514 (74%)	0 (0%)	2,723 (72%)
	Cesarean	612 (27%)	80 (28%)	60 (15%)	174 (25%)	0 (0%)	965 (26%)
	Forceps	8 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	14 (<1%)
	Vacuum	36 (2%)	6 (2%)	7 (2%)	9 (1%)	0 (0%)	60 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,796 (79%)	190 (66%)	300 (76%)	440 (63%)	0 (0%)	2,803 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	320 (14%)	75 (26%)	62 (16%)	188 (27%)	0 (0%)	662 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	70 (3%)	15 (5%)	19 (5%)	37 (5%)	0 (0%)	147 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	20 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (3%)	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	53 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	687 (30%)	81 (28%)	166 (42%)	189 (27%)	0 (0%)	1,147 (30%)
	Adequate	861 (38%)	91 (31%)	121 (30%)	197 (28%)	0 (0%)	1,314 (35%)
	Intermediate	331 (15%)	35 (12%)	27 (7%)	118 (17%)	0 (0%)	524 (14%)
	Inadequate	288 (13%)	67 (23%)	76 (19%)	170 (24%)	0 (0%)	619 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	176 (8%)	28 (10%)	50 (13%)	89 (13%)	0 (0%)	358 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	132 (6%)	32 (11%)	26 (7%)	66 (9%)	0 (0%)	266 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	2,273 (100%)	289 (100%)	397 (100%)	699 (100%)	0 (0%)	3,763 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	19 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	25 (3%)
	20-24	128 (18%)	<6 (25%)	21 (22%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	157 (18%)
	25-29	232 (33%)	<6 (38%)	28 (30%)	10 (21%)	0 (0%)	279 (32%)
	30-34	218 (31%)	<6 (13%)	25 (27%)	16 (33%)	0 (0%)	265 (30%)
	35-39	91 (13%)	<6 (25%)	14 (15%)	7 (15%)	0 (0%)	118 (14%)
	40-44	16 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	8 (17%)	0 (0%)	29 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	44 (6%)	0 (0%)	18 (19%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	62 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	38 (5%)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	47 (5%)
	12 Years	202 (29%)	<6 (13%)	49 (52%)	16 (33%)	0 (0%)	270 (31%)
	12+ Years	456 (65%)	6 (75%)	37 (39%)	30 (63%)	0 (0%)	542 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	623 (88%)	7 (88%)	89 (95%)	43 (90%)	0 (0%)	779 (89%)
	Birthing Center	36 (5%)	<6 (13%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	43 (5%)
	Home Birth	44 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	49 (6%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	524 (74%)	8 (100%)	72 (77%)	37 (77%)	0 (0%)	652 (75%)
	Cesarean	148 (21%)	0 (0%)	19 (20%)	10 (21%)	0 (0%)	185 (21%)
	Forceps	6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	9 (1%)
	Vacuum	25 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	26 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	507 (72%)	<6 (63%)	62 (66%)	31 (65%)	0 (0%)	618 (71%)
	2nd Trimester	134 (19%)	<6 (13%)	18 (19%)	11 (23%)	0 (0%)	170 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	30 (4%)	<6 (13%)	11 (12%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	46 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	149 (21%)	<6 (13%)	27 (29%)	13 (27%)	0 (0%)	194 (22%)
	Adequate	287 (41%)	<6 (50%)	24 (26%)	19 (40%)	0 (0%)	345 (40%)
	Intermediate	132 (19%)	<6 (13%)	12 (13%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	150 (17%)
	Inadequate	105 (15%)	<6 (13%)	28 (30%)	11 (23%)	0 (0%)	147 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	43 (6%)	0 (0%)	12 (13%)	<6 (8%)	0 (0%)	59 (7%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	34 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	39 (4%)
Gulf Coast	Total	704 (100%)	8 (100%)	94 (100%)	48 (100%)	0 (0%)	873 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	37 (3%)	7 (6%)	10 (5%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	58 (4%)
	20-24	246 (22%)	38 (35%)	44 (23%)	13 (16%)	0 (0%)	350 (23%)
	25-29	383 (34%)	36 (33%)	54 (28%)	21 (26%)	0 (0%)	500 (33%)
	30-34	275 (25%)	17 (16%)	50 (26%)	29 (36%)	0 (0%)	380 (25%)
	35-39	147 (13%)	6 (6%)	32 (16%)	16 (20%)	0 (0%)	201 (13%)
	40-44	27 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	37 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	54 (5%)	<6 (5%)	51 (26%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	113 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	49 (4%)	<6 (4%)	21 (11%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	77 (5%)
	12 Years	269 (24%)	31 (28%)	90 (46%)	17 (21%)	0 (0%)	415 (27%)
	12+ Years	790 (71%)	72 (66%)	78 (40%)	61 (75%)	0 (0%)	1,016 (67%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,052 (94%)	106 (97%)	193 (99%)	80 (99%)	0 (0%)	1,457 (95%)
	Birthing Center	39 (3%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	43 (3%)
	Home Birth	20 (2%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	22 (1%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	837 (75%)	73 (67%)	151 (77%)	50 (62%)	0 (0%)	1,126 (74%)
	Cesarean	241 (22%)	33 (30%)	40 (21%)	23 (28%)	0 (0%)	347 (23%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	33 (3%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	8 (10%)	0 (0%)	48 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	821 (74%)	90 (83%)	144 (74%)	48 (59%)	0 (0%)	1,122 (73%)
