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Low Birth Weight. Disorders
related to short gestation and low birth weight are the
second leading cause of neonatal mortality in the United
States. In 2004, 116,651 babies born to residents of U.S.
cities with populations over 100,000 were of low birth weight
(weighing less than 2,500 grams, or 5 pounds 8 ounces);
this represents a rate of 8.6 percent. The 2004 percentage
of urban infants born at low birth weight was 6 percent
higher than the national rate of 8.1 percent.
Very Low Birth Weight. Infants
born at very low birth weight (less than 1,500 grams, or
3 pounds 4 ounces) are at highest risk for poor health outcomes.
In 2004, 1.63 percent of live births in cities with populations
over 100,000 were of very low birth weight. This exceeded
the national very low birth weight rate by 10 percent.
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Line Chart: Infants Born at Low Birth Weight
in U.S. Cities with Populations over 100,000: 1990-2004
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Line Chart: Infants Born at Very Low Birth
Weight in U.S. Cities with Populations over 100,000: 1990-2004
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Child Health USA 2006 is not copyrighted. Readers are free to duplicate and use all or part of the information contained on this page. Suggested Citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
Child Health USA 2006. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2006. |
