Table 8.1b: % 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)-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 N
All 19.3 54.9 92.8 56.5 90.8 23.0 37.0 84.8 36.3 28.4 2742
State
AK 15.8 35.0 75.0 75.0 90.0 57.9 95.0 95.0 55.0 35.0 20
AL 13.0 73.9 93.5 50.0 91.3 13.3 13.0 91.3 13.3 19.6 46
AR 22.2 35.7 81.5 32.1 75.0 7.1 14.3 67.9 25.0 21.4 28
AZ 12.5 55.0 97.6 56.1 90.2 27.5 72.5 78.0 43.9 19.5 41
CA 29.9 66.1 90.3 60.8 93.6 21.0 72.6 86.7 51.6 27.6 218
CO 23.4 70.8 95.7 70.8 95.8 27.1 57.4 87.5 54.2 35.4 48
CT 34.8 66.7 100.0 50.0 87.5 21.7 25.0 87.5 54.2 25.0 24
DC 20.0 60.0 100.0 60.0 100.0 20.0 60.0 100.0 40.0 40.0 5
DE 50.0 66.7 100.0 50.0 83.3 33.3 66.7 83.3 50.0 33.3 6
FL 17.2 67.4 92.1 52.9 91.0 17.6 52.8 83.1 39.8 33.0 89
GA 15.9 58.7 93.2 48.6 90.5 11.0 36.5 77.0 21.6 13.5 75
HI 0.0 42.9 100.0 42.9 100.0 28.6 71.4 100.0 100.0 42.9 7
IA 13.2 37.1 98.6 59.4 91.5 15.9 10.1 84.5 27.5 50.7 71
ID 33.3 44.4 100.0 63.0 100.0 25.9 70.4 85.2 40.7 33.3 27
IL 11.2 53.2 98.2 49.1 88.9 19.4 28.7 81.5 26.6 22.9 109
IN 17.6 51.1 95.7 58.7 95.7 20.7 19.4 88.0 29.0 28.0 94
KS 7.1 32.8 93.4 55.0 88.5 27.1 30.5 82.0 23.7 31.1 61
KY 9.5 53.3 84.4 37.8 84.4 16.7 11.1 84.4 15.9 9.1 45
LA 23.5 74.5 84.0 47.1 92.2 16.3 19.6 80.4 29.4 16.0 51
MA 42.2 84.8 95.7 82.2 100.0 30.4 37.0 100.0 54.3 34.8 46
MD 10.3 66.7 90.0 56.7 96.7 20.0 36.7 86.7 43.3 30.0 30
ME 44.0 65.4 100.0 73.1 96.2 48.1 44.4 100.0 81.5 59.3 27
MI 20.0 44.2 100.0 55.3 83.1 12.0 32.5 74.0 33.8 20.8 77
MN 18.8 40.9 97.7 57.5 87.4 31.8 26.4 85.1 38.6 41.6 89
MO 11.7 46.9 93.8 50.0 93.8 27.0 22.2 87.3 28.1 23.8 64
MS 9.1 28.6 95.5 47.6 81.0 0.0 9.5 60.0 9.5 18.2 22
MT 8.3 32.1 92.9 50.0 89.3 38.5 61.5 82.1 52.0 28.6 28
NC 16.4 65.4 96.1 41.6 91.0 10.3 30.8 85.7 38.2 21.8 78
ND 54.5 72.7 81.8 81.8 72.7 27.3 0.0 72.7 27.3 36.4 11
NE 14.6 25.0 97.9 63.8 91.5 22.4 26.5 74.5 28.6 29.8 49
NH 38.1 66.7 100.0 90.5 100.0 52.4 52.4 90.5 61.9 71.4 21
NJ 25.0 77.3 93.2 51.2 100.0 9.3 9.1 93.2 40.5 15.9 44
NM 12.5 42.3 84.6 69.2 76.9 26.9 69.2 65.4 44.0 24.0 26
NV 7.1 40.0 93.3 33.3 66.7 20.0 60.0 66.7 13.3 13.3 15
NY 38.3 68.2 95.4 51.5 93.5 22.6 20.2 93.5 53.8 34.9 109
OH 20.7 64.5 98.9 64.8 95.7 17.0 26.6 90.3 28.0 43.6 94
OK 8.7 46.9 83.7 50.0 81.6 8.2 25.0 77.6 22.9 22.4 49
OR 11.5 46.2 96.2 62.3 98.1 37.7 67.9 90.6 49.1 22.6 53
PA 16.7 46.2 95.7 50.6 95.7 16.5 18.7 87.0 20.7 34.4 93
