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CHARTing
Health Information for Texas-->Data
by Cause of Illness or Death-->Maternal
& Child Health
For reports from specific areas of the state, see Regional
Web Sites.
For an overview of Texas maternal health & births
data, see County
Overviews.
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Deaths
(includes maternal deaths, infant deaths, & deaths of children) |
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Maternal Health
& Births
Many of the sites below reference the Kessner
Index.
This is a measure of adequacy of prenatal care based on when prenatal
care began (which trimester) and the number of prenatal visits.
Natality
(CDC Wonder)
Produced by: Centers for Disease & Prevention
Geographic coverage: County and State level
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Select: Choose
your county, then specify the other groupings you want to view..
Includes: Gender of Child; Birth Weight; Plurality
of Birth; Maternal Age; Maternal Race; Hispanic Origin; Maternal
Education; Prenatal Care Began; Gestation Period; Anemia; Chronic
Hypertension; Pregnancy-associated Hypertension; Eclampsia; Diabetes;
Tobacco Use.
Other Information: Interactive database. Can create
maps based on criteria you select. |
Birth
Data (Texas Health Data)
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County level
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Select: Top link
to go to page with both the data and the maps links or select specific
resource.
Includes: Birth Data report variables include:
age of mom, birth weight, race of mom, gestation in weeks, start
of prenatal care, sex of baby, and more. Birth Maps variables include:
outcomes, age of mother, marital status, and more.
Other Information: Interactive database. |
Texas
Data from VitalWeb
Produced by: Expert Health Data
Programming; dates vary; county level data)
Geographic coverage: County level
Dates of coverage: Dates vary
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Select: Top link
to go to page with all databases or choose the database you need.
Includes: Report variables include: age of mom,
age of dad, birth weight, race of mom, gestation in weeks, start
of prenatal care, sex of baby, and more.
Other Information: Interactive database. Did
you know? When you create a table in VitalWeb, a unique
ID is created that serves as a persistent reference ID. Copy the
URL of the table that is created; this is your persistent URL. |
Texas
Strategic Health Status Indicators: 2001
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County level
Dates of coverage: 1999 and 2001 |
Select: Maternal
& child health.
Includes: Infant Mortality, Child Mortality,
Prenatal Care in First Trimester, Low Birth Weight, Teen Pregnancy,
Neural Tube Defects.
Other Information: |
Primary
Cesarean Section Delivery Rate
Produced by: TX Health Care Information Collection
(TDSHS)
Geographic coverage: State level, individual hospital
level
Dates of coverage: 2003 |
Select:
Includes: Data on number, observed utilization
rate, and expected utilization rate of C-sections at hospitals in
Texas.
Other Information: In alphabetical order by MSA. |
Vaginal
Birth after Cesarean (VBAC) Rate
Produced by: TX Health Care Information Collection
(TDSHS)
Geographic coverage: State level, individual hospital
level
Dates of coverage: 2003 |
Select:
Includes: Data on number, observed utilization
rate, and expected utilization rate of C-sections at hospitals in
Texas.
Other Information: In alphabetical order by MSA. |
HCUP
Hospitalizations
Produced by: US Agency for Healthcare Research
& Quality
Geographic coverage: State level
Dates of coverage: 2007
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Select: Choose
the State Statistics on All Stays for TX data, then select Researcher,
Medical Professional.
Includes: Statistics by specific diagnoses (you
will need to know the ICD-9
code; see section 4 for codes); statistics on all hospital stays;
trends; rank order by diagnosis or procedure.
Other Information: See the description of the
State
Inpatient Database to learn more about data elements in the
SID as well as how the SID can be used. |
PeriStats
Produced by: March of Dimes
Geographic coverage: State level
Dates of coverage: 1996 to 2004
Geographic coverage: County level
Dates of coverage: 2001 to 2004 |
Select: Choose
Texas, then the indicator you want. Some indicators allow you to
create a map showing rates by counties.
