Table 4.1b: Separation of mother & infant during postpartum transition by state
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)-2011
  How many minutes are mothers & infants separated following vaginal birth in transition to recovery room
No separation <30 minutes 31-60 minutes 61-90 minutes >90 minutes N
All 63.1 7.2 13.7 5.7 10.3 2707
State
AK 95.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 20
AL 37.0 2.2 23.9 21.7 15.2 46
AR 32.1 3.6 17.9 14.3 32.1 28
AZ 67.5 5.0 17.5 5.0 5.0 40
CA 80.2 4.1 9.2 3.7 2.8 217
CO 83.3 10.4 2.1 2.1 2.1 48
CT 69.6 0.0 17.4 4.3 8.7 23
DC 60.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.0 5
DE 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6
FL 63.6 3.4 13.6 6.8 12.5 88
GA 49.3 6.8 21.9 1.4 20.5 73
HI 57.1 14.3 14.3 0.0 14.3 7
IA 80.3 11.3 8.5 0.0 0.0 71
ID 66.7 25.9 3.7 0.0 3.7 27
IL 55.6 4.6 19.4 13.9 6.5 108
IN 64.5 5.4 18.3 5.4 6.5 93
KS 68.9 19.7 9.8 0.0 1.6 61
KY 44.4 4.4 22.2 8.9 20.0 45
LA 40.0 2.0 24.0 4.0 30.0 50
MA 65.2 10.9 19.6 4.3 0.0 46
MD 60.0 3.3 23.3 6.7 6.7 30
ME 84.6 7.7 7.7 0.0 0.0 26
MI 84.4 0.0 10.4 2.6 2.6 77
MN 73.6 19.5 5.7 0.0 1.1 87
MO 66.7 4.8 19.0 6.3 3.2 63
MS 19.0 0.0 4.8 9.5 66.7 21
MT 75.0 17.9 3.6 0.0 3.6 28
NC 59.7 7.8 15.6 7.8 9.1 77
ND 45.5 27.3 18.2 9.1 0.0 11
NE 63.8 21.3 12.8 2.1 0.0 47
NH 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21
NJ 45.5 4.5 22.7 9.1 18.2 44
NM 69.2 7.7 19.2 3.8 0.0 26
NV 42.9 14.3 7.1 7.1 28.6 14
NY 37.5 8.7 19.2 15.4 19.2 104
OH 73.4 5.3 10.6 4.3 6.4 94
OK 65.3 12.2 12.2 4.1 6.1 49
OR 90.6 7.5 1.9 0.0 0.0 53
PA 55.6 5.6 18.9 6.7 13.3 90
PI 40.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 40.0 5
PR 14.3 28.6 14.3 14.3 28.6 7
RI 66.7 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 6
SC 42.1 0.0 21.1 15.8 21.1 38
SD 30.0 25.0 30.0 5.0 10.0 20
TN 46.7 1.7 23.3 6.7 21.7 60
TX 46.0 4.2 15.0 6.6 28.2 213
UT 57.1 19.0 16.7 4.8 2.4 42
VA 43.2 6.8 9.1 22.7 18.2 44
VT 90.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 10
WA 97.1 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 68
WI 89.4 4.7 4.7 0.0 1.2 85
WV 44.4 11.1 18.5 11.1 14.8 27
WY 66.7 22.2 5.6 5.6 0.0 18
Table 4.2b: Separation of mother & infant at night by state
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)-2011
  How many hours are breastfeeding mother-infant pairs separated at night
No separation 1-2 hours 3-5 hours 5-7 hours 8 or more hours N
All 77.0 9.3 6.4 6.0 1.3 2702
State
AK 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20
AL 58.7 15.2 10.9 6.5 8.7 46
AR 75.0 7.1 14.3 3.6 0.0 28
AZ 97.6 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 41
CA 92.6 5.1 0.9 0.9 0.5 215
CO 91.5 4.3 2.1 2.1 0.0 47
CT 58.3 12.5 16.7 12.5 0.0 24
DC 80.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5
DE 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6
FL 81.8 10.2 5.7 2.3 0.0 88
GA 75.7 10.8 6.8 4.1 2.7 74
