Data by medical encounter for the following conditions by age, race/ethnicity, and gender:
Congenital Anomalies
Maternal Complications

Visit https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/maternal_child_family_health_services/MCFHSstatistics.html to view MCFHS perinatal health indicators, including:
Live Births
Low Birth Weight
Teen Births
Fetal Mortality
Early Prenatal Care
Infant Mortality
Preterm Birth
Maternal Deaths

Rates per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 2000 US standard population. Blank Cells: Rates not calculated for fewer than 11 events. Rates not calculated in cases where zip code is unknown. Geography not reported where there are no cases reported in a given year. SES: Is the median household income by SRA community. Data for SRAs only. *The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increases in all-cause mortality. COVID-19 deaths have affected the patterns of mortality including those of Maternal Child Health conditions.

Data sources: California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics, Office of Health Information and Research, Vital Records Business Intelligence System (VRBIS). California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), Emergency Department Database and Patient Discharge Database, 2020. SANDAG Population Estimates, 2020 (vintage: 09/2022). Population estimates were derived using the 2010 Census and data should be considered preliminary.
Prepared by: County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Community Health Statistics Unit, February 2023.

2020 Community Profile Data Guide and Data Dictionary Dashboard: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/chsu/viz/2020CommunityProfilesDataGuideandDataDictionaryDashboard_16763944288860/HomePage

Data by medical encounter for the following conditions by age, race/ethnicity, and gender:
Congenital Anomalies
Maternal Complications

Visit https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/maternal_child_family_health_services/MCFHSstatistics.html to view MCFHS perinatal health indicators, including:
Live Births
Low Birth Weight
Teen Births
Fetal Mortality
Early Prenatal Care
Infant Mortality
Preterm Birth
Maternal Deaths

Rates per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 2000 US standard population. Blank Cells: Rates not calculated for fewer than 11 events. Rates not calculated in cases where zip code is unknown. Geography not reported where there are no cases reported in a given year.

Data sources: California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics, Office of Health Information and Research, Vital Records Business Intelligence System (VRBIS), 2021. California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), Emergency Department Discharge Database and Patient Discharge Database, 2021. SANDAG Population Estimates, 2021 (vintage: 09/2022). Population estimates were derived using the 2010 Census and data should be considered preliminary.
Prepared by: County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Community Health Statistics Unit, March 2023.

2021 Community Profile Data Guide and Data Dictionary Dashboard: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/chsu/viz/2021CommunityProfilesDataGuideandDataDictionaryDashboards_16802003011430/HomePage

For current version see: https://data.sandiegocounty.gov/Health/2021-Maternal-and-Child-Health-Outcomes/dpww-zygd

Basic Metadata
*Rates per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 2000 US standard population.

**Blank Cells: Rates not calculated for fewer than 5 events. Rates not calculated in cases where zip code is unknown.

***API: Asian/Pacific Islander.
***AIAN: American Indian/Alaska Native.

Prepared by: County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Community Health Statistics Unit, 2019.

Code Source: ICD-9CM - AHRQ HCUP CCS v2015. ICD-10CM - AHRQ HCUP CCS v2018. ICD-10 Mortality - California Department of Public Health, Group Cause of Death Codes 2013; NHCS ICD-10 2e-v1 2017.

Data Guide, Dictionary, and Codebook:
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/CHS/Community%20Profiles/Public%20Health%20Services%20Codebook_Data%20Guide_Metadata_10.2.19.xlsx

For current version see: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/maternal_child_family_health_services/MCFHSstatistics.html

Basic Metadata
Note: Fetal Mortality Rate is rate of fetal deaths (at least 20 complete weeks of gestation) per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths, by geography. Reporting of fetal deaths is known to be incomplete.

Blank Cells: Rates not calculated for fewer than 5 events. Rates not calculated in cases where mother's zip code of residence is unknown.

Sample Interpretation: "There were 5 fetal deaths per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths in Geography X".

Prepared by: County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Community Health Statistics Unit, 2019.

Sources: VRBIS- California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics, Office of Health Information and Research, Vital Records Business Intelligence System, 2017. Cohort file: State of California, Department of Public Health, Death Statistical Master Files (before 2014), California Comprehensive Death Files (2014 and later), and Birth Statistical Master Files.

This dataset is no longer updated as of April 2023.

Basic Metadata
Note: Condition is a new addition to 2017.
*Rates per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 2000 US standard population.

**Blank Cells: Rates not calculated for fewer than 5 events. Rates not calculated in cases where zip code is unknown.

***API: Asian/Pacific Islander.
***AIAN: American Indian/Alaska Native.

Prepared by: County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Community Health Statistics Unit, 2019.

Code Source: ICD-9CM - AHRQ HCUP CCS v2015. ICD-10CM - AHRQ HCUP CCS v2018. ICD-10 Mortality - California Department of Public Health, Group Cause of Death Codes 2013; NHCS ICD-10 2e-v1 2017.

