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Indiana Natality Report - 2013
Table 26. Number and Percent of Live Births with Mother Breastfeeding at Discharge by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2013

Age of Mother Live Births Breastfeeding at Discharge Percent Breastfeeding at Discharge
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
83,115
67,203
10,006
64,251
52,865
6,411
77.3
78.7
64.1
Under 15
73
39
24
29
16
6
39.7
41.0
25.0
15-17
1,797
1,260
380
1,098
779
195
61.1
61.8
51.3
18-19
4,940
3,763
882
3,371
2,585
543
68.2
68.7
61.6
20-24
22,382
17,576
3,619
15,863
12,701
2,201
70.9
72.3
60.8
25-29
25,407
21,116
2,626
20,250
17,154
1,698
79.7
81.2
64.7
30-34
19,231
16,015
1,597
16,016
13,467
1,120
83.3
84.1
70.1
35-39
7,674
6,165
708
6,336
5,142
517
82.6
83.4
73.0
40-44
1,518
1,196
162
1,214
958
126
80.0
80.1
77.8
45+
90
71
7
74
63
5
82.2
88.7
71.4
Unknown
3
2
1
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Percentages are calculated using total live births in each age of mother or age of mother/race category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing age of mother and breastfeeding status data.
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This table was run on January 23, 2015.

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