State Profiles for Women’s Health
Maine Maternal & Infant Health Data
Data on births by race/ethnicity, teen birth rates, preterm and low weight births, infant mortality, maternal mortality
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Total Births, by Race, 2023, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total | 11,627 |
| AIAN | 1% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 7% |
| Hispanic | 3% |
| NHPI | N/A |
| More than one race | 2% |
| White | 86% |
Data are by place of residence and reflects the race of the infant’s mother. Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates. AIAN refers to American Indian and Alaska Native. NHPI refers to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander. Hispanic includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. N/A: Data not available.
Source: KFF, State Health Facts, Number of Births by Race, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Natality on CDC WONDER Online Database. Data are from the Natality Records 2016-2023, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program.
Data: https://www.kff.org/state-health-policy-data/state-indicator/births-by-raceethnicity/
Births by Detailed Hispanic Origin of Mother, 2023, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total | 334 |
| Mexican | 29% |
| Central & South American | 29% |
| Puerto Rican | 27% |
| Cuban | 3% |
| Dominican | 4% |
| Other & Unknown Hispanic | 7% |
Data reflect place of origin of the infant’s mother. Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on birth certificates. Hispanic women may be of any race. N/A: Data not available.
Source: KFF, State Health Facts, Number of Births by Hispanic Origin of Mother, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Natality on CDC WONDER Online Database. Data are from the Natality Records 2016-2022, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program.
Data: https://www.kff.org/state-health-policy-data/state-indicator/births-by-hispanic-origin/
Birth Rates for Women and Teens, 2023, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Birth Rate per 1,000 Women Ages 15-44 | 47 |
| Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 population, Ages 15-19 | 7.2 |
Birth rate per 1,000 women ages 15-44 is also called the “fertility rate.” Data are reported by place of residence. N/A: Data not available.
Source: Osterman MJK, Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Driscoll AK, Valenzuela CP. Births: Final data for 2023. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 74, no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2025.
Teen Birth Rate by Race, 2015, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| All Teens | 15.4 |
| White | 15.1 |
| Black | 26 |
| Hispanic | NSD |
Birth rate per 1,000 women ages 15-19. Hispanic people may be of any race but are categorized as Hispanic; other groups are all non-Hispanic.
Source: Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Osterman MJK, et al. Births: Final data for 2015. National vital statistics report; vol 66, no 1. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2017.
Preterm Births as a Percent of All Births, by Race/Ethnicity, 2023, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| All Races | 10% |
| Asian | 8% |
| AIAN | N/A |
| Black | 10% |
| Hispanic | 11% |
| NHPI | N/A |
| White | 10% |
Preterm is defined as less than 37 completed weeks gestation. Hispanic people may be of any race but are categorized as Hispanic; other groups are all non-Hispanic. AIAN refers to American Indian or Alaska Native. NHPI refers to Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Data are reported by place of residence. N/A: Data not available.
Source: KFF, State Health Facts, Preterm Births as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Natality on CDC WONDER Online Database. Data are from the Natality Records 2016-2023, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program.
Data: https://www.kff.org/state-health-policy-data/state-indicator/preterm-births-by-raceethnicity/
Low Birthweight as a Percentage of All Births, by Race/Ethnicity, 2023, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| All Races | 8% |
| AIAN | N/A |
| Asian | 8% |
| Black | 9% |
| Hispanic | 9% |
| NHPI | N/A |
| White | 8% |
Low birthweight is defined as less than 2,500 grams (5 pounds, 8 ounces). Hispanic people may be of any race but are categorized as Hispanic; other groups are all non-Hispanic. AIAN refers to American Indian and Alaska Native. NHPI refers to Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Data are reported by place of residence.
N/A: Data not available.
Source: KFF, State Health Facts, Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Natality on CDC WONDER Online Database. Data are from the Natality Records 2016-2023, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program.
Data: https://www.kff.org/state-health-policy-data/state-indicator/low-birthweight-by-raceethnicity/
Cesarean Deliveries as a Percentage of All Births, 2023, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Cesarean | 31% |
| Low-risk cesarean | 26% |
Low-risk cesarean is defined as a singleton, term (37 or more weeks of gestation based on obstetric estimate), cephalic cesarean deliveries to women having a first birth per 100 women delivering singleton, term, cephalic first births.
Source: Osterman MJK, Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Driscoll AK, Valenzuela CP. Births: Final data for 2023. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 74, no 1. 2025
Cesarean Deliveries as a Percentage of All Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2023, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| White | 31% |
| Black | 32% |
| Hispanic | 31% |
Hispanic people may be of any race but are categorized as Hispanic; other groups are all non-Hispanic.
