Birth Dashboard

The Florida Birth Dashboard provides a written analysis and graphic display of fertility trends in Florida over the past 25 years. There are several maps, charts and graphs, used to illustrate demographic trends from 1989 to 2023, by age, race, and ethnicity.
Unknown values of birth are not included in graphs. Due to this, the data displayed in each graphic is only for total known records.

       
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Trimester of Prenatal Care

It is most beneficial for prenatal care to begin in the first trimester and continue throughout the pregnancy. In 2024, 68.9% of all Florida resident births occurred to mothers who began prenatal care in the first trimester. This percentage peaked in 2003 at 85.85% and has since declined.

Smoking

Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of poor birth outcomes, such as low birth weight and preterm birth. In 1990, 16.18% of all newborns in Florida were born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy. This percentage has since declined steadily to 1.44% in 2024.

Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index

The percentage of births in Florida to mothers with a normal pre-pregnancy BMI (18.5-24.9) decreased from 46.46% in 2015 to 38.12% in 2024. The percentage of births to mothers with an overweight pre-pregnancy BMI (25-29.9) increased from 26.06% in 2015 to 29.54% in 2024. The percentage of births to mothers with an obese pre-pregnancy BMI (>=30), increased from 23.26% in 2015 to 29.40% in 2024.

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Note: High risk conditions include births to mothers who had a history of gestational or pre-pregnancy diabetes, chronic or gestational hypertension, previous pre-term delivery, or other previous poor birth outcomes.
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Note: Starting in 2004, trimester prenatal care began is calculated as the time elapsed from the date of the last menstrual period to the date of the first prenatal care visit. Prior to 2004, these data were obtained by direct question that noted the trimester the mother began prenatal care. Consequently, these data are not comparable to data from prior years. Births with unknown information as to when prenatal care began are excluded from the denominator.