NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 17.
    LIVE BIRTHS DEATHS BY WEIGHT GAIN DURING PREGNANCY, BY AGE AND RACE
 OF MOTHER:  TOTAL OF 49 REPORTING STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 1993
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                   |           |
                   |           |     WEIGHT GAIN DURING PREGNANCY
      AGE          |           |
      AND          |           |_______________________________________
 RACE OF MOTHER    |   TOTAL   |         |         |         |
                   |           |LESS THAN|  16-20  |  21-25  |  26-30
                   |           |16 POUNDS|  POUNDS |  POUNDS |  POUNDS
___________________|___________|_________|_________|_________|_________
                   |           |         |         |         |
                   |           |         |         |         |
ALL RACES 1/.......| 3,414,916 | 311,804 | 332,434 | 450,459 | 597,919
                   |___________|_________|_________|_________|_________
                   |           |         |         |         |
  UNDER 20 YEARS...|   443,425 |  40,897 |  44,366 |  53,016 |  66,600
  20-24 YEARS......|   888,831 |  88,146 |  88,887 | 112,767 | 144,387
  25-29 YEARS......|   965,316 |  84,927 |  90,530 | 128,204 | 175,375
  30-34 YEARS......|   769,510 |  64,159 |  72,699 | 107,083 | 147,053
  35-39 YEARS......|   298,452 |  28,017 |  30,171 |  42,350 |  55,740
  40-49 YEARS......|    49,382 |   5,658 |   5,781 |   7,039 |   8,764
                   |           |         |         |         |
WHITE..............| 2,671,361 | 213,972 | 244,629 | 356,095 | 484,623
                   |           |         |         |         |
  UNDER 20 YEARS...|   289,462 |  20,979 |  25,197 |  33,290 |  43,854
  20-24 YEARS......|   664,317 |  57,975 |  62,076 |  84,317 | 110,723
  25-29 YEARS......|   786,746 |  61,948 |  70,437 | 106,043 | 147,666
  30-34 YEARS......|   644,364 |  48,113 |  58,559 |  90,979 | 127,410
  35-39 YEARS......|   246,620 |  20,827 |  23,845 |  35,668 |  47,608
  40-49 YEARS......|    39,852 |   4,130 |   4,515 |   5,798 |   7,362
                   |           |         |         |         |
BLACK..............|   613,902 |  85,391 |  73,223 |  76,427 |  90,721
                   |           |         |         |         |
  UNDER 20 YEARS...|   141,432 |  18,689 |  17,898 |  18,327 |  20,922
  20-24 YEARS......|   195,396 |  27,152 |  23,578 |  24,739 |  29,115
  25-29 YEARS......|   139,935 |  19,622 |  15,882 |  16,789 |  20,624
  30-34 YEARS......|    92,621 |  13,106 |  10,500 |  11,222 |  13,570
  35-39 YEARS......|    37,819 |   5,704 |   4,498 |   4,543 |   5,555
  40-49 YEARS......|     6,699 |   1,118 |     867 |     807 |     935
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    1/  INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK.









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                        NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 17.
    LIVE BIRTHS DEATHS BY WEIGHT GAIN DURING PREGNANCY, BY AGE AND RACE
 OF MOTHER:  TOTAL OF 49 REPORTING STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 1993
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                   |           |
                   |           |       WEIGHT GAIN DURING PREGNANCY
      AGE          |           |
      AND          |           |_____________________________________________
  RACE OF MOTHER   |   TOTAL   |        |        |        |   46   |
                   |           | 31-35  |  36-40 | 45-45  | POUNDS |  NOT
                   |           | POUNDS |  POUNDS| POUNDS |   OR   | STATED
                   |           |        |        |        |  MORE  |
___________________|___________|________|________|________|________|_________
                   |           |        |        |        |        |
                   |           |        |        |        |        |
ALL RACES 1/.......| 3,414,916 | 444,527| 385,132| 200,125| 322,032| 370,484
                   |___________|________|________|________|________|_________
                   |           |        |        |        |        |
  UNDER 20 YEARS...|   443,425 |  50,535|  48,481|  28,617|  57,951|  52,962
  20-24 YEARS......|   888,831 | 108,273|  98,917|  54,809|  96,102|  96,543
  25-29 YEARS......|   965,316 | 131,685| 112,118|  57,124|  85,029| 100,324
  30-34 YEARS......|   769,510 | 108,326|  88,222|  42,443|  58,773|  80,752
  35-39 YEARS......|   298,452 |  39,834|  32,587|  15,026|  21,109|  33,618
  40-49 YEARS......|    49,382 |   5,874|   4,807|   2,106|   3,068|   6,285
                   |           |        |        |        |        |
WHITE..............| 2,671,361 | 370,742| 316,897| 165,971| 258,014| 260,418
                   |           |        |        |        |        |
  UNDER 20 YEARS...|   289,462 |  35,653|  34,552|  21,264|  43,215|  31,458
  20-24 YEARS......|   664,317 |  86,378|  78,036|  44,170|  75,733|  64,909
  25-29 YEARS......|   786,746 | 113,379|  95,148|  48,710|  69,848|  73,567
  30-34 YEARS......|   644,364 |  95,418|  76,761|  36,997|  49,136|  60,991
  35-39 YEARS......|   246,620 |  34,849|  28,291|  13,031|  17,553|  24,948
  40-49 YEARS......|    39,852 |   5,065|   4,109|   1,799|   2,529|   4,545
                   |           |        |        |        |        |
BLACK..............|   613,902 |  58,304|  55,704|  28,072|  55,469|  90,591
                   |           |        |        |        |        |
  UNDER 20 YEARS...|   141,432 |  13,534|  12,628|   6,543|  13,206|  19,685
  20-24 YEARS......|   195,396 |  18,615|  18,023|   9,142|  17,844|  27,188
  25-29 YEARS......|   139,935 |  13,451|  13,047|   6,518|  12,830|  21,172
  30-34 YEARS......|    92,621 |   8,782|   8,381|   4,109|   8,122|  14,829
  35-39 YEARS......|    37,819 |   3,366|   3,117|   1,529|   3,019|   6,488
  40-49 YEARS......|     6,699 |     556|     508|     231|     448|   1,229
___________________|___________|________|________|________|________|_________

    1/  INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK.








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