Table 2C
2002 Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance (1)
State
Summary of Health Indicators
(1) Reporting period is January 1 through
December 31.
(2) Excludes records with unknown data or errors.
(3) Based on 1990 IOM report, "Nutrition During Pregnancy": underweight (BMI <
19.8), normal weight (BMI 19.9 to 26.0), overweight (BMI >26.0 to 29.0), obese
(BMI >29.0).
(4) Based on 1990 IOM report, "Nutrition During Pregnancy": underweight
prepregnancy (ideal weight gain = 28 to 40 lbs), normal weight prepregnancy
(ideal weight gain = 25 to 35 lbs), overweight prepregnancy (ideal weight gain =
15 to 25 lbs), obese prepregnancy (ideal weight gain = 15 to 25 lbs).
(5) Based on 1990 CDC MMWR, "Recommendations to Prevent and Control Iron
Deficiency in the United States"; adjusted for altitude and smoking.
(6) Number of times a woman has given birth to an infant 20 or more weeks
gestation.
* Percentages are not calculated if <100 records are available for
analysis after exclusions.