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.
Prenatal Care in the First Trimester of Pregnancy by Ethnicity, Utah, 2011
Data Notes
Percentage of mothers of live born infants where prenatal care was reported to have been received in the first trimester.
(Births where prenatal care was unreported were counted in the denominator.)
Data Sources
Utah Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health.
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.
Denominator:
Number of live births.
Page Content Updated On 10/25/2012,
Published on 12/16/2012
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/mihp, Contact: Laurie Baksh, Email: lbaksh@utah.gov
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