Includes: Report variables include: birth rates,
birth rates showing percentage by age of mom, birth rates showing
percentage by race/ethnicity of mom, overall preterm birth or by
maternal age or by race/ethnicity, overall low birthweight or by
maternal age or by race/ethnicity, prenatal care timing, prenatal
care adequacy, infant mortality rates, infant deaths by age, multiple
deliveries, delivery methods, smoking, chlamydia, and uninsured.
Other Information: |
Migration
for Birth Data
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County level
Dates of coverage: 2001 |
Select:
Includes: Data showing the counties that women
go to or come from for their births. Migration from the county to
and out of state is also tracked.
Other Information: |
| Texas
Kids Count 2008
Produced by: Center for Public Policy Priorities
Geographic coverage: County level
Dates of coverage: 1989-2006
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Select: Scroll
down the page to view major reports for TX.
Includes: Teen pregnancies (13 to 19), low birthweight
infants, and prenatal care. Also includes current events news stories
with late-breaking data.
Other Information: See Special Reports on: Texas
has the worst teen birth rate in the county and Poverty
on the rise in Texas; Houston,
Dallas,
and Fort
Worth and Tarrant County. |
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Pregnancy and Birth Fact Sheets
Produced by: TX Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County level map
Dates of coverage: 1999 to 2001
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Select: .
Includes: Teen pregnancies (13 to 19), low birthweight
infants, and prenatal care.
Other Information: PDF documents. |
Community
Health Information System (CHIS) Birth Data
Produced by: St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities
Geographic coverage: County and Census tract level for 57
counties in SE Texas
Dates of coverage: 1996
to 2000
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Select: Plus
magnifier icon to drill down to a specific county or Census tract;
use the arrow icon to select a geographic region to view reports.
Includes: Births by birthweight, births by mother's
age, births by mother's race/ethnicity, birth reports by mother's
level of education, and births by prenatal care.
Other Information: Interactive site; requires
a download of a java applet to run. |
Texas
WIC Nutrition Risk Reports
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County level
Dates of coverage: 2002 to 2004
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Select: Top link
to go to page with all 3 reports, or individual report by year.
Includes: Pre-Pregnancy Underweight; Low Birth
Weight; Lead Poisoning; Gestational Diabetes in Current Pregnancy;
Hypertension; Maternal Smoking; Breastfeeding; and much more.
Other Information: These reports require that
you use the risk code interpret them, i.e. they are not user friendly.
But the information provided covers a wide variety of pregnancy
and post-partum conditions and is extremely detailed. |
Texas
Perinatal HIV Transmission Epidemiologic Profile
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Bureau of HIV and STD Prevention
Geographic coverage: Public Health Region and State
level
Dates of coverage: 1999 through 2001
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Select: Choose
the region of interest. The reports coverage a range of years but
data is provided for each year indicated.
Includes: Perinatal HIV transmission
Other Information: |
| Assisted
Reproductive Technology Reports
Produced by: Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention
Geographic coverage: Facility information
Dates of coverage: 1995 to 2001 |
Select: Fertility
Clinic Tables by state to drill down to clinic level data.
Includes: Success rates by type of procedures,
patient diagnosis, and age of patient.
Other Information: dditional information on ART. |
Vital
Statistics Annual Reports (Texas Health Data)
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County level
Dates of coverage: 2001 - 2006
Geographic coverage: State level data
Dates of coverage: 2001 - 2006
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Select:
Birth Tables-- see #9 through #14 for county data; Abortion
Tables-- see #33 through #38 for county and facility data;
Birth Maps-- see figures #2, #3, #5 through #8,
and #20a and #20b for county data.
Includes: Male and female births;
low birth weight infants; births to mother 17 and younger by race/ethnicity;
onset of prenatal care within first trimester; educational status
of unmarried mothers; pregnancies reported to women 15 to 44 and
13 to 17; abortions by age, length of gestation, and type of facility.
Other Information: |
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Birth Defects
Birth
Defects (Texas Health Data)
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County level; Public Health
Region level; State level; Border Residence Status
Dates of coverage: 1999 to 2004
Birth Defect by County
Birth
Defects by Region
Birth
Defects for the State
Birth
Defects by Border Residence Status |
Select: Top
link to go Birth Defects Web site, or select the geographic level
data set you need.
