CITY DATA

P R E N A T A L   C A R E

In 1998, 79.5 percent of pregnant women

Late or No Prenatal Care

Early Prenatal Care

living in U.S. cities began prenatal care in the

The percentage of pregnant women living

Women living in U.S. cities with a popula-

first trimester of pregnancy, compared to 82.8

in U.S. cities with a population of over 100,000

tion of over 100,000 are less likely to begin pre-

percent nationwide. The percentage of women

who began prenatal care in the 3rd trimester or

natal care in the first three months of pregnan-

receiving prenatal care has increased steadily

received no prenatal care remained at  5.1 per-

cy than women nationwide. The gap in early

since 1989 at both the city and national levels.

cent between 1997 and 1998. However, the

entry into prenatal care between urban women

The Healthy People 2010 Objective is to have

percentage of women receiving late or no pre-

and the nation as a whole has narrowed since

90 percent of pregnant women begin prenatal

natal care is still 31 percent higher among

1993.

care in the first trimester.

women living in cities than among the overall

U.S. population.

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