HI 85.7 0.0 14.3 0.0 0.0 7
IA 70.0 8.6 7.1 14.3 0.0 70
ID 81.5 14.8 3.7 0.0 0.0 27
IL 73.8 8.4 7.5 8.4 1.9 107
IN 71.7 14.1 6.5 5.4 2.2 92
KS 78.3 8.3 8.3 5.0 0.0 60
KY 44.4 20.0 11.1 17.8 6.7 45
LA 74.0 4.0 14.0 8.0 0.0 50
MA 80.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 0.0 45
MD 80.0 16.7 3.3 0.0 0.0 30
ME 88.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 0.0 27
MI 76.3 10.5 7.9 2.6 2.6 76
MN 71.6 11.4 6.8 10.2 0.0 88
MO 70.3 10.9 7.8 9.4 1.6 64
MS 55.0 25.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 20
MT 88.0 4.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 25
NC 75.6 11.5 5.1 6.4 1.3 78
ND 60.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10
NE 77.6 16.3 2.0 4.1 0.0 49
NH 90.0 5.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 20
NJ 61.4 11.4 11.4 13.6 2.3 44
NM 92.3 3.8 3.8 0.0 0.0 26
NV 86.7 13.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 15
NY 72.0 8.4 6.5 9.3 3.7 107
OH 81.9 7.4 7.4 2.1 1.1 94
OK 70.8 18.8 2.1 6.3 2.1 48
OR 92.5 5.7 1.9 0.0 0.0 53
PA 62.0 9.8 7.6 16.3 4.3 92
PI 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5
PR 80.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 5
RI 80.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 5
SC 76.3 5.3 7.9 5.3 5.3 38
SD 60.0 15.0 15.0 10.0 0.0 20
TN 70.7 10.3 6.9 10.3 1.7 58
TX 76.3 10.7 7.0 5.6 0.5 215
UT 80.5 4.9 4.9 9.8 0.0 41
VA 75.0 13.6 6.8 2.3 2.3 44
VT 70.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 0.0 10
WA 98.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 65
WI 75.9 9.2 6.9 8.0 0.0 87
WV 57.1 7.1 21.4 10.7 3.6 28
WY 72.2 11.1 16.7 0.0 0.0 18
Table 4.3b: Rooming in at least 23 hours a day by state
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)-2011
  What percent of healthy full-term infants room with their mothers at least 23 hours a day
<10% 10-49% 50-89% 90% or more N
All 35.4 17.9 9.7 37.0 2710
State
AK 5.0 0.0 0.0 95.0 20
AL 58.7 17.4 10.9 13.0 46
AR 57.1 21.4 7.1 14.3 28
AZ 15.0 5.0 7.5 72.5 40
CA 9.8 7.9 9.8 72.6 215
CO 21.3 10.6 10.6 57.4 47
CT 50.0 16.7 8.3 25.0 24
DC 40.0 0.0 0.0 60.0 5
DE 0.0 33.3 0.0 66.7 6
FL 25.8 12.4 9.0 52.8 89
GA 36.5 21.6 5.4 36.5 74
HI 28.6 0.0 0.0 71.4 7
IA 37.7 42.0 10.1 10.1 69
ID 7.4 11.1 11.1 70.4 27
IL 38.9 17.6 14.8 28.7 108
IN 52.7 19.4 8.6 19.4 93
KS 40.7 11.9 16.9 30.5 59
KY 71.1 13.3 4.4 11.1 45
LA 51.0 17.6 11.8 19.6 51
MA 32.6 19.6 10.9 37.0 46
MD 33.3 20.0 10.0 36.7 30
ME 11.1 22.2 22.2 44.4 27
MI 36.4 22.1 9.1 32.5 77
MN 35.6 20.7 17.2 26.4 87
MO 54.0 19.0 4.8 22.2 63
MS 47.6 42.9 0.0 9.5 21
MT 23.1 11.5 3.8 61.5 26
NC 42.3 21.8 5.1 30.8 78
ND 72.7 18.2 9.1 0.0 11
NE 34.7 22.4 16.3 26.5 49
NH 4.8 9.5 33.3 52.4 21
NJ 54.5 22.7 13.6 9.1 44
NM 15.4 11.5 3.8 69.2 26
NV 13.3 20.0 6.7 60.0 15
NY 45.9 22.9 11.0 20.2 109
OH 34.0 27.7 11.7 26.6 94
OK 45.8 22.9 6.3 25.0 48
OR 7.5 9.4 15.1 67.9 53
PA 53.8 22.0 5.5 18.7 91