Source: Osterman MJK, Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Driscoll AK, Valenzuela CP. Births: Final data for 2023. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 74, no 1. 2025
Births Financed by Medicaid, 2023, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Percent of Births Financed by Medicaid | 39% |
| Other | 62% |
Source: KFF, State Health Facts, Births Financed by Medicaid, based on analysis analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Natality on CDC WONDER Online Database.
Data: https://www.kff.org/medicaid/state-indicator/births-financed-by-medicaid/
Status of Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extensions, as of January 6, 2025, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Status of State Action | 12-month extension implemented |
Source: KFF, Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension Tracker, as of January 6, 2025
Medicaid Coverage of Doula Services, October 2025, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| State covers doula services in Medicaid program? | No |
| Coverage began: | n/a |
| Reimbursement rate: | n/a |
N/A – Not Applicable.
Source: NHelP’s Doula Medicaid Project: Current State Efforts at Expanding Access to Doulas, last updated October 2025
Infant Mortality Rate, 2020-2023, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6.37 |
| 2023 | 5.68 |
Infant mortality rate, per 1,000 live births. Infants are defined as children under one year of age. NSD: Not sufficient data. 2023 estimates are provisional.
Source: 2020-2022: KFF, State Health Facts, Infant Mortality Rates from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Division of Vital Statistics (DVS).
2023: Ely DM, Driscoll AK. Infant mortality in the United States: Provisional data from the 2023 period linked birth/infant death file. Vital Statistics Rapid Release; no 37. National Center for Health Statistics. November 2024.
Infant Mortality Rate by Race Ethnicity, 2021, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| White | 4.7 |
| Black or African American | NSD |
| Hispanic | NSD |
| Other | NSD |
Infant mortality rate, per 1,000 live births. Infants are defined as children under one year of age. Data reported represent mother’s race and Hispanic origin. N/A: Data not available due to suppression constraints. NSD: Not sufficient data.
Source: KFF, State Health Facts, Infant Mortality Rates by Race/Ethnicity from the United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS), Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Division of Vital Statistics (DVS). Linked Birth / Infant Death Records 2007-2021, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program, on CDC WONDER On-line Database.
Infants born in 2020 who were Breastfed, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Ever Breastfed | 86% |
| Breastfeeding at 6 months | 65% |
| Breastfeeding at 12 months | 42% |
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding continue until the infant is 1 year old. Data reported refer to breastfeeding to any extent with or without the addition of complementary liquids or solids. Breastfeeding indicators are calculated by year of child’s birth rather than survey year.
Source: KFF, State Health Facts, Percentage of Infants who were Breastfed, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity. Data, Trend and Maps.
Data: https://www.kff.org/state-health-policy-data/state-indicator/breastfeeding-rates/
Infant Breastfeeding Initiation Rates, by Race/Ethnicity, 2019, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| All Infants | 89% |
| White | 89% |
| Black | 92% |
| Hispanic | 85% |
| Asian | 93% |
| AIAN | 84% |
| NHOPI | NSD |
AIAN refers to American Indian and Alaska Native. NHOPI refers to Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. Hispanic people may be of any race but are categorized as Hispanic; other groups are all non-Hispanic. NSD: Not sufficient data. NR: Data not reported.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), Vol. 70 No. 32: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Breastfeeding Initiation ─ United States, 2019.
Women Reporting Smoking During Pregnancy, 2014, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Smoking anytime during pregnancy | 17% |
| Smoking during 1st trimester | 16% |
| Smoking during 2nd trimester | 15% |
| Smoking during 3rd trimester | 15% |
Data are from 2014 birth certificates. US totals represent 95% of all U.S. births in 2014, and excludes Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.
Source: KFF, State Health Facts, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 65. Smoking Prevalence and Cessation Before and During Pregnancy: Data from the Birth Certificate, 2014.
Maternal Deaths and Mortality Rates per 100,000 live births, 2018-2022, Maine
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of Deaths | 7 |
| Maternal Mortality Rate per 100,000 live Births | NR |
Caution should be taken in interpreting these data and comparing states because for many states, the data are based on small numbers and are, therefore, statistically unreliable.
Maternal deaths: include deaths of women while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and the site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes. NR: Data suppressed due to reliability and confidentiality restrictions.
Source: KFF, State Health Facts, Maternal deaths and mortality rates per 100,000 live births, based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Vital Statistics System, “Maternal deaths and mortality rates: Each state, the District of Columbia, United States, 2018‐2022“