Data Guide, Dictionary, and Codebook:
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/CHS/Community%20Profiles/Public%20Health%20Services%20Codebook_Data%20Guide_Metadata_10.2.19.xlsx

For current version see: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/maternal_child_family_health_services/MCFHSstatistics.html

Basic Metadata
Note: Low Birth Weight Percentage is the number of deliveries with very low birth weight divided by the total number of live births, by geography. Births with unknown birth weight are not included.
Very Low birth weight (VLBW) is a term used to describe babies who are born weighing less than 1,500 g (approximately 3 lbs., 5 oz.). In contrast, the average newborn weighs about 8 pounds.

**Blank Cells: Percentages not calculated for fewer than 5 events. Percentages not calculated in cases where zip code is unknown.
***API: Asian/Pacific Islander.
***AIAN: American Indian/Alaska Native.

Sources: State of California, Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics and Informatics, Birth Statistical Master Files and Birth Public Use Files. County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Maternal, Child and Family Health Services (MCFHS).
Prepared by: County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Community Health Statistics Unit, 2018.

Data Guide, Dictionary, and Codebook:
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/CHS/Community%20Profiles/Public%20Health%20Services%20Codebook_Data%20Guide_Metadata_10.18.xlsx

Interpretation: "3% of live births in Geography X were very low birth weight".

For current version see: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/maternal_child_family_health_services/MCFHSstatistics.html

Basic Metadata
Note: The Teen Birth percentage is the proportion of teen (15‐17yrs) births out of all ages live births in a geography.

**Blank Cells: Percentages not calculated for fewer than 5 events. Percentages not calculated in cases where zip code is unknown.

***API: Asian/Pacific Islander.
***AIAN: American Indian/Alaska Native.

Prepared by: County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Community Health Statistics Unit, 2019.

Sources: State of California, Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics and Informatics, Birth Statistical Master Files and Birth Public Use Files. County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Maternal, Child and Family Health Services (MCFHS).

Data Guide, Dictionary, and Codebook:
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/CHS/Community%20Profiles/Public%20Health%20Services%20Codebook_Data%20Guide_Metadata_10.2.19.xlsx

Interpretation: "8% of live births in Geography X were born to mothers between 15-17 years of age".

This dataset is no longer updated as of April 2023.

Basic Metadata
Note: The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Rate is infant deaths (under one year of age) due to SIDS per 1,000 live births, by geography. Data set includes registered deaths only. Numerator represents infant's race/ethnicity. Denominator represents mother's race/ethnicity.

**Blank Cells: Rates not calculated for fewer than 5 events. Rates not calculated in cases where zip code is unknown.

***API: Asian/Pacific Islander.
***AIAN: American Indian/Alaska Native.

Sources: California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics, Office of Health Information and Research, Vital Records Business Intelligence System, 2016.
Prepared by: County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Community Health Statistics Unit, 2019.

Codes: ICD‐10 Mortality code R95.

Data Guide, Dictionary, and Codebook:
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/CHS/Community%20Profiles/Public%20Health%20Services%20Codebook_Data%20Guide_Metadata_10.2.19.xlsx

Interpretation: "There were 5 SIDS deaths per 1,000 live births in Geography X".

This dataset is no longer updated as of April 2023.

Basic Metadata
Note: The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Rate is infant deaths (under one year of age) due to SIDS per 1,000 live births, by geography. Data set includes linked births to deaths. Numerator represents infant's race/ethnicity. Denominator represents mother's race/ethnicity.

**Blank Cells: Rates not calculated for fewer than 5 events. Rates not calculated in cases where zip code is unknown.

***API: Asian/Pacific Islander.
***AIAN: American Indian/Alaska Native.

Sources: State of California, Department of Public Health, Death Statistical Master Files (before 2014), California Comprehensive Death Files (2014 and later), and Birth Statistical Master Files.
Prepared by: County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Community Health Statistics Unit, 2019.

Codes: ICD‐10 Mortality code R95.

Data Guide, Dictionary, and Codebook:
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/CHS/Community%20Profiles/Public%20Health%20Services%20Codebook_Data%20Guide_Metadata_10.2.19.xlsx

Interpretation: "There were 5 SIDS deaths per 1,000 live births in Geography X".

For current version see: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/maternal_child_family_health_services/MCFHSstatistics.html

Basic Metadata
Note: The Preterm percentage is the proportion of live births that were preterm divided by the number of live births with known length of gestation, by geography.
Preterm birth refers to birth prior to 37 completed weeks of gestation.

**Blank Cells: Percentages not calculated for fewer than 5 events. Percentages not calculated in cases where zip code is unknown.

***API: Asian/Pacific Islander.
***AIAN: American Indian/Alaska Native.

Sources: State of California, Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics and Informatics, Birth Statistical Master Files and Birth Public Use Files. County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Maternal, Child and Family Health Services (MCFHS).

Prepared by: County of San Diego, Health & Human Services Agency, Public Health Services, Community Health Statistics Unit, 2019.

Data Guide, Dictionary, and Codebook:
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/CHS/Community%20Profiles/Public%20Health%20Services%20Codebook_Data%20Guide_Metadata_10.2.19.xlsx

Interpretation: "3% of births in Geography X were preterm births".