| Contents of This Page |
 1. Introduction |
| 2. Definitions |
| 3. Live Births With Low Birth Weight (<2500 grams) |
| 4. Live Births With Very Low Birth Weight (<1500 grams) |
| 5. Preterm Live Births (up to 36 weeks gestation) |
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Introduction
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The following table shows the Healthy People 2020 Objective for the birth weight and prematurity outcomes:
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The California County Profile Reports include information on low birth weight, very low birth weight, and preterm births.
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Definitions
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A baby is defined as having a low birth weight if its weight is less than 2,500 grams at delivery. A baby with unknown birthweight is not considered for this analysis.
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A baby is defined as having very low birth weight if its weight is less than 1,500 grams at delivery. Note that very low birth
weight births are by definition also low birth weight births and counted in both birth weight measures. A baby with unknown birthweight is not considered for this analysis.
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A baby is defined as preterm if its gestational age is less than or equal to 36 weeks at delivery. Note that any gestational age of less than 37 completed weeks (such as 36 weeks and 6 days) is said to have a gestational age of 36 weeks and is therefore preterm. A baby with unknown gestational age is not considered for this analysis.
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Tables and Figures
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| Number and Percent of Low Birth Weight Infants by Race/Ethnicity, California and Fresno County, 2008 |
| Race/Ethnicity |
Fresno County | California |
| N | All
Births | % | N | All
Births | % |
| Hispanic |
760 |
10,271 |
7.4 |
17,556 |
287,284 |
6.1 |
| Non-Hispanic White |
256 |
3,455 |
7.4 |
9,391 |
146,286 |
6.4 |
| Non-Hispanic Black |
107 |
840 |
12.7 |
3,653 |
29,416 |
12.4 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander |
154 |
1,673 |
9.2 |
5,209 |
67,299 |
7.7 |
| Non-Hispanic Other Race |
50 |
520 |
9.6 |
1,771 |
21,182 |
8.4 |
| Overall |
1,327 |
16,759 |
7.9 |
37,580 |
551,467 |
6.8 |
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Births with unknown birth weight, birth weight < 227g, or birth weight > 8165g are not included
Categories with less than 10 live births are grayed
Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Percent of Low Birth Weight Infants, Fresno County, 2006-2008 |
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| Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Percent of Low Birth Weight Infants, California and Fresno County, 1991-2008 |
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| Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Number and Percent of Very Low Birth Weight Infants by Race/Ethnicity, California and Fresno County, 2008 |
| Race/Ethnicity |
Fresno County | California |
| N | All
Births | % | N | All
Births | % |
| Hispanic |
160 |
10,271 |
1.6 |
2,974 |
287,284 |
1.0 |
| Non-Hispanic White |
34 |
3,455 |
1.0 |
1,392 |
146,286 |
1.0 |
| Non-Hispanic Black |
24 |
840 |
2.9 |
796 |
29,416 |
2.7 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander |
30 |
1,673 |
1.8 |
696 |
67,299 |
1.0 |
| Non-Hispanic Other Race |
9 |
520 |
1.7 |
357 |
21,182 |
1.7 |
| Overall |
257 |
16,759 |
1.5 |
6,215 |
551,467 |
1.1 |
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Births with unknown birth weight, birth weight < 227g, or birth weight > 8165g are not included
Categories with less than 10 live births are grayed
Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Percent of Very Low Birth Weight Infants, Fresno County, 2006-2008 |
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| Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Percent of Very Low Birth Weight Infants, California and Fresno County, 1991-2008 |
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| Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Number and Percent of Preterm Infants by Race/Ethnicity, California and Fresno County, 2008 |
| Race/Ethnicity |
Fresno County | California |
| N | All
Births | % | N | All
Births | % |
| Hispanic |
1,416 |
9,673 |
14.6 |
29,848 |
276,953 |
10.8 |
| Non-Hispanic White |
380 |
3,180 |
11.9 |
13,736 |
141,116 |
9.7 |
| Non-Hispanic Black |
162 |
775 |
20.9 |
4,306 |
27,983 |
15.4 |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander |
219 |
1,561 |
14.0 |
6,451 |
65,706 |
9.8 |
| Non-Hispanic Other Race |
62 |
361 |
17.2 |
2,436 |
20,006 |
12.2 |
| Overall |
2,239 |
15,550 |
14.4 |
56,777 |
531,764 |
10.7 |
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Births with unknown gestation, gestation < 17 weeks, or gestation > 47 weeks are not included
Categories with less than 10 live births are grayed
Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Percent of Preterm Infants, Fresno County, 2006-2008 |
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| Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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| Percent of Preterm Infants, California and Fresno County, 1991-2008 |
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| Source: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) |
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