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. 2017 Oct 27;66(20):1–31. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.ss6620a1

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
% (95% CI) % (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
Reported talking with a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker about how to improve her health before pregnancy*
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)
Reported talking with a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker before pregnancy
About achieving a healthy weight before pregnancy
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)
    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)
    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)
    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)
About taking vitamins with folic acid before pregnancy
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)
About the effects of smoking during pregnancy on a baby**
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)
    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)§
    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)
About the effects of drinking alcohol during pregnancy on a baby**
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)
    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)
    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).