| 1993 Annual Report of Vital Statistics | Department of Health, City of New Haven | |
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Birth Weight
The average birthweight for the 2,102 babies born in 1993 was 3,212 grams, or slightly more than 7 pounds. The average birthweight has remained around the seven pound mark for the past three years, 1991-1993. There were a total of 212 low birthweight births recorded in 1993 accounting for 10% of all births in that year. There was a slight decrease in the low birthweight ratio from 11.1% of total births in 1992 to 10.1% in 1.993. Table 2, below lists birthweight in 500 gram increments by race of child.
Table 2
Birthweight by Race
| Total | White | Nonwhite | |
| <500gm | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 500 - 999gm | 16 | 4 | 12 |
| 1000 - 1499gm | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| 1500 - 1999gm | 47 | 13 | 34 |
| 2000 - 2499gm | 130 | 58 | 72 |
| 2500 - 2999gm | 424 | 150 | 274 |
| 3000 - 3499gm | 769 | 326 | 443 |
| 3500 - 3999gm | 534 | 283 | 251 |
| 4000 - 4499gm | 145 | 84 | 61 |
| 4500 - 4999gm | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 500gm+ | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 2102 | 934 | 1168 |
Nonwhite births had a total of 133 low birthweight in 1993, accounting for 63% of all immature births in that year. Nonwhite births had a higher percentage of immature births than white births in 1993. A total of 79 white births were im mature accounting for 37% of the total of immature births.
TABLE 3
RACE OF CHILD
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MATURITY OF BIRTH
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Total |
White |
Nonwhite |
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Mature (>=2500gm) |
1890 (89.9%) |
855 (91.5%) |
1035 (88.6%) |
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Immature (<2500gm) |
212 (10.1%) |
79 ( 8.5%) |
133 (11.4%) |
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Totals |
2102 |
934 ( 44%) |
1168 ( 56%) |
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