Table 8.1a Percent of hospitals with recommended policies and practices consistent with the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, by facility type, size, NICU level and region*
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)–2011
	Model policy	Assess staff competency	Prenatal breastfeeding education	Early initiation	Teach breastfeeding techniques	Limit supplements	Rooming-in	Teach feeding cues	Limit pacifiers	Discharge support
All	19.3	54.9	92.8	56.5	90.8	22.9	37.1	84.8	36.4	28.4
Type of facility
Birth center	15.6	52.9	89.4	95.8	94.4	88.6	98.6	91.5	95.0	81.7
Government hospital	13.4	44.3	86.4	50.7	86.4	19.3	37.1	81.2	34.1	28.0
Non-profit hospital	22.1	56.9	95.4	56.3	92.6	20.1	33.0	85.9	34.6	27.1
Private hospital	14.9	62.6	91.2	51.0	88.1	14.9	29.4	82.5	24.4	13.8
Military hospital	33.3	44.4	94.4	41.2	72.2	33.3	76.5	77.8	38.9	27.8
Teaching hospital†
Yes	31.3	60.5	97.1	42.2	91.9	9.7	29.8	87.0	43.0	28.1
No	18.4	54.5	92.6	55.4	90.5	20.2	34.0	84.2	32.3	25.3
Size of facility
1-249	9.8	38.3	86.1	66.1	89.5	43.5	47.8	83.9	49.0	40.3
250-499	12.6	47.0	89.2	60.2	90.3	24.1	31.8	81.6	28.6	25.8
500-999	18.9	57.4	94.2	54.6	90.3	19.0	36.2	83.8	28.4	27.3
1000-1999	26.4	64.0	97.1	53.2	92.5	17.1	35.4	87.5	35.8	25.0
2000-4999	28.4	69.3	97.6	48.9	92.2	8.2	33.0	87.1	37.7	22.0
5000 or more	28.3	60.7	98.4	39.0	86.9	9.8	26.2	85.0	41.4	23.0
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only	13.4	45.9	87.8	62.7	90.0	34.9	43.2	84.1	41.9	34.1
Level 1 or 2 NICU	18.5	56.2	94.9	53.8	90.0	17.6	34.2	83.3	29.2	25.2
Level 3 NICU	30.8	68.3	98.0	50.3	93.7	10.9	31.4	88.6	39.3	24.3
Census region
Pacific	23.6	58.2	89.4	64.1	94.3	29.8	75.1	88.9	51.2	28.2
Mountain	16.6	50.0	93.3	62.9	87.3	28.3	61.0	78.3	38.2	29.1
West North Central	15.3	38.5	95.3	56.9	89.2	25.8	21.2	82.5	29.8	36.2
East North Central	17.4	53.7	98.0	58.3	92.6	23.0	26.1	85.1	30.7	30.9
West South Central	16.2	56.5	81.9	49.7	86.9	15.8	32.9	82.2	30.6	21.8
East South Central	14.7	57.6	92.5	46.5	84.3	13.1	15.9	81.9	17.8	13.4
New England	39.2	67.7	97.8	74.2	95.5	38.6	38.1	94.7	63.4	43.3
Middle Atlantic	27.8	61.5	95.1	51.1	95.5	17.9	17.6	90.9	38.8	31.3
South Atlantic	15.2	60.0	93.9	50.8	91.0	18.8	38.6	83.2	36.5	23.9
*Sample sizes vary slighty for each of the ten indicators, ranging from n=2547–2661. Estimates may vary slightly from other reports of mPINC data. †Birth centers are excluded from teaching hospital categorizations.

Table 8.2a Percent of hospitals by number of recommended policies and practices
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)–2011
	0 - 2	3 - 5	6 - 8	9 - 10	N
All	6.7	49.9	37.4	6.1	2478
Type of facility
Birth center	0.0	7.2	55.2	37.6	125
Government hospital	12.8	48.5	35.4	3.3	478
Non-profit hospital	5.1	51.8	38.0	5.1	1560
Private hospital	7.7	60.7	29.9	1.7	298
Military hospital	11.8	35.3	35.3	17.6	17
Teaching hospital*
Yes	5.1	51.8	40.0	3.1	195
No	7.2	52.2	36.1	4.5	2158
Size of facility
1-249	8.2	41.2	39.5	11.0	534
250-499	9.1	54.6	31.1	5.2	427
500-999	6.3	54.0	34.4	5.3	524
1000-1999	4.8	51.2	38.6	5.4	516
2000-4999	5.0	49.4	42.8	2.8	423
5000 or more	7.4	50.0	40.7	1.9	54
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only	8.2	45.2	37.4	9.1	951
Level 1 or 2 NICU	7.1	54.2	34.4	4.3	981
Level 3 NICU	3.3	50.2	42.7	3.8	546
Census region
Pacific	5.0	32.3	52.8	10.0	341
Mountain	6.4	45.0	41.3	7.3	218
West North Central	7.8	54.7	32.9	4.7	322
East North Central	5.4	55.3	34.7	4.7	427
West South Central	10.9	57.8	26.8	4.5	313
East South Central	12.3	61.7	24.0	1.9	154
New England	0.8	26.4	57.6	15.2	125
Middle Atlantic	5.4	50.7	38.9	5.0	221
South Atlantic	5.9	54.6	34.5	5.0	357
*Birth centers are excluded from teaching hospital categorizations.