16-6


16-6.		Increase the proportion of pregnant women who receive early and adequate prenatal care.

Target and baseline:

Objective	Increase in Maternal Prenatal Care	1998 Baseline	2010 Target
Objective	Increase in Maternal Prenatal Care	Percent of Live Births
16-6a.	Care beginning in first trimester of pregnancy	83	90
16-6b.	Early and adequate prenatal care	74	90

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data source: National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS.

Live Births, 1998	Maternal Prenatal Care
	16-6a. First Trimester	16-6b. Early and Adequate
	Percent
TOTAL	83	74
Mother’s race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	69	57
Asian or Pacific Islander	83	74
Asian	86	76
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	75	67
Black or African American	73	67
White	85	76

Hispanic or Latino	74	66
Not Hispanic or Latino	85	76
Black or African American	73	67
White	88	79
Mother’s education level
Less than high school	68	61
High school graduate	81	74
At least some college	91	82
Mother’s disability status
Mothers with disabilities	DNC	DNC
Mothers without disabilities	DNC	DNC
Select populations
Mother’s age groups
Under 15 years	48	48
15 to 19 years	69	64
20 to 24 years	78	70
25 to 29 years	86	77
30 to 34 years	89	79
35 years and older	88	79

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.