Statistical Services - BC Vital Statistics Agency

TABLE 18
MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY
IN LIVE BIRTHS
British Columbia, 1996-2000 AND 2001

Table, Maternal Complications of Pregnancy and Delivery in Live Births

Table, Maternal Complications of Pregnancy and Delivery in Live Births

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FIGURE 13
MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY AND
DELIVERY IN LIVE BIRTHS BY LOCAL HEALTH AREA
British Columbia, 1996-2000

Table, Maternal Complications of Pregnancy and Delivery in Live Births by Local Health Area

Table, Maternal Complications of Pregnancy and Delivery in Live Births by Local Health Area

HIGHLIGHTS TO TABLE 18/FIGURE 13

There were seven Local Health Areas (LHAs) with maternal complication ratios that were statistically significant and high in 2001. They were (number of births with maternal complications in parentheses):

068	Nanaimo	1.31	(543)
069	Qualicum	1.21	(150)
048	Howe Sound	1.19	(246)
070	Alberni	1.19	(175)
072/084	Campbell River/V.I. West	1.17	(237)
161	Vancouver City Centre	1.16	(431)
164	Vancouver West Side	1.12	(596)

All above LHAs except Alberni and Howe Sound also had statistically significant high ratios for the 1996-2000 period.

There were seven LHAs with maternal complication ratios that were statistically significant and low in 2001. They were (number of births in parentheses):

002	Cranbrook	0.62	(73)
005	Creston	0.66	(43)
014	Southern Okanagan	0.73	(52)
006/007	Kootenay Lake/Nelson	0.78	(97)
060	Peace River North	0.83	(198)
057	Prince George	0.89	(472)
023	Central Okanagan	0.92	(636)

There were 11 LHAs with statistically significant and high maternal complication ratios in 1996-2000. The five LHAs with the highest ratios that were statistically significant (number of births in parentheses) were:

068 Nanaimo 1.24 (2,589)

069 Qualicum 1.22 (769)

161 Vancouver City Centre 1.18 (1,827)

029 Lillooet 1.18 (186)

072/084 Campbell River/V.I. West 1.10 (1,228)
There were 15 LHAs with statistically significant and low maternal complication ratios in 1996-2000. The six LHAs with the lowest ratios that were statistically significant (number of births in parentheses) were:

002 Cranbrook 0.69 (419)

016 Keremeos 0.81 (91)

003 Kimberley 0.84 (134)

060 Peace River North 0.84 (960)

056 Nechako 0.89 (569)

023 Central Okanagan 0.89 (2,986)

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