PI 20.0 0.0 0.0 80.0 5
PR 60.0 0.0 0.0 40.0 5
RI 16.7 33.3 16.7 33.3 6
SC 51.4 13.5 2.7 32.4 37
SD 60.0 30.0 5.0 5.0 20
TN 43.1 19.0 13.8 24.1 58
TX 36.9 14.7 8.3 40.1 217
UT 35.7 9.5 7.1 47.6 42
VA 47.6 14.3 4.8 33.3 42
VT 20.0 10.0 40.0 30.0 10
WA 4.5 6.1 6.1 83.3 66
WI 36.8 28.7 10.3 24.1 87
WV 39.3 28.6 3.6 28.6 28
WY 22.2 22.2 5.6 50.0 18
Table 4.4b: Reasons for removing healthy full-term breastfed infants from mother's room by state
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)-2011
Pediatric rounds Change of shift Visiting hours Hearing test Heel stick Infant photos Infant's bath Mother bathing Mother out of room N
All 56.1 15.1 1.7 82.5 84.9 43.1 61.4 57.3 79.8 2742
State
AK 30.8 0.0 0.0 92.3 84.6 30.8 53.8 25.0 63.6 20
AL 88.6 45.5 4.5 91.1 88.6 58.1 80.0 60.0 82.2 46
AR 84.0 44.0 4.0 96.0 96.0 60.0 84.0 52.0 92.0 28
AZ 31.0 6.9 0.0 80.0 92.9 35.7 55.2 42.9 64.3 41
CA 29.2 3.9 0.6 64.4 63.1 28.4 46.3 36.2 60.5 218
CO 20.5 5.1 2.6 71.8 64.1 22.2 46.2 59.0 82.1 48
CT 34.8 4.5 0.0 90.9 77.3 35.0 45.5 47.6 71.4 24
DC 66.7 25.0 0.0 75.0 100.0 25.0 75.0 25.0 75.0 5
DE 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 80.0 80.0 60.0 20.0 80.0 6
FL 49.3 9.5 0.0 66.7 83.6 16.7 49.3 32.9 69.4 89
GA 78.1 21.1 1.4 76.7 90.3 47.1 58.9 56.3 84.3 75
HI 75.0 25.0 0.0 100.0 75.0 0.0 50.0 33.3 75.0 7
IA 61.2 7.5 3.0 92.9 88.4 59.1 59.4 78.3 84.8 71
ID 40.0 0.0 0.0 94.7 80.0 40.0 80.0 57.9 77.8 27
IL 53.5 13.0 0.0 83.3 76.2 41.8 63.0 60.6 76.0 109
IN 67.8 11.1 1.1 95.6 92.2 46.6 61.1 61.1 83.7 94
KS 50.0 11.5 2.0 80.8 88.5 63.5 71.2 75.0 82.0 61
KY 88.6 34.9 4.8 82.2 95.6 64.4 88.6 65.9 95.5 45
LA 77.1 27.1 2.1 83.3 79.2 63.8 83.3 68.1 79.2 51
MA 29.5 0.0 0.0 82.2 70.5 21.4 29.5 39.5 64.3 46
MD 53.8 14.8 3.8 66.7 85.7 50.0 73.1 48.0 88.5 30
ME 36.0 0.0 0.0 96.0 88.0 24.0 36.0 36.0 72.0 27
MI 44.9 6.0 0.0 91.7 87.1 44.1 55.7 43.3 71.4 77
MN 30.5 2.4 0.0 95.1 90.2 42.3 60.5 68.3 88.8 89
MO 71.9 19.0 3.4 88.1 96.6 42.1 72.4 69.0 87.9 64
MS 90.0 35.0 5.3 100.0 100.0 61.1 85.0 85.0 95.0 22
MT 50.0 11.1 5.6 83.3 77.8 50.0 61.1 66.7 83.3 28
NC 59.7 25.8 3.1 94.0 86.8 50.0 59.7 57.6 79.4 78
ND 90.0 10.0 0.0 90.9 100.0 70.0 72.7 60.0 81.8 11
NE 55.3 12.8 0.0 93.6 78.7 55.6 66.0 68.1 83.0 49
NH 11.1 0.0 0.0 89.5 84.2 38.9 21.1 26.3 63.2 21
NJ 65.1 27.3 0.0 86.4 88.6 28.6 62.8 75.0 93.2 44
NM 44.4 11.8 0.0 83.3 72.2 43.8 47.1 64.7 70.6 26
NV 60.0 18.2 9.1 70.0 72.7 20.0 45.5 54.5 63.6 15
NY 57.9 16.5 1.0 85.2 93.5 40.2 70.8 74.3 84.6 109
OH 71.7 9.9 2.2 91.3 94.6 42.9 62.0 56.5 88.9 94
OK 68.9 24.4 4.5 84.4 88.9 61.4 68.9 60.5 84.1 49
OR 12.2 0.0 0.0 70.7 85.4 38.5 31.7 43.9 68.3 53
PA 68.6 17.6 2.4 87.4 89.5 43.2 67.8 66.3 89.3 93
PI 50.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 5
PR 25.0 25.0 0.0 100.0 75.0 25.0 50.0 75.0 100.0 7
RI 33.3 0.0 0.0 100.0 66.7 33.3 16.7 16.7 83.3 6
SC 78.8 33.3 3.0 90.9 88.2 41.9 69.7 68.8 94.1 38
