Prenatal care counseling about breastfeeding

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report

New York City, 2009

Maternal Characteristics	Respondents	Estimated Population Affected	Prevalence (%)	95% C.I.
Total	1,341	90,053	79.9	77.2 - 82.5
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	348	17,972	60.3	54.0 - 66.5
Non-Hispanic Black	309	21,145	92.6	89.0 - 96.1
Non-Hispanic Other	219	13,885	72.9	65.6 - 80.1
Hispanic	465	37,050	90.3	87.1 - 93.5
Maternal Age
Less than 20 years old	72	6,909	97.9	93.9 - 100
20-24 years old	257	20,352	85.7	80.4 - 90.9
25-34 years old	702	46,474	78.6	74.9 - 82.3
35 years old or more	310	16,317	71.5	65.1 - 78.0
Education
Less than high school	263	23,214	92.7	88.9 - 96.5
High school graduate	322	23,534	82.0	76.9 - 87.1
More than high school	753	43,086	73.3	69.3 - 77.3
Marital Status
Married	729	44,064	71.4	67.3 - 75.4
Not Married	612	45,989	90.2	87.3 - 93.0
Medicaid Status
Not on Medicaid	679	39,602	70.2	65.9 - 74.4
On Medicaid	662	50,451	89.6	86.7 - 92.4

This report excludes respondents who did not go for prenatal care.

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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.