Number & Percent of Live Births by Weight Gain of Mother and by Year,
Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph 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	2,111	---	---	---	---	---	---
1990	2,143	---	---	---	---	---	---
1991	1,983	---	---	---	---	---	---
1992	1,859	---	---	---	---	---	---
1993	2,003	---	---	---	---	---	---
1994	1,901	---	---	---	---	---	---
1995	1,831	---	---	---	---	---	---
1996	1,913	---	---	---	---	---	---
1997	1,868	---	---	---	---	---	---
1998	1,973	---	---	---	---	---	---
1999	1,983	---	---	---	---	---	---
2000	2,276	---	---	---	---	---	---
2001	2,061	---	---	---	---	---	---
2002	2,028	---	---	---	---	---	---
2003	2,063	---	---	---	---	---	---
2004	2,072	---	---	---	---	---	---
2005	2,163	---	---	---	---	---	---
2006	2,086	---	---	---	---	---	---
2007	2,129	---	---	---	---	---	---
2008	1,994	397	19.9	582	29.2	917	46.0
2009	1,802	364	20.2	516	28.6	843	46.8
2010	1,853	332	17.9	484	26.1	914	49.3
2011	1,888	345	18.3	505	26.7	934	49.5
2012	1,663	359	21.6	496	29.8	797	47.9
2013	1,947	389	20.0	541	27.8	919	47.2
2014	1,859	370	19.9	566	30.4	899	48.4
2015	1,792	388	21.7	537	30.0	851	47.5
2016	1,813	419	23.1	516	28.5	854	47.1
2017	1,747	405	23.2	486	27.8	823	47.1
2018	1,856	361	19.5	548	29.5	916	49.4
2019	1,677	344	20.5	473	28.2	803	47.9
2020	1,726	380	22.0	473	27.4	847	49.1
2021	1,651	342	20.7	459	27.8	815	49.4
2022	1,583	399	25.2	445	28.1	685	43.3

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