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,
Wayne County, Michigan 1989-2023
198937,843  ---  ------  ------  ---
199039,570  ---  ------  ------  ---
199138,757  ---  ------  ------  ---
199236,184  ---  ------  ------  ---
199334,781  ---  ------  ------  ---
199433,741  ---  ------  ------  ---
199531,859  ---  ------  ------  ---
199630,693  ---  ------  ------  ---
199730,807  ---  ------  ------  ---
199830,392  ---  ------  ------  ---
199929,749  ---  ------  ------  ---
200029,964  ---  ------  ------  ---
200129,354  ---  ------  ------  ---
200228,099  ---  ------  ------  ---
200327,767  ---  ------  ------  ---
200427,180  ---  ------  ------  ---
200526,342  ---  ------  ------  ---
200626,298  ---  ------  ------  ---
200725,430  ---  ------  ------  ---
200824,816  5,221  21.06,576  26.511,418  46.0
200923,776  4,792  20.26,420  27.010,889  45.8
201023,284  4,904  21.16,121  26.310,528  45.2
201122,814  4,813  21.15,953  26.110,499  46.0
201222,249  4,671  21.05,871  26.410,072  45.3
201322,715  4,470  19.76,026  26.510,570  46.5
201422,465  4,763  21.26,281  28.09,800  43.6
201522,580  4,635  20.56,455  28.610,053  44.5
201622,222  4,703  21.26,539  29.49,579  43.1
201722,336  4,578  20.56,909  30.99,482  42.5
201822,005  4,626  21.06,692  30.49,075  41.2
201921,685  4,555  21.05,858  27.09,551  44.0
202020,861  4,770  22.95,807  27.89,611  46.1
202120,528  4,735  23.15,382  26.29,713  47.3
202220,083  4,876  24.35,435  27.19,124  45.4
202319,258  4,958  25.75,157  26.88,564  44.5
        

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