Infant Mortality
KEY FACTS:
Infants born to mothers who received no prenatal care had a higher mortality rate (30.2) than infants born to mothers who received prenatal care in the first trimester (7.7)
Infants born to mothers who had another live birth less that 18 months earlier had a higher mortality rate (8.4) than infants born to mothers whose last live birth was 18 months abo or more (6.2)
Infants born weighing less than 1500 grams (3lbs 5 oz) had a mortality rate of 270.9 compared to 2.4 for infants born weighing 2500 grams (5 lbs 8 oz) or more.
Infants born to mothers under 20 years of age had a higher mortality rate than infants born to mothers 20 years of age and older.
Infants born to single mothers had a higher mortality rate (11.9) that infants born to married mothers (6.0)
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