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Indiana Natality Report - 2016
Table 38 Number and Percent of Outcome Indicators by Race and Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2016

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
  Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Total Indiana Live Births
83,063
67,868
10,472
75,577
7,439

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
Live Births with Reported Outcomes (Number) Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Low Birthweight
6,814
5,161
1,307
6,264
543
Very Low Birthweight
1,236
875
298
1,119
115
Preterm*
8,292
6,481
1,405
7,542
743
PNC** First Trimester
57,573
48,707
6,076
53,277
4,279
Mother on Medicaid
34,613
24,551
7,599
29,486
5,117
Smoked During Pregnancy
11,211
9,929
1,134
10,929
280
Unmarried Parents
35,428
25,818
8,164
31,315
4,091
Mothers under 20 Years Old
5,294
4,013
1,023
4,581
711
Breastfeeding at Discharge
67,203
56,025
7,214
60,914
6,264

All Races/Ethnicity Race Ethnicity
Live Births with Reported Outcomes (Percent) Total White Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Low Birthweight
8.2
7.6
12.5
8.3
7.3
Very Low Birthweight
1.5
1.3
2.9
1.5
1.6
Preterm*
10.0
9.6
13.4
10.0
10.0
PNC** First Trimester
69.3
71.8
58.0
70.5
57.5
Mother on Medicaid
41.7
36.2
72.6
39.0
68.8
Smoked During Pregnancy
13.5
14.6
10.8
14.5
3.8
Unmarried Parents
42.7
38.0
78.0
41.4
55.0
Mothers under 20 Years Old
6.4
5.9
9.8
6.1
9.6
Breastfeeding at Discharge
80.9
82.6
68.9
80.6
84.2

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 September 21, 2017.

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