Table 1:
Descriptive Information on Births to Birthing People in Montana
| Full sample of hospital births (n=56,117) | Sub-sample of bypassed births (n=6,291) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Average/Percentage | Average distance traveled to give birth (miles) | % who Bypassed | Average bypass distance traveled beyond local hospital (miles) | |
| Bypassed local hospital | 11.14% | 105.3 | 76.8 | |
| Delivered at local hospital | 88.86% | 20.3 | ||
| Lives on a reservation | 9.15% | 52.9 | 18.34% | 91.3 |
| Lives off reservation | 90.85% | 27.5 | 10.38% | 74.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 82.56% | 27.7 | 11.01% | 72.8 |
| Black | 0.69% | 24.5 | 7.75% | 86.0 |
| AI/AN | 10.89% | 48.7 | 14.34% | 101.4 |
| Asian | 1.28% | 20.4 | 8.10% | 62.4 |
| Hispanic | 4.58% | 25.0 | 7.13% | 72.7 |
| Age (in years) | 28.10 (min 12, max 55) | |||
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 10.37% | 37.5 | 13.56% | 80.0 |
| High school | 28.70% | 30.5 | 11.26% | 78.6 |
| Some college | 31.32% | 30.9 | 11.64% | 77.2 |
| College plus | 29.61% | 25.2 | 9.66% | 72.4 |
| Had pregnancy risk factor(s) | 27.88% | 33.3 | 13.10% | 87.8 |
| Had no pregnancy risk factors | 72.12% | 28.4 | 10.38% | 71.4 |
| Birth was preterm | 8.49% | 40.7 | 18.08% | 107.0 |
| Birth was not preterm | 91.51% | 28.8 | 10.48% | 71.9 |
| Birth was low birth weight | 7.14% | 40.0 | 17.83% | 106.8 |
| Birth was not low birth weight | 92.86% | 29.0 | 10.62% | 72.9 |
| Cesarean section | 30.46% | 32.1 | 13.06% | 84.7 |
| Vaginal delivery | 69.54% | 28.8 | 10.30% | 72.4 |
| Attending provider type | ||||
| Doctor (MD, DO) | 89.59% | 30.17 | 11.66% | 82.37 |
| Midwife (including CNM) | 9.77% | 26.22 | 6.82% | 79.35 |
| Other | 0.65% | 28.99 | 14.56% | 62.15 |
| Had a previous live birth | 62.30% | 31.0 | 11.60% | 78.3 |
| No previous live births | 37.70% | 27.7 | 10.36% | 73.8 |
| Birth was to multiples | 3.19% | 43.8 | 20.11% | 115.3 |
| Singleton birth | 96.81% | 29.3 | 10.84% | 74.4 |
| Kotelchuck Prenatal Care index | ||||
| No prenatal care | 0.91% | 41.4 | 11.51% | 118.6 |
| Inadequate care | 15.38% | 39.6 | 14.18% | 90.7 |
| Intermediate care | 7.71% | 35.4 | 14.44% | 74.9 |
| Adequate care | 40.94% | 27.7 | 10.59% | 66.6 |
| Adequate plus care | 35.06% | 26.1 | 9.56% | 78.6 |
| Insurance | ||||
| Self-pay | 3.17% | 37.8 | 16.10% | 87.1 |
| Private insurance | 52.11% | 27.6 | 11.17% | 73.0 |
| Medicaid | 41.14% | 31.7 | 11.12% | 80.2 |
| Military insurance | 2.13% | 22.2 | 4.22% | 65.6 |
| Indian Health Services | 1.66% | 38.6 | 8.56% | 86.7 |
| Rurality Urban Continuum Codes | ||||
| 3 | 36.82% | 15.5 | 0.59% | 159.8 |
| 5 | 29.15% | 20.1 | 6.20% | 70.1 |
| 6 | 8.22% | 37.3 | 18.30% | 45.8 |
| 7 | 15.93% | 47.0 | 28.20% | 95.5 |
| 8 | 3.58% | 61.1 | 21.85% | 64.8 |
| 9 | 6.29% | 86.9 | 37.06% | 61.8 |
Note: RUCC codes described in measurement section