Query Results for Birth Outcomes - Growth Retardation: Percent of Low Birthweight (less than 2500 grams) Live, Term, Singleton Births
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Query Criteria
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| Year Filter: | 2023 |
| Data Grouped By: | Mother's County of Residence |
Data Notes
Low Birth Weight
Birthweight is the first weight of the newborn obtained after birth. Low birthweight is defined as singleton, term births weighing less than 2,500 grams or 5 pounds 8 ounces. Term birth is defined here as the birth at or above 37 completed weeks of gestation.Map Guidance
For guidance on NM-IBIS map categories, please visit the [[a href="./resources/MapChoroClasses.html" IBIS map guidance page]].Metadata
For the complete metadata file, please see the [[a href="./dataportal/metadata/PercentLBWBirths.html" Infant Low Birth Weight]] metadata file.New Mexico Resident Births
This query includes only births to women who were New Mexico residents.
Data Sources
Birth Certificate Data, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS), Epidemiology and Response Division, New Mexico Department of Health.(https://www.nmhealth.org/about/erd/bvrhs/vrp/)
Data Issues
New Mexico Birth Certificate Data
The live birth data are from items reported on the birth certificates. Data are collected on all births occurring in-state as well as births to NM resident mothers that occur out-of-state.New Mexico Birth Certificate Data
The live birth data are from items reported on the birth certificates. Data are collected on all births occurring in-state as well as births to NM resident mothers that occur out-of-state.Birth Certificate Data
Birth certificate information is submitted electronically by hospital medical records staff who use standard mother and facility worksheets and medical charts to collect the needed information. Training of hospital staff is provided by the Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS). The birth certificate information is reviewed by BVRHS for completeness and consistency with state law and NMDOH and national guidelines. BVRHS will contact hospital staff for clarification of missing, inconsistent or incorrect entries. CDC's National Center for Health Statistics provides feedback to BVRHS on data quality and the NMDOH provides feedback to the hospitals to improve data quality and training.