PI 40.0 60.0 100.0 40.0 80.0 0.0 80.0 60.0 100.0 20.0 5
PR 14.3 85.7 50.0 71.4 71.4 42.9 40.0 57.1 85.7 0.0 7
RI 33.3 50.0 100.0 66.7 100.0 20.0 33.3 100.0 83.3 16.7 6
SC 10.8 50.0 100.0 63.2 89.5 26.3 32.4 78.9 34.2 31.6 38
SD 21.1 35.0 85.0 45.0 80.0 36.8 5.0 75.0 25.0 30.0 20
TN 21.7 58.3 96.7 50.0 80.0 15.0 24.1 80.0 25.4 10.0 60
TX 15.2 57.3 81.1 52.3 88.4 19.0 40.1 85.6 33.2 22.9 219
UT 16.7 52.5 92.7 73.8 78.6 19.5 47.6 68.3 14.3 23.8 42
VA 11.4 52.3 97.7 47.7 88.6 31.8 33.3 90.9 43.2 29.5 44
VT 30.0 10.0 90.0 70.0 80.0 70.0 30.0 80.0 70.0 40.0 10
WA 15.9 50.0 83.6 77.6 95.5 46.2 83.3 94.0 43.1 31.3 68
WI 19.3 54.0 96.6 65.1 98.8 46.0 24.1 90.7 37.9 39.1 87
WV 12.0 35.7 92.9 50.0 96.4 25.0 28.6 85.7 29.6 3.7 28
WY 5.9 33.3 81.3 66.7 88.9 52.9 50.0 88.9 27.8 61.1 18
Table 8.2b: % of hospitals by number of recommended policies and practices*,** by state
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 2479
State
AK 0.0 27.8 55.6 16.7 18
AL 11.4 56.8 31.8 0.0 44
AR 23.1 65.4 7.7 3.8 26
AZ 2.7 51.4 40.5 5.4 37
CA 6.9 30.4 53.4 9.3 204
CO 2.2 35.6 48.9 13.3 45
CT 4.5 31.8 63.6 0.0 22
DC 0.0 40.0 60.0 0.0 5
DE 0.0 66.7 0.0 33.3 6
FL 7.5 45.0 37.5 10.0 80
GA 8.1 62.9 29.0 0.0 62
HI 0.0 20.0 60.0 20.0 5
IA 9.4 48.4 40.6 1.6 64
ID 0.0 38.5 50.0 11.5 26
IL 4.9 62.7 29.4 2.9 102
IN 6.9 51.7 35.6 5.7 87
KS 7.8 60.8 29.4 2.0 51
KY 18.9 62.2 18.9 0.0 37
LA 12.8 42.6 40.4 4.3 47
MA 0.0 27.3 56.8 15.9 44
MD 3.4 55.2 37.9 3.4 29
ME 0.0 13.0 65.2 21.7 23
MI 14.1 56.3 26.8 2.8 71
MN 9.0 46.2 34.6 10.3 78
MO 3.5 63.2 28.1 5.3 57
MS 16.7 72.2 11.1 0.0 18
MT 4.8 42.9 42.9 9.5 21
NC 5.8 56.5 34.8 2.9 69
ND 0.0 45.5 54.5 0.0 11
NE 7.0 62.8 27.9 2.3 43
NH 0.0 19.0 57.1 23.8 21
NJ 7.3 53.7 34.1 4.9 41
NM 13.6 40.9 40.9 4.5 22
NV 14.3 64.3 21.4 0.0 14
NY 3.1 36.5 54.2 6.3 96
OH 2.4 50.6 42.4 4.7 85
OK 16.3 62.8 18.6 2.3 43
OR 2.0 41.2 51.0 5.9 51
PA 7.1 65.5 23.8 3.6 84
PI 0.0 25.0 75.0 0.0 4
PR 0.0 60.0 40.0 0.0 5
RI 0.0 60.0 20.0 20.0 5
SC 5.7 42.9 48.6 2.9 35
SD 16.7 55.6 22.2 5.6 18
TN 7.3 61.8 25.5 5.5 55
TX 7.6 59.6 27.8 5.1 198
UT 10.5 52.6 34.2 2.6 38
VA 2.4 52.4 38.1 7.1 42
VT 0.0 40.0 50.0 10.0 10
WA 3.4 33.9 49.2 13.6 59
WI 0.0 53.7 39.0 7.3 82
WV 8.3 79.2 8.3 4.2 24
WY 13.3 40.0 40.0 6.7 15
*Definitions can be found in the August 2011 Vital Signs **Numbers may not add to 100% due to rounding