| Abortion: (induced termination of pregnancy): |
The purposeful interruption of pregnancy with the intention
other than to produce a live born infant or to remove a dead fetus and
which does not result in a live birth. |
| Annulment: |
The invalidation of a marriage contract. |
| Birth Weight: |
The weight of the fetus or infant at the time of delivery. |
| Cause of Death: |
The underlying cause of death, or that condition giving rise to the
chain of events leading to death. |
| Congenital Anomalies: |
Defects existing at and usually before birth regardless of causation. |
| Divorce: |
The dissolution of a legally binding marriage contract. |
| Fetal Death: |
Any complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of
human conception the weight of which is in excess of 350 grams, irrespective
of the duration of pregnancy, resulting in other than a live birth, and
which is not an induced termination of pregnancy. |
| Gestation: |
The period of time between the last reported normal menses and the
delivery of the fetus or infant. |
| Hebdomadal Death: |
The death of a liveborn infant which occurs prior to the seventh day
of life. |
| I.C.D. Code: |
The cause-identifying number classified in the Ninth Revision of the
International
Classification of Diseases adopted in 1979. |
| Infant Death: |
The death of a liveborn infant which occurs within the first year of
life. |
| Legal Intervention: |
Includes legal execution and injuries inflicted by the police or other
law-enforcing agents, including military on duty in the course of arresting
or attempting to arrest law breakers, suppressing disturbances, maintaining
order and other legal action. |
| Live Birth: |
The complete expulsion or extraction of a product of human conception
from its mother, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, that, after
such expulsion or extraction, shows any evidence of life such as breathing,
heartbeat, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or voluntary muscle movement,
whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta attached. |
| Low Birth Weight: |
Weight of a fetus or infant at delivery which is under 2,500 grams
(less than five pounds, 8 ounces). |
| Marriage: |
The legal union of a male and female. |
| Marriage Dissolution: |
A marriage dissolved by either a divorce or an annulment. |
| Maternal Death: |
The death of a mother caused by complications of pregnancy, childbirth
or the puerperium. |
| Medical Procedure I: |
Refers to use of the drug mifepristone as a pregnancy termination procedure. |
| Medical Procedure II: |
Refers to use of the drug methotrexate as a pregnancy termination procedure. |
| Natural Increase: |
Live births minus total deaths of a population within a given year. |
| Neonatal Death: |
The death of a liveborn infant which occurs prior to the twenty-eighth
day of life. |
| Occurrence Data: |
Vital statistics compiled on the basis of where the vital event happened. |
| Out-of-Wedlock Birth: |
A birth occurring to a mother who is not married at the time of conception
or at the time of birth or at any time between conception and birth. |
| Perinatal Period III Death: |
The aggregate total of fetal deaths (fetus weighs over
350 grams) and hebdomadal deaths (deaths that occur prior to the 7th day
of life). |
| Population Density: |
The average number of inhabitants per square mile. |
| Prenatal Care: |
Medical care during pregnancy before birth. |
| Previous Pregnancy: |
Includes all previous reported spontaneous terminations, previous induced
abortions, children born still living and children born now dead. |
| Puerperium: |
Period of time after delivery, usually six to eight weeks during which
all maternal reproductive organs return to the normal pre-pregnancy condition. |
| Residence Data: |
Vital statistics compiled on the basis of the usual place of residence
of the person(s) to whom the vital event occurred. |
| Teenage Pregnancy: |
A live birth, fetal death or abortion occurring to a female under 20
years of age. |
| Total Births: |
All live births plus fetal deaths. |
| Trimester: |
A three-month period of time. First trimester care, for example, refers
to care initiated in the first three months of pregnancy. |
| Very Low Birth Weight: |
Weight of a fetus or infant at delivery which is under 1,500 grams
(less than 3 pounds, 5 ounces). |