Hospital helped mother learn how to breastfeed

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report

New York City, 2013

Maternal Characteristics	Respondents	Estimated Population Affected	Prevalence (%)	95% C.I.
Total	1,148	75,379	81.9	79.2 - 84.6
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	321	23,130	77.3	72.0 - 82.5
Non-Hispanic Black	248	14,417	85.9	80.2 - 91.5
Non-Hispanic Other	195	12,413	83.6	77.2 - 89.9
Hispanic	384	25,418	83.5	79.0 - 87.9
Maternal Age
Less than 20 years old	41	1,484	79.1	60.7 - 97.6
20-24 years old	188	13,702	86.4	80.8 - 92.1
25-34 years old	633	43,030	82.2	78.6 - 85.8
35 years old or more	286	17,163	78.1	72.2 - 84.0
Education
Less than high school	211	12,888	82.9	76.8 - 89.1
High school graduate	263	16,855	80.3	74.4 - 86.1
More than high school	674	45,635	82.2	78.8 - 85.7
Marital Status
Married	680	44,653	80.6	77.0 - 84.2
Not Married	468	30,726	83.9	79.8 - 88.0
Medicaid Status
Not on Medicaid	611	41,690	83.7	80.1 - 87.2
On Medicaid	536	33,566	79.8	75.6 - 83.9

This report excludes respondents who never breastfed their baby and respondents whose baby was not born in the hospital.

Note: NYS (excluding NYC) data are not available prior to 2009.

Detailed definition of indicator

Technical Notes

• Respondents - The number of mothers who responded to this question.
• Estimated Population Affected - Number of mothers/infants with characteristic or condition.