TABLE
N48. COMPLICATIONS OF LABOR AND DELIVERY
BY AGE AND RACE/ETHNICITY OF MOTHER
NEW JERSEY, 1999 |
| RACE/ETHNICITY
AND COMPLICATIONS |
TOTAL |
PERCENTAGES
BY AGE GROUP |
| NO. |
% |
10-19 |
20-24 |
25-29 |
30-34 |
35-39 |
40+ |
| WHITE
NON-HISPANIC |
| None |
27,663 |
44.3
|
45.5
|
45.1
|
44.0
|
44.5
|
44.5
|
41.6
|
| Febrile
(>100 F or 38C) |
1,230 |
2.0
|
2.4
|
2.1
|
2.4
|
2.0
|
1.3
|
1.5
|
| Meconium,
Moderate/Heavy |
3,775 |
6.1
|
6.7
|
6.9
|
6.2
|
5.6
|
6.3
|
5.9
|
| Premature
Rupture of Membrane (>12 hours) |
1,059 |
1.7
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
1.9
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
| Abruptio
Placenta |
383 |
0.6
|
** |
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
| Placenta
Previa |
271 |
0.4
|
** |
** |
0.2
|
0.5
|
0.7
|
1.1
|
| Other Excessive
Bleeding |
1,211 |
1.9
|
1.5
|
1.8
|
2.0
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
3.0
|
| Seizures |
19 |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Precipitous
Labor (<3 hours) |
2,745 |
4.4
|
3.2
|
4.9
|
4.0
|
4.3
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
| Prolonged
Labor (>20 hours) |
1,001 |
1.6
|
3.3
|
2.2
|
1.9
|
1.4
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
| Dysfunctional
Labor |
782 |
1.3
|
** |
1.1
|
1.3
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.7
|
| Breech/Malpresentation |
3,108 |
5.0
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
4.4
|
5.0
|
5.9
|
6.6
|
| Cephalopelvic
Disproportion |
1,153 |
1.8
|
1.3
|
1.8
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
1.5
|
1.7
|
| Cord Prolapse |
143 |
0.2
|
** |
** |
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
** |
| Anesthetic
Complications |
34 |
0.1
|
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Fetal Distress |
3,626 |
5.8
|
5.9
|
5.0
|
5.7
|
5.8
|
6.1
|
7.3
|
| Other Complication |
22,878 |
36.7
|
36.6
|
37.2
|
37.5
|
36.7
|
35.5
|
36.3
|
| BLACK
NON-HISPANIC |
| None |
8,092 |
43.4
|
44.9
|
44.7
|
44.7
|
41.3
|
39.4
|
41.8
|
| Febrile
(>100 F or 38C) |
390 |
2.1
|
2.2
|
2.0
|
2.3
|
2.3
|
1.3
|
** |
| Meconium,
Moderate/Heavy |
1,938 |
10.4
|
10.3
|
10.5
|
10.7
|
10.5
|
9.5
|
10.4
|
| Premature
Rupture of Membrane (>12 hours) |
416 |
2.2
|
1.9
|
2.4
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
4.3
|
| Abruptio
Placenta |
170 |
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
1.0
|
0.9
|
1.4
|
** |
| Placenta
Previa |
79 |
0.4
|
** |
** |
0.5
|
0.6
|
** |
** |
| Other Excessive
Bleeding |
472 |
2.5
|
2.3
|
2.1
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
3.8
|
** |
| Seizures |
13 |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Precipitous
Labor (<3 hours) |
897 |
4.8
|
3.3
|
4.6
|
4.7
|
5.9
|
6.1
|
5.5
|
| Prolonged
Labor (>20 hours) |
397 |
2.1
|
2.5
|
1.8
|
2.4
|
1.9
|
2.0
|
** |
| Dysfunctional
Labor |
251 |
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.6
|
** |
| Breech/Malpresentation |
737 |
4.0
|
3.2
|
2.9
|
3.8
|
4.9
|
5.7
|
6.6
|
| Cephalopelvic
Disproportion |
264 |
1.4
|
1.7
|
1.3
|
1.4
|
1.6
|
1.4
|
** |
| Cord Prolapse |
60 |
0.3
|
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Anesthetic
Complications |
15 |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Fetal Distress |
1,686 |
9.0
|
7.9
|
8.2
|
9.3
|
9.6
|
11.0
|
11.5
|
| Other Complication |
6,553 |
35.2
|
35.8
|
35.7
|
34.1
|
34.8
|
36.6
|
33.0
|
| HISPANIC |
| None |
10,299 |
49.0
|
48.4
|
49.5
|
49.9
|
48.7
|
48.3
|
42.8
|
| Febrile
(>100 F or 38C) |
380 |
1.8
|
2.0
|
1.9
|
2.0
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
** |
| Meconium,
Moderate/Heavy |
1,534 |
7.3
|
7.9
|
7.9
|
6.9
|
6.5
|
7.4
|
6.8
|
| Premature
Rupture of Membrane (>12 hours) |
325 |
1.5
|
1.7
|
1.6
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
1.8
|
** |
| Abruptio
Placenta |
136 |
0.6
|
** |
0.5
|
0.7
|
0.8
|
** |
** |
| Placenta
Previa |
95 |
0.5
|
** |
** |
0.4
|
0.7
|
** |
** |
| Other Excessive
Bleeding |
383 |
1.8
|
1.9
|
1.8
|
1.4
|
1.9
|
2.5
|
** |
| Seizures |
14 |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Precipitous
Labor (<3 hours) |
779 |
3.7
|
3.2
|
3.3
|
3.6
|
4.4
|
4.5
|
5.0
|
| Prolonged
