YearSingleton Weight Gain of Mother
Weight Gain LowWeight Gain NormalWeight Gain High
NumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercent
Number & Percent of Live Births by Weight Gain of Mother and by Year,
Macomb County, Michigan 1989-2023
19899,816  ---  ------  ------  ---
199010,214  ---  ------  ------  ---
199110,015  ---  ------  ------  ---
19929,562  ---  ------  ------  ---
19939,414  ---  ------  ------  ---
19949,529  ---  ------  ------  ---
19959,498  ---  ------  ------  ---
19969,674  ---  ------  ------  ---
19979,541  ---  ------  ------  ---
19989,622  ---  ------  ------  ---
19999,638  ---  ------  ------  ---
200010,004  ---  ------  ------  ---
20019,754  ---  ------  ------  ---
20029,704  ---  ------  ------  ---
20039,959  ---  ------  ------  ---
20049,748  ---  ------  ------  ---
20059,649  ---  ------  ------  ---
20069,721  ---  ------  ------  ---
20079,467  ---  ------  ------  ---
20089,353  1,518  16.22,720  29.14,371  46.7
20098,935  1,367  15.32,441  27.34,134  46.3
20108,779  1,263  14.42,185  24.93,805  43.3
20118,713  1,341  15.42,181  25.03,722  42.7
20128,725  1,274  14.62,098  24.03,708  42.5
20139,025  1,316  14.62,175  24.13,872  42.9
20148,975  1,295  14.42,131  23.73,944  43.9
20159,040  1,307  14.52,202  24.43,964  43.8
20169,034  1,393  15.42,238  24.83,897  43.1
20178,876  1,492  16.82,321  26.13,968  44.7
20188,835  1,360  15.42,285  25.93,806  43.1
20198,783  1,457  16.62,249  25.63,993  45.5
20208,512  1,495  17.62,442  28.74,351  51.1
20218,446  1,607  19.02,409  28.54,328  51.2
20228,386  1,675  20.02,455  29.34,173  49.8
20238,198  1,939  23.72,308  28.23,809  46.5
        

Notes:

--- Triple dashes indicates that the data is not available. Certain birth variables, such as those related to weight gain, BMI, WIC, breastfeeding, infections, tobacco use, chronic conditions and other variables, were not collected before 2008.
Weight Gain Low
Weight gain is considered low if it falls below the IOM recommended range of weight gain.
Weight Gain Normal
Weight gain is considered normal if it is within the IOM recommended range of weight gain.
Weight Gain High
Weight gain is considered high if it rises above the IOM recommended range of weight gain.

Source: 1989 Michigan Birth Certificate Registry;1990-2023 Geocoded Michigan Birth Certificate Registries.
Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services