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Indiana Natality Report - 2005
Table 38. Outcome Indicators by Race and Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2005

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
  Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Total Indiana Live Births
87,088
75,464
9,820
78,723
8,026

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
Live Births with Reported Outcomes (Number) Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Low Birthweight
7,249
5,768
1,315
6,698
532
Very Low Birthweight
1,336
993
322
1,234
102
Preterm*
9,136
7,625
1,343
8,426
687
PNC** First Trimester
68,723
60,950
6,363
63,478
5,014
Used Alcohol During Pregnancy
470
359
100
449
19
Smoked During Pregnancy
15,589
14,123
1,370
15,220
265
Unmarried Parents
34,964
26,988
7,630
30,447
4,372
Mother under 20 Years of Age
9,604
7,653
1,859
8,485
1,065
Breastfeeding upon Discharge
56,892
51,004
4,467
50,302
6,403

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
Live Births with Reported Outcomes (Percent) Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Low Birthweight
8.3
7.6
13.4
8.5
6.6
Very Low Birthweight
1.5
1.3
3.3
1.6
1.3
Preterm*
10.5
10.1
13.7
10.7
8.6
PNC** First Trimester
78.9
80.8
64.8
80.6
62.5
Used Alcohol During Pregnancy
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.6
0.2
Smoked During Pregnancy
17.9
18.7
14.0
19.3
3.3
Unmarried Parents
40.1
35.8
77.7
38.7
54.5
Mother under 20 Years of Age
11.0
10.1
18.9
10.8
13.3
Breastfeeding upon Discharge
65.3
67.6
45.5
63.9
79.8

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
*Preterm: less than 37 weeks gestation.
**PNC: Prenatal Care.
Percentages are calculated using total live births in each race category. Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing outcome indicators data.
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This table was run on April 25, 2007.

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