TABLE A3.  LIVE BIRTHS AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION, BY PLACE OF DELIVERY, ATTENDANT, AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1997

                                                                                                                    
                                        NUMBER                                            PERCENT                   
                                   CERTI-                                             CERTI-                        
PLACE OF                             FIED            OTHER                              FIED            OTHER       
DELIVERY                  PHYSI-    NURSE   GRANNY   NAMED    UN-            PHYSI-    NURSE   GRANNY   NAMED    UN-
AND RACE           TOTAL    CIAN  MIDWIFE  MIDWIFE  PERSON  KNOWN    TOTAL     CIAN  MIDWIFE  MIDWIFE  PERSON  KNOWN

TOTAL             41,527  40,737      625       11     135     19    100.0     98.1      1.5        *     0.3      *

HOSPITAL          41,417  40,730      622        1      52     12     99.7     98.1      1.5        *     0.1      *
CLINIC/DOCTOR'S                                                                                                     
  OFFICE               0       0        0        0       0      0        -        -        -        -       -      -
HOME                 101       6        3       10      77      5      0.2        *        *        *     0.2      *
OTHER PLACE            9       1        0        0       6      2        *        *        -        -       *      *

WHITE             22,021  21,763      182       10      61      5    100.0     98.8      0.8        *     0.3      *

HOSPITAL          21,966  21,762      179        1      20      4     99.8     98.8      0.8        *     0.1      *
CLINIC/DOCTOR'S                                                                                                     
  OFFICE               0       0        0        0       0      0        -        -        -        -       -      -
HOME                  55       1        3        9      41      1      0.2        *        *        *     0.2      *
OTHER PLACE            0       0        0        0       0      0        -        -        -        -       -      -

NONWHITE          19,506  18,974      443        1      74     14    100.0     97.3      2.3        *     0.4    0.1

HOSPITAL          19,451  18,968      443        0      32      8     99.7     97.2      2.3        -     0.2      *
CLINIC/DOCTOR'S                                                                                                     
  OFFICE               0       0        0        0       0      0        -        -        -        -       -      -
HOME                  46       5        0        1      36      4      0.2        *        -        *     0.2      *
OTHER PLACE            9       1        0        0       6      2        *        *        -        -       *      *

* LESS THAN 0.06 PERCENT.