Labor (>20 hours) |
527 |
2.5
|
3.5
|
2.8
|
2.3
|
2.2
|
1.8
|
** |
| Dysfunctional
Labor |
218 |
1.0
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
1.3
|
** |
| Breech/Malpresentation |
852 |
4.1
|
3.6
|
3.3
|
3.8
|
4.7
|
5.4
|
8.1
|
| Cephalopelvic
Disproportion |
401 |
1.9
|
1.4
|
1.7
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
2.6
|
** |
| Cord Prolapse |
48 |
0.2
|
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Anesthetic
Complications |
6 |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Fetal Distress |
1,149 |
5.5
|
4.6
|
5.3
|
5.7
|
5.4
|
6.3
|
8.1
|
| Other Complication |
7,112 |
33.9
|
34.4
|
34.4
|
33.4
|
34.0
|
31.7
|
37.3
|
| ASIAN/PACIFIC
ISLANDER NON-HISPANIC |
| None |
3,582 |
45.9
|
63.0
|
52.7
|
44.7
|
45.2
|
44.5
|
44.2
|
| Febrile
(>100 F or 38C) |
233 |
3.0
|
** |
3.5
|
3.4
|
3.0
|
2.3
|
** |
| Meconium,
Moderate/Heavy |
517 |
6.6
|
** |
5.8
|
7.4
|
6.1
|
6.4
|
** |
| Premature
Rupture of Membrane (>12 hours) |
116 |
1.5
|
** |
** |
1.6
|
1.6
|
** |
** |
| Abruptio
Placenta |
34 |
0.4
|
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Placenta
Previa |
64 |
0.8
|
** |
** |
** |
0.8
|
1.7
|
** |
| Other Excessive
Bleeding |
147 |
1.9
|
** |
** |
2.0
|
1.7
|
2.6
|
** |
| Seizures |
5 |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Precipitous
Labor (<3 hours) |
270 |
3.5
|
** |
** |
3.2
|
3.6
|
4.3
|
** |
| Prolonged
Labor (>20 hours) |
115 |
1.5
|
** |
** |
1.6
|
1.6
|
** |
** |
| Dysfunctional
Labor |
73 |
0.9
|
** |
** |
1.0
|
1.1
|
** |
** |
| Breech/Malpresentation |
335 |
4.3
|
** |
** |
4.3
|
4.4
|
5.3
|
** |
| Cephalopelvic
Disproportion |
146 |
1.9
|
** |
** |
2.1
|
2.1
|
1.6
|
** |
| Cord Prolapse |
15 |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Anesthetic
Complications |
2 |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Fetal Distress |
512 |
6.6
|
** |
5.6
|
6.6
|
6.3
|
7.4
|
** |
| Other Complication |
2,839 |
36.4
|
25.0
|
33.8
|
38.0
|
36.5
|
35.3
|
35.8
|
| TOTAL |
| None |
50,198 |
44.1
|
46.4
|
46.3
|
44.5
|
43.3
|
42.7
|
39.9
|
| Febrile
(>100 F or 38C) |
2,264 |
2.0
|
2.2
|
2.0
|
2.3
|
2.0
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
| Meconium,
Moderate/Heavy |
7,860 |
6.9
|
8.5
|
8.1
|
7.0
|
6.1
|
6.5
|
6.3
|
| Premature
Rupture of Membrane (>12 hours) |
1,939 |
1.7
|
1.8
|
1.9
|
1.7
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
2.0
|
| Abruptio
Placenta |
734 |
0.6
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
0.8
|
1.0
|
| Placenta
Previa |
515 |
0.5
|
** |
0.2
|
0.3
|
0.5
|
0.8
|
1.1
|
| Other Excessive
Bleeding |
2,234 |
2.0
|
1.9
|
1.8
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
2.1
|
2.8
|
| Seizures |
52 |
0.0
|
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Precipitous
Labor (<3 hours) |
4,740 |
4.2
|
3.2
|
4.1
|
3.9
|
4.3
|
4.8
|
4.7
|
| Prolonged
Labor (>20 hours) |
2,062 |
1.8
|
3.0
|
2.2
|
2.0
|
1.5
|
1.2
|
1.4
|
| Dysfunctional
Labor |
1,338 |
1.2
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.4
|
| Breech/Malpresentation |
5,080 |
4.5
|
3.5
|
3.3
|
4.1
|
4.7
|
5.6
|
6.5
|
| Cephalopelvic
Disproportion |
1,978 |
1.7
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.6
|
1.4
|
| Cord Prolapse |
267 |
0.2
|
** |
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
** |
| Anesthetic
Complications |
57 |
0.1
|
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
| Fetal Distress |
7,043 |
6.2
|
6.2
|
5.9
|
6.2
|
6.0
|
6.5
|
7.6
|
| Other Complication |
39,811 |
35.0
|
35.3
|
35.3
|
35.4
|
35.1
|
34.0
|
34.1
|
| Total
by race/ethnicity and total by age includes race/ethnicity not
stated and/or age not stated. |
| Percentages
are computed per 100 age/race/ethnicity-specific births. |
| **
Number is too small to calculate a reliable rate. |
| Other
Complication includes lacerations with or without hemorrhage,
cord complications, non-reassuring fetal heart pattern, arrested
progress, preterm and other rupture of membranes, shoulder dystocia,
preterm labor, uterine atony, intrapartum infection, light meconium,
macrosomia, retained placenta, and other complications. |
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