Live Birth Highlights
Key Facts
• "There were 10,747 births to Delaware residents in 2001 (see Table C-1)."
• The percent of mothers receiving their first prenatal visit in the first trimester was highest in New Castle County (89.5%) and lowest in Kent County (71.1%) (See Table C-36).
• Teen birth rates (15-19 years of age) were highest in Sussex County (72.0) and lowest in New Castle County (42.5) in 1997-2001 (see Table C-5).
• The percent of cesarean section deliveries increased slightly from 24.8% in 2000 to 25.5% in 2001 (see Table C-61). • Medicaid paid for 36.6% of all deliveries in 2001 compared to 35.2% in 2000 (see Table C-45).
Printed copies of the graph and charts can by obtained by contacting: 
Delaware Division of Public Health
Delaware Health Statistics Center
PO Box 637
Dover, Delaware 19903
(302) 744-4700