New York State Live Births by Month Prenatal Care Began and County, 2008 Onward

Live birth counts from New York State stratified by the month prenatal care began and the mother's county of residence. The dataset is provided by health.data.ny.gov and covers data beginning in 2008, with the latest update recorded in March 2026. Data may differ from other Vital Statistics publications due to update schedules.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in prenatal care initiation timing using Year and Month Prenatal Care Began columns.
• Compare birth counts and care patterns across geographic regions using the County column.
• Aggregate total births or filter specific data subsets using the Value and Table columns.

Strengths

• Data covers a longitudinal period beginning in 2008, providing over 15 years of potential trend analysis.
• Includes a geographic dimension via the County column for regional comparisons.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, and XML.

Limitations

• Row count and total data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

health.data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Likely contains administrative records from New York State Vital Statistics.

Time Range

Beginning 2008

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-12 17:19:50; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York State, stratified by resident County.