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Indiana Natality Report - 2008
Table 26. Number and Percent of Live Births with Mother Breastfeeding on Discharge by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2008

Age of Mother Live Births Breastfeeding on Discharge Percent Breastfeeding on Discharge
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
88,679
74,280
10,496
60,765
52,460
5,202
68.5
70.6
49.6
10-14
113
67
41
42
27
13
37.2
40.3
31.7
15-17
2,728
2,020
600
1,338
1,041
228
49.0
51.5
38.0
18-19
6,874
5,352
1,323
3,793
3,052
596
55.2
57.0
45.0
20-24
25,045
20,580
3,665
15,440
13,121
1,729
61.6
63.8
47.2
25-29
26,928
23,134
2,619
19,575
17,272
1,368
72.7
74.7
52.2
30-34
17,814
15,385
1,432
13,604
11,952
811
76.4
77.7
56.6
35-39
7,626
6,433
675
5,785
4,973
379
75.9
77.3
56.1
40-44
1,463
1,232
133
1,121
962
74
76.6
78.1
55.6
45+
84
74
7
66
59
4
78.6
79.7
57.1
Unknown
4
3
1
1
1
0
25.0
33.3
0.0

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 July 26, 2011.

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