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.