Table 4: Live Birth Summary by Mother's Race/Ethnicity, New York State 2017

Category Total1 Number Total Percent Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Non-Hispanic Total Non-Hispanic Percent White Only Number White Only Percent Black Only Number Black Only Percent Other Number Other Percent Hispanic2 Total Hispanic Percent White Only Number White Only Percent Black Only Number Black Only Percent
All Births 228,501 100.0 175,031 100.0 110,692 100.0 33,657 100.0 30,512 100.0 53,470 100.0 27,420 100.0 3,344 100.0
Sex
Male 117,098 51.2 90,005 51.4 56,876 51.4 17,212 51.1 15,837 51.9 27,093 50.7 13,858 50.5 1,706 51.0
Female 111,398 48.8 85,022 48.6 53,814 48.6 16,444 48.9 14,674 48.1 26,376 49.3 13,561 49.5 1,638 49.0
Not Stated 5 0.0 4 0.0 2 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mother's Age
10 - 14 68 0.0 27 0.0 10 0.0 16 0.0 1 0.0 41 0.1 18 0.1 3 0.1
15 - 17 1,794 0.8 926 0.5 421 0.4 408 1.2 95 0.3 868 1.6 432 1.6 57 1.7
18 - 19 5,659 2.5 3,379 1.9 1,843 1.7 1,159 3.4 373 1.2 2,280 4.3 1,079 3.9 178 5.3
20 - 24 35,517 15.5 24,586 14.0 14,944 13.5 6,273 18.6 3,347 11.0 10,931 20.4 5,390 19.7 738 22.1
25 - 29 59,931 26.2 45,097 25.8 27,452 24.8 9,234 27.4 8,371 27.4 14,834 27.7 7,500 27.4 998 29.8
30 - 34 71,022 31.1 57,416 32.8 38,117 34.4 8,931 26.5 10,320 33.8 13,606 25.4 7,229 26.4 776 23.2
35 - 39 43,180 18.9 34,609 19.8 22,357 20.2 5,765 17.1 6,455 21.2 8,571 16.0 4,533 16.5 477 14.3
40 - 44 10,328 4.5 8,147 4.7 5,037 4.6 1,677 5.0 1,415 4.6 2,181 4.1 1,170 4.3 108 3.2
45 + 996 0.4 839 0.5 506 0.5 194 0.6 135 0.4 157 0.3 69 0.3 9 0.3
Not Stated 6 0.0 5 0.0 5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Marital Status
Out of Wedlock 86,811 38.0 54,687 31.2 26,639 24.1 22,067 65.6 5,893 19.3 32,124 60.1 15,678 57.2 2,331 69.7
Married 139,775 61.2 118,779 67.9 82,787 74.8 11,465 34.1 24,448 80.1 20,996 39.3 11,547 42.1 1,005 30.1
Not Stated 1,915 0.8 1,565 0.9 1,266 1.1 125 0.4 171 0.6 350 0.7 195 0.7 8 0.2
Birthweight
< 1500 gms 3,198 1.4 2,410 1.4 1,016 0.9 987 2.9 399 1.3 788 1.5 362 1.3 77 2.3
1500-2499 gms 15,225 6.7 11,620 6.6 6,029 5.4 3,280 9.7 2,287 7.5 3,605 6.7 1,778 6.5 273 8.2
2500 + gms 209,687 91.8 160,923 91.9 103,587 93.6 29,386 87.3 27,825 91.2 48,764 91.2 25,262 92.1 2,993 89.5
Not Stated 391 0.2 78 0.0 60 0.1 4 0.0 1 0.0 313 0.6 18 0.1 1 0.0
Plurality
Single Births 220,180 96.4 168,208 96.1 106,288 96.0 32,222 95.7 29,538 96.8 51,972 97.2 26,686 97.3 3,223 96.4
Twins 8,025 3.5 6,578 3.8 4,253 3.8 1,372 4.1 945 3.1 1,447 2.7 707 2.6 115 3.4
Triplets + 291 0.1 240 0.1 148 0.1 63 0.2 29 0.1 51 0.1 27 0.1 6 0.2
Not Stated 5 0.0 5 0.0 3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Month PNC Began
1st - 3rd month 170,476 74.6 133,433 76.2 89,296 80.7 20,917 62.1 23,136 75.8 37,043 69.3 19,624 71.6 2,224 66.5
4th - 6th month 39,934 17.5 28,594 16.3 15,618 14.1 7,814 23.2 5,126 16.8 11,340 21.2 5,477 20.0 750 22.4
7th - 9th month 11,261 4.9 8,128 4.6 3,174 2.9 3,333 9.9 1,611 5.3 3,133 5.9 1,507 5.5 232 6.9
No PNC 753 0.3 637 0.4 422 0.4 153 0.5 61 0.2 116 0.2 57 0.2 9 0.3
PNC Start Unk 1,128 0.5 723 0.4 283 0.3 329 1.0 102 0.3 405 0.8 166 0.6 38 1.1
PNC Unknown 4,949 2.2 3,516 2.0 1,899 1.7 1,111 3.3 476 1.6 1,433 2.7 589 2.1 91 2.7
Order of Birth
1st Child 92,513 40.5 72,287 41.3 45,335 41.0 13,012 38.7 13,874 45.5 20,226 37.8 10,538 38.4 1,376 41.1
2nd Child 73,682 32.2 56,616 32.3 35,471 32.0 10,106 30.0 10,998 36.0 17,066 31.9 8,788 32.0 1,032 30.9
3rd Child 35,173 15.4 25,386 14.5 15,797 14.3 5,708 17.0 3,859 12.6 9,787 18.3 4,985 18.2 529 15.8
