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Vermont Medicaid/CHIP (CCS-21)

LBW: Live Births Weighing Less Than 2,500 Grams (CCS-21)

Current Value

9.4%

2019

Definition

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Notes on Methodology

  • Starting in CY2020: to reduce state burden and streamline reporting, CMS is giving states the option to have CMS calculate a Medicaid state-level rate for this measure using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) tool, which uses state birth certificate data compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics.
  • The annual reported rate captures activity during the previous calendar year.
  • This is a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) measure.
  • There is no benchmark available for this administrative measure.

Story Behind the Curve

Percentage of live births that weighed less than 2,500 grams in the state during the reporting period.

An infant's birthweight is a common measure of infant and maternal health and well-being.  Infants weighing less than 2,500 grams at birth may experience serious and costly health problems and developmental delays.  Pregnant women are at higher risk of a low-birth weitht baby if they have chronic health conditions (e.g. high blood pressure or diabetes), low weight gain during pregnancy, high stress levels, or high-risk behaviors (e.g drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, or using drugs).

Last updated:  August 2021

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