NATALITY
Table 33
TABLE
N33. ABNORMAL CONDITIONS OF NEWBORN REPORTED ON CERTIFICATES OF
RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS, BY RACE OF MOTHER
NEW JERSEY, 1997 |
|
ABNORMAL
CONDITION
|
TOTAL |
WHITE |
BLACK |
OTHER |
NOT
STATED |
| NUMBER |
RATE* |
NUMBER |
RATE* |
NUMBER |
RATE* |
NUMBER |
RATE* |
NUMBER |
| NONE |
77,245 |
681.6 |
58,054 |
717.4 |
13,144 |
638.2 |
5,850 |
651.9 |
197 |
| ANEMIA
(Hct<39/Hgb<13) |
78 |
0.7 |
52 |
0.6 |
23 |
1.1 |
2 |
0.2 |
1 |
| BIRTH
INJURY |
237 |
2.1 |
181 |
2.2 |
39 |
1.9 |
17 |
1.9 |
0 |
| FETAL
ALCOHOL SYNDROME |
27 |
0.2 |
15 |
0.2 |
8 |
0.4 |
4 |
0.4 |
0 |
| HYALINE
MEMBRANE DISEASE/RDS |
525 |
4.6 |
311 |
3.8 |
166 |
8.1 |
46 |
5.1 |
2 |
| MECONIUM
ASPIRATION SYNDROME |
243 |
2.1 |
143 |
1.8 |
81 |
3.9 |
19 |
2.1 |
0 |
| ASSISTED
VENTILATION <30 MIN. |
414 |
3.7 |
233 |
2.9 |
136 |
6.6 |
42 |
4.7 |
3 |
| ASSISTED
VENTILATION >=30 MIN. |
878 |
7.7 |
564 |
7.0 |
257 |
12.5 |
55 |
6.1 |
2 |
| SEIZURES |
97 |
0.9 |
46 |
0.6 |
48 |
2.3 |
3 |
0.3 |
0 |
| OTHER |
1,971 |
17.4 |
1,175 |
14.5 |
676 |
32.8 |
114 |
12.7 |
6 |
| *
Rates are computed per 1,000 live births in the specific racial
category. |
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