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Indiana Natality Report - 2007
Table 26. Number and Percent of Live Births with Mother Breastfeeding on Discharge by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2007

Age of Mother Live Births Breastfeeding on Discharge Percent Breastfeeding on Discharge
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
89,719
77,171
10,303
60,222
53,513
4,904
67.1
69.3
47.6
10-14
109
67
42
37
28
9
33.9
41.8
21.4
15-17
2,955
2,242
675
1,410
1,184
217
47.7
52.8
32.1
18-19
6,976
5,582
1,310
3,811
3,195
559
54.6
57.2
42.7
20-24
25,593
21,754
3,483
15,550
13,705
1,584
60.8
63.0
45.5
25-29
27,095
23,767
2,617
19,129
17,259
1,300
70.6
72.6
49.7
30-34
17,888
15,831
1,387
13,464
12,085
801
75.3
76.3
57.8
35-39
7,576
6,620
643
5,700
5,072
355
75.2
76.6
55.2
40-44
1,455
1,250
137
1,072
944
72
73.7
75.5
52.6
45+
68
56
9
48
40
7
70.6
71.4
77.8
Unknown
4
2
0
1
1
0
25.0
50.0
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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 16, 2010.

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