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Indiana Natality Report - 2015
Table 12. Percent of Live Births by Place, Type of Attendant, and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2015

All Races Place of Birth
Type of Attendant Total Hospital Freestanding
birthing center		 Home (Intended) Home
(Not Intended)		 Home (Unknown) Clinic or
doctor office		 Other Unknown
Total
100.0
97.5
0.7
1.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
MD
87.1
87.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
DO*
4.9
4.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
CNM**
6.3
5.0
0.7
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Other Midwife
0.8
0.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Other
1.0
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Unknown
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

White Place of Birth
Type of Attendant Total Hospital Freestanding
birthing center		 Home (Intended) Home
(Not Intended)		 Home (Unknown) Clinic or
doctor office		 Other Unknown
Total
100.0
97.0
0.9
1.9
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
MD
86.6
86.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
DO*
5.1
5.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
CNM**
6.3
4.8
0.9
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Other Midwife
0.8
0.4
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Other
1.1
0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

Black Place of Birth
Type of Attendant Total Hospital Freestanding
birthing center		 Home (Intended) Home
(Not Intended)		 Home (Unknown) Clinic or
doctor office		 Other Unknown
Total
100.0
99.6
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
MD
89.3
89.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
DO*
3.7
3.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
CNM**
6.2
6.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Other Midwife
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Other
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Unknown
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

Hispanic (Any Race) Place of Birth
Type of Attendant Total Hospital Freestanding
birthing center		 Home (Intended) Home
(Not Intended)		 Home (Unknown) Clinic or
doctor office		 Other Unknown
Total
100.0
99.6
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
MD
85.0
84.9
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
DO*
5.6
5.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
CNM**
8.6
8.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Other Midwife
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Other
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Percentages are based on total of race/ethnicity.
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
*DO = Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
**CNM = Certified Nurse Midwife
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This table was run on November 17, 2016.

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