Includes: For county, public health region, or
border residence status: birth defect (multiple birth defects can
be selected), geographic area of residence, and year. Data output
is by Frequencies only, Frequencies and Percents by Column, Frequencies
and Percents by Row, and Frequencies and Rates with Confidence Intervals
at 955 or 99%.
State variables also include: mother's race/ethnicity, age, and
baby's gender.
Other Information: Interactive database. For additional
information, see Glossary
of Birth Defects Terms and Tips
when using Texas Birth Defects Registry Data. |
TX
Birth Defects Registry Reports by Delivery Year
Produced
by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic
coverage: State level; Health Service Region level
Dates
of coverage: 1995 through 2003
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Select: Select
the range of years you want, then the report.
Includes:
Other Information: Each report is either a pdf
file or an Excel spreadsheet. The spreadsheets are broken out by:
rrevalence of selected defects; year; mother's age; mother's race/ethnicity;
infant/fetus sex; border county residence; distributions of pregnancy
outcomes; and live births. |
Birth
Defects in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Produced by:
Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic
coverage: Public Health Region 11
Dates of coverage:
1996 |
Select:
Includes: Number of cases by gender and rate
with 95% confidence interval.
Other Information: PDF document. Be sure to look
at the TX Birth Defects Registry Reports for
data from later years. |
Birth
Defect Cluster Investigations
Produced by: Texas
Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage:
County level
Dates of coverage: 1994 to present |
Select:
Includes:
Other Information: Each year has investigations
in different parts of the state. To determine if your area has been
included in an investigation, you will need to look at each report. |
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Deaths (Maternal, Infant, and
Child)
See also Mortality
Links for interactive sites to create tables by sex, race/ethnicity,
age, and geography.
PeriStats
Produced by: March of Dimes
Geographic coverage: State level
Dates of coverage: 1996 to 2004
Geographic coverage: County level
Dates of coverage: 2001 to 2004 |
Select:
Choose Texas, then the indicator you want. Some indicators allow
you to create a map showing rates by counties.
Includes: Report variables include: birth rates,
birth rates showing percentage by age of mom, birth rates showing
percentage by race/ethnicity of mom, overall preterm birth or by
maternal age or by race/ethnicity, overall low birthweight or by
maternal age or by race/ethnicity, prenatal care timing, prenatal
care adequacy, infant mortality rates, infant deaths by age, multiple
deliveries, delivery methods, smoking, chlamydia, and uninsured.
Other Information: |
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Birth / Infant Death
Produced by: Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention
Geographic coverage: County and state level
Dates of coverage: 1999 to 2004 (ICD-10)
Dates of coverage: 1995 to 1998 (ICD-9)
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Select:
Includes: Infant mortality by ICD code, infant
size, prenatal care, maternal age, gestation period, live birth
order and age of child at death.
Other Information: Interactive database. |
| Infant
Mortality Analyzer
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County, public health region,
and state level
Dates of coverage: 1997 to 2004
Mortality
Analyzer |
Select:
Includes: Infant mortality by county, race/ethnicity,
and rate; does not include cause of death.
Other Information: Interactive database. |
| Texas
Kids Count 2008
Produced by: Center for Public Policy Priorities
Geographic coverage: County level
Dates of coverage: 1989-2005
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Select: Scroll
down the page to view major reports for TX.
Includes: Teen pregnancies (13 to 19), low birthweight
infants, and prenatal care. Also includes current events news stories
with late-breaking data.
Other Information: See Special Reports on: Texas
has the worst teen birth rate in the county and Poverty
on the rise in Texas; Houston,
Dallas,
and Fort
Worth and Tarrant County. |
Perinatal Mortality Reports
see Vital
Statistics Annual Reports (Texas Health Data) for annual reports
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County level
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Select: Choose
the year, then click on Tables under Deaths.
Tables 28 through 32 cover perinatal, neonatal, and fetal deaths.
Includes:
Other Information: |
Infant
Mortality Analyzer
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County, public health region,
and state level
Dates of coverage: 1997 to 2003
Mortality
Analyze |
Select: The year
or years of data you want and your geographical area.
Includes: Race/ethnicity but not cause of death.
