Table 8.1b: Percent of hospitals with recommended policies and practices consistent with the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding by state
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)-2007
  Model policy Assess staff competency Prenatal breastfeeding education Early initiation Teach breastfeeding techniques Limit supplements Rooming-in Teaching feeding cues Limit pacifiers Discharge support
All 11.7 44.6 92.5 43.5 87.9 20.6 30.8 77.3 25.5 26.8
State
AK 8.3 35.0 78.3 52.2 91.3 43.5 79.2 75.0 58.3 45.8
AL 6.8 61.4 95.7 37.2 84.8 9.3 8.7 73.9 8.7 19.6
AR 8.0 32.0 69.2 37.0 66.7 0.0 29.6 70.4 14.8 15.4
AZ 3.1 50.0 80.6 32.4 83.3 12.5 41.7 80.6 15.2 2.8
CA 18.1 53.6 93.7 42.0 83.3 14.2 59.0 68.7 33.7 23.4
CO 12.2 43.9 100.0 51.2 100.0 22.0 47.6 75.6 22.5 21.4
CT 9.1 68.2 100.0 63.6 95.5 14.3 8.7 86.4 31.8 9.1
DC 0.0 75.0 100.0 75.0 75.0 25.0 25.0 100.0 50.0 50.0
DE 0.0 14.3 100.0 28.6 85.7 42.9 57.1 57.1 28.6 28.6
FL 14.1 59.1 93.6 50.0 94.7 33.7 52.6 91.6 37.4 28.7
GA 6.0 45.6 87.0 26.5 87.1 10.6 27.1 75.7 11.6 7.5
HI 11.1 12.5 77.8 50.0 88.9 11.1 44.4 77.8 22.2 0.0
IA 13.0 24.7 95.8 26.8 91.9 17.1 5.5 77.0 11.3 50.7
ID 19.2 28.0 100.0 60.0 84.6 33.3 68.0 61.5 40.0 19.2
IL 11.2 47.7 96.2 34.9 88.1 10.7 20.6 83.5 18.7 26.9
IN 10.7 46.3 100.0 49.4 88.1 23.5 14.6 79.5 13.6 23.8
KS 9.5 27.3 87.9 43.5 83.6 27.9 34.8 59.7 20.9 31.3
KY 14.0 64.3 88.1 28.6 79.1 4.8 14.0 74.4 25.6 14.3
LA 7.0 65.1 86.0 17.5 81.8 11.9 11.1 75.0 13.6 11.4
MA 28.6 85.7 100.0 63.9 97.2 25.0 13.9 91.7 35.3 27.8
MD 3.4 35.7 96.4 24.1 79.3 14.8 27.6 75.9 27.6 24.1
ME 24.1 53.3 96.6 82.8 100.0 48.1 33.3 90.0 71.4 53.3
MI 11.0 32.9 96.0 41.1 93.2 15.1 25.3 78.4 18.6 27.0
MN 15.9 24.1 94.0 39.5 90.5 24.7 13.1 81.0 22.2 38.8
MO 16.1 52.8 98.2 40.4 91.4 21.4 19.0 81.0 10.7 19.6
MS 5.9 60.0 86.1 25.0 78.9 19.4 13.5 68.4 13.2 16.2
MT 6.7 30.0 79.3 55.2 86.7 31.0 50.0 72.4 31.0 33.3
NC 10.3 42.6 89.9 44.1 84.1 8.8 27.1 79.4 24.3 23.2
ND 11.8 41.2 94.1 31.3 94.1 12.5 6.3 94.1 25.0 23.5
NE 2.2 8.5 91.5 54.5 83.0 17.8 25.5 72.3 15.2 26.1
NH 23.8 33.3 100.0 60.9 100.0 66.7 39.1 95.5 59.1 68.2
NJ 14.0 68.9 100.0 27.3 89.1 2.3 13.3 80.0 19.6 6.5
NM 0.0 55.6 80.0 50.0 85.0 35.0 60.0 63.2 50.0 22.2
NV 8.3 53.8 91.7 23.1 92.3 7.7 53.8 84.6 15.4 15.4
NY 23.4 51.4 95.2 50.5 91.6 25.0 17.9 82.1 42.7 30.5
OH 9.1 46.9 99.0 42.3 87.1 23.7 18.8 86.1 27.6 54.5
