This statistic shows the percentage of women with a live birth in the U.S. in 2015 who were of normal weight prior to becoming pregnant, by state. In West Virginia, only 40 percent of women who gave birth in 2015 were of normal weight prior to becoming pregnant.
Percentage of women with a live birth who were of normal weight prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state*
Characteristic
Percentage of women with prepregnancy normal weight
All percentages are crude.
* Normal weight is defined as a BMI between 18.5–24.9.
** Not including New York City.
***Not including Connecticut and New Jersey.
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MMWR, & CDC. (January 5, 2018). Percentage of women with a live birth who were of normal weight prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/795117/prepregnancy-normal-weight-us-women-by-state/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of women with a live birth who were of normal weight prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state*." Chart. January 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/795117/prepregnancy-normal-weight-us-women-by-state/
MMWR, CDC. (2018). Percentage of women with a live birth who were of normal weight prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/795117/prepregnancy-normal-weight-us-women-by-state/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of Women with a Live Birth Who Were of Normal Weight Prior to Pregnancy in The U.S. in 2015, by State*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/795117/prepregnancy-normal-weight-us-women-by-state/
MMWR & CDC, Percentage of women with a live birth who were of normal weight prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/795117/prepregnancy-normal-weight-us-women-by-state/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Percentage of women with a live birth who were of normal weight prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state* [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, January 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/795117/prepregnancy-normal-weight-us-women-by-state/
