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Indiana Natality Report - 2006
Table 38. Outcome Indicators by Race and Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2006

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
  Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Total Indiana Live Births
89,404
77,096
10,396
80,727
8,488

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
Live Births with Reported Outcomes (Number) Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Low Birthweight
7,334
5,728
1,467
6,761
566
Very Low Birthweight
1,271
914
342
1,176
94
Preterm*
9,234
7,572
1,515
8,486
733
PNC** First Trimester
69,342
61,041
6,817
63,883
5,330
Used Alcohol During Pregnancy
396
324
65
373
20
Smoked During Pregnancy
15,450
13,967
1,382
15,178
233
Unmarried Parents
36,875
28,404
8,130
32,132
4,661
Mothers under 20 Years Old
9,726
7,618
2,038
8,657
1,049
Breastfeeding upon Discharge
59,440
52,820
5,065
52,512
6,828

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
Live Births with Reported Outcomes (Percent) Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Low Birthweight
8.2
7.4
14.1
8.4
6.7
Very Low Birthweight
1.4
1.2
3.3
1.5
1.1
Preterm*
10.3
9.8
14.6
10.5
8.6
PNC** First Trimester
77.6
79.2
65.6
79.1
62.8
Used Alcohol During Pregnancy
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.5
0.2
Smoked During Pregnancy
17.3
18.1
13.3
18.8
2.7
Unmarried Parents
41.2
36.8
78.2
39.8
54.9
Mothers under 20 Years Old
10.9
9.9
19.6
10.7
12.4
Breastfeeding upon Discharge
66.5
68.5
48.7
65.0
80.4

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Public Health System Development and Data Commission, 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 May 27, 2008.

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