Indicator Profile of Prenatal Care

Why Is This Important?

Women who receive early and consistent prenatal care (PNC) enhance their likelihood of giving birth to a healthy child. Health care providers recommend that women begin prenatal care in the first trimester of their pregnancy.

Mothers Receiving Prenatal Care in the First Trimester of Pregnancy by Ethnicity, Utah, 2008

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Data Sources

Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health; 

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Definition

Number of infants born to pregnant women receiving prenatal care in the first trimester as a percentage of the total number of live births.

How We Calculated the Rates

Numerator: Number of infants born to pregnant women receiving prenatal care in the first trimester as a percentage of the total number of live births.
Denominator: Number of live births.

Page Content Updated On 09/23/09, Published on 10/27/09
Maternal and Infant Health Program, Division of Family Health and Preparedness, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2002, Telephone: 801-538-9970, Fax: 801-358-9409, Website: health.utah.gov/rhp, Contact: Lois Bloebaum, Email: lbloebaum@utah.gov
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Content updated: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:43:59 MDT