
TABLE A16. ABNORMAL CONDITIONS OF NEWBORN
REPORTED ON LIVE BIRTH CERTIFICATES,
BY CONDITION AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2001
NON-
ABNORMAL CONDITION OF NEWBORN TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TOTAL ABNORMAL CONDITIONS REPORTED 2,800 1,412 1,388
ANEMIA (HCT. < 39/HGB. < 13) 40 11 29
BIRTH INJURY 137 95 42
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME 1 0 1
HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE/RDS 475 260 215
MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME 52 21 31
ASSISTED VENTILATION < 30 MINUTES 735 388 347
ASSISTED VENTILATION 30 MINUTES OR MORE 540 232 308
SEIZURES 16 9 7
OTHER 804 396 408