Other Information: Interactive database; report
shows live births as well as infant mortality and includes mortality
rate and Healthy People 2010 objectives. |
Texas
Strategic Health Status Indicators: 2001
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County level
Dates of coverage: 1999 and 2001 |
Select: Maternal
& child health.
Includes: Infant Mortality, Child Mortality,
Prenatal Care in First Trimester, Low Birth Weight, Teen Pregnancy,
Neural Tube Defects.
Other Information: |
Child
Fatality Review Teams
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: Primarily state level
Biennial
Report, 2006
Dates of coverage: 1995-2004
Biennial
Report , 2002-2003
Dates of coverage: 2002-2003
Biennial
Report, 2000-2001
Dates of coverage: 2000-2001 |
Select:
The link to the review teams for all report or choose by year. For
county data, choose Summary Statistics by County for all but the
last report.
Includes: Statewide data on causes
of death, suicide rates, motor vehicle accident rates, and homicide
rates.
Other Information: These are non-interactive
files. |
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Additional
Information on Children
Perinatal
Hepatitis B
Produced by: Texas Department
of State Health Services
Geographic coverage:
State level
Dates of coverage:
2002 to 2003 |
Select:
Includes: Number of infants who have been identified
that were born to women who were HBsAg-positive; number of infants
receiving Hepatitis B prevention services; and number household
contacts and sexual partners of HBsAg-positive women who received
Hepatitis B prevention services.
Other Information: |
Preventable
Hospitalizations
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County and state level
Dates of coverage: 2005
Preventable
Hospitalizations
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County and state level
Dates of coverage: 2002
Preventable
Hospitalizations
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County and state level
Dates of coverage: 2001
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Select:
Includes: Map showing number of admissions by
county and a table providing actual data.
Other Information: See also Hospitalizations
in Texas, 2001 for additional state level information. |
| Texas
Kids Count 2008
Produced by: Center for Public Policy Priorities
Geographic coverage: County level
Dates of coverage: 1989-2005
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Select: Scroll
down the page to view major reports for TX.
Includes: Teen pregnancies (13 to 19), low birthweight
infants, prenatal care, education and TAKS, nutrition, child abuse
and neglect, and death and violence. Also includes current events
news stories with late-breaking data.
Other Information: See Special Reports on: Texas
has the worst teen birth rate in the county and Poverty
on the rise in Texas; Houston,
Dallas,
and Fort
Worth and Tarrant County. |
Texas
Strategic Health Status Indicators: 2001
Produced by: Texas Department of State Health Services
Geographic coverage: County level
Dates of coverage: 2001 |
Select: Maternal
& child health.
Includes: Infant Mortality, Child Mortality,
Prenatal Care in First Trimester, Low Birth Weight, Teen Pregnancy,
Neural Tube Defects.
Other Information: |
Deep
in the Heart of Texas: Uninsured Children in the Lone Star State
Produced by: FamiliesUSA
Geographic coverage:
Esti mates for some county, primarily state level
Dates
of coverage: Some data back to 1990; some data from 2002 |
Select:
Includes:
Other Information: The report is covers some trends
at the state level but it also mentioned specific regions of Texas.
Take note of the list of references, in particular #15 which reads
in part: "No state or national surveys are available that estimate
the number of uninsured children in Texas by county. There are census
data from 1989 and 1993 about the number of children living below
the poverty line by county. There is also information from the Current
Population Survey from 1997 and earlier years about the relationship
between family income and children's insurance status on a statewide
basis. This data can be used in different ways to estimate the number
of uninsured children by county." |
Youth
Risk Behavioral Surveillance Survey
Produced by: Centers for Disease Contro & Prevention
Geographic coverage: Selected cities: Dallas and
Houston; State level data; State level data minus Houston
Dates of coverage: 1991 to 2003 |
Select: Either
the risk behavior, then scroll down to the cities surveyed, or select
the location, then the years of comparison for all risk behaviors.
Includes: Unintentional Injuries and Violence
Dietary Behaviors; Tobacco Use; Physical Activity; Alcohol and Other
Drug Use; and Sexual Behaviors.
Other Information: |
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Last updated 6/30/2008
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