Number & Percent of Live Births by Weight Gain of Mother and by Year,
Allegan County Health Department,
Michigan 1989-2022

Year	Singleton	Weight Gain of Mother
		Weight Gain Low		Weight Gain Normal		Weight Gain High
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1989	1,380	---	---	---	---	---	---
1990	1,437	---	---	---	---	---	---
1991	1,378	---	---	---	---	---	---
1992	1,411	---	---	---	---	---	---
1993	1,344	---	---	---	---	---	---
1994	1,368	---	---	---	---	---	---
1995	1,311	---	---	---	---	---	---
1996	1,393	---	---	---	---	---	---
1997	1,402	---	---	---	---	---	---
1998	1,380	---	---	---	---	---	---
1999	1,430	---	---	---	---	---	---
2000	1,494	---	---	---	---	---	---
2001	1,406	---	---	---	---	---	---
2002	1,415	---	---	---	---	---	---
2003	1,431	---	---	---	---	---	---
2004	1,471	---	---	---	---	---	---
2005	1,456	---	---	---	---	---	---
2006	1,545	---	---	---	---	---	---
2007	1,457	---	---	---	---	---	---
2008	1,416	287	20.3	440	31.1	668	47.2
2009	1,438	272	18.9	436	30.3	704	49.0
2010	1,304	259	19.9	397	30.4	618	47.4
2011	1,287	274	21.3	403	31.3	575	44.7
2012	1,312	263	20.0	445	33.9	570	43.4
2013	1,249	293	23.5	400	32.0	532	42.6
2014	1,369	302	22.1	422	30.8	637	46.5
2015	1,350	314	23.3	443	32.8	590	43.7
2016	1,350	293	21.7	458	33.9	598	44.3
2017	1,288	238	18.5	410	31.8	633	49.1
2018	1,387	338	24.4	395	28.5	647	46.6
2019	1,252	316	25.2	379	30.3	538	43.0
2020	1,227	285	23.2	354	28.9	575	46.9
2021	1,216	215	17.7	348	28.6	649	53.4
2022	1,215	220	18.1	361	29.7	620	51.0

Notes:

--- Triple dashes indicates that the data is not available. Certain birth variables, such as those related to weight gain, BMI, WIC, breastfeeding, infections, tobacco use, chronic conditions and other variables, were not collected before 2008.

Weight Gain Low

Weight gain is considered low if it falls below the IOM recommended range of weight gain.

Weight Gain Normal

Weight gain is considered normal if it is within the IOM recommended range of weight gain.

Weight Gain High

Weight gain is considered high if it rises above the IOM recommended range of weight gain.

Source: 1989 Michigan Birth Certificate Registry;1990-2022 Geocoded Michigan Birth Certificate Registries.
Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services