| Table 3.1b: Documentation of infant feeding decisions by state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2013 | ||||||
| How often infant feeding decisions are documented in medical records | ||||||
| Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost always | Not sure | N | |
| All | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 98.0 | 0.0 | 2665 |
| State | ||||||
| AK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 18 |
| AL | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 95.0 | 0.0 | 40 |
| AR | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 96.4 | 0.0 | 28 |
| AZ | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 94.6 | 2.7 | 37 |
| CA | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 98.6 | 0.0 | 208 |
| CO | 2.3 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 93.2 | 0.0 | 44 |
| CT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 24 |
| DC | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 6 |
| DE | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| FL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 99.0 | 0.0 | 102 |
| GA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 70 |
| HI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 11 |
| IA | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 98.6 | 0.0 | 74 |
| ID | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 27 |
| IL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 97.9 | 0.0 | 94 |
| IN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 97.7 | 0.0 | 87 |
| IT* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| KS | 0.0 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 93.5 | 0.0 | 62 |
| KY | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 95.5 | 0.0 | 44 |
| LA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 45 |
| MA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 97.7 | 0.0 | 44 |
| MD | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 96.4 | 0.0 | 28 |
| ME | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 24 |
| MI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 71 |
| MN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 97.7 | 0.0 | 87 |
| MO | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 60 |
| MS | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 35 |
| MT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 28 |
| NC | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 97.0 | 0.0 | 66 |
| ND | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 8 |
| NE | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 97.7 | 0.0 | 44 |
| NH | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 23 |
| NJ | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 97.8 | 0.0 | 46 |
| NM | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 96.6 | 0.0 | 29 |
| NV | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 16 |
| NY | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 98.0 | 0.0 | 102 |
| OH | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 96 |
| OK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 97.8 | 0.0 | 46 |
| OR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 98.1 | 0.0 | 52 |
| PA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 87 |
| PR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 13 |
| RI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| SC | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 38 |
| SD | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 24 |
| TN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 58 |
| TX | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 95.0 | 0.0 | 218 |
| UT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 95.1 | 0.0 | 41 |
| VA | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 97.8 | 0.0 | 45 |
| VT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 9 |
| WA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 61 |
| WI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 84 |
| WV | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
| WY | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 18 |
| *State abbreviation 'IT' is Island Territories, and includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and US Virgin Islands. | ||||||
| Table 3.2b: Provision of advice & instructions for breastfeeding patients by state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2013 | ||||||
| How many breastfeeding patients are provided advice & instructions about breastfeeding | ||||||
| Few | Some | Many | Most | N | ||
| All | 0.1 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 92.2 | 2666 | |
| State | ||||||
| AK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 88.9 | 18 | |
| AL | 2.5 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 85.0 | 40 | |
| AR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 28 | |
| AZ | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 89.5 | 38 | |
| CA | 0.0 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 94.2 | 208 | |
| CO | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 90.9 | 44 | |
| CT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 24 | |
| DC | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 6 | |
| DE | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 6 | |
| FL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 91.2 | 102 | |
| GA | 0.0 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 90.0 | 70 | |
| HI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 11 | |
| IA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 97.3 | 74 | |
| ID | 0.0 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 88.9 | 27 | |
| IL | 0.0 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 90.4 | 94 | |
| IN | 0.0 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 90.8 | 87 | |
| IT* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 6 | |
| KS | 0.0 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 91.9 | 62 | |
| KY | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 95.5 | 44 | |
| LA | 0.0 | 2.2 | 11.1 | 86.7 | 45 | |
| MA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 44 | |
| MD | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 89.3 | 28 | |
| ME | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 95.8 | 24 | |
| MI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 87.3 | 71 | |
| MN | 0.0 | 1.1 | 9.2 | 89.7 | 87 | |
| MO | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 96.7 | 60 | |
| MS | 0.0 | 2.9 | 11.4 | 85.7 | 35 | |
| MT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 89.7 | 29 | |
| NC | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 95.5 | 66 | |
| ND | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 87.5 | 8 | |
| NE | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 97.7 | 43 | |
