North Carolina mothers who report returning to work or school after delivery

              The North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System ( PRAMS), is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC) initiative to
reduce infant mortality and low birth weight. NC PRAMS is a random, stratified, monthly mail/ telephone survey of North Carolina women who recently
delivered a live- born infant. The PRAMS survey collects data on maternal behaviors and experiences before, during, and after pregnancy for a sample
of North Carolina women. This report is based on the responses of 4,202 mothers who delivered between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2008
in the state of North Carolina and participated in the PRAMS survey two to four months after delivery. Specifically, this surveillance update focuses
on mothers who responded to the question “ Are you currently in school or working outside the home?” For more detailed information than what is
presented here, including confidence intervals for the prevalence rates reported above, please visit the NC PRAMS Web site at: www. schs. state.
nc. us/ SCHS/ prams.
Percentage of North Carolina Mothers Who Report
Returning to Work/ School after Delivery, by Maternal Race
NC PRAMS 2006– 2008
50.7%
46.2%
65.7%
48.5%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
Total White Black Other
Percentage of North Carolina Mothers Who Report Returning to
Work/ School after Delivery, by Maternal Hispanic Origin
NC PRAMS 2006– 2008
26.4%
55.4%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
Hispanic Non- Hispanic
Percentage of North Carolina Mothers Who Report
Returning to Work/ School after Delivery, by Medicaid Status
NC PRAMS 2006– 2008
57.9%
44.5%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
Not on Medicaid Medicaid Recipient
Percentage of North Carolina Mothers Who Report
Returning to Work/ School after Delivery, by Maternal Education
NC PRAMS 2006– 2008
35.1%
48.1%
58.8%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
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February 2011
Surveillance Update
North Carolina Mothers Who Report
Returning to Work or School after Delivery
State of North Carolina / Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor
Department of Health and Human Services / Lanier M. Cansler, Secretary / www. ncdhhs. gov
North Carolina Division of Public Health / Jeffrey P. Engel, State Health Director / www. publichealth. nc. gov
State Center for Health Statistics / Karen L. Knight Director / PRAMS / ( 919) 855- 4495 / www. schs. state. nc. us/ SCHS/ prams
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