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Indiana Natality Report - 2009
Table 26. Number and Percent of Live Births with Mother Breastfeeding on Discharge by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2009

Age of Mother Live Births Breastfeeding on Discharge Percent Breastfeeding on Discharge
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
86,126
71,670
10,209
60,189
51,629
5,204
69.9
72.0
51.0
10-14
95
64
30
36
28
8
37.9
43.8
26.7
15-17
2,730
2,001
598
1,376
1,056
243
50.4
52.8
40.6
18-19
6,754
5,262
1,290
3,792
3,076
572
56.1
58.5
44.3
20-24
23,873
19,480
3,550
15,076
12,726
1,712
63.2
65.3
48.2
25-29
26,130
22,321
2,565
19,301
16,936
1,370
73.9
75.9
53.4
30-34
17,829
15,278
1,393
13,891
12,135
812
77.9
79.4
58.3
35-39
7,147
5,963
646
5,522
4,666
407
77.3
78.2
63.0
40-44
1,453
1,206
126
1,105
930
72
76.0
77.1
57.1
45+
113
95
11
90
76
8
79.6
80.0
72.7
Unknown
2
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
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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 May 31, 2012.

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