| NH | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 23 | |
| NJ | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 97.8 | 46 | |
| NM | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 96.6 | 29 | |
| NV | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 81.3 | 16 | |
| NY | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 96.1 | 102 | |
| OH | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 91.7 | 96 | |
| OK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 84.8 | 46 | |
| OR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 96.2 | 52 | |
| PA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 97.7 | 87 | |
| PR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 84.6 | 13 | |
| RI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 6 | |
| SC | 0.0 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 92.1 | 38 | |
| SD | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 95.8 | 24 | |
| TN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 93.1 | 58 | |
| TX | 0.5 | 1.4 | 10.1 | 88.1 | 218 | |
| UT | 0.0 | 4.9 | 12.2 | 82.9 | 41 | |
| VA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 93.3 | 45 | |
| VT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 9 | |
| WA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 96.7 | 61 | |
| WI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 98.8 | 84 | |
| WV | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 88.0 | 25 | |
| WY | 0.0 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 83.3 | 18 | |
| *State abbreviation 'IT' is Island Territories, and includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and US Virgin Islands. | ||||||
| Table 3.3b: Education on infant cues to feed by state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2013 | ||||||
| How many patients are taught to recognize & respond to infant cues rather than feeding on a set schedule | ||||||
| Few | Some | Many | Most | Not sure | N | |
| All | 0.2 | 1.0 | 11.4 | 87.0 | 0.3 | 2666 |
| State | ||||||
| AK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 88.9 | 0.0 | 18 |
| AL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 92.5 | 0.0 | 40 |
| AR | 0.0 | 3.6 | 21.4 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 28 |
| AZ | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 89.5 | 0.0 | 38 |
| CA | 0.0 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 88.9 | 1.0 | 208 |
| CO | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.5 | 77.3 | 2.3 | 44 |
| CT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 24 |
| DC | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| DE | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| FL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 90.2 | 1.0 | 102 |
| GA | 1.4 | 1.4 | 15.7 | 81.4 | 0.0 | 70 |
| HI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 90.9 | 0.0 | 11 |
| IA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 91.9 | 0.0 | 74 |
| ID | 3.7 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 85.2 | 0.0 | 27 |
| IL | 0.0 | 1.1 | 14.9 | 84.0 | 0.0 | 94 |
| IN | 0.0 | 1.1 | 11.5 | 87.4 | 0.0 | 87 |
| IT* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 6 |
| KS | 0.0 | 3.2 | 22.6 | 74.2 | 0.0 | 62 |
| KY | 2.3 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 90.9 | 0.0 | 44 |
| LA | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 93.3 | 0.0 | 45 |
| MA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 97.7 | 0.0 | 44 |
| MD | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.9 | 82.1 | 0.0 | 28 |
| ME | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 91.7 | 0.0 | 24 |
| MI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.5 | 77.5 | 0.0 | 71 |
| MN | 0.0 | 1.1 | 19.5 | 79.3 | 0.0 | 87 |
| MO | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 90.0 | 0.0 | 60 |
| MS | 0.0 | 5.7 | 17.1 | 77.1 | 0.0 | 35 |
| MT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 96.6 | 0.0 | 29 |
| NC | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 92.4 | 1.5 | 66 |
| ND | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 87.5 | 0.0 | 8 |
| NE | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.6 | 81.4 | 0.0 | 43 |
| NH | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 23 |
| NJ | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 97.8 | 0.0 | 46 |
| NM | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 86.2 | 0.0 | 29 |
| NV | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 16 |
| NY | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 91.2 | 0.0 | 102 |
| OH | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 88.5 | 0.0 | 96 |
| OK | 2.2 | 2.2 | 17.4 | 78.3 | 0.0 | 46 |
| OR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 94.2 | 0.0 | 52 |
| PA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 87.4 | 1.1 | 87 |
| PR | 0.0 | 7.7 | 15.4 | 76.9 | 0.0 | 13 |
| RI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| SC | 0.0 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 86.8 | 0.0 | 38 |
| SD | 0.0 | 4.2 | 16.7 | 75.0 | 4.2 | 24 |
| TN | 0.0 | 1.7 | 8.6 | 87.9 | 1.7 | 58 |
| TX | 0.5 | 1.4 | 14.2 | 83.9 | 0.0 | 218 |
| UT | 2.4 | 4.9 | 12.2 | 78.0 | 2.4 | 41 |
| VA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 86.7 | 0.0 | 45 |
| VT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 9 |
| WA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 93.4 | 0.0 | 61 |
| WI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 90.5 | 0.0 | 84 |
| WV | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 92.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
| WY | 0.0 | 5.6 | 16.7 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 18 |
| *State abbreviation 'IT' is Island Territories, and includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and US Virgin Islands. | ||||||
| Table 3.4b: Education on limitation to time suckling by state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2013 | ||||||
| How often are breastfeeding patients instructed to limit suckling at the breast to a specific length of time | ||||||
| Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Almost always | Not sure | N | |
| All | 54.6 | 19.2 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 3.3 | 2660 |
| State | ||||||
| AK | 66.7 | 16.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 18 |
| AL | 50.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 40 |
| AR | 14.8 | 14.8 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 3.7 | 27 |
| AZ | 55.3 | 15.8 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 38 |
| CA | 62.0 | 18.3 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 208 |
| CO | 50.0 | 25.0 | 15.9 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 44 |
