Table 5: Live Birth Summary by Mother's Age, New York State 2012

Category Mother's Age
Total < 15 15-17 18-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45 + N.S.
All Births 239,224 179 3,500 9,054 45,275 63,298 69,056 37,989 10,028 839 6
Sex
Male 122,520 89 1,764 4,662 23,096 32,495 35,412 19,472 5,099 428 3
Female 116,703 90 1,736 4,392 22,179 30,803 33,644 18,516 4,929 411 3
Not Stated 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Race/Ethnicity
White Non-Hisp 114,958 28 822 2,980 18,631 29,557 36,985 20,241 5,235 476 3
Black Non-Hisp 36,905 56 882 2,174 8,772 9,559 8,603 5,096 1,624 139 0
Other Non-Hisp 30,881 17 197 524 4,073 8,915 10,208 5,542 1,296 108 1
Not Stated NH 102 0 3 4 24 27 19 17 8 0 0
Hispanic 56,378 78 1,596 3,372 13,775 15,240 13,241 7,093 1,865 116 2
Marital Status
Out of Wedlock 98,132 175 3,373 7,986 30,359 26,188 18,018 9,072 2,745 216 0
Married 138,889 3 114 1,011 14,659 36,637 50,310 28,424 7,126 604 1
Not Stated 2,203 1 13 57 257 473 728 493 157 19 5
Birthweight
< 1500 gms 3,504 9 62 145 642 793 993 640 195 24 1
1500-2499 gms 15,431 19 290 694 2,840 3,783 4,136 2,610 917 141 1
2500 + gms 220,047 151 3,147 8,212 41,723 58,649 63,879 34,709 8,900 674 3
Not Stated 242 0 1 3 70 73 48 30 16 0 1
Plurality
Single Births 229,984 177 3,456 8,894 44,212 61,325 66,018 35,911 9,346 640 5
Twins 8,853 2 41 158 1,025 1,906 2,902 1,986 636 196 1
Triplets + 352 0 3 0 35 57 130 84 41 2 0
Not Stated 35 0 0 2 3 10 6 8 5 1 0
Month PNC Began
1st - 3rd month 171,805 55 1,623 5,187 29,095 45,836 52,970 29,069 7,368 602 0
4th - 6th month 47,953 66 1,291 2,738 11,610 12,539 11,390 6,299 1,861 158 1
7th - 9th month 11,439 43 423 770 2,949 3,018 2,473 1,322 410 31 0
No PNC 1,514 11 81 104 437 354 304 157 60 6 0
PNC Start Unk 2,151 1 12 42 231 419 744 526 153 21 2
PNC Unknown 4,362 3 70 213 953 1,132 1,175 616 176 21 3
Order of Birth
1st Child 102,262 172 3,247 7,479 26,065 26,813 24,895 10,541 2,743 304 3
2nd Child 75,550 4 237 1,423 13,660 20,434 23,688 12,941 2,923 237 3
3rd Child 35,191 1 13 135 4,302 9,694 11,476 7,504 1,979 87 0
4th Child + 26,174 2 1 13 1,239 6,343 8,987 6,998 2,380 211 0
Not Stated 47 0 2 4 9 14 10 5 3 0 0
Method of Delivery
Vaginal 156,546 156 2,832 6,910 33,175 43,036 43,586 21,563 5,004 280 4
Cesarean 81,550 23 664 2,123 11,869 19,973 25,140 16,242 4,961 554 1
Not Stated 1,128 0 4 21 231 289 330 184 63 5 1
Mother's Education
< 12 Years 44,708 175 3,109 4,129 11,551 11,338 8,459 4,521 1,302 123 1
12 Years 52,339 2 345 3,525 16,276 14,626 10,437 5,434 1,556 136 2
13-15 Years 59,099 0 18 1,358 14,184 18,491 15,146 7,756 2,004 142 0
16 Years 43,161 0 1 11 2,465 11,349 17,048 9,593 2,501 192 1
17+ Years 38,757 0 2 0 506 7,174 17,704 10,532 2,600 238 1
Not Stated 1,160 2 25 31 293 320 262 153 65 8 1
Place of Birth
Hospital 234,345 175 3,478 8,967 44,580 62,076 67,516 37,008 9,735 810 0
Home 2,164 3 8 24 317 601 666 417 117 10 1
Other 2,713 1 14 63 377 620 874 564 176 19 5
Not Stated 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Primary Financial Coverage
Medicaid/Fam Hlth Plus 116,604 151 2,790 7,064 32,790 34,367 24,252 11,717 3,227 244 2
Private Insurance 106,381 10 356 1,214 8,350 24,513 40,939 24,206 6,245 547 1
Self Pay 3,787 7 109 218 1,080 919 794 509 138 12 1
Indian Health Service 81 0 4 5 31 24 10 7 0 0 0
CHAMPUS/Tricare 2,312 1 15 93 775 795 457 154 20 2 0
Child Health Plus B 5,259 6 162 316 1,450 1,505 1,148 517 143 12 0
Other Insurance 2,375 2 38 105 470 675 644 335 97 9 0
Not Stated 2,425 2 26 39 329 500 812 544 158 13 2
Attendant
Physician 212,177 142 2,928 7,661 38,790 55,752 62,247 34,659 9,213 782 3
Cert Midwife 23,900 34 553 1,333 5,988 6,814 5,826 2,697 621 33 1
Other 1,421 2 12 42 333 409 359 195 62 7 0
Not Stated 1,726 1 7 18 164 323 624 438 132 17 2
How Is Infant Fed1
Breast Milk only 87,553 26 742 2,556 14,662 23,628 27,729 14,477 3,500 233 0
Formula only 33,263 45 800 1,858 7,774 8,853 8,361 4,415 1,071 86 0
Both 91,818 67 1,492 3,608 17,989 24,242 25,522 14,524 4,009 365 0
Unknown 3,218 3 35 54 444 686 1,058 717 202 13 6
Pre-Pregnany Body Mass Index
Underweight 10,532 10 261 621 2,693 2,909 2,532 1,220 269 17 0
Normal Weight 116,969 97 1,966 4,665 21,858 29,979 34,663 18,619 4,700 422 0
Overweight 57,571 45 712 2,018 10,382 15,368 16,742 9,531 2,576 197 0
Obese 46,837 15 432 1,467 9,090 13,216 12,955 7,355 2,137 169 1
Unknown 7,315 12 129 283 1,252 1,826 2,164 1,264 346 34 5

1 Infants admitted to the NICU or transferred to another hospital are excluded