Births and Birth Rates

Births

Rate (Births per 1,000)

7137

68.2

 

Births by Onset of Prenatal Care

 

Count

Percentage

First Trimester

5527

77.44%

Second Trimester

1189

16.66%

Third Trimester

235

3.29%

No Prenatal Care

90

1.26%

Unknown

96

1.35%

 

Adolescent Birth Rates

Age

Births

Rate (Births per 1,000)

10-14

8

**

15-17

193

18.2

18-19

393

51.9

 

Source: Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health