NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 9
  LIVE BIRTHS BY MONTH OF PREGNANCY PRENATAL CARE BEGAN BY RACE OF MOTHER
                   AND OF CHILD:  UNITED STATES, 1994

 (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  |
                   |          |          |        |        |        |        |
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                   |          |          |        |        |        |        |
   RACE OF MOTHER  |          |          |        |        |        |        |
                   |          |          |        |        |        |        |
ALL RACES..........| 3,952,767| 2,312,452| 786,354| 315,989| 174,242| 103,701|
                   |          |          |        |        |        |        |
WHITE..............| 3,121,004| 1,916,630| 617,944| 227,666| 118,430|  69,841|
                   |          |          |        |        |        |        |
ALL OTHER..........|   831,763|   395,822| 168,410|  88,323|  55,812|  33,860|
                   |          |          |        |        |        |        |
  BLACK............|   636,391|   290,069| 128,305|  70,893|  45,517|  27,506|
                   |          |          |        |        |        |        |
                   |          |          |        |        |        |        |
   RACE OF CHILD   |          |          |        |        |        |        |
                   |          |          |        |        |        |        |
ALL RACES..........| 3,952,767| 2,312,452| 786,354| 315,989| 174,242| 103,701|
                   |          |          |        |        |        |        |
WHITE..............| 3,042,495| 1,872,861| 601,263| 220,569| 114,597|  67,645|
                   |          |          |        |        |        |        |
ALL OTHER..........|   910,272|   439,591| 185,091|  95,420|  59,645|  36,056|
                   |          |          |        |        |        |        |
  BLACK............|   689,044|   317,686| 139,754|  76,083|  48,442|  29,199|
                   |          |          |        |        |        |        |
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                     NATALITY DOCUMENTATION TABLE 9
  LIVE BIRTHS BY MONTH OF PREGNANCY PRENATAL CARE BEGAN BY RACE OF MOTHER
                   AND OF CHILD:  UNITED STATES, 1994

 (RESIDENT BIRTHS ONLY, EXCLUDES BIRTHS TO NONRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES)
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                    |          |
                    |          |   MONTH OF PREGNANCY PRENATAL CARE BEGAN
                    |          |
                    |          |______________________________________________
        RACE        |  TOTAL   |        |        |        |        |
                    |          |  7TH   |  8TH   |  9TH   |NO CARE |  NOT
                    |          | MONTH  | MONTH  | MONTH  |        | STATED
                    |          |        |        |        |        |
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                    |          |        |        |        |        |
   RACE OF MOTHER   |          |        |        |        |        |
                    |          |        |        |        |        |
ALL RACES...........| 3,952,767|  65,740|  37,086|  14,445|  52,690|  90,068
                    |          |        |        |        |        |
WHITE...............| 3,121,004|  44,365|  25,225|   9,925|  30,353|  60,625
                    |          |        |        |        |        |
ALL OTHER...........|   831,763|  21,375|  11,861|   4,520|  22,337|  29,443
                    |          |        |        |        |        |
  BLACK.............|   636,391|  17,294|   9,346|   3,389|  20,243|  23,829
                    |          |        |        |        |        |
                    |          |        |        |        |        |
   RACE OF CHILD    |          |        |        |        |        |
                    |          |        |        |        |        |
ALL RACES...........| 3,952,767|  65,740|  37,086|  14,445|  52,690|  90,068
                    |          |        |        |        |        |
WHITE...............| 3,042,495|  42,983|  24,482|   9,610|  29,442|  59,043
                    |          |        |        |        |        |
ALL OTHER...........|   910,272|  22,757|  12,604|   4,835|  23,248|  31,025
                    |          |        |        |        |        |
  BLACK.............|   689,044|  18,348|   9,896|   3,618|  20,997|  25,021
                    |          |        |        |        |        |
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