	2nd Trimester	213 (19%)	16 (15%)	33 (17%)	19 (23%)	0 (0%)	285 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	62 (6%)	<6 (2%)	15 (8%)	11 (14%)	0 (0%)	92 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	253 (23%)	20 (18%)	79 (41%)	13 (16%)	0 (0%)	372 (24%)
	Adequate	455 (41%)	46 (42%)	49 (25%)	25 (31%)	0 (0%)	579 (38%)
	Intermediate	211 (19%)	31 (28%)	28 (14%)	14 (17%)	0 (0%)	293 (19%)
	Inadequate	171 (15%)	11 (10%)	37 (19%)	27 (33%)	0 (0%)	251 (16%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	98 (9%)	8 (7%)	22 (11%)	8 (10%)	0 (0%)	139 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	67 (6%)	11 (10%)	12 (6%)	6 (7%)	0 (0%)	98 (6%)
Interior	Total	1,116 (100%)	109 (100%)	195 (100%)	81 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,527 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	40 (3%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	45 (3%)
	20-24	211 (18%)	7 (25%)	28 (26%)	8 (24%)	0 (0%)	258 (19%)
	25-29	377 (33%)	10 (36%)	38 (35%)	11 (32%)	0 (0%)	442 (33%)
	30-34	324 (28%)	8 (29%)	24 (22%)	10 (29%)	0 (0%)	371 (28%)
	35-39	165 (14%)	<6 (4%)	16 (15%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	191 (14%)
	40-44	29 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	30 (2%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	102 (9%)	<6 (11%)	27 (25%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	138 (10%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	63 (5%)	<6 (7%)	17 (16%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	86 (6%)
	12 Years	324 (28%)	9 (32%)	37 (34%)	7 (21%)	0 (0%)	383 (29%)
	12+ Years	748 (65%)	17 (61%)	52 (48%)	22 (65%)	0 (0%)	850 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	935 (82%)	26 (93%)	108 (99%)	32 (94%)	0 (0%)	1,114 (83%)
	Birthing Center	150 (13%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	161 (12%)
	Home Birth	62 (5%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	64 (5%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	840 (73%)	20 (71%)	92 (84%)	24 (71%)	0 (0%)	995 (74%)
	Cesarean	293 (26%)	8 (29%)	15 (14%)	10 (29%)	0 (0%)	328 (24%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	9 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	11 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	843 (73%)	22 (79%)	84 (77%)	22 (65%)	0 (0%)	985 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	210 (18%)	<6 (14%)	16 (15%)	10 (29%)	0 (0%)	244 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	60 (5%)	<6 (7%)	6 (6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	68 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	338 (29%)	11 (39%)	34 (31%)	7 (21%)	0 (0%)	394 (29%)
	Adequate	479 (42%)	10 (36%)	49 (45%)	15 (44%)	0 (0%)	564 (42%)
	Intermediate	104 (9%)	<6 (7%)	7 (6%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	119 (9%)
	Inadequate	177 (15%)	<6 (18%)	17 (16%)	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	207 (15%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	82 (7%)	<6 (4%)	14 (13%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	102 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	68 (6%)	<6 (4%)	9 (8%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	80 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,147 (100%)	28 (100%)	109 (100%)	34 (100%)	0 (0%)	1,339 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	46 (11%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (10%)
	20-24	6 (15%)	<6 (33%)	119 (27%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	126 (25%)
	25-29	7 (17%)	0 (0%)	103 (24%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	115 (23%)
	30-34	16 (39%)	<6 (67%)	111 (26%)	7 (44%)	0 (0%)	136 (27%)
	35-39	6 (15%)	0 (0%)	43 (10%)	<6 (19%)	0 (0%)	52 (11%)
	40-44	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	12 (3%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	17 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	174 (40%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	177 (36%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	93 (21%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	96 (19%)
	12 Years	7 (17%)	<6 (33%)	237 (55%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	249 (50%)
	12+ Years	31 (76%)	<6 (67%)	89 (21%)	12 (75%)	0 (0%)	135 (27%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	36 (88%)	<6 (100%)	430 (99%)	15 (94%)	0 (0%)	485 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	6 (1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	36 (88%)	<6 (67%)	385 (89%)	12 (75%)	0 (0%)	436 (88%)
	Cesarean	<6 (10%)	<6 (33%)	46 (11%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	55 (11%)
	Forceps	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	Vacuum	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	32 (78%)	<6 (33%)	309 (71%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	347 (70%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (12%)	<6 (33%)	89 (21%)	6 (38%)	0 (0%)	101 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	17 (4%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	24 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (2%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	8 (2%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	<6 (12%)	0 (0%)	176 (41%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	183 (37%)
