#Project Title: Improving Maternal Health Outcomes by Analyxing Prenatal Care Utilization

#Data Source: • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). National Vital Statistics System, Natality on CDC WONDER Online Database. Data are from the Natality Records 1995-2022, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. • Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023 (NST-EST2023-POP). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Release Date: December 2023 • United States State Boundaries Shapefile (2023) [Dataset]. Retrieved from [https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/tiger-line-shapefile-current-nation-u-s-state-and-equivalent-entities] • Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Kotelchuck, M. (1994)

#Description: The main dataset contains information about live births occuring within the United States from January 2023 - Februaury 2024.

#Additional Variable Information: The main variables chosen from CDC WONDER Online databsee in this analysis includes State of Residence, Month Prenatal Care, Number of Prenatal Visits, OE Gestational Age, Morbidity Checked, and Payment Source for Delivery. The variables State of Resididence and 2023 was used from the Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023 dataset.

#DESCREPENCIES:

#USAGE: This study "Improving Maternal Health Outcomes by Analyxing Prenatal Care Utilization " provides a foundation for understanding the correlation between prenatal care utilization and maternal health outcomes, but further research and exploration is needed in order to achieve clear results in order to create intterventions or identify populations for health promotion.

#COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS:

#LIMITATION: Constraints includes lack of data quantity, lack of data quality, limited attribute selection, and no available maternal mortality data within the time frame selectd.

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