Prenatal care counseling about breastfeeding

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report

New York City, 2013

Maternal Characteristics	Respondents	Estimated Population Affected	Prevalence (%)	95% C.I.
Total	1,341	79,011	74.6	71.8 - 77.5
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	371	19,498	57.7	51.9 - 63.5
Non-Hispanic Black	286	17,230	89.6	84.8 - 94.3
Non-Hispanic Other	222	12,614	73.4	66.2 - 80.6
Hispanic	462	29,670	83.2	79.1 - 87.4
Maternal Age
Less than 20 years old	59	2,813	78.6	63.6 - 93.6
20-24 years old	229	15,162	80.3	73.9 - 86.6
25-34 years old	716	43,924	75.0	71.1 - 78.8
35 years old or more	337	17,112	69.0	62.8 - 75.2
Education
Less than high school	276	16,461	83.0	77.2 - 88.7
High school graduate	306	19,767	81.8	76.4 - 87.2
More than high school	758	42,783	69.2	65.2 - 73.1
Marital Status
Married	784	42,599	67.2	63.2 - 71.2
Not Married	557	36,413	85.7	82.0 - 89.4
Medicaid Status
Not on Medicaid	686	35,687	65.2	60.9 - 69.6
On Medicaid	654	43,202	84.6	81.2 - 88.1

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

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.