	Adequate	14 (34%)	0 (0%)	91 (21%)	<6 (25%)	0 (0%)	109 (22%)
	Intermediate	14 (34%)	0 (0%)	75 (17%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	89 (18%)
	Inadequate	7 (17%)	<6 (33%)	78 (18%)	9 (56%)	0 (0%)	95 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	54 (12%)	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	59 (12%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	36 (8%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	37 (7%)
Northern	Total	41 (100%)	<6 (100%)	434 (100%)	16 (100%)	0 (0%)	495 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	6 (4%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	12 (2%)
	20-24	39 (9%)	<6 (33%)	39 (26%)	8 (14%)	0 (0%)	92 (14%)
	25-29	130 (30%)	7 (47%)	41 (28%)	21 (37%)	0 (0%)	203 (31%)
	30-34	146 (33%)	<6 (7%)	35 (24%)	17 (30%)	0 (0%)	200 (30%)
	35-39	101 (23%)	<6 (7%)	21 (14%)	7 (12%)	0 (0%)	132 (20%)
	40-44	14 (3%)	<6 (7%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	23 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	37 (8%)	<6 (7%)	28 (19%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	70 (11%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	17 (4%)	<6 (20%)	23 (16%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	47 (7%)
	12 Years	92 (21%)	<6 (20%)	66 (45%)	17 (30%)	0 (0%)	182 (27%)
	12+ Years	321 (73%)	9 (60%)	51 (34%)	36 (63%)	0 (0%)	419 (63%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	417 (95%)	15 (100%)	144 (97%)	57 (100%)	0 (0%)	641 (96%)
	Birthing Center	14 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (2%)
	Home Birth	6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	294 (67%)	8 (53%)	104 (70%)	32 (56%)	0 (0%)	443 (67%)
	Cesarean	127 (29%)	7 (47%)	39 (26%)	22 (39%)	0 (0%)	197 (30%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
	Vacuum	12 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	18 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	363 (83%)	12 (80%)	113 (76%)	50 (88%)	0 (0%)	544 (82%)
	2nd Trimester	57 (13%)	<6 (13%)	22 (15%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	88 (13%)
	3rd Trimester	13 (3%)	<6 (7%)	9 (6%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	24 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	183 (42%)	10 (67%)	52 (35%)	18 (32%)	0 (0%)	267 (40%)
	Adequate	154 (35%)	<6 (27%)	61 (41%)	25 (44%)	0 (0%)	245 (37%)
	Intermediate	41 (9%)	0 (0%)	9 (6%)	9 (16%)	0 (0%)	61 (9%)
	Inadequate	56 (13%)	<6 (7%)	22 (15%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	84 (13%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	38 (9%)	<6 (7%)	28 (19%)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	73 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	27 (6%)	<6 (7%)	11 (7%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	43 (6%)
Southeast	Total	437 (100%)	15 (100%)	148 (100%)	57 (100%)	0 (0%)	665 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Bridged), 2020
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	72 (10%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	74 (9%)
	20-24	8 (14%)	0 (0%)	211 (29%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	224 (27%)
	25-29	16 (28%)	0 (0%)	224 (30%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	243 (30%)
	30-34	22 (38%)	0 (0%)	143 (19%)	7 (35%)	0 (0%)	173 (21%)
	35-39	8 (14%)	0 (0%)	71 (10%)	<6 (15%)	0 (0%)	82 (10%)
	40-44	<6 (5%)	<6 (100%)	14 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	20 (2%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	172 (23%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	178 (22%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	202 (27%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	206 (25%)
	12 Years	14 (24%)	0 (0%)	389 (53%)	8 (40%)	0 (0%)	411 (50%)
	12+ Years	40 (69%)	<6 (100%)	134 (18%)	12 (60%)	0 (0%)	188 (23%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	52 (90%)	<6 (100%)	725 (99%)	20 (100%)	0 (0%)	800 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	44 (76%)	0 (0%)	657 (89%)	13 (65%)	0 (0%)	715 (88%)
	Cesarean	12 (21%)	<6 (100%)	73 (10%)	6 (30%)	0 (0%)	93 (11%)
	Forceps	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	8 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	41 (71%)	<6 (100%)	368 (50%)	8 (40%)	0 (0%)	420 (51%)
	2nd Trimester	10 (17%)	0 (0%)	261 (35%)	7 (35%)	0 (0%)	278 (34%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	82 (11%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	89 (11%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	10 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	13 (22%)	0 (0%)	126 (17%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	143 (18%)
	Adequate	21 (36%)	<6 (100%)	161 (22%)	<6 (20%)	0 (0%)	187 (23%)
	Intermediate	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	178 (24%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	184 (23%)
	Inadequate	16 (28%)	0 (0%)	250 (34%)	8 (40%)	0 (0%)	274 (34%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	8 (14%)	0 (0%)	126 (17%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	135 (17%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (7%)	0 (0%)	59 (8%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	64 (8%)
Southwest	Total	58 (100%)	<6 (100%)	736 (100%)	20 (100%)	0 (0%)	817 (100%)

