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First Trimester PreNATAL Care MAP

The percentage of women receiving first trimester care varies throughout Lancaster County

Early and regular prenatal care improves the chances of a healthy pregnancy.⁸ The Community Health Endowment 2021 Place Matters 4.0 Community Mapping Project maps the percentage of women receiving prenatal care in the first trimester across census tracts in Lancaster County.⁹

• In 2021, 79.3% of women receive prenatal care in the first trimester in Lancaster County. This falls short of Lincoln’s goal of 90% of women receiving prenatal care in the first trimester.⁹
• The census tracts with the lowest percentage of women receiving prenatal care in the first trimester are located near downtown where poverty is most prevalent. The downtown area also has the highest concentration of children in Lincoln.

FOOTNOTES

8.  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (2017, January 31). What is prenatal care and why is it important? https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/pregnancy/conditioninfo/prenatal-care
9.  Community Health Endowment. (2021). Place Matters 4.0 Community Mapping Project 2021. https://www.chelincoln.org/placematters/

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Map courtesy of Community Health Endowment, Place Matters Community Mapping Project. For the online interactive map of the CHE Place Matters 4.0 Maps, visit: https://www.chelincoln.org/placematters/maps.html