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Indiana Natality Report - 2014
Table 38 Number and Percent of Outcome Indicators by Race and Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2014

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
  Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Total Indiana Live Births
83,927
68,822
10,390
76,622
7,224

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
Live Births with Reported Outcomes (Number) Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Low Birthweight
6,700
4,992
1,377
6,235
460
Very Low Birthweight
1,149
810
284
1,060
87
Preterm*
8,113
6,325
1,390
7,476
631
PNC** First Trimester
56,679
48,238
5,811
52,642
3,997
Mother on Medicaid
36,704
26,405
7,754
31,573
5,096
Smoked During Pregnancy
12,655
11,260
1,262
12,384
267
Unmarried Parents
36,379
26,524
8,259
32,300
4,035
Mothers under 20 Years Old
6,277
4,791
1,164
5,513
758
Breastfeeding at Discharge
66,559
55,689
6,868
60,476
6,031

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
Live Births with Reported Outcomes (Percent) Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Low Birthweight
8.0
7.3
13.3
8.1
6.4
Very Low Birthweight
1.4
1.2
2.7
1.4
1.2
Preterm*
9.7
9.2
13.4
9.8
8.7
PNC** First Trimester
67.5
70.1
55.9
68.7
55.3
Mother on Medicaid
43.7
38.4
74.6
41.2
70.5
Smoked During Pregnancy
15.1
16.4
12.2
16.2
3.7
Unmarried Parents
43.4
38.5
79.5
42.2
55.9
Mothers under 20 Years Old
7.5
7.0
11.2
7.2
10.5
Breastfeeding at Discharge
79.3
80.9
66.1
78.9
83.5

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 28, 2015.

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