Mothers Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care, by Race/Ethnicity, 2005*
Percent of mothers:
- Total: 3.5%
- Non-Hispanic White: 2.2%
- Non-Hispanic Black: 5.6%
- Hispanic: 5.1%
- Asian/Pacific Islander: 3.0%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 8.2%
*2005 data include 37 States, Washington, DC, and New York City.↑
Source: Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Sutton PD, Ventura SJ, Menacker F, Kirmeyer S, Munson ML. Births: Final data for 2005. National vital statistics reports; vol 56 no 6. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2007.
