Number & Percent of Live Births by Weight Gain of Mother and by Year,
Branch County, 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	605	---	---	---	---	---	---
1990	621	---	---	---	---	---	---
1991	544	---	---	---	---	---	---
1992	526	---	---	---	---	---	---
1993	565	---	---	---	---	---	---
1994	505	---	---	---	---	---	---
1995	518	---	---	---	---	---	---
1996	519	---	---	---	---	---	---
1997	497	---	---	---	---	---	---
1998	563	---	---	---	---	---	---
1999	520	---	---	---	---	---	---
2000	617	---	---	---	---	---	---
2001	552	---	---	---	---	---	---
2002	553	---	---	---	---	---	---
2003	610	---	---	---	---	---	---
2004	579	---	---	---	---	---	---
2005	603	---	---	---	---	---	---
2006	622	---	---	---	---	---	---
2007	609	---	---	---	---	---	---
2008	551	104	18.9	159	28.9	262	47.5
2009	517	112	21.7	145	28.0	247	47.8
2010	517	105	20.3	134	25.9	243	47.0
2011	494	94	19.0	142	28.7	221	44.7
2012	478	103	21.5	158	33.1	214	44.8
2013	563	115	20.4	146	25.9	263	46.7
2014	520	95	18.3	178	34.2	238	45.8
2015	519	139	26.8	147	28.3	229	44.1
2016	522	144	27.6	151	28.9	219	42.0
2017	513	136	26.5	153	29.8	221	43.1
2018	592	125	21.1	174	29.4	285	48.1
2019	522	127	24.3	139	26.6	235	45.0
2020	545	125	22.9	159	29.2	256	47.0
2021	545	115	21.1	151	27.7	270	49.5
2022	535	157	29.3	154	28.8	208	38.9

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