Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC™) Survey
The 2022 mPINC survey will include all hospitals in U.S. states and territories that provide maternity care services. Similar to past surveys, screening phone calls will be made to hospitals on a rolling basis. These screening phone calls will be used to (1) determine whether a hospital is eligible to complete the survey, and (2) obtain the email address for the best point of contact to email a hospital-specific link to the survey. The survey will be online only. Learn more.
La encuesta nacional de los CDC sobre las Prácticas de Nutrición y Cuidados Infantiles en Maternidades (mPINC) del 2022 comenzará en Abril!La encuesta sobre las mPINC del 2022 incluirá a todos los hospitales en los estados y territorios de los EE. UU. que brinden servicios de atención médica de maternidad. De forma similar a encuestas anteriores, se harán llamadas telefónicas de preselección a los hospitales en forma continua. Estas llamadas de preselección se usarán para (1) determinar si un hospital es elegible para completar la encuesta, y (2) obtener la dirección de correo electrónico de la persona de contacto más indicada, que recibirá un mensaje con un enlace a la encuesta específico para cada hospital. La encuesta solo se hará en línea. Infórmese más.
The CDC mPINC Survey

CDC’s national survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) assesses maternity care practices and provides feedback to encourage hospitals to make improvements that better support breastfeeding. About every 2 years, CDC invites all eligible hospitals across the country to complete the mPINC survey. The questions focus on specific parts of maternity care that affect how babies are fed.
How Can mPINC Data Be Used?
Doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators can use mPINC data to improve care practices and policies to better support their maternity patients. CDC sends a report to every participating hospital showing specific areas of care where changes they can make to support breastfeeding mothers.
State health departments and other partners can use mPINC data to work together with partner agencies, organizations, policy makers, and health professionals to improve evidence-based maternity care practices and policies at hospitals in their state.
About the Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)™ trademark: The mPINC trademark (word and logo) are owned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the United States. An organization’s participation in CDC’s mPINC survey does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.