Table 1 Prevalence (% and 95% CI)Â of low birthweight and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) transfer/admission across maternal characteristics, singleton term births, United States, 2016
Maternal Characteristics | Low Birthweight N = 80,431 (2.4%) | NICU transfer/admission N = 148,172 (4.5%) |
|---|---|---|
Race/ethnicity | ||
 Non-Hispanic White | 1.9 (1.9, 2.0) | 4.3 (4.2, 4.3) |
 Non-Hispanic Black | 4.5 (4.5, 4.6) | 5.3 (5.3, 5.4) |
 Hispanic | 2.2 (2.1, 2.2) | 4.4 (4.3, 4.4) |
 Other race/ethnicity a | 2.9 (2.8, 3.0) | 4.7 (4.6, 4.8) |
Maternal Age (years) | ||
  < 20 | 3.7 (3.6, 3.8) | 5.0 (4.9, 5.0) |
 20–24 | 2.9 (2.9, 3.0) | 4.5 (4.5, 4.6) |
 25–29 | 2.3 (2.2, 2.3) | 4.4 (4.3, 4.4) |
 30–34 | 2.0 (1.9, 2.0) | 4.3 (4.2, 4.3) |
 35+ | 2.3 (2.3, 2.4) | 4.8 (4.8, 4.9) |
Education | ||
 Less than high school | 3.3 (3.3, 3.4) | 4.7 (4.7, 4.8) |
 High School/GED b | 3.0 (2.9, 3.0) | 4.7 (4.6, 4.7) |
 Some college/Assoc. | 2.4 (2.3, 2.4) | 4.6 (4.6, 4.7) |
 Bachelor’s or higher | 1.7 (1.7, 1.8) | 4.1 (4.0, 4.1) |
Marital Status | ||
 Married | 1.9 (1.9, 1.9) | 4.0 (4.0, 4.1) |
 Unmarried | 3.3 (3.3, 3.3) | 5.2 (5.1, 5.2) |
Parity | ||
 Nullipara | 3.0 (3.0, 3.10) | 5.9 (5.8, 5.9) |
 Multipara | 2.0 (2.0, 2.1) | 3.6 (3.6, 3.6) |
Form of payment | ||
 Private Insurance | 1.9 (1.8, 1.9) | 4.2 (4.1, 4.2) |
 Medicaid | 3.2 (3.1, 3.2) | 4.9 (4.9, 5.0) |
 Other forms of payment c | 2.2 (2.2, 2.3) | 4.0 (3.9, 4.1) |
Prenatal Cared | ||
 Early | 2.2 (2.2, 2.3) | 4.3 (4.2, 4.3) |
 Late/no care | 3.1 (3.0, 3.1) | 5.2 (5.2, 5.3) |