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Table 17. Birth weight (grams) of children born to HIV-infected women, by race/ethnicity and year of infant’s birth, 2000–2003—24 areas conducting enhanced perinatal surveillance in the United States and dependent areas
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  Year of infant's birth   Cumulative
total
  2000   2001   2002   2003  
Birth weight (gms) No. %   No. %   No. %   No. %   No. %
  White, not Hispanic
Very low birth weighta 12 3   7 2   5 2   6 4   30 3
Low birth weightb 58 16   61 17   44 19   21 13   184 17
Normalc 286 80   282 81   181 79   129 83   878 80
Totald 356     350     230     156     1,092  
  Black, not Hispanic
Very low birth weighta 118 5   104 5   68 5   46 5   336 5
Low birth weightb 439 19   367 18   257 20   190 19   1,253 19
Normalc 1,748 76   1,518 76   961 75   759 76   4,986 76
Totale 2,305     1,989     1,286     995     6,575  
  Hispanic
Very low birth weighta 22 4   10 2   10 2   6 1   48 3
Low birth weightb 96 16   86 17   59 15   61 14   302 16
Normalc 473 80   407 81   333 83   355 84   1,568 82
Totalf 591     503     402     422     1,918  
  Asian/Pacific Islander
Very low birth weighta 0 0   0 0   1 7   1 8   2 3
Low birth weightb 1 4   2 17   5 36   0 0   8 13
Normalc 24 96   10 83   8 57   11 92   53 84
Total 25     12     14     12     63  
Note. Because of rounding, column percentages may not total to 100 percent. American Indian/Alaska Native excluded due to small numbers. 234 cases excluded due to unknown race/ethnicity. Data represent the number of singleton births; if a woman delivers multiple infants, only one infant is represented in this table.
a Very low birth weight is defined as weight less than 1,500 grams.
b Low birth weight is defined as weight between 1,500 and 2,499 grams.
c Normal birth weight is defined as weight of 2,500 grams or greater.
d Excludes 16 cases due to missing birth weight.
e Excludes 66 cases due to missing or unknown birth weight.
f Excludes 18 cases due to missing birth weight.
 

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Last Modified: January 5, 2009
Last Reviewed: January 5, 2009
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