2021

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

Alone

Region

Alaska

Alaska Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	109 (2%)	7 (2%)	172 (9%)	31 (4%)	57 (6%)	383 (4%)
	20-24	932 (18%)	83 (30%)	483 (26%)	165 (19%)	234 (23%)	1,946 (21%)
	25-29	1,553 (30%)	71 (25%)	500 (27%)	257 (30%)	322 (32%)	2,758 (29%)
	30-34	1,593 (30%)	62 (22%)	429 (23%)	238 (28%)	256 (26%)	2,627 (28%)
	35-39	867 (17%)	45 (16%)	202 (11%)	137 (16%)	108 (11%)	1,386 (15%)
	40-44	178 (3%)	12 (4%)	53 (3%)	25 (3%)	21 (2%)	293 (3%)
	45+	10 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	16 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	244 (5%)	6 (2%)	423 (23%)	33 (4%)	135 (14%)	845 (9%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	185 (4%)	19 (7%)	416 (23%)	55 (6%)	88 (9%)	783 (8%)
	12 Years	1,168 (22%)	70 (25%)	918 (50%)	346 (41%)	319 (32%)	2,867 (30%)
	12+ Years	3,834 (73%)	180 (64%)	479 (26%)	421 (49%)	581 (58%)	5,592 (59%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	4,700 (90%)	270 (96%)	1,809 (98%)	832 (98%)	941 (94%)	8,725 (93%)
	Birthing Center	354 (7%)	8 (3%)	10 (<1%)	16 (2%)	34 (3%)	426 (5%)
	Home Birth	185 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	13 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	22 (2%)	243 (3%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	14 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	3,712 (71%)	181 (64%)	1,557 (85%)	597 (70%)	744 (75%)	6,930 (74%)
	Cesarean	1,392 (27%)	91 (32%)	262 (14%)	239 (28%)	235 (24%)	2,272 (24%)
	Forceps	19 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	34 (<1%)
	Vacuum	110 (2%)	6 (2%)	16 (<1%)	13 (2%)	16 (2%)	162 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	3,948 (75%)	191 (68%)	1,206 (65%)	538 (63%)	775 (78%)	6,776 (72%)
	2nd Trimester	866 (17%)	60 (21%)	476 (26%)	209 (25%)	144 (14%)	1,803 (19%)
	3rd Trimester	272 (5%)	18 (6%)	113 (6%)	70 (8%)	54 (5%)	542 (6%)
	No Prenatal Care	32 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	30 (2%)	16 (2%)	10 (1%)	96 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	1,570 (30%)	70 (25%)	468 (25%)	194 (23%)	322 (32%)	2,668 (28%)
	Adequate	2,041 (39%)	93 (33%)	547 (30%)	282 (33%)	368 (37%)	3,388 (36%)
	Intermediate	667 (13%)	36 (13%)	341 (19%)	129 (15%)	133 (13%)	1,335 (14%)
	Inadequate	783 (15%)	61 (22%)	459 (25%)	220 (26%)	150 (15%)	1,730 (18%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	447 (9%)	27 (10%)	252 (14%)	93 (11%)	106 (11%)	953 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	312 (6%)	32 (11%)	141 (8%)	80 (9%)	64 (6%)	652 (7%)
Alaska	Total	5,242 (100%)	281 (100%)	1,842 (100%)	853 (100%)	998 (100%)	9,410 (100%)

