NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 18.
   LIVE BIRTHS WITH SELECTED OBSTETRIC PROCEDURES BY AGE AND RACE OF MOTHER:
                               UNITED STATES, 1993
_____________________________________________________________________________
                         |         |
                         |         |       OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE REPORTED
                         |         |
                         |         |_________________________________________
OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE      |  ALL    |
AND RACE OF MOTHER       | BIRTHS  |              AGE OF MOTHER
                         |         |_________________________________________
                         |         |         |       |       |       |
                         |         |         | UNDER |       |       |
                         |         |  ALL    |  20   | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34
                         |         |  AGES   | YEARS | YEARS | YEARS | YEARS
_________________________|_________|_________|______ |_______|_ _____|_______
                         |         |         |       |       |       |
          ALL RACES 1/   |         |         |       |       |       |
                         |         |         |       |       |       |
AMNIOCENTESIS............|4,000,240|  124,511|  4,878| 12,325| 17,061| 25,479
ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITOR.|4,000,240|3,120,636|404,316|813,316|883,850|700,610
INDUCTION OF LABOR.......|4,000,240|  527,756| 58,914|132,354|155,585|123,936
STIMULATION OF LABOR.....|4,000,240|  544,105| 71,147|142,933|156,893|120,316
TOCOLYSIS................|4,000,240|   73,106| 10,328| 19,925| 19,741| 15,646
ULTRASOUND...............|4,000,240|2,375,698|294,973|610,876|675,864|543,697
                         |         |         |       |       |       |
             WHITE       |         |         |       |       |       |
                         |         |         |       |       |       |
AMNIOCENTESIS............|3,149,833|  106,561|  3,469|  9,715| 14,345| 22,233
ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITOR.|3,149,833|2,472,079|274,733|622,320|726,579|586,800
INDUCTION OF LABOR.......|3,149,833|  445,892| 43,551|109,557|134,957|108,704
STIMULATION OF LABOR.....|3,149,833|  440,431| 50,551|112,500|131,140|102,054
TOCOLYSIS................|3,149,833|   59,597|  7,585| 15,908| 16,569| 13,302
ULTRASOUND...............|3,149,833|1,919,655|206,294|478,373|564,375|461,852
                         |         |         |       |       |       |
             BLACK       |         |         |       |       |       |
                         |         |         |       |       |       |
AMNIOCENTESIS............|  658,875|   11,298|  1,251|  2,196|  1,967|  1,963
ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITOR.|  658,875|  510,864|117,638|162,173|116,510| 77,398
INDUCTION OF LABOR.......|  658,875|   63,583| 13,800| 19,113| 15,097| 10,458
STIMULATION OF LABOR.....|  658,875|   78,947| 18,499| 25,390| 18,184| 11,679
TOCOLYSIS................|  658,875|   10,368|  2,383|  3,297|  2,330|  1,614
ULTRASOUND...............|  658,875|  353,322| 79,896|111,560| 81,116| 54,547
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                         NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 18.
   LIVE BIRTHS WITH SELECTED OBSTETRIC PROCEDURES BY AGE AND RACE OF MOTHER:
                               UNITED STATES, 1993
_____________________________________________________________________________
                         |         |     OBSTETRIC    |           |
                         |         |     PROCEDURE    |           |
                         |         |      REPORTED    |           |
                         |         |__________________|           |
                         |  ALL    |                  |           |
OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE      |         |  AGE OF MOTHER   |           |
AND RACE OF MOTHER       | BIRTHS  |                  | OBSTETRIC |
                         |         |__________________| PROCEDURE |  NOT
                         |         |        |         |    NOT    | STATED
                         |         | 35-39  |  40-49  | REPORTED  |
                         |         | YEARS  |  YEARS  |           |
_________________________|_________|________|_________|___________|__________
                         |         |        |         |           |
          ALL RACES 1/   |         |        |         |           |
                         |         |        |         |           |
AMNIOCENTESIS............|4,000,240|  52,932|  11,836 | 3,826,119 | 49,610
ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITOR.|4,000,240| 272,703|  45,841 |   829,994 | 49,610
INDUCTION OF LABOR.......|4,000,240|  48,243|   8,724 | 3,422,874 | 49,610
STIMULATION OF LABOR.....|4,000,240|  45,382|   7,434 | 3,406,525 | 49,610
TOCOLYSIS................|4,000,240|   6,418|   1,048 | 3,877,524 | 49,610
ULTRASOUND...............|4,000,240| 214,143|  36,145 | 1,574,932 | 49,610
                         |         |        |         |           |
             WHITE       |         |        |         |           |
                         |         |        |         |           |
AMNIOCENTESIS............|3,149,833|  46,579|  10,220 | 3,004,676 | 38,596
ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITOR.|3,149,833| 224,781|  36,866 |   639,158 | 38,596
INDUCTION OF LABOR.......|3,149,833|  41,778|   7,345 | 2,665,345 | 38,596
STIMULATION OF LABOR.....|3,149,833|  38,036|   6,150 | 2,670,806 | 38,596
TOCOLYSIS................|3,149,833|   5,393|     840 | 3,051,640 | 38,596
ULTRASOUND...............|3,149,833| 179,200|  29,561 | 1,191,582 | 38,596
                         |         |        |         |           |
             BLACK       |         |        |         |           |
                         |         |        |         |           |
AMNIOCENTESIS............|  658,875|   3,129|     792 |   638,727 |  8,850
ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITOR.|  658,875|  31,588|   5,557 |   139,161 |  8,850
INDUCTION OF LABOR.......|  658,875|   4,262|     853 |   586,442 |  8,850
STIMULATION OF LABOR.....|  658,875|   4,439|     756 |   571,078 |  8,850
TOCOLYSIS................|  658,875|     636|     108 |   639,657 |  8,850
ULTRASOUND...............|  658,875|  22,278|   3,925 |   296,703 |  8,850
_________________________|_________|________|_________|___________|__________

    1/  INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK.







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