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 birthweight births are highest among mothers between the ages of 15-19 and 40-44, Black or African-American women and those with a less than high school graduate education.