OK 6.7 55.1 91.3 26.5 91.8 12.5 33.3 69.4 29.8 6.3
OR 13.2 29.4 100.0 64.0 92.5 39.2 65.4 86.8 41.5 31.4
PA 9.0 46.3 93.9 45.9 91.0 24.5 15.8 78.8 16.3 33.0
PR 0.0 45.5 45.5 42.9 81.8 0.0 30.0 72.7 72.7 0.0
RI 40.0 40.0 100.0 40.0 100.0 40.0 20.0 100.0 40.0 40.0
SC 11.8 28.6 91.9 35.1 86.5 16.2 18.9 70.3 16.7 27.8
SD 16.7 26.3 100.0 52.6 78.9 15.8 15.8 83.3 0.0 52.6
TN 9.8 50.8 92.1 45.2 82.5 12.9 23.8 79.4 14.3 14.1
TX 7.1 45.2 86.9 32.6 83.5 16.9 40.2 69.7 26.1 21.4
UT 10.0 40.0 93.1 73.3 74.2 16.7 27.6 46.7 6.5 16.1
VA 8.3 62.5 95.7 40.8 83.3 15.2 12.2 77.1 23.4 16.7
VT 18.2 27.3 90.9 90.9 100.0 72.7 60.0 100.0 63.6 27.3
WA 4.8 22.8 82.5 56.3 93.8 43.8 89.2 81.3 37.5 32.3
WI 16.7 38.0 98.9 63.0 95.7 30.4 13.0 83.9 31.5 43.0
WV 11.1 33.3 80.8 40.0 96.2 7.7 22.2 74.1 18.5 14.8
WY 0.0 26.7 86.7 71.4 80.0 21.4 53.3 66.7 6.7 40.0
Table 8.2b: Percent of hospitals by number of recommended policies and practices by state
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)-2007
  Number of ideal practices
0-2 3-5 6-8 9-10 N
All 10.9 60.5 26.3 2.3 2181
State
AK 11.1 50.0 38.9 0.0 18
AL 17.1 62.9 20.0 0.0 35
AR 27.3 63.6 9.1 0.0 22
AZ 15.4 65.4 19.2 0.0 26
CA 10.2 54.1 31.2 4.5 157
CO 2.8 66.7 30.6 0.0 36
CT 10.0 60.0 30.0 0.0 20
DC 0.0 50.0 25.0 25.0 4
DE 16.7 66.7 16.7 0.0 6
FL 5.2 51.9 36.4 6.5 77
GA 12.7 78.2 7.3 1.8 55
HI 14.3 71.4 14.3 0.0 7
IA 5.3 82.5 12.3 0.0 57
ID 9.5 61.9 19.0 9.5 21
IL 8.1 68.6 22.1 1.2 86
IN 8.3 66.7 22.2 2.8 72
KS 14.8 57.4 25.9 1.9 54
KY 10.5 71.1 15.8 2.6 38
LA 24.3 59.5 16.2 0.0 37
MA 0.0 48.5 48.5 3.0 33
MD 11.5 80.8 7.7 0.0 26
ME 0.0 28.0 56.0 16.0 25
MI 15.5 65.5 15.5 3.4 58
MN 11.4 65.7 22.9 0.0 70
MO 10.2 69.4 20.4 0.0 49
MS 15.4 73.1 11.5 0.0 26
MT 23.1 38.5 34.6 3.8 26
NC 13.1 62.3 24.6 0.0 61
ND 7.7 76.9 15.4 0.0 13
NE 15.0 67.5 17.5 0.0 40
NH 0.0 33.3 61.1 5.6 18
NJ 5.1 76.9 17.9 0.0 39
NM 15.4 46.2 38.5 0.0 13
NV 9.1 63.6 27.3 0.0 11
NY 9.0 48.3 41.6 1.1 89
OH 7.3 52.4 36.6 3.7 82
OK 7.5 70.0 20.0 2.5 40
OR 2.3 47.7 40.9 9.1 44
PA 7.5 66.3 25.0 1.3 80
PR 40.0 60.0 0.0 0.0 5
RI 0.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 3
SC 25.0 53.1 21.9 0.0 32
SD 11.8 58.8 29.4 0.0 17
TN 12.7 65.5 21.8 0.0 55
TX 16.9 60.8 19.6 2.7 148
UT 21.7 56.5 21.7 0.0 23
VA 18.2 61.4 18.2 2.3 44
VT 0.0 20.0 70.0 10.0 10
WA 5.8 42.3 48.1 3.8 52
WI 6.0 57.1 34.5 2.4 84
WV 13.0 60.9 26.1 0.0 23
WY 7.7 61.5 30.8 0.0 13