NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 9.
   LIVE BIRTHS BY MONTH OF PREGNANCY PRENATAL CARE BEGAN BY RACE OF MOTHER:
                              UNITED STATES, 1993

 (RESIDENT BIRTHS ONLY, EXCLUDES BIRTHS TO NONRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES)
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                  |           |
                  |           |      MONTH OF PREGNANCY PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
                  |           |
      RACE        |   TOTAL   | _____________________________________________
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
                  |           |   1st   |   3RD  |   4TH  |   5TH  |   6TH
                  |           |  MONTH  |  MONTH |  MONTH |  MONTH |  MONTH
__________________|___________|_________|________|________|________|_________
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
  RACE OF MOTHER  |           |         |        |        |        |
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 ALL RACES........| 4,000,240 |2,279,164| 806,686| 336,160| 186,827|  113,293
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 WHITE............| 3,149,833 |1,894,676| 633,177| 240,751| 125,684|   74,835
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 ALL OTHER........|   850,407 |  384,488| 173,509|  95,409|  61,143|   38,458
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 BLACK............|   658,875 |  285,960| 133,667|  77,037|  50,263|   31,583
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                        NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 9.
   LIVE BIRTHS BY MONTH OF PREGNANCY PRENATAL CARE BEGAN BY RACE OF MOTHER:
                              UNITED STATES, 1993

 (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........| 4,000,240 |   71,389|  39,688|  15,515|  62,487|   89,031
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 WHITE............| 3,149,833 |   47,658|  26,779|  10,687|  36,234|   59,352
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 ALL OTHER........|   850,407 |   23,731|  12,909|   4,828|  26,253|   29,679
                  |           |         |        |        |        |
 BLACK............|   658,875 |   19,188|  10,256|   3,717|  23,903|   23,301
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