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2018 Population Health Dashboards <br />Orange County, NC <br />1-MIH18 <br /> <br />Maternal and Infant Health <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Sources: NC SCHS (2015-16), CDC (2015-16). Data points are the most current measures from multiple sources (available on request). <br />Data Notes: See the Public Health Dashboard FAQ Document for more on data methodology. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Birth Outcomes <br />ScoreIcon Current Proposed OC Target Previous Progress Peer NC US 2020 Target <br />Infant Mortality Rate (/1,000)5 6 5 ↓6 7 6 6 <br />Infant Mortality Rate Disparity (AA:White)2.5 NA 3.2 ↓1.7 2.4 2.4 NA <br />% Low Birthweight Babies (<2500 grams)*6.9%7.4%6.8%SAME 7.7%9.0%8.7%7.4% <br />% Very Low Birthweight Babies (<1500 grams)*1.1%1.4%1.2%SAME 1.3%1.7%1.4%1.4% <br />% Mothers Smoking while pregnant 5%1%6%SAME 4%10%7%1% <br />% Preterm Births ( <37 Wks Gestation)*8%11%8%SAME 9%10%10%11% <br />Teen Pregnancy ScoreIcon Current Proposed OC Target Previous Progress Peer NC US 2020 Target <br />Teen Pregnancy (Rate/1,000)8 NA 6 ↑20 30 22 NA <br />Repeat Teen Pregnancy Rate 25%NA 17%↑20%22%18%NA <br />Progress Orange County Trend <br />Progress Orange County Trend <br />Compare to <br />Compare to <br />Summary: <br />Orange County performs well on most indicators of Maternal and Infant Health. However, 2016 saw an increase in the teen <br />pregnancy rate and % of teen pregnancies that are repeat. 1 in 4 teen pregnancies in 2016 were repeat teen pregnancies. With <br />small numbers, it is important to remember that fluctuations in indicators such as these is expected from year to year. Many <br />disparities exist for these indicators by race and ethnicity. Non-Hispanic Black Babies in particular are at high risk for either a <br />low or very low birth weight as compared to other race and ethnicity groups. Approximately 13% Non-Hispanic black children <br />are born low birth weight as compared to 6% Non-Hispanic White children. Similarly 3.2% Black children have a very low birth <br />weight, whereas only 1.2% Non-Hispanic White births are very low birth weight. <br />Significant change <br />from previous that is <br />positive, negative, <br />or indeterminable (grey) <br /> No trend <br /> Trend cannot be assessed <br /> <br /> Performing better than Previous, Peer, NC, and US <br /> Performing better than two or three benchmarks <br /> Performing better than one or no benchmarks <br />(Target value adds additional benchmark, if present) <br />↑↓Positive trend <br />↑↓Negative trend <br />↑↓Neutral trend <br />2015 Population Health Dashboards <br />Disparity Present <br />Negligible Disparity <br /> Performing better than four or more benchmarks <br /> Performing better than two or three benchmarks <br /> Performing better than one or no benchmarks <br />Benchmarks include Previous, Peer, NC, US, and 2020 Target <br />OC Targets represent proposed local goals <br />Source: NC SCHS (2012-2016) <br /> <br />Non-Hispanic Black Hispanic Non-Hispanic Other Non-Hispanic White <br />Non-Hispanic Black babies are more than two <br />times as likely to be born with a low or very low <br />birth weight as compared to their Non-Hispanic <br />White peers.