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Indiana Natality Report - 2005
Table 26. Number and Percent of Live Births with Mother Breastfeeding on Discharge by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2005

Age of Mother Live Births Breastfeeding on Discharge Percent Breastfeeding on Discharge
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
87,088
75,464
9,820
56,892
51,004
4,467
65.3
67.6
45.5
10-14
107
72
31
40
28
12
37.4
38.9
38.7
15-17
2,757
2,093
636
1,314
1,077
221
47.7
51.5
34.7
18-19
6,740
5,488
1,192
3,613
3,087
493
53.6
56.3
41.4
20-24
24,902
21,090
3,540
14,657
12,990
1,495
58.9
61.6
42.2
25-29
25,744
22,812
2,373
17,718
16,147
1,119
68.8
70.8
47.2
30-34
17,805
15,893
1,354
12,933
11,707
750
72.6
73.7
55.4
35-39
7,410
6,591
565
5,427
4,906
298
73.2
74.4
52.7
40-44
1,529
1,348
122
1,128
1,009
74
73.8
74.9
60.7
45+
85
72
7
60
51
5
70.6
70.8
71.4
Unknown
9
5
0
2
2
0
22.2
40.0
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SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Percentages are calculated using total live births in each age of mother or age of mother/race category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing breastfeeding status data.
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This table was run on April 23, 2007.

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