TARRANT COUNTY, TX
Public Health
Maternal and Child Health
Infant Mortality Summaries
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Infant Mortality ZIP Code Maps
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Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) Reports
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| 2016-2019 Tarrant County Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) |
Maternal and Child Health Reports
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| Title | Summary |
|---|---|
| Breastfeeding - Full brief | 90 percent of Tarrant County infants were breastfeeding at time of discharge from place of birth. |
| Live Births - Full brief | In 2021, the birth rate in Tarrant County was significantly higher than the U.S. |
| Maternal Obesity and Diabetes - Full brief |
Obese mothers had significantly higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, cesarean deliveries, and preterm births compared to healthy weight mothers. |
| Paternal Status among Live Births - Full brief | In 2021, 11 percent of Tarrant County live births had no father listed on the birth certificate. |
| Preconception Health and Family Planning - Full brief |
57 percent of Tarrant County women aged 18-44 years have never had a health professional talk to them about ways to prepare for a healthy pregnancy and baby during a routine health care visit. |
| Prematurity - Full brief | Non-Hispanic black residents in Tarrant County consistently have the highest prematurity rates compared to all other racial/ethnic groups. |
| Prenatal Care - Full brief |
In 2020, the percentage of Tarrant County live births that received prenatal care in the first trimester was significantly lower than Texas and the United States. |
| Smoking during pregnancy - Full brief |
Tarrant County had a 55 percent decrease in smoking during pregnancy from 2011 to 2020. |
| Sudden Unexpected Infant Death - Full brief | For the five years from 2018 to 2022, there were 124 SUID deaths in Tarrant County. |
| Child Mortality in Tarrant County |
The mortality rate among children in Tarrant County aged 1-17 years decreased three percent from 2012 to 2016. |
| Teen Pregnancy - Full brief | Tarrant County's teen pregnancy rate decreased 49 percent from 2011 to 2020. |
| Maternal Hypertension - Full brief |
From 2012-2021 maternal hypertension increased significantly across all race/ethnicity groups in Tarrant County. |
Tarrant County infants with less than six month pregnancy spacing and 6-17 month pregnancy spacing had significantly higher infant mortality rates than those born after an 18-59 month pregnancy spacing. |