Mothers Beginning Prenatal Care in the First Trimester, by Race/Ethnicity, 2005*
Percent of mothers:
- Total: 83.9%
- Non-Hispanic White: 88.7%
- Non-Hispanic Black: 76.5%
- Hispanic: 77.6%
- Asian/Pacific Islander: 85.3%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 69.6%
*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.
