About this data measure

• A baby with low birthweight is born weighing less than 5 pounds 8 ounces. Some low birthweight babies experience serious health problems. (Source: March of Dimes)
• Since 2015, the number of infants born at low birthweight in Rhode Island has been relatively unchanged.
• The rate of low birth weight births among Black or African-American women increased between 2020 and 2021.
• Since 2020, mothers ages 15-19 represent a higher percentage of low birth weight infants.