FETAL DEATHS




TABLE B1.  REPORTABLE* FETAL DEATHS AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION,
BY PLACE OF DELIVERY, ATTENDANT, AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999

                                                                                                                   
                                        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                440     425        5        0       6      4    100.0    96.6      1.1        -     1.4    0.9

HOSPITAL             435     423        5        0       4      3     98.9    96.1      1.1        -     0.9    0.7
CLINIC/DOCTOR'S                                                                                                    
  OFFICE               1       1        0        0       0      0      0.2     0.2        -        -       -      -
HOME                   3       1        0        0       2      0      0.7     0.2        -        -     0.4      -
OTHER PLACE            1       0        0        0       0      1      0.2       -        -        -       -    0.2
UNKNOWN PLACE          0       0        0        0       0      0        -       -        -        -       -      -

WHITE                149     146        0        0       2      1    100.0    98.0        -        -     1.3    0.7

HOSPITAL             149     146        0        0       2      1    100.0    98.0        -        -     1.3    0.7
CLINIC/DOCTOR'S                                                                                                    
  OFFICE               0       0        0        0       0      0        -       -        -        -       -      -
HOME                   0       0        0        0       0      0        -       -        -        -       -      -
OTHER PLACE            0       0        0        0       0      0        -       -        -        -       -      -
UNKNOWN PLACE          0       0        0        0       0      0        -       -        -        -       -      -

NONWHITE             291     279        5        0       4      3    100.0    95.9      1.7        -     1.4    1.0

HOSPITAL             286     277        5        0       2      2     98.3    95.2      1.7        -     0.7    0.7
CLINIC/DOCTOR'S                                                                                                    
  OFFICE               1       1        0        0       0      0      0.3     0.3        -        -       -      -
HOME                   3       1        0        0       2      0      1.0     0.3        -        -     0.7      -
OTHER PLACE            1       0        0        0       0      1      0.3       -        -        -       -    0.3
UNKNOWN PLACE          0       0        0        0       0      0        -       -        -        -       -      -

* SPONTANEOUS FETAL DEATHS OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE GESTATION OR WEIGHT OF 350 GRAMS OR MORE.