Late or No Prenatal Care (CDC)
This indicator reports the percentage of women who did not obtain prenatal care until the 7th month (or later) of pregnancy or who didn’t have any prenatal care, as of all who gave birth during the three year period from 2017 to 2019. This indicator is relevant because engaging in prenatal care decreases the likelihood of maternal and infant health risks. This indicator can also highlight a lack of access to preventive care, a lack of health knowledge, insufficient provider outreach, and/or social barriers preventing utilization of services.
Source
Methodology
Counts for this indicator represent the annual average births over the 3-year period 2017-2019. Original data were tabulated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) based on information reported on each birth certificate. Rates represent the number of births to mothers with no prenatal care, or prenatal care beginning from or after the 7th month. Rates are summarized based on the following formula
Data was acquired from the CDC WONDER database. For more information about this source, including data suppression information, please visit the CDC WONDER Current Natality data page, or refer to the NVSS User Guide to the 2019 Natality Public Use File .
Data Breakouts Available
- Late or No Prenatal Care Trend over Time, 2008 through 2019
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