` Columbia BID Project

Brighter Beginnings


Brighter Beginnings is a collaborative of home visiting, social service, and healthcare providers that seek to expand and simplify access to support for pregnant families in Boone County. These indicators are some of the local metrics used in the project. Visit the Brighter Beginnings site: https://www.brighterbeginnings.org

Infant Mortality (Birth to Age 1)

Mortality rates for infants (birth to age 1).

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YearByState of MissouriBoone County
2019 - 2023
Under 1

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-

Total

594.52 Per 100,000 infants
2,061.00

560.82 Per 100,000 infants
55.00

Black

1,190.70 Per 100,000 infants
624.00

1,158.30 Per 100,000 infants
18.00

White

472.20 Per 100,000 infants
1,290.00

405.79 Per 100,000 infants
30.00

2014 - 2018
Under 1

-

-

Total

632.97 Per 100,000 infants
2,349.00

584.63 Per 100,000 infants
61.00

Black

1,188.50 Per 100,000 infants
695.00

1,172.12 Per 100,000 infants
19.00

White

526.05 Per 100,000 infants
1,576.00

491.70 Per 100,000 infants
40.00

2009 - 2013
Under 1

-

-

Total

662.87 Per 100,000 infants
2,534.00

416.82 Per 100,000 infants
44.00

Black

1,234.21 Per 100,000 infants
728.00

938.34 Per 100,000 infants
14.00

White

547.00 Per 100,000 infants
1,702.00

329.92 Per 100,000 infants
28.00

Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. Missouri Resident Deaths. Missouri Public Health Information Management System (MOPHIMS). Death MICA. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Infant Mortality (Birth to Age 1). http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4862
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Preterm Births

Percentage and number of preterm births.

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YearByState of MissouriBoone County
2019 - 2023
Total

11.09 Per 100 resident live births
38,418.00

10.51 Per 100 resident live births
1,030.00

Black

15.42 per 100 resident live births
7,966.00

14.58 per 100 resident live births
224.00

White

10.31 per 100 resident live births
27,555.00

9.70 per 100 resident live births
703.00

2014 - 2018
Total

10.25 Per 100 resident live births
37,985.00

9.52 Per 100 resident live births
993.00

Black

14.41 per 100 resident live births
8,311.00

14.85 per 100 resident live births
237.00

White

9.46 per 100 resident live births
27,617.00

8.95 per 100 resident live births
711.00

2009 - 2013
Total

12.01 Per 100 resident live births
45,856.00

12.02 Per 100 resident live births
1,268.00

Black

17.75 per 100 resident live births
10,358.00

17.06 per 100 resident live births
251.00

White

10.94 per 100 resident live births
33,266.00

11.23 per 100 resident live births
930.00

Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. Missouri Resident Births. Missouri Public Health Information Management System (MOPHIMS). Birth MICA. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Preterm Births. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4875
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Low Birthweight for Full-Term Pregnancies

Number of low birthweight full-term births.

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YearByState of MissouriBoone County
2019 - 2023
Total

3.09 Per 100 resident live births
9,518.00

3.20 Per 100 resident live births
281.00

Black

6.25 Per 100 resident live births
2,732.00

6.48 Per 100 resident live births
85.00

White

2.49 Per 100 resident live births
5,965.00

2.61 Per 100 resident live births
171.00

2014 - 2018
Total

2.95 Per 100 resident live births
9,799.00

2.98 Per 100 resident live births
281.00

Black

6.25 Per 100 resident live births
2,732.00

6.55 Per 100 resident live births
89.00

White

2.43 Per 100 resident live births
6,413.00

2.20 Per 100 resident live births
159.00

2009 - 2013
Total

3.06 Per 100 resident live births

2.41 Per 100 resident live births

Black

5.67 Per 100 resident live births

5.33 Per 100 resident live births

White

2.60 Per 100 resident live births

1.96 Per 100 resident live births

Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. Missouri Resident Births. Missouri Public Health Information Management System (MOPHIMS). Birth MICA. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Low Birthweight for Full-Term Pregnancies. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4876
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No Prenatal Care

Women who do not receive prenatal care.

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YearByState of MissouriBoone County
2019 - 2023
Total

2.28 per 100 resident live births
7,680.00

0.69 per 100 resident live births
67.00

Black

4.59 per 100 resident live births
2,228.00

1.45 per 100 resident live births
22.00

White

1.54 per 100 resident live births
4,023.00

0.54 per 100 resident live births
39.00

2017 - 2021
Total

1.96 per 100 resident live births
6,669.00

0.70 per 100 resident live births
70.00

Black

3.97 per 100 resident live births
2,028.00

1.49 per 100 resident live births
23.00

White

1.39 per 100 resident live births
3,740.00

0.50 per 100 resident live births
38.00

2016 - 2020
Total

1.79 per 100 resident live births
6,147.00

0.63 per 100 resident live births
64.00

Black

3.64 per 100 resident live births
1,866.00

1.40 per 100 resident live births
22.00

White

1.31 per 100 resident live births
3,555.00

0.44 per 100 resident live births
34.00

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Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. No Prenatal Care. Missouri Public Health Information Management System (MOPHIMS). Birth MICA. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as No Prenatal Care. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4927
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Inadequate Prenatal Care (Missouri Index)

Women who receive inadequate prenatal care, as defined by the Missouri Index. This index is measured by women who had live births with fewer than five prenatal care visits for pregnancies less than 37 weeks gestation, fewer than eight visits for pregnancies 37 or more weeks, or for whom prenatal care began after the first four months of pregnancy.

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YearByState of MissouriBoone County
2019 - 2023
Total

20.57 per 100 resident live births
68,502.00

15.96 per 100 resident live births
1,534.00

Black

35.57 per 100 resident live births
17,089.00

29.69 per 100 resident live births
443.00

White

16.62 per 100 resident live births
42,986.00

11.80 per 100 resident live births
844.00

2017 - 2021
Total

20.48 per 100 resident live births
68,875.00

14.47 per 100 resident live births
1,416.00

Black

35.58 per 100 resident live births
17,948.00

27.42 per 100 resident live births
413.00

White

16.83 per 100 resident live births
44,670.00

10.91 per 100 resident live births
820.00

2016 - 2020
Total

20.49 per 100 resident live births
69,482.00

14.36 per 100 resident live births
1,423.00

Black

35.65 per 100 resident live births
18,054.00

27.56 per 100 resident live births
420.00

White

16.89 per 100 resident live births
45,282.00

10.79 per 100 resident live births
818.00

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Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. Prenatal Care Adequacy (Missouri Index): Inadequate. Missouri Public Health Information Management System (MOPHIMS). Birth MICA. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Inadequate Prenatal Care. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4928
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