Anchorage

Anchorage Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	26 (1%)	<6 (2%)	24 (6%)	30 (5%)	28 (7%)	119 (3%)
	20-24	309 (16%)	51 (29%)	108 (28%)	135 (21%)	109 (26%)	735 (21%)
	25-29	496 (26%)	37 (21%)	103 (27%)	186 (30%)	116 (28%)	962 (27%)
	30-34	616 (33%)	39 (23%)	90 (23%)	158 (25%)	107 (26%)	1,038 (29%)
	35-39	351 (19%)	32 (18%)	51 (13%)	102 (16%)	50 (12%)	598 (17%)
	40-44	70 (4%)	9 (5%)	11 (3%)	17 (3%)	9 (2%)	119 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	67 (4%)	<6 (2%)	82 (21%)	27 (4%)	54 (13%)	234 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	46 (2%)	15 (9%)	74 (19%)	48 (8%)	44 (11%)	241 (7%)
	12 Years	292 (16%)	44 (25%)	159 (41%)	274 (44%)	127 (30%)	924 (26%)
	12+ Years	1,517 (81%)	105 (61%)	149 (39%)	283 (45%)	243 (58%)	2,340 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,700 (91%)	162 (94%)	377 (97%)	616 (98%)	399 (95%)	3,346 (94%)
	Birthing Center	128 (7%)	8 (5%)	<6 (1%)	11 (2%)	14 (3%)	168 (5%)
	Home Birth	44 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	6 (1%)	62 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	1,346 (72%)	113 (65%)	319 (82%)	449 (71%)	318 (76%)	2,622 (73%)
	Cesarean	497 (27%)	53 (31%)	65 (17%)	167 (27%)	93 (22%)	894 (25%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (<1%)
	Vacuum	23 (1%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (<1%)	10 (2%)	7 (2%)	49 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	1,473 (79%)	117 (68%)	290 (75%)	384 (61%)	335 (80%)	2,661 (74%)
	2nd Trimester	243 (13%)	39 (23%)	72 (19%)	159 (25%)	55 (13%)	592 (17%)
	3rd Trimester	91 (5%)	8 (5%)	12 (3%)	55 (9%)	15 (4%)	187 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	13 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)	11 (3%)	14 (2%)	<6 (1%)	46 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	562 (30%)	44 (25%)	111 (29%)	134 (21%)	124 (30%)	998 (28%)
	Adequate	681 (36%)	53 (31%)	150 (39%)	196 (31%)	159 (38%)	1,268 (35%)
	Intermediate	298 (16%)	25 (14%)	58 (15%)	104 (17%)	68 (16%)	569 (16%)
	Inadequate	263 (14%)	37 (21%)	65 (17%)	172 (27%)	55 (13%)	617 (17%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	154 (8%)	16 (9%)	60 (16%)	66 (11%)	47 (11%)	357 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	108 (6%)	21 (12%)	32 (8%)	57 (9%)	26 (6%)	255 (7%)
Anchorage	Total	1,873 (100%)	173 (100%)	387 (100%)	628 (100%)	419 (100%)	3,578 (100%)

Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	20 (3%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	29 (3%)
	20-24	118 (17%)	<6 (10%)	15 (23%)	6 (16%)	23 (23%)	167 (18%)
	25-29	210 (31%)	<6 (40%)	19 (29%)	8 (21%)	28 (28%)	271 (29%)
	30-34	214 (31%)	<6 (20%)	19 (29%)	18 (47%)	32 (32%)	290 (32%)
	35-39	97 (14%)	<6 (20%)	8 (12%)	<6 (13%)	11 (11%)	126 (14%)
	40-44	28 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	34 (4%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	37 (5%)	<6 (10%)	14 (21%)	0 (0%)	12 (12%)	65 (7%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	33 (5%)	<6 (20%)	13 (20%)	<6 (3%)	6 (6%)	56 (6%)
	12 Years	193 (28%)	<6 (30%)	30 (45%)	17 (45%)	29 (29%)	275 (30%)
	12+ Years	452 (66%)	<6 (50%)	22 (33%)	20 (53%)	65 (64%)	572 (62%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	594 (86%)	10 (100%)	65 (98%)	35 (92%)	92 (91%)	808 (88%)
	Birthing Center	49 (7%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	6 (6%)	57 (6%)
	Home Birth	45 (7%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (3%)	54 (6%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	480 (70%)	7 (70%)	53 (80%)	30 (79%)	70 (69%)	651 (71%)
	Cesarean	185 (27%)	<6 (20%)	12 (18%)	8 (21%)	28 (28%)	240 (26%)
	Forceps	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	8 (<1%)
	Vacuum	16 (2%)	<6 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	19 (2%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	478 (69%)	6 (60%)	39 (59%)	28 (74%)	68 (67%)	626 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	135 (20%)	<6 (40%)	11 (17%)	8 (21%)	20 (20%)	182 (20%)
	3rd Trimester	41 (6%)	0 (0%)	14 (21%)	0 (0%)	12 (12%)	69 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	8 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	12 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	181 (26%)	<6 (50%)	12 (18%)	9 (24%)	25 (25%)	232 (25%)
	Adequate	272 (40%)	<6 (10%)	20 (30%)	15 (39%)	34 (34%)	347 (38%)
	Intermediate	85 (12%)	<6 (30%)	11 (17%)	<6 (13%)	13 (13%)	121 (13%)
	Inadequate	117 (17%)	0 (0%)	22 (33%)	7 (18%)	27 (27%)	179 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	54 (8%)	0 (0%)	10 (15%)	<6 (11%)	7 (7%)	78 (8%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	37 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	<6 (11%)	6 (6%)	52 (6%)
Gulf Coast	Total	688 (100%)	10 (100%)	66 (100%)	38 (100%)	101 (100%)	919 (100%)

