Mother breastfed baby first hour after birth

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report

New York City, 2009

Maternal Characteristics	Respondents	Estimated Population Affected	Prevalence (%)	95% C.I.
Total	1,153	42,909	43.0	39.4 - 46.5
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	306	14,526	53.3	46.5 - 60.0
Non-Hispanic Black	252	7,913	39.6	31.7 - 47.5
Non-Hispanic Other	179	5,076	34.2	25.6 - 42.9
Hispanic	416	15,394	40.7	34.9 - 46.5
Maternal Age
Less than 20 years old	64	3,050	47.7	33.1 - 62.2
20-24 years old	218	7,903	37.2	29.6 - 44.9
25-34 years old	603	22,134	42.8	37.9 - 47.7
35 years old or more	268	9,822	47.9	40.2 - 55.6
Education
Less than high school	212	8,233	38.4	30.4 - 46.5
High school graduate	267	10,303	41.1	34.0 - 48.2
More than high school	673	24,372	45.6	40.9 - 50.4
Marital Status
Married	638	24,690	44.2	39.5 - 48.9
Not Married	515	18,219	41.4	36.0 - 46.8
Medicaid Status
Not on Medicaid	605	23,306	45.6	40.7 - 50.5
On Medicaid	548	19,603	40.2	35.1 - 45.3

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.