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Fetal Deaths in Allen County, Indiana

In Indiana, Fetal Deaths are defined as death prior to completed delivery of a fetus of 20 or more weeks gestation 1.

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

FETAL DEATHS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY, ALLEN COUNTY

 

 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Allen County Fetal Deaths:
32
32
43
46
26
36
26
White
22
21
33
31
15
19
17
Black
8
10
9
10
6
10
6
Other
2
1
1
5
5
7
3
Hispanic*
2
0
2
1

2

0

5
 
Fetal Death Rate, Allen County:
6.3
6.1
7.9
8.8
5.0
6.7
4.9
State Rate:
5.8
6.8
7.0
6.3
5.8
6.1
5.4
* Hispanic is an ethnicity,not a race. The numbers given for Hispanic are represented in the above race totals.

The highest fetal death rate by age group was in the 35-44 age group, which had a 7.4 rate. This was followed by 6.0 in the 15-19 age group.

Definitions, Sources and Caveats:
1. Fetal Death Rate: Fetal Deaths divided by (Fetal Deaths plus Live Births) multiplied by 1000. Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Indiana Mortality Report. Most states use this definition, while other states and areas define fetal deaths differently, such as by birth weight (from 350 grams to 500 grams), different gestation weeks ranging from all products of conception, 16 or 20 weeks, and some states use a combination of weeks and grams. In most cases, an attempt is being made to separate early pregnancy loss (spontaneous abortion) from later pregnancy loss. Other synonyms include “stillbirth”, “prenatal death”, and “fetal demise”.