NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 12.
   LIVE BIRTHS BY MONTH OF PREGNANCY PRENATAL CARE BEGAN BY RACE OF MOTHER
                        AND OF CHILD:  UNITED STATES, 1991

 (RESIDENT BIRTHS ONLY, EXCLUDES BIRTHS TO NONRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES)
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                  |           |
                  |           |      MONTH OF PREGNANCY PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
                  |           |
      RACE        |   TOTAL   | _____________________________________________
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
                  |           | 1st&2nd |   3RD  |   4TH  |   5TH  |   6TH
                  |           |  MONTH  |  MONTH |  MONTH |  MONTH |  MONTH
__________________|___________|_________|________|________|________|_________
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
  RACE OF MOTHER  |           |         |        |        |        |
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 ALL RACES........| 4,110,907 |2,227,360| 840,135| 372,569| 217,049|  133,779
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 WHITE............| 3,241,273 |1,868,348| 661,885| 267,330| 147,656|   89,746
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 ALL OTHER........|   869,634 |  359,012| 178,250| 105,239|  69,393|   44,033
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 BLACK............|   682,602 |  268,107| 139,339|  86,557|  57,850|   36,292
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
  RACE OF CHILD   |           |         |        |        |        |
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 ALL RACES........| 4,110,907 |2,227,360| 840,135| 372,569| 217,049|  133,779
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 WHITE............| 3,174,030 |1,834,303| 647,160| 260,462| 143,538|   87,318
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 ALL OTHER........|   936,877 |  393,057| 192,975| 112,107|  73,511|   46,461
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 BLACK............|   725,163 |  288,226| 148,776|  91,272|  60,805|   38,028
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                        NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 12.
   LIVE BIRTHS BY MONTH OF PREGNANCY PRENATAL CARE BEGAN BY RACE OF MOTHER
                        AND OF CHILD:  UNITED STATES, 1991

 (RESIDENT BIRTHS ONLY, EXCLUDES BIRTHS TO NONRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES)
_____________________________________________________________________________
                  |           |
                  |           |      MONTH OF PREGNANCY PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
                  |           |
      RACE        |   TOTAL   |______________________________________________
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
                  |           |   7TH   |   8TH  |   9TH  |  NO    |  NOT
                  |           |  MONTH  |  MONTH |  MONTH |  CARE  | STATED
__________________|___________|_________|________|________|________|_________
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
  RACE OF MOTHER  |           |         |        |        |        |
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 ALL RACES........| 4,110,907 |   86,755|  48,926|  19,548|  76,864|   87,922
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 WHITE............| 3,241,273 |   58,426|  33,090|  13,346|  44,003|   57,443
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 ALL OTHER........|   869,634 |   28,329|  15,836|   6,202|  32,861|   30,479
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 BLACK............|   682,602 |   23,022|  12,550|   4,764|  30,063|   24,058
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
  RACE OF CHILD   |           |         |        |        |        |
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 ALL RACES........| 4,110,907 |   86,755|  48,926|  19,548|  76,864|   87,922
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 WHITE............| 3,174,030 |   56,920|  32,256|  13,051|  42,975|   56,047
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 ALL OTHER........|   936,877 |   29,835|  16,670|   6,497|  33,889|   31,875
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 BLACK............|   725,163 |   24,088|  13,113|   4,983|  30,901|   24,971
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