Pittsburgh

Low Birth Weight

Low birthweight births (less than 2500g), 2023-2025

State/Municipality	RACE	NUMBER	PERCENT
PITTSBURGH	Total	874	11.3
	White	317	8.0
	Black	411	18.7
	Asian/PI	53	8.7
	Multi-race	48	12.6
	Hispanic	54	9.6

No Prenatal Care in the First Trimester

Births to mothers receiving no prenatal care in the first trimester, 2023-2025

State/Municipality	RACE	NUMBER	PERCENT
PITTSBURGH	Total	2,325	31.2
	White	914	23.7
	Black	857	40.1
	Asian/PI	168	27.9
	Multi-race	141	39.1
	Hispanic	211	47.0

No Prenatal Care During Pregnancy

Births to mothers receiving no prenatal care, 2023-2025

State/Municipality	RACE	NUMBER	PERCENT
PITTSBURGH	Total	209	2.8
	White	69	1.8
	Black	78	3.7
	Asian/PI	7	NA
	Multi-race	15	4.2
	Hispanic	47	10.5

Births to Mothers Under Age 18

Births to mothers less than 18 years of age, 2023-2025

State/Municipality	RACE	NUMBER	PERCENT
PITTSBURGH	Total	80	1.0
	White	7	NA
	Black	53	2.4
	Asian/PI	1	NA
	Multi-race	9	NA
	Hispanic	8	NA

Births to Mothers who Smoked in the First Trimester

Births to mothers who smoked during the first trimester, 2023-2025

State/Municipality	RACE	NUMBER	PERCENT
PITTSBURGH	Total	374	4.9
	White	175	4.4
	Black	150	6.9
	Asian/PI	1	NA
	Multi-race	34	9.1
	Hispanic	9	NA

Births to Mothers who Smoked During Pregnancy

Births to mothers who smoked during pregnancy, 2023-2025

State/Municipality	RACE	NUMBER	PERCENT
PITTSBURGH	Total	391	5.1
	White	186	4.7
	Black	153	7.1
	Asian/PI	1	NA
	Multi-race	37	9.9
	Hispanic	9	NA

Preterm Births

Preterm births (before 37 weeks gestation), 2023-2025

State/Municipality	RACE	NUMBER	PERCENT
PITTSBURGH	Total	928	12.0
	White	377	9.5
	Black	403	18.4
	Asian/PI	45	7.4
	Multi-race	45	11.9
	Hispanic	67	11.9

Births to Mothers who Did Not Breastfeed

Births to mothers who did NOT breastfeed, 2023-2025

State/Municipality	RACE	NUMBER	PERCENT
PITTSBURGH	Total	1,415	18.5
	White	527	13.4
	Black	688	32.1
	Asian/PI	54	8.9
	Multi-race	80	21.3
	Hispanic	64	11.4