Table 5: Live Birth Summary by Mother's Age, New York State - 2020

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 207,590 76 1,339 4,330 30,345 51,384 67,389 41,512 10,268 944 3
Sex
Male 106,363 43 715 2,226 15,424 26,504 34,679 21,070 5,231 469 2
Female 101,221 33 624 2,104 14,918 24,879 32,709 20,441 5,037 475 1
Not Stated 6 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0
Race/Ethnicity
White Non-Hisp 103,526 12 305 1,441 13,422 24,061 36,860 21,968 4,979 476 2
Black Non-Hisp 29,544 19 309 910 5,206 7,821 8,133 5,326 1,636 184 0
Other Non-Hisp 26,181 5 95 285 2,546 6,310 9,351 6,014 1,450 124 1
Not Stated NH 352 0 2 7 54 72 110 89 16 2 0
Hispanic 47,987 40 628 1,687 9,117 13,120 12,935 8,115 2,187 158 0
Marital Status
Out of Wedlock 80,008 74 1,314 3,776 18,956 23,028 18,744 10,723 3,112 281 0
Married 127,562 2 25 554 11,386 28,349 48,641 30,784 7,155 663 3
Not Stated 20 0 0 0 3 7 4 5 1 0 0
Birthweight
< 1500 gms 2,782 2 30 59 432 690 804 555 181 29 0
1500-2499 gms 14,189 5 128 360 2,089 3,387 4,454 2,797 862 107 0
2500 + gms 190,241 69 1,181 3,910 27,732 47,198 62,036 38,105 9,201 806 3
Not Stated 378 0 0 1 92 109 95 55 24 2 0
Plurality
Single Births 200,710 76 1,314 4,266 29,664 49,828 64,881 39,919 9,893 866 3
Twins 6,738 0 25 64 672 1,518 2,443 1,572 366 78 0
Triplets + 142 0 0 0 9 38 65 21 9 0 0
Month PNC Began
1st - 3rd month 154,496 24 638 2,547 20,273 37,397 52,771 32,464 7,715 665 2
4th - 6th month 36,714 28 435 1,192 6,978 9,687 10,029 6,328 1,831 205 1
7th - 9th month 8,659 14 163 377 1,659 2,304 2,290 1,418 394 40 0
No PNC 1,841 5 53 62 395 502 468 264 87 5 0
PNC Start Unk 2,319 3 26 66 457 611 669 388 90 9 0
PNC Unknown 3,561 2 24 86 583 883 1,162 650 151 20 0
Order of Birth
1st Child 83,793 75 1,275 3,697 17,884 21,693 25,182 11,247 2,410 329 1
2nd Child 66,203 1 62 565 9,121 16,535 22,585 14,095 3,003 236 0
3rd Child 31,800 0 1 58 2,648 7,995 10,789 8,204 1,963 142 0
4th Child + 25,753 0 0 10 688 5,146 8,826 7,953 2,891 237 2
Not Stated 41 0 1 0 4 15 7 13 1 0 0
Method of Delivery
Vaginal 137,428 58 1,097 3,416 23,165 35,842 43,689 24,469 5,355 334 3
Cesarean 69,741 18 242 914 7,079 15,412 23,596 16,984 4,889 607 0
Not Stated 421 0 0 0 101 130 104 59 24 3 0
Mother's Education
< 12 Years 27,673 74 1,173 1,732 6,234 6,692 6,133 4,169 1,350 115 1
12 Years 48,477 0 146 1,964 13,174 14,305 10,919 6,101 1,721 147 0
13-15 Years 48,010 0 6 587 8,381 14,927 14,475 7,584 1,899 151 0
16 Years 42,998 1 0 4 1,890 9,645 17,840 10,991 2,399 226 2
17+ Years 38,970 0 0 0 371 5,436 17,631 12,414 2,823 295 0
Not Stated 1,462 1 14 43 295 379 391 253 76 10 0
Place of Birth
Hospital 199,839 75 1,323 4,253 29,358 49,670 64,781 39,626 9,858 895 0
Home 3,065 0 6 26 473 764 931 692 160 11 2
Other 4,684 1 10 51 514 950 1,676 1,193 250 38 1
Not Stated 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Primary Financial Coverage
Medicaid/Fam Hlth Plus 101,486 60 1,114 3,563 22,500 30,041 25,605 14,364 3,934 305 0
Private Insurance 96,693 8 133 517 5,894 18,665 39,253 25,704 5,910 607 2
Self Pay 2,111 1 19 46 487 574 502 356 115 10 1
Indian Health Service 50 0 0 2 12 17 11 7 1 0 0
CHAMPUS/Tricare 1,758 0 3 51 454 557 465 194 32 2 0
Child Health Plus B 2,367 2 33 74 410 644 668 413 116 7 0
Other Insurance 1,824 2 25 53 332 497 535 290 84 6 0
Not Stated 1,301 3 12 24 256 389 350 184 76 7 0
Attendant
Physician 183,257 65 1,112 3,551 25,475 44,578 60,416 37,693 9,459 908 0
Cert Midwife 22,406 11 221 751 4,440 6,233 6,470 3,527 722 28 3
Other 1,766 0 6 24 394 526 459 264 85 8 0
Not Stated 161 0 0 4 36 47 44 28 2 0 0
How Is Infant Fed1
Breast Milk only 84,598 14 291 1,244 10,206 20,353 29,854 18,201 4,089 344 2
Formula only 20,891 22 284 754 3,878 5,454 6,073 3,483 868 75 0
Both 72,670 30 561 1,689 12,184 18,707 22,081 13,521 3,579 318 0
Unknown 4,550 1 14 55 524 910 1,615 1,137 256 37 1
Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index
Underweight 6,625 5 98 271 1,489 1,745 1,861 919 205 32 0
Normal Weight 88,358 37 662 1,998 13,131 20,523 29,607 17,922 4,057 420 1
Overweight 54,721 17 275 1,019 7,311 13,876 17,682 11,277 3,027 236 1
Obese 51,263 8 215 865 7,317 13,548 16,226 10,177 2,675 232 0
Unknown 6,623 9 89 177 1,097 1,692 2,013 1,217 304 24 1

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