TABLE 5. Percentage of women with a recent live birth receiving health care services before pregnancy, by age — Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, selected states, 2011–2012.
| Type of service | Total |
≤19 yrs |
20–24 yrs |
25–34 yrs |
≥35 yrs |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) |
% (95% CI) |
% (95% CI) |
% (95% CI) |
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Reported talking with a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker about how to improve her health before pregnancy*
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| Among women with a recent live birth |
33.2 (32.0–34.4)
|
25.9 (21.7–30.6) |
25.2 (22.9–27.7) |
35.9 (34.3–37.6) |
37.8 (34.9–40.8) |
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Reported talking with a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker before pregnancy
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About achieving a healthy weight before pregnancy†
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| Among women with a recent live birth |
62.9 (60.3–65.5)
|
73.0 (61.6–82.0) |
64.8 (57.5–71.4) |
61.8 (58.3–65.1) |
62.2 (56.5–67.7) |
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| Among underweight/normal weight women (BMI ≤24.9) |
58.3 (54.7–61.8)
|
71.7 (57.5–82.6)§ |
60.7 (50.3–70.2) |
56.2 (51.5–60.8) |
58.1 (50.3–65.5) |
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| Among overweight women (BMI 25.0–29.9) |
65.7 (60.3–70.8)
|
—¶ |
66.9 (52.4–78.7)§ |
66.7 (59.7–73.1) |
62.4 (50.8–72.6) |
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| Among obese women (BMI >30.0) |
72.4 (66.7–77.4)
|
— |
71.1 (55.4–83.0) |
70.9 (63.4–77.4) |
75.0 (62.3–84.4) |
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About taking vitamins with folic acid before pregnancy†
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| Among women with a recent live birth |
81.2 (79.1–83.2)
|
53.9 (42.4–65.0) |
60.7 (53.6–67.3) |
86.3 (83.9–88.5) |
89.1 (85.1–92.1) |
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About the effects of smoking during pregnancy on a baby**
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| Among women with a recent live birth |
58.2 (55.6–60.8)
|
85.4 (75.6–91.7) |
71.7 (64.7–77.8) |
55.1 (51.6–58.5) |
49.1 (43.4–54.9) |
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| Among women who reported any level of smoking in the 3 mos before pregnancy |
71.5 (65.3–77.0)
|
— |
78.7 (65.5–87.8) |
69.3 (60.7–76.7) |
60.6 (42.5–76.1)§ |
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| Among women who reported not smoking in the 3 mos before pregnancy |
55.1 (52.1–58.0)
|
88.0 (76.4–94.4) |
68.5 (60.0–76.0) |
52.0 (48.2–55.8) |
47.8 (41.8–53.9) |
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About the effects of drinking alcohol during pregnancy on a baby**
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| Among women with a recent live birth |
60.3 (57.7–62.9)
|
86.8 (77.2–92.8) |
72.9 (66.0–78.9) |
57.1 (53.6–60.5) |
52.5 (46.8–58.2) |
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| Among women who reported drinking one or more alcoholic drinks per week on average in the 3 mos before pregnancy |
54.2 (49.2–59.1)
|
— |
76.4 (60.6–87.2)§ |
52.0 (45.9–58.0) |
48.5 (37.6–59.5) |
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| Among women who reported drinking less than one alcoholic drink per week on average in the 3 mos before pregnancy |
62.8 (59.7–65.9)
|
87.3 (77.0–93.3) |
72.0 (64.1–78.7) |
59.7 (55.5–63.8) |
54.0 (47.3–60.7) | ||||
Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index calculated as weight (kg)/(height [m])2, using self-reported height and weight; CI = confidence interval.
* Data from eight states (Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Utah, and West Virginia).
† Data from six states (Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Vermont).
§ Estimate might not be reliable and should be used with caution; represents 30–59 respondents.
¶ Does not meet reliability standards.
** Data from five states (Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, and Tennessee).