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Locally Available vs Unavailable L&D Services for Rural Alabama Counties, 2003-2017 (N = 36)
Counties With L&D (n = 15) Counties With No L&D (n = 21) Baldwin, Chambers, Clarke, Coffee, Covington, Cullman, Dallas, DeKalb, Escambia, Franklin, Jackson, Marshall, Monroe, Talladega, Tallapoosa Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chocta, Clay, Cleburne, Conecuh, Coosa, Dale, Fayette, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Sumter, Washington, Wilcox, Winston L&D = labor and delivery.
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Comparison of Demographics of Rural Alabama Counties by L&D Service Availability, 2003-201728 (N = 36)
Characteristic Counties With L&D (n = 15) Counties With No L&D (n = 21) Mean population (2010), No. 19,751 59,240 White, % 60.86 73.47 Black or African American, % 36.23 22.76 Latino and Hispanic, % 2.78 5.48 Median income (2014-2018), $ 35,604 40,759 Per Capita income (2014-2018), $ 20,641 22,474 L&D = labor and delivery.
Outcome Measure Counties With L&D Counties With No L&D Infant MR, No. per 1,000 7.89 9.23 Live births, No. 165,525 72,177 Infant deaths, No. 1,306 666 Low birth weights, % 9.86 10.61 Live births, No. 111,393 48,568 Low birth weights, No. 10,986 5,152 Perinatal MR, No. per 1,000 8.89 10.82 Live + still births, No. 165,525 1,479 Perinatal deaths, No. 72,659 786 Neonatal MR, No. per 1,000 4.74 5.67 Live births, No. 166,425 72,177 Neonatal deaths, No. 784 409 L&D = labor and delivery; MR = mortality rate.
↵a Data for low birth weights only available for 2003-2014.
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