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Preterm Births by County of Residence among Singletons, New Jersey, 2022

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Preterm Births by County of Residence among Singletons, New Jersey, 2022

Why Is This Important?

Prematurity increases the risk for infant morbidity and mortality. Infants born preterm are at greater risk of dying in the first month of life. Preterm infants may require intensive care at birth and are at higher risk of developmental disabilities and chronic illnesses throughout life. They are more likely to require special education services. Health care costs and length of hospital stay are higher for preterm infants. The more preterm an infant is born, the more severe the health problems are likely to be.

Definition

Percent of live births before 37 weeks of gestation based on obstetric estimate Preterm is synonymous with premature. Infants born before 37 weeks of pregnancy are considered preterm and those born at or after 37 weeks of pregnancy are called full term. Most pregnancies last around 40 weeks.

Data Notes

This is Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Indicator RBO-13. Confidence intervals are not available for U.S. data.

Data Sources

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of live singleton births before 37 weeks of gestation based on obstetric estimate
  • Denominator:

    Total number of live singleton births

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Indicator Data Last Updated On 04/09/2024, Published on 06/06/2024
Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360, e-mail: chs@doh.nj.gov (https://www.nj.gov/health/chs)