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Indiana Natality Report - 2015
Table 38 Number and Percent of Outcome Indicators by Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2015

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
  Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Total Indiana Live Births
84,008
68,840
10,411
76,327
7,633

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
Live Births with Reported Outcomes (Number) Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Low Birthweight
6,732
5,096
1,293
6,186
540
Very Low Birthweight
1,221
889
277
1,122
98
Preterm*
8,053
6,343
1,334
7,338
708
PNC** First Trimester
58,205
49,242
6,185
53,760
4,427
Mother on Medicaid
36,087
26,027
7,592
30,781
5,291
Smoked During Pregnancy
12,014
10,727
1,152
11,731
282
Unmarried Parents
36,342
26,693
8,142
32,110
4,203
Mothers under 20 Years Old
5,876
4,451
1,127
5,117
753
Breastfeeding at Discharge
67,628
56,411
7,128
61,208
6,394

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
Live Births with Reported Outcomes (Percent) Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Low Birthweight
8.0
7.4
12.4
8.1
7.1
Very Low Birthweight
1.5
1.3
2.7
1.5
1.3
Preterm*
9.6
9.2
12.8
9.6
9.3
PNC** First Trimester
69.3
71.5
59.4
70.4
58.0
Mother on Medicaid
43.0
37.8
72.9
40.3
69.3
Smoked During Pregnancy
14.3
15.6
11.1
15.4
3.7
Unmarried Parents
43.3
38.8
78.2
42.1
55.1
Mothers under 20 Years Old
7.0
6.5
10.8
6.7
9.9
Breastfeeding at Discharge
80.5
82.0
68.5
80.2
83.8

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 November 17, 2016.

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