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Table 1 Characteristics of Pennsylvania Medicaid beneficiaries with a livebirth delivery in 2019

From: Implementation and early effects of medicaid policy interventions to promote racial equity in pregnancy and early childhood outcomes in Pennsylvania: protocol for a mixed methods study

 

Overall,

n = 57,270

Non-hispanic black, n = 14,622

Non-hispanic white, n = 26,508

Age [yrs; mean (SD)]

27.6 (5.7)

27.5 (5.7)

27.6 (5.6)

Race and Ethnicitya, %

   

Non-Hispanic White

46.3

--

100

Non-Hispanic Black

25.5

100

--

Hispanic/Latina/x

19.7

--

--

Others

3.4

--

--

Unknown

5.2

--

--

Urban residenceb, %

88.2

98.0

77.5

Baseline Outcomes

   

Timely prenatal care, %

86.8

86.0

91.2

Severe maternal morbidityc, %

3.6

4.2

3.5

Preterm birth (< 37 weeks’ gestation), %

14.0

17.0

13.2

  1. a Race and ethnicity reported by beneficiaries at the time of Medicaid enrollment
  2. b According to the Rural-Urban Commuting Area codes from the US Dept of Agriculture
  3. c According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention algorithm