4th Child + 27,122 11.9 20,732 11.8 14,087 12.7 4,831 14.4 1,781 5.8 6,390 12.0 3,109 11.3 407 12.2
Not Stated 11 0.0 10 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Method of Delivery
Vaginal 150,325 65.8 116,114 66.3 75,647 68.3 20,457 60.8 19,907 65.2 34,211 64.0 17,538 64.0 2,130 63.7
Cesarean 77,614 34.0 58,805 33.6 34,955 31.6 13,197 39.2 10,605 34.8 18,809 35.2 9,748 35.6 1,212 36.2
Not Stated 562 0.2 112 0.1 90 0.1 3 0.0 0 0.0 450 0.8 134 0.5 2 0.1
Mother's Education
< 12 Years 34,654 15.2 18,110 10.3 8,132 7.3 5,214 15.5 4,752 15.6 16,544 30.9 8,091 29.5 656 19.6
12 Years 51,617 22.6 37,994 21.7 22,554 20.4 9,627 28.6 5,798 19.0 13,623 25.5 6,824 24.9 858 25.7
13-15 Years 54,216 23.7 40,674 23.2 24,267 21.9 10,801 32.1 5,602 18.4 13,542 25.3 7,065 25.8 1,120 33.5
16 Years 45,740 20.0 39,663 22.7 26,594 24.0 5,095 15.1 7,956 26.1 6,077 11.4 3,406 12.4 458 13.7
17+ Years 41,079 18.0 37,936 21.7 28,894 26.1 2,729 8.1 6,299 20.6 3,143 5.9 1,919 7.0 242 7.2
Not Stated 1,195 0.5 654 0.4 251 0.2 191 0.6 105 0.3 541 1.0 115 0.4 10 0.3
Place of Birth
Hospital 221,889 97.1 169,695 97.0 106,353 96.1 33,153 98.5 30,071 98.6 52,194 97.6 26,837 97.9 3,296 98.6
Home 2,368 1.0 1,848 1.1 1,515 1.4 202 0.6 114 0.4 520 1.0 195 0.7 29 0.9
Other 4,242 1.9 3,487 2.0 2,823 2.6 302 0.9 327 1.1 755 1.4 387 1.4 19 0.6
Not Stated 2 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Primary Financial Coverage
Medicaid/Fam Hlth Pl 116,084 50.8 77,137 44.1 37,816 34.2 22,699 67.4 16,531 54.2 38,947 72.8 19,682 71.8 2,390 71.5
Private Insurance 99,453 43.5 88,073 50.3 66,225 59.8 9,080 27.0 12,723 41.7 11,380 21.3 6,620 24.1 856 25.6
Self Pay 2,637 1.2 2,175 1.2 1,317 1.2 484 1.4 369 1.2 462 0.9 313 1.1 18 0.5
Indian Health Service 41 0.0 39 0.0 7 0.0 0 0.0 32 0.1 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
CHAMPUS/Tricare 1,976 0.9 1,659 0.9 1,296 1.2 199 0.6 164 0.5 317 0.6 181 0.7 16 0.5
Child Health Plus B 3,924 1.7 2,750 1.6 1,782 1.6 604 1.8 364 1.2 1,174 2.2 205 0.7 33 1.0
Other Insurance 1,687 0.7 1,276 0.7 902 0.8 234 0.7 138 0.5 411 0.8 147 0.5 19 0.6
Not Stated 2,699 1.2 1,922 1.1 1,347 1.2 357 1.1 191 0.6 777 1.5 272 1.0 12 0.4
Attendant
Physician 202,962 88.8 155,843 89.0 96,825 87.5 30,305 90.0 28,601 93.7 47,119 88.1 24,633 89.8 3,001 89.7
Cert Midwife 23,626 10.3 17,948 10.3 13,016 11.8 3,082 9.2 1,806 5.9 5,678 10.6 2,514 9.2 311 9.3
Other 1,783 0.8 1,132 0.6 776 0.7 248 0.7 96 0.3 651 1.2 258 0.9 30 0.9
Not Stated 130 0.1 108 0.1 75 0.1 22 0.1 9 0.0 22 0.0 15 0.1 2 0.1
How Is Infant Fed3
Breast Milk only 93,194 46.5 76,735 49.9 56,621 57.1 9,393 33.7 10,665 40.1 16,459 35.3 9,403 39.0 1,024 35.5
Formula only 21,693 10.8 18,192 11.8 11,822 11.9 3,617 13.0 2,744 10.3 3,501 7.5 1,751 7.3 280 9.7
Both 81,279 40.6 55,451 36.1 27,994 28.2 14,567 52.3 12,848 48.3 25,828 55.3 12,643 52.4 1,559 54.0
Unknown 4,225 2.1 3,346 2.2 2,673 2.7 301 1.1 332 1.2 879 1.9 320 1.3 22 0.8
Pre-Pregnany Body Mass Index
Underweight 8,911 3.9 7,515 4.3 4,012 3.6 992 2.9 2,504 8.2 1,396 2.6 712 2.6 107 3.2
Normal Weight 104,808 45.9 84,166 48.1 55,317 50.0 11,145 33.1 17,658 57.9 20,642 38.6 10,902 39.8 1,190 35.6
Overweight 58,469 25.6 41,914 23.9 25,785 23.3 9,591 28.5 6,518 21.4 16,555 31.0 8,362 30.5 1,040 31.1
Obese 49,705 21.8 36,577 20.9 22,465 20.3 10,844 32.2 3,253 10.7 13,128 24.6 6,578 24.0 957 28.6
Unknown 6,608 2.9 4,859 2.8 3,113 2.8 1,085 3.2 579 1.9 1,749 3.3 866 3.2 50 1.5

1 Total Births includes births with unknown race.

2 Hispanic Total includes non-white and non-black births.

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