Birth Certificate Variables Birth Characteristics Depending on the user's selections of year(s) of interest in Step Three, the selectable birth characteristics in Step Seven change. 1990-2003 2004 1990-2004 Medical and Health Information Anemia (mother) Diabetes (mother) Electronic Fetal Monitoring Forceps used during delivery Genital Herpes (mother) Hypertension (chronic) Hypertension (pregnancy associated) Induction of Labor Previous Macrosomic infant Previous preterm/SGA infant Primary Cesarean Section Repeat Cesarean Section Ultrasound Vacuum used during delivery Vaginal Birth after previous Cesarean Section Vaginal Delivery Diabetes (gestational) Diabetes (mother) Diabetes (prepregnancy) Forceps used during delivery Genital Herpes (mother) Hypertension (chronic) Hypertension (pregnancy associated) Induction of Labor Previous preterm/SGA infant Primary Cesarean Section Repeat Cesarean Section Vacuum used during delivery Vaginal Birth after previous Cesarean Section Vaginal Delivery Diabetes (mother) Forceps used during delivery Genital Herpes (mother) Hypertension (chronic) Hypertension (pregnancy associated) Induction of Labor Previous preterm/SGA infant Primary Cesarean Section Repeat Cesarean Section Vacuum used during delivery Vaginal Birth after previous Cesarean Section Vaginal Delivery Mother's information Adequate Kessner Adequate Kotelchuck Adequate Plus Kotelchuck Alcohol use during pregnancy Inadequate Kessner Inadequate Kotelchuck Intermediate Kessner Intermediate Kotelchuck Less Than Adequate Kessner Less Than Adequate Kotelchuck Mom's education: less than high school Mom's education: more than high school Mom's education: only high school Mom's PNC: 1st trimester PNC Mom's PNC: less than 5 PNC visits No Prenatal Care Tobacco use during pregnancy Unknown Kessner Unknown Kotelchuck Adequate Kessner Adequate Kotelchuck Adequate Plus Kotelchuck Inadequate Kessner Inadequate Kotelchuck Intermediate Kessner Intermediate Kotelchuck Less Than Adequate Kessner Less Than Adequate Kotelchuck Mom's education: less than high school Mom's education: more than high school Mom's education: only high school Mom's PNC: 1st trimester PNC Mom's PNC: less than 5 PNC visits Mother got WIC food during the pregnancy No Prenatal Care Obesity prior to the pregnancy Overweight prior to the pregnancy Principal source of payment for the delivery: Medicaid Principal source of payment for the delivery: Private Principal source of payment for the delivery: Self-pay Tobacco use during pregnancy Unknown Kessner Unknown Kotelchuck Adequate Kessner Adequate Kotelchuck Adequate Plus Kotelchuck Inadequate Kessner Inadequate Kotelchuck Intermediate Kessner Intermediate Kotelchuck Less Than Adequate Kessner Less Than Adequate Kotelchuck Mom's education: less than high school Mom's education: more than high school Mom's education: only high school Mom's PNC: 1st trimester PNC Mom's PNC: less than 5 PNC visits No Prenatal Care Tobacco use during pregnancy Unknown Kessner Unknown Kotelchuck Newborn's information Anemia (infant) Cleft Lip/Palate (infant) Down's Syndrome (infant) Spina Bifida/Meningocele (infant) Cleft Lip/Palate (infant) Down's Syndrome (infant) Infant being breastfed NICU admission Spina Bifida/Meningocele (infant) Cleft Lip/Palate (infant) Down's Syndrome (infant) Spina Bifida/Meningocele (infant) Year of Birth (1990 - Current available year) Single years Multiple years All years Maternal Race All Races White Black Other Unknown Maternal Ethnicity All Ethnicities Hispanic Not Hispanic Unknown Ethnicities Maternal Age all ages 10-14 15-17 18-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45+ unknown age Marital Status All Married Not Married Paternal Acknowledgement Unknown Birthweight All Birthweights 0 to 1249 g 1250 to 1499 g 1500 to 2499 g 2500 to 3999 g 4000 to 9998 g Unknown Birthweights Gestational Age All Gestational Ages 1 to 31 weeks 32 to 36 weeks 37 to 41 weeks 42 plus weeks Unknown Gestational Ages