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Mothers beginning prenatal care in the first trimester, by race/ethnicity,
1980-2003* (line graph): 2003: total, 84.1%; non-Hispanic
White, 89.0%; Asian/Pacific Islander, 85.4%; Hispanic,** 77.4%; non-Hispanic
Black, 76.0%; American Indian/Alaska Native, 70.9%. The rate for every
racial/ethnic group has risen substantially since 1980. Many groups
experienced a dramatic increase in the period from 1990 to 1995.
Source: Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Sutton PD. Births: preliminary data for 2003. National Vital Statistics Reports 2004;5(39). *Data are preliminary. **May be of any race.
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