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Indiana Natality Report - 2003
Table 38. Outcome Indicators by Race and Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2003

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
  Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Total Indiana Births
86,382
75,422
9,288
79,261
6,763

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
Outcomes Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Low Birth Weight
6,784
5,413
1,233
6,370
399
Very Low Birth Weight
1,231
911
304
1,168
61
Preterm*
8,521
7,153
1,231
8,003
497
PNC** First Trimester
69,605
61,951
6,337
64,969
4,370
Used Alcohol During Pregnancy
539
437
99
519
19
Smoked During Pregnancy
15,954
14,431
1,411
15,602
259
Unmarried Parents
32,042
24,620
7,085
28,487
3,400
Mothers under 20 Years Old
9,498
7,573
1,837
8,533
921
Breastfeeding upon Discharge
54,636
49,385
3,959
49,195
5,258

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
Percent of Outcomes to Births Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Low Birth Weight
7.9
7.2
13.3
8.0
5.9
Very Low Birth Weight
1.4
1.2
3.3
1.5
0.9
Preterm*
9.9
9.5
13.3
10.1
7.3
PNC** First Trimester
80.6
82.1
68.2
82.0
64.6
Used Alcohol During Pregnancy
0.6
0.6
1.1
0.7
0.3
Smoked During Pregnancy
18.5
19.1
15.2
19.7
3.8
Unmarried Parents
37.1
32.6
76.3
35.9
50.3
Mothers under 20 Years Old
11.0
10.0
19.8
10.8
13.6
Breastfeeding upon Discharge
63.2
65.5
42.6
62.1
77.7

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 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 August 17, 2005.

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