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Increase the proportion of women who had a healthy weight before pregnancy — MICH‑13 Data

Status: Getting worse

  Getting worse

Most Recent Data:
38.2 percent (2022)

Target:
47.1 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
42.1 percent of females delivering a live birth in 2018 had a healthy weight prior to pregnancy

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Women having a healthy weight prior to pregnancy, 2018-2022
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total
42.1
CI 42.1 / 42.2
SE 0.026
41.0
CI 41.0 / 41.1
SE 0.026
40.0
CI 39.9 / 40.0
SE 0.026
39.1
CI 39.0 / 39.1
SE 0.026
38.2
CI 38.1 / 38.2
SE 0.026