Interior

Interior Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	28 (2%)	<6 (2%)	14 (9%)	<6 (1%)	8 (5%)	53 (3%)
	20-24	256 (22%)	31 (37%)	30 (20%)	8 (10%)	35 (23%)	378 (23%)
	25-29	378 (33%)	24 (29%)	41 (27%)	29 (35%)	46 (30%)	537 (32%)
	30-34	298 (26%)	15 (18%)	44 (29%)	28 (34%)	43 (28%)	433 (26%)
	35-39	155 (14%)	8 (10%)	14 (9%)	14 (17%)	19 (13%)	217 (13%)
	40-44	26 (2%)	<6 (4%)	9 (6%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (<1%)	42 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	40 (4%)	<6 (1%)	21 (14%)	<6 (2%)	18 (12%)	83 (5%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	46 (4%)	<6 (2%)	36 (24%)	<6 (5%)	8 (5%)	100 (6%)
	12 Years	287 (25%)	18 (22%)	58 (38%)	19 (23%)	49 (32%)	442 (27%)
	12+ Years	794 (70%)	60 (72%)	57 (38%)	55 (66%)	93 (61%)	1,087 (65%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	1,072 (94%)	83 (100%)	151 (99%)	81 (98%)	148 (97%)	1,580 (95%)
	Birthing Center	41 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	44 (3%)
	Home Birth	26 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	34 (2%)
	Other	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	802 (70%)	53 (64%)	128 (84%)	60 (72%)	113 (74%)	1,190 (72%)
	Cesarean	293 (26%)	29 (35%)	22 (14%)	21 (25%)	35 (23%)	416 (25%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	41 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	48 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	780 (68%)	57 (69%)	105 (69%)	50 (60%)	116 (76%)	1,135 (68%)
	2nd Trimester	256 (22%)	14 (17%)	34 (22%)	20 (24%)	20 (13%)	358 (22%)
	3rd Trimester	86 (8%)	10 (12%)	10 (7%)	10 (12%)	14 (9%)	136 (8%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)	9 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	270 (24%)	16 (19%)	51 (34%)	19 (23%)	53 (35%)	420 (25%)
	Adequate	482 (42%)	33 (40%)	60 (39%)	33 (40%)	56 (37%)	676 (41%)
	Intermediate	156 (14%)	8 (10%)	13 (9%)	10 (12%)	16 (11%)	208 (13%)
	Inadequate	203 (18%)	21 (25%)	28 (18%)	19 (23%)	25 (16%)	317 (19%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	97 (9%)	8 (10%)	10 (7%)	8 (10%)	16 (11%)	144 (9%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	73 (6%)	10 (12%)	6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	10 (7%)	110 (7%)
Interior	Total	1,141 (100%)	83 (100%)	152 (100%)	83 (100%)	152 (100%)	1,661 (100%)

Mat-Su

Mat-Su Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	29 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	0 (0%)	7 (5%)	40 (3%)
	20-24	189 (18%)	0 (0%)	17 (22%)	7 (22%)	30 (21%)	247 (18%)
	25-29	348 (33%)	<6 (36%)	30 (39%)	7 (22%)	58 (41%)	453 (34%)
	30-34	297 (28%)	<6 (36%)	20 (26%)	13 (41%)	32 (23%)	372 (28%)
	35-39	167 (16%)	<6 (27%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (9%)	12 (8%)	195 (14%)
	40-44	30 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (2%)	36 (3%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	78 (7%)	<6 (9%)	13 (17%)	<6 (3%)	14 (10%)	108 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	47 (4%)	0 (0%)	12 (16%)	0 (0%)	13 (9%)	72 (5%)
	12 Years	301 (28%)	<6 (45%)	35 (45%)	13 (41%)	38 (27%)	395 (29%)
	12+ Years	704 (66%)	6 (55%)	30 (39%)	19 (59%)	90 (63%)	860 (64%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	895 (84%)	11 (100%)	74 (96%)	30 (94%)	126 (89%)	1,152 (86%)
	Birthing Center	110 (10%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (3%)	7 (5%)	120 (9%)
	Home Birth	57 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (3%)	9 (6%)	73 (5%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	770 (73%)	<6 (45%)	51 (66%)	18 (56%)	108 (76%)	964 (72%)
	Cesarean	270 (25%)	6 (55%)	23 (30%)	14 (44%)	33 (23%)	355 (26%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	16 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	18 (1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	821 (77%)	9 (82%)	55 (71%)	20 (63%)	104 (73%)	1,024 (76%)
	2nd Trimester	183 (17%)	<6 (18%)	17 (22%)	10 (31%)	25 (18%)	241 (18%)
	3rd Trimester	35 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (6%)	9 (6%)	50 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	7 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	12 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	366 (34%)	<6 (36%)	25 (32%)	8 (25%)	41 (29%)	451 (34%)
	Adequate	452 (43%)	<6 (45%)	29 (38%)	12 (38%)	56 (39%)	562 (42%)
	Intermediate	81 (8%)	0 (0%)	7 (9%)	<6 (13%)	17 (12%)	111 (8%)
	Inadequate	135 (13%)	<6 (18%)	15 (19%)	8 (25%)	26 (18%)	190 (14%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	98 (9%)	<6 (18%)	13 (17%)	6 (19%)	9 (6%)	132 (10%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	61 (6%)	<6 (9%)	8 (10%)	<6 (13%)	6 (4%)	82 (6%)
Mat-Su	Total	1,062 (100%)	11 (100%)	77 (100%)	32 (100%)	142 (100%)	1,345 (100%)

