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Indiana Natality Report - 2012
Table 26. Number and Percent of Live Births with Mother Breastfeeding on Discharge by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2012

Age of Mother Live Births Breastfeeding on Discharge Percent Breastfeeding on Discharge
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
83,250
67,864
10,043
62,947
52,413
6,133
75.6
77.2
61.1
10-14
62
32
25
27
16
10
43.5
50.0
40.0
15-17
2,057
1,484
447
1,215
904
222
59.1
60.9
49.7
18-19
5,312
4,024
965
3,481
2,668
566
65.5
66.3
58.7
20-24
22,461
17,816
3,577
15,566
12,608
2,127
69.3
70.8
59.5
25-29
25,446
21,356
2,548
19,886
17,022
1,578
78.1
79.7
61.9
30-34
19,114
16,046
1,654
15,666
13,408
1,056
82.0
83.6
63.8
35-39
7,217
5,860
667
5,843
4,782
459
81.0
81.6
68.8
40-44
1,441
1,138
142
1,183
942
104
82.1
82.8
73.2
45+
72
54
12
55
41
10
76.4
75.9
83.3
Unknown
68
54
6
25
22
1
36.8
40.7
16.7

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 23, 2014.

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