Query Results for Birth Outcomes - Percentage of Very Preterm (less than 32 weeks gestation) Live, Singleton Births

Data Notes

• Map Guidance

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• Metadata

  For the complete metadata file, please see the [[a href="./dataportal/metadata/PercentVeryPretermBirths.html" Very Preterm Births]] metadata file.

• New Mexico Resident Births

  This query includes only births to women who were New Mexico residents.

• Very Preterm Births

  A Very preterm birth is defined as a singleton live birth delivered at less than 32 weeks of gestation.

Data Sources

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.

• 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.