Northern

Northern Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	48 (13%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	50 (11%)
	20-24	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	108 (29%)	<6 (20%)	9 (20%)	120 (26%)
	25-29	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	94 (25%)	<6 (20%)	21 (48%)	122 (27%)
	30-34	8 (35%)	0 (0%)	77 (20%)	<6 (20%)	9 (20%)	98 (21%)
	35-39	8 (35%)	0 (0%)	39 (10%)	<6 (40%)	<6 (7%)	54 (12%)
	40-44	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	12 (3%)
	45+	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	148 (39%)	0 (0%)	11 (25%)	159 (35%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	77 (20%)	<6 (10%)	<6 (2%)	79 (17%)
	12 Years	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	219 (58%)	<6 (20%)	17 (39%)	240 (53%)
	12+ Years	21 (91%)	0 (0%)	75 (20%)	7 (70%)	26 (59%)	131 (29%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	19 (83%)	0 (0%)	372 (98%)	10 (100%)	42 (95%)	445 (97%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	7 (2%)
	Home Birth	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	17 (74%)	0 (0%)	331 (88%)	<6 (50%)	35 (80%)	388 (85%)
	Cesarean	<6 (22%)	0 (0%)	43 (11%)	<6 (50%)	9 (20%)	64 (14%)
	Forceps	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	18 (78%)	0 (0%)	255 (67%)	6 (60%)	35 (80%)	316 (69%)
	2nd Trimester	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	97 (26%)	<6 (40%)	6 (14%)	109 (24%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	18 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	21 (5%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	7 (30%)	0 (0%)	123 (33%)	<6 (20%)	20 (45%)	154 (34%)
	Adequate	<6 (13%)	0 (0%)	111 (29%)	<6 (30%)	16 (36%)	133 (29%)
	Intermediate	6 (26%)	0 (0%)	45 (12%)	0 (0%)	<6 (9%)	55 (12%)
	Inadequate	<6 (17%)	0 (0%)	92 (24%)	<6 (40%)	<6 (7%)	103 (23%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	6 (26%)	0 (0%)	47 (12%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (9%)	61 (13%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	32 (8%)	<6 (20%)	<6 (9%)	42 (9%)
Northern	Total	23 (100%)	0 (0%)	378 (100%)	10 (100%)	44 (100%)	457 (100%)

Southeast

Southeast Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
	15-19	<6 (1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	15 (2%)
	20-24	53 (13%)	0 (0%)	18 (17%)	<6 (8%)	18 (19%)	93 (14%)
	25-29	107 (25%)	<6 (50%)	25 (24%)	21 (41%)	35 (36%)	194 (28%)
	30-34	150 (36%)	<6 (50%)	35 (33%)	16 (31%)	23 (24%)	229 (34%)
	35-39	82 (20%)	0 (0%)	21 (20%)	8 (16%)	10 (10%)	121 (18%)
	40-44	22 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (4%)	29 (4%)
	45+	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	21 (5%)	0 (0%)	13 (12%)	<6 (4%)	17 (18%)	53 (8%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	13 (3%)	0 (0%)	15 (14%)	0 (0%)	11 (11%)	40 (6%)
	12 Years	86 (20%)	0 (0%)	47 (45%)	14 (27%)	37 (39%)	185 (27%)
	12+ Years	318 (76%)	<6 (100%)	41 (39%)	34 (67%)	47 (49%)	449 (66%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	389 (93%)	<6 (100%)	102 (97%)	49 (96%)	90 (94%)	640 (94%)
	Birthing Center	19 (5%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (4%)	<6 (3%)	25 (4%)
	Home Birth	12 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	17 (2%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (1%)	<6 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	269 (64%)	<6 (75%)	69 (66%)	27 (53%)	66 (69%)	439 (64%)
	Cesarean	136 (32%)	<6 (25%)	30 (29%)	22 (43%)	29 (30%)	220 (32%)
	Forceps	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (2%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	14 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (2%)	<6 (1%)	18 (3%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	361 (86%)	<6 (50%)	81 (77%)	44 (86%)	86 (90%)	579 (85%)
	2nd Trimester	34 (8%)	<6 (25%)	14 (13%)	<6 (8%)	6 (6%)	61 (9%)
	3rd Trimester	16 (4%)	0 (0%)	<6 (3%)	<6 (6%)	<6 (2%)	24 (4%)
	No Prenatal Care	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	<6 (4%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	6 (<1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	178 (42%)	<6 (25%)	37 (35%)	20 (39%)	46 (48%)	283 (41%)
	Adequate	145 (35%)	<6 (25%)	33 (31%)	22 (43%)	30 (31%)	234 (34%)
	Intermediate	37 (9%)	0 (0%)	12 (11%)	<6 (8%)	9 (9%)	64 (9%)
	Inadequate	47 (11%)	<6 (25%)	17 (16%)	<6 (10%)	7 (7%)	78 (11%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	38 (9%)	<6 (25%)	13 (12%)	<6 (8%)	17 (18%)	73 (11%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	30 (7%)	0 (0%)	6 (6%)	6 (12%)	9 (9%)	51 (7%)
Southeast	Total	420 (100%)	<6 (100%)	105 (100%)	51 (100%)	96 (100%)	683 (100%)

