3.16 Gestational Age

Total Length of Gestation
<37 weeks 37 weeks 38-41 weeks 42+ weeks Unknown
Residents of tribal communities 5086 440 319 4196 85 46
Colorado River 34 2 2 5 1 24
Fort Apache 235 28 14 191 2 0
Fort McDowell 18 0 6 11 1 0
Gila River 150 8 10 131 1 0
Havasupai 5 0 0 5 0 0
Hopi 107 10 8 87 2 0
Hualapai 26 2 3 21 0 0
Kaibab 5 0 1 4 0 0
Navajo 1936 149 107 1643 35 2
Pascua Yaqui 1 0 0 1 0 0
Salt River 32 3 0 28 0 1
San Carlos 185 27 6 146 5 1
San Xavier 17 4 2 11 0 0
Tohono O Odham 148 19 22 104 1 2
Residents of tribal communities, total 2899 252 181 2388 48 30
Residents of non-tribal communities 2187 188 138 1808 37 16
Total 2187 188 138 1808 37 16

3.17 Weight at Birth

Total Weight at birth
LBW

<2,500 g

 Non-LBW

2,500g+

Residents of tribal communities 5086 317 4769
Colorado River 34 2 32
Fort Apache 235 21 214
Fort McDowell 18 2 16
Gila River 150 5 145
Havasupai 5 0 5
Hopi 107 7 100
Hualapai 26 0 26
Kaibab 5 0 5
Navajo 1936 110 1826
Pascuas Yaqui 1 0 1
Salt River 32 3 29
San Carlos 185 16 169
San Xavier 17 1 16
Tohono O Odham 148 11 137
Residents of tribal communities, total 2899 178 2721
Residents of non-tribal communities 2187 139 2048

3.18 Abnormal Conditions of the Newborn

Total Colorado River Fort Apache Fort McDowell Gila River Hopi Hualapai Navajo Salt River San Carlos San Xavier Tohono O Odham Residents of non-tribal communities
Total 361 4 32 2 11 5 2 86 2 15 3 25 174
Anemia 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
Birth Injury 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
Membrane Disease 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2
Meconium Aspiration 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3
Assissted Vent.<30 min 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 2 0 0 13
Assisted Vent>30 min. 21 0 0 1 1 1 1 11 0 1 0 0 5
Seizures 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Other 314 4 31 1 9 4 2 65 2 13 3 25 155

3.19 Congenital Anomalies (Birth Defects)

Total Colorado River Fort Apache Gila River Hualapai Navajo San Carlos Tohono O Odham Residents of non-tribal communities
Total 142 25 11 2 2 37 9 2 54
Anencephalus 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Spina Bifida 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Hydrocephalus 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Heart Malformations 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Other Resp./Circulatory 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
Rectal Atresia 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Omphalocele 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Malformed Genitalia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Other Urogenital 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Cleft Lip/Palate 8 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 2
Polydactyly 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
Club Foot 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Other Muscosceletal 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
Down's Syndrome 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Other Chromosomal 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Other 67 1 10 1 1 14 7 2 31
Unknown 36 24 0 0 0 2 0 0 10

3-20 Causes of Infant Death

Total Fort Apache Hualapai Navajo Salt River Tohono O Odham Resided off reservation
Total, All Causes 49 3 1 20 1 3 21
Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 8 0 0 3 0 0 5
-Low birthweight/short gestation 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
-Intrauterine hypoxia or birth asphyxia 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
-Other perinatal conditions 4 0 0 2 0 0 2
-Congenital Anomalies 15 1 0 6 0 0 8
-Heart and/or circulatory system 3 0 0 1 0 0 2
-Respiratory system 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
-Brain, spinal cord or nervous system 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Other anomalies 9 1 0 4 0 0 4
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome(SIDS) 10 1 0 2 0 3 4
Pneumonia/Influenza 5 0 0 3 0 0 2
All Other Causes 11 1 1 6 1 0 2

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