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Show Prenatal Care (Percentage of Births by Period in which Prenatal Care Began) Table 69 Year Utah1 US 1st 3rd trimester 1st 3rd trimester trimester or none trimester or none 1970 81.9 3.3 68.0 7.9 1982 81.8 3.0 76.1 5.5 1983 82.2 2.8 76.2 5.6 1984 82.0 3.0 76.5 5.6 1985 81.8 3.0 76.2 5.7 1986 82.1 3.0 75.9 6.0 1987 82.4 3.1 76.0 6.1 1988 82.6 2.7 75.9 6.1 1989 84.2 2.7 73.9 6.3 1990 84.2 3.0 75.8 6.1 Percentage calculations do not include those cases for which it is not reported whether or when there was prenatal care. Source: Utah -1970 to 1989 -Utah Department of Health, Division of Health Care Resources. (1970,1982-1990). Utah's Vital Statistics Annual Report. Salt Lake City: Author. 1990 - Utah Children. (1992). Kev Facts About Children in Utah. Salt Lake City: Author, p. 6. U.S. - United States Bureau of the Census. (1992). Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1992 (112th ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 68. U.S . 1990- National Center For Health Statistics. (1993, Feb. 25). Monthly Vital Statistics Report. Salt Lake City: Author. Utah Prenatal Care U.S. Prenatal Care Figure 58 1st trimester LJ 3rd and none i .5 H "8 \J\J • 80- m 60- 40- 20- 0- n ¦ t a, -, -i ©cSen^insorooovO f~ OO OO OC OO OO OO OO OO On On ON On On On On On On On On Utah has a higher percentage of total births receiving prenatal care in the first trimester than does the nation (Table 69). Utah also has a smaller percentage of births not receiving any pre-natal care, or not beginning care until the third trimester. The relationship between Utah and the nation has been fairly consistent since 1970. Figure 59 1st trimester LJ 3rd and none i 11 u u \jyj ¦ 80- ¦ 60- 40- 20- 0- -|. 1 1 i 1 ©esmTj;»nvoroooN r*"* oo oo oo oo oo oo oo oo On On On On On On On On On on On Since 1970, the rates of prenatal care improved in both Utah and the U.S. The percentage of births in Utah with pre-natal care in the first trimester improved from 81.9% in 1970 to 84.2% in 1990. Likewise, the U.S. improved from 68% in 1970 to 75.8% in 1990. Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1993 57 |
