Indiana Quick Facts
• 79,953 live births : o 71.7 % NH White o 13.6 % NH Black o 11.0 % Hispanic
• Similar low birthweight ( LBW ) and preterm rate as the nation
• Similar percentage of mothers on Medicaid as the nation
• Nearly 1 / 3 of pregnant women do not receive early prenatal care ( PNC )
Disparities in Indiana
• NH Black infants in Indiana are more likely to be born LBW or preterm
• NH Black and Hispanic women are more likely to not receive early prenatal care ( 1st trimester )
• NH Black women in Indiana are less likely to breastfeed at hospital discharge
• NH White women in Indiana are more likely to smoke during pregnancy
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Birth Outcome Indicators by Race & Ethnicity , 2021
NH White NH Black Hispanic
23.9
14.1 14.1 10.4 10.7
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39.5 41.2
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17.9
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^ = Rate per 1,000 live births
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2021 REGION
LBW = Low Birthweight PNC = Prenatal Care IMR = Infant Mortality Rate NH = Non-Hispanic
% LBW ( < 2,500 G )
% PRETERM (< 37 WKS GESTATION )
% NO EARLY PNC ( 1 ST TRIMESTER )
% ~ SMOKING
% NOT BREASTFEEDING
% MOTHER ON MEDICAID
NORTHWESTERN 8.6 11.3 33.4 5.8 20.1 45.2
NORTHERN 7.8 9.7 34.8 8.5 16.1 47.9
NORTHEASTERN 7.8 10.0 35.9 9.4 16.1 32.5
MIDWESTERN 8.7 11.5 31.7 16.5 25.2 48.5
WESTERN 8.6 10.8 23.7 9.0 17.3 33.3
EASTERN 8.9 11.5 21.8 17.4 27.0 50.3
CENTRAL SOUTHWESTERN
8.5 12.3 23.2 17.4 23.2 45.6
CENTRAL 8.9 11.1 27.1 6.4 14.8 36.1
SOUTHEASTERN 7.2 10.1 27.7 14.7 26.2 40.8
SOUTHWESTERN 8.3 11.4 19.6 11.5 21.6 39.7
SOUTHERN 8.1 10.9 23.6 15.0 22.2 40.9
INDIANA 8.4 10.9 28.3 9.8 18.6 39.9
U . S . 8.5 10.5 21.7 4.6 16.7 41.0 ~ Smoking during pregnancy is being collected through new metrics and should not be compared to previous years or to U . S . data
For more information on infant mortality , visit : www . in . gov / health / mch / data / infant-mortality
Created by Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology , October 2023
2024 SOUTHERN INDIANA MEDICAL GUIDE A PUBLICATION OF THE NEWS AND TRIBUNE
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