SD 89.5 5.0 0.0 90.0 90.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 85.0 20
TN 88.0 36.7 2.1 62.7 84.0 58.0 76.0 60.4 90.0 60
TX 70.1 26.8 3.7 62.3 89.3 26.5 70.1 53.4 75.2 219
UT 72.0 20.0 0.0 100.0 96.3 40.0 88.9 88.9 92.6 42
VA 63.2 26.3 2.6 76.3 78.9 52.6 65.8 52.6 78.4 44
VT 20.0 0.0 0.0 80.0 80.0 44.4 50.0 20.0 70.0 10
WA 5.0 7.5 0.0 50.0 60.0 20.5 26.8 29.3 53.7 68
WI 53.8 2.5 0.0 100.0 93.8 68.0 47.5 67.1 92.2 87
WV 72.0 33.3 8.3 92.0 84.0 76.0 88.0 65.2 96.0 28
WY 42.9 14.3 0.0 100.0 85.7 57.1 100.0 71.4 71.4 18
Table 4.5b: Nighttime feedings for non-rooming-in infants by state
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)-2011
  How many breastfeeding infants who do not room-in are brought to the mother for breastfeeding at night
Few Some Many Most Not sure NA-all room in N
All 0.9 3.3 12.3 58.9 0.4 24.2 2384
State
AK 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.2 0.0 81.8 11
AL 0.0 4.5 18.2 72.7 0.0 4.5 44
AR 0.0 0.0 16.0 72.0 0.0 12.0 25
AZ 6.7 0.0 10.0 33.3 0.0 50.0 30
CA 0.0 5.6 6.7 28.9 0.0 58.9 180
CO 2.6 2.6 2.6 63.2 0.0 28.9 38
CT 0.0 0.0 30.4 56.5 0.0 13.0 23
DC 0.0 25.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 25.0 4
DE 0.0 0.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 60.0 5
FL 1.4 4.2 16.9 40.8 1.4 35.2 71
GA 1.4 1.4 4.2 61.1 0.0 31.9 72
HI 25.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 50.0 4
IA 0.0 5.7 8.6 80.0 1.4 4.3 70
ID 0.0 5.3 10.5 52.6 0.0 31.6 19
IL 1.9 1.0 17.5 61.2 1.9 16.5 103
IN 1.1 1.1 16.7 66.7 1.1 13.3 90
KS 0.0 0.0 7.7 75.0 0.0 17.3 52
KY 0.0 6.7 0.0 77.8 0.0 15.6 45
LA 0.0 2.1 8.3 75.0 0.0 14.6 48
MA 0.0 0.0 6.7 71.1 0.0 22.2 45
MD 7.1 3.6 10.7 57.1 0.0 21.4 28
ME 0.0 0.0 4.0 60.0 0.0 36.0 25
MI 0.0 8.5 22.5 47.9 0.0 21.1 71
MN 0.0 1.2 7.3 80.5 0.0 11.0 82
MO 0.0 0.0 3.3 88.3 0.0 8.3 60
MS 0.0 5.0 20.0 65.0 0.0 10.0 20
MT 0.0 0.0 5.6 66.7 0.0 27.8 18
NC 0.0 4.5 17.9 49.3 1.5 26.9 67
ND 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 11
NE 0.0 2.1 8.5 74.5 0.0 14.9 47
NH 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.6 0.0 47.4 19
NJ 2.3 9.1 36.4 43.2 2.3 6.8 44
NM 0.0 0.0 5.6 22.2 0.0 72.2 18
NV 0.0 0.0 18.2 54.5 0.0 27.3 11
NY 1.9 7.5 22.4 57.0 0.0 11.2 107
OH 2.2 0.0 12.1 67.0 0.0 18.7 91
OK 0.0 2.2 8.9 51.1 0.0 37.8 45
OR 2.4 0.0 4.9 48.8 0.0 43.9 41
PA 0.0 3.5 17.4 67.4 1.2 10.5 86
PI 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 2
PR 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 75.0 4
RI 0.0 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.0 0.0 6
SC 0.0 6.1 21.2 51.5 0.0 21.2 33
SD 0.0 5.0 10.0 75.0 0.0 10.0 20
TN 0.0 3.9 13.7 66.7 0.0 15.7 51
TX 1.2 5.4 16.3 50.6 1.2 25.3 166
UT 3.7 7.4 18.5 66.7 0.0 3.7 27
VA 0.0 5.3 21.1 52.6 0.0 21.1 38
VT 0.0 0.0 0.0 60.0 0.0 40.0 10
WA 0.0 2.5 0.0 17.5 0.0 80.0 40
WI 1.3 1.3 5.1 86.1 0.0 6.3 79
WV 0.0 0.0 16.7 54.2 0.0 29.2 24
WY 0.0 0.0 0.0 57.1 0.0 42.9 14