TABLE B4. REPORTABLE* FETAL DEATHS AND FETAL DEATH RATIOS,
BY COMPLETED WEEKS OF GESTATION AND RACE OF MOTHER,
MISSISSIPPI, 1995-1997
COMPLETED WEEKS TOTAL WHITE NONWHITE
OF GESTATION** 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997 1995 1996 1997
REPORTABLE*
FETAL DEATHS
TOTAL 470 453 526 141 148 163 329 305 363
UNDER 20 20 19 38 6 0 11 14 19 27
20 AND OVER 371 359 404 116 129 132 255 230 272
20-22 84 84 97 25 22 30 59 62 67
23-27 100 99 109 29 36 29 71 63 80
28-36 108 115 123 32 41 45 76 74 78
37 AND OVER 79 61 75 30 30 28 49 31 47
UNKNOWN 79 75 84 19 19 20 60 56 64
FETAL DEATH
RATIOS#
TOTAL 11.4 11.0 12.7 6.5 6.9 7.4 16.6 15.6 18.6
UNDER 20 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.4
20 AND OVER 9.0 8.8 9.7 5.4 6.0 6.0 12.9 11.8 13.9
20-22 2.0 2.0 2.3 1.2 1.0 1.4 3.0 3.2 3.4
23-27 2.4 2.4 2.6 1.3 1.7 1.3 3.6 3.2 4.1
28-36 2.6 2.8 3.0 1.5 1.9 2.0 3.8 3.8 4.0
37 AND OVER 1.9 1.5 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.3 2.5 1.6 2.4
UNKNOWN 1.9 1.8 2.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 3.0 2.9 3.3
* SPONTANEOUS FETAL DEATHS OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE GESTATION OR WEIGHT OF 350
GRAMS OR MORE.
** CALCULATED BY SUBTRACTING THE DATE OF THE LAST NORMAL MENSTRUAL PERIOD
PRIOR TO DELIVERY FROM THE DATE OF DELIVERY.
# REPORTABLE FETAL DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
