Table 5: Live Birth Summary by Mother's Age, New York State - 2021

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 209,947 60 1,213 4,143 29,037 50,316 69,748 43,683 10,764 981 2
Sex
Male 107,072 30 654 2,130 14,957 25,649 35,569 22,258 5,333 491 1
Female 102,868 30 559 2,013 14,080 24,664 34,177 21,425 5,429 490 1
Not Stated 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0
Race/Ethnicity
White Non-Hisp 104,150 11 248 1,340 12,746 23,448 37,577 23,196 5,110 473 1
Black Non-Hisp 27,773 11 297 790 4,555 7,154 7,966 5,217 1,617 166 0
Other Non-Hisp 27,775 6 84 298 2,563 6,198 10,159 6,664 1,630 173 0
Not Stated NH 1,150 0 2 10 145 238 403 269 71 11 1
Hispanic 49,099 32 582 1,705 9,028 13,278 13,643 8,337 2,336 158 0
Marital Status
Out of Wedlock 80,534 60 1,199 3,636 18,243 22,529 19,910 11,296 3,363 298 0
Married 128,674 0 14 504 10,711 27,643 49,552 32,208 7,365 677 0
Not Stated 739 0 0 3 83 144 286 179 36 6 2
Birthweight
< 1500 gms 2,847 1 19 60 412 647 887 596 193 32 0
1500-2499 gms 14,746 9 104 338 2,078 3,419 4,623 3,165 886 124 0
2500 + gms 191,244 50 1,090 3,741 26,367 45,995 63,867 39,687 9,630 816 1
Not Stated 1,110 0 0 4 180 255 371 235 55 9 1
Plurality
Single Births 202,379 60 1,198 4,092 28,313 48,697 67,012 41,790 10,319 897 1
Twins 6,627 0 15 48 629 1,428 2,370 1,673 386 78 0
Triplets + 219 0 0 0 13 50 85 46 24 1 0
Not Stated 722 0 0 3 82 141 281 174 35 5 1
Month PNC Began
1st - 3rd month 154,946 23 541 2,357 19,021 36,172 54,057 33,974 8,086 714 1
4th - 6th month 36,693 17 381 1,169 6,629 9,445 10,570 6,474 1,825 183 0
7th - 9th month 9,346 7 197 384 1,859 2,444 2,435 1,535 447 38 0
No PNC 1,854 7 34 71 372 465 476 332 92 5 0
PNC Start Unk 2,726 2 32 80 513 716 755 489 122 16 1
PNC Unknown 4,382 4 28 82 643 1,074 1,455 879 192 25 0
Order of Birth
1st Child 83,738 60 1,148 3,556 17,034 21,147 25,869 11,970 2,621 333 0
2nd Child 66,935 0 63 532 8,745 16,082 23,268 14,826 3,149 270 0
3rd Child 32,203 0 1 47 2,525 7,744 11,145 8,559 2,052 130 0
4th Child + 26,243 0 0 5 633 5,170 9,162 8,135 2,898 239 1
Not Stated 828 0 1 3 100 173 304 193 44 9 1
Method of Delivery
Vaginal 137,428 55 988 3,332 21,953 35,080 44,675 25,350 5,637 356 2
Cesarean 71,350 5 225 808 6,899 14,959 24,691 18,087 5,064 612 0
Not Stated 1,169 0 0 3 185 277 382 246 63 13 0
Mother's Education
< 12 Years 25,891 60 1,050 1,580 5,662 6,235 5,843 4,027 1,322 112 0
12 Years 48,179 0 153 2,028 12,872 14,050 11,157 6,086 1,683 150 0
13-15 Years 47,582 0 4 494 7,837 14,545 14,804 7,772 1,987 139 0
16 Years 45,085 0 0 6 1,913 9,727 18,988 11,618 2,590 243 0
17+ Years 40,963 0 0 0 405 5,220 18,258 13,712 3,052 316 0
Not Stated 2,247 0 6 35 348 539 698 468 130 21 2
Place of Birth
Hospital 201,575 56 1,195 4,089 28,030 48,445 66,849 41,727 10,262 922 0
Home 2,970 4 9 14 394 785 920 658 176 10 0
Other 5,384 0 9 40 611 1,082 1,976 1,294 323 47 2
Not Stated 18 0 0 0 2 4 3 4 3 2 0
Primary Financial Coverage
Medicaid/Fam Hlth Plus 101,153 47 1,021 3,462 21,640 29,414 26,339 14,789 4,147 294 0
Private Insurance 98,456 7 107 445 5,441 18,001 40,511 27,162 6,139 642 1
Self Pay 1,961 0 13 21 431 567 508 310 101 10 0
Indian Health Service 33 0 0 2 7 5 12 7 0 0 0
CHAMPUS/Tricare 1,655 1 0 47 402 542 437 189 35 2 0
Child Health Plus B 2,685 4 41 71 436 741 748 477 157 10 0
Other Insurance 2,448 1 26 73 417 668 698 443 114 8 0
Not Stated 1,556 0 5 22 263 378 495 306 71 15 1
Attendant
Physician 184,471 44 966 3,413 24,192 43,321 62,180 39,579 9,850 925 1
Cert Midwife 22,687 13 239 710 4,382 6,292 6,693 3,549 769 40 0
Other 1,875 3 6 14 347 509 541 348 97 9 1
Not Stated 914 0 2 6 116 194 334 207 48 7 0
How Is Infant Fed1
Breast Milk only 82,691 13 227 1,109 9,409 19,419 29,732 18,337 4,149 296 0
Formula only 22,134 13 288 815 4,000 5,584 6,766 3,715 858 95 0
Both 74,490 24 511 1,657 11,599 18,423 23,225 14,841 3,862 348 0
Unknown 5,330 1 10 48 592 1,068 1,924 1,303 330 52 2
Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index
Underweight 6,380 4 95 272 1,406 1,586 1,810 987 208 12 0
Normal Weight 86,921 30 585 1,874 12,210 19,490 29,701 18,363 4,259 409 0
Overweight 56,392 18 276 946 7,021 13,794 18,717 12,211 3,109 300 0
Obese 53,426 2 196 879 7,238 13,735 17,437 10,832 2,879 228 0
Unknown 6,828 6 61 172 1,162 1,711 2,083 1,290 309 32 2

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