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Indiana Natality Report - 2016
Table 26. Number and Percent of Live Births to Mothers Breastfeeding at Discharge by Age and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2016

  Live Births Breastfeeding at Discharge Percent Breastfeeding at Discharge
Age of Mother Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
83,063
67,868
10,472
67,203
56,025
7,214
80.9
82.5
68.9
Under 15
44
26
14
28
19
6
63.6
73.1
42.9
15-17
1,297
958
263
806
606
152
62.1
63.3
57.8
18-19
3,953
3,029
746
2,770
2,160
468
70.1
71.3
62.7
20-24
20,225
15,869
3,482
15,295
12,276
2,323
75.6
77.4
66.7
25-29
26,458
22,040
3,077
21,757
18,466
2,164
82.2
83.8
70.3
30-34
20,724
17,511
1,819
17,788
15,252
1,306
85.8
87.1
71.8
35-39
8,635
7,091
856
7,326
6,108
632
84.8
86.1
73.8
40-44
1,620
1,263
201
1,350
1,073
150
83.3
85.0
74.6
45+
97
75
14
81
63
13
83.5
84.0
92.9
Unknown
10
6
0
2
2
0
20.0
33.3
0.0

  Live Births Breastfeeding at Discharge Percent Breastfeeding at Discharge
Age of Mother Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic
Total
83,063
7,439
75,577
67,203
6,264
60,914
80.9
84.2
80.6
Under 15
44
6
38
28
6
22
63.6
100.0
57.9
15-17
1,297
214
1,081
806
166
640
62.1
77.6
59.2
18-19
3,953
491
3,462
2,770
385
2,385
70.1
78.4
68.9
20-24
20,225
1,913
18,304
15,295
1,600
13,690
75.6
83.6
74.8
25-29
26,458
2,007
24,437
21,757
1,698
20,051
82.2
84.6
82.1
30-34
20,724
1,611
19,101
17,788
1,392
16,388
85.8
86.4
85.8
35-39
8,635
968
7,661
7,326
819
6,503
84.8
84.6
84.9
40-44
1,620
226
1,391
1,350
195
1,155
83.3
86.3
83.0
45+
97
3
94
81
3
78
83.5
100.0
83.0
Unknown
10
0
8
2
0
2
20.0
0.0
25.0

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
 
Percentages are calculated using total live births in each age of mother category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing age of mother and breastfeeding at discharge data.
 
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This table was run on September 20, 2017.

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