Southwest

Southwest Resident Births (%) by Mother’s Race (Alone), 2021
Event Characteristic	Category	White	Black	AI/AN	Asian/PI	Multiple	Total
Mother’s Age	<15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	15-19	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	74 (11%)	0 (0%)	<6 (5%)	77 (10%)
	20-24	6 (17%)	0 (0%)	187 (28%)	<6 (27%)	10 (23%)	206 (27%)
	25-29	9 (26%)	0 (0%)	188 (28%)	<6 (36%)	18 (41%)	219 (29%)
	30-34	10 (29%)	0 (0%)	144 (21%)	<6 (27%)	10 (23%)	167 (22%)
	35-39	7 (20%)	0 (0%)	64 (9%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (7%)	75 (10%)
	40-44	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	18 (3%)	0 (0%)	<6 (2%)	21 (3%)
	45+	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
Mother’s Risk Factors	Reported Smoking	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	132 (19%)	<6 (9%)	9 (20%)	143 (19%)
Mother’s Education Attaintment	<12 Years	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	189 (28%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (11%)	195 (25%)
	12 Years	7 (20%)	0 (0%)	370 (55%)	7 (64%)	22 (50%)	406 (53%)
	12+ Years	28 (80%)	0 (0%)	105 (16%)	<6 (27%)	17 (39%)	153 (20%)
Place of Delivery	Hospital	31 (89%)	0 (0%)	668 (99%)	11 (100%)	44 (100%)	754 (98%)
	Birthing Center	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Home Birth	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Other	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (<1%)
Method of Delivery	Spontaneous	28 (80%)	0 (0%)	606 (90%)	8 (73%)	34 (77%)	676 (88%)
	Cesarean	6 (17%)	0 (0%)	67 (10%)	<6 (18%)	8 (18%)	83 (11%)
	Forceps	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)
	Vacuum	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	<6 (<1%)	<6 (9%)	<6 (5%)	6 (<1%)
Trimester Prenatal Care Began	1st Trimester	17 (49%)	0 (0%)	381 (56%)	6 (55%)	31 (70%)	435 (57%)
	2nd Trimester	13 (37%)	0 (0%)	231 (34%)	<6 (36%)	12 (27%)	260 (34%)
	3rd Trimester	<6 (6%)	0 (0%)	53 (8%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	55 (7%)
	No Prenatal Care	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	7 (1%)	<6 (9%)	0 (0%)	8 (1%)
Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization	Adequate+	6 (17%)	0 (0%)	109 (16%)	<6 (18%)	13 (30%)	130 (17%)
	Adequate	6 (17%)	0 (0%)	144 (21%)	<6 (9%)	17 (39%)	168 (22%)
	Intermediate	<6 (11%)	0 (0%)	195 (29%)	<6 (18%)	6 (14%)	207 (27%)
	Inadequate	14 (40%)	0 (0%)	220 (32%)	<6 (45%)	7 (16%)	246 (32%)
Infant’s Gestational Age (Weeks)	<37 Weeks (Preterm)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	99 (15%)	<6 (27%)	6 (14%)	108 (14%)
Infant’s Birth Weight (Grams)	<2,500 (Low)	<6 (3%)	0 (0%)	54 (8%)	<6 (18%)	<6 (7%)	60 (8%)
Southwest	Total	35 (100%)	0 (0%)	677 (100%)	11 (100%)	44 (100%)	767 (100%)