| CT | 83.3 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 24 |
| DC | 16.7 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 6 |
| DE | 83.3 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| FL | 59.8 | 17.6 | 12.7 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 102 |
| GA | 50.0 | 15.7 | 17.1 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 70 |
| HI | 54.5 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 11 |
| IA | 44.6 | 27.0 | 18.9 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 74 |
| ID | 44.4 | 22.2 | 18.5 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 27 |
| IL | 53.2 | 21.3 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 94 |
| IN | 53.5 | 24.4 | 9.3 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 86 |
| IT* | 16.7 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 6 |
| KS | 50.0 | 17.7 | 19.4 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 62 |
| KY | 50.0 | 18.2 | 11.4 | 15.9 | 4.5 | 44 |
| LA | 63.6 | 6.8 | 13.6 | 11.4 | 4.5 | 44 |
| MA | 81.8 | 15.9 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44 |
| MD | 53.6 | 21.4 | 14.3 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 28 |
| ME | 75.0 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 24 |
| MI | 38.6 | 35.7 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 4.3 | 70 |
| MN | 55.2 | 12.6 | 18.4 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 87 |
| MO | 45.0 | 35.0 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 60 |
| MS | 34.3 | 25.7 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 5.7 | 35 |
| MT | 62.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 29 |
| NC | 56.1 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 66 |
| ND | 62.5 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 |
| NE | 47.6 | 26.2 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 42 |
| NH | 82.6 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 23 |
| NJ | 63.0 | 13.0 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 4.3 | 46 |
| NM | 44.8 | 27.6 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 29 |
| NV | 37.5 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 16 |
| NY | 67.6 | 12.7 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 102 |
| OH | 61.5 | 24.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 96 |
| OK | 47.8 | 23.9 | 10.9 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 46 |
| OR | 63.5 | 15.4 | 1.9 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 52 |
| PA | 67.8 | 18.4 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 87 |
| PR | 30.8 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 30.8 | 7.7 | 13 |
| RI | 83.3 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| SC | 50.0 | 28.9 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 2.6 | 38 |
| SD | 58.3 | 29.2 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 24 |
| TN | 39.7 | 20.7 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 5.2 | 58 |
| TX | 44.0 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 15.1 | 3.2 | 218 |
| UT | 48.8 | 9.8 | 26.8 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 41 |
| VA | 59.1 | 15.9 | 4.5 | 15.9 | 4.5 | 44 |
| VT | 88.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 9 |
| WA | 59.0 | 18.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 61 |
| WI | 64.3 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 84 |
| WV | 48.0 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
| WY | 27.8 | 27.8 | 11.1 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 18 |
| *State abbreviation 'IT' is Island Territories, and includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and US Virgin Islands. | ||||||
| Table 3.5b: Directly observed breastfeeding assessments by state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2013 | ||||||
| How many breastfeeding patients receive a directly observed breastfeeding assessment | ||||||
| Few | Some | Many | Most | Not sure | N | |
| All | 0.2 | 1.5 | 11.6 | 86.6 | 0.1 | 2665 |
| State | ||||||
| AK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 94.4 | 0.0 | 18 |
| AL | 0.0 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 87.5 | 0.0 | 40 |
| AR | 0.0 | 10.7 | 25.0 | 64.3 | 0.0 | 28 |
| AZ | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 94.7 | 2.6 | 38 |
| CA | 0.0 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 89.9 | 0.0 | 208 |
| CO | 0.0 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 90.7 | 0.0 | 43 |
| CT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 24 |
| DC | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 6 |
| DE | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 6 |
| FL | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 92.2 | 0.0 | 102 |
| GA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 88.6 | 0.0 | 70 |
| HI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 90.9 | 0.0 | 11 |
| IA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 86.5 | 0.0 | 74 |
| ID | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 88.9 | 0.0 | 27 |
| IL | 0.0 | 2.1 | 18.1 | 79.8 | 0.0 | 94 |
| IN | 0.0 | 1.1 | 10.3 | 88.5 | 0.0 | 87 |
| IT* | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| KS | 0.0 | 1.6 | 17.7 | 80.6 | 0.0 | 62 |
| KY | 0.0 | 2.3 | 11.4 | 86.4 | 0.0 | 44 |
| LA | 0.0 | 4.4 | 17.8 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 45 |
| MA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 44 |
| MD | 0.0 | 3.6 | 17.9 | 78.6 | 0.0 | 28 |
| ME | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 24 |
| MI | 0.0 | 2.8 | 16.9 | 80.3 | 0.0 | 71 |
| MN | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 83.9 | 0.0 | 87 |
| MO | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 91.7 | 0.0 | 60 |
| MS | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 85.7 | 0.0 | 35 |
| MT | 0.0 | 3.4 | 10.3 | 86.2 | 0.0 | 29 |
| NC | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12.1 | 84.8 | 0.0 | 66 |
| ND | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 8 |
| NE | 2.3 | 2.3 | 13.6 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 44 |
| NH | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 23 |
| NJ | 0.0 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 91.3 | 0.0 | 46 |
| NM | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 93.1 | 0.0 | 29 |
| NV | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.3 | 68.8 | 0.0 | 16 |
| NY | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 90.2 | 1.0 | 102 |
| OH | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 87.5 | 0.0 | 96 |
| OK | 0.0 | 2.2 | 19.6 | 78.3 | 0.0 | 46 |
| OR | 1.9 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 92.3 | 0.0 | 52 |
| PA | 0.0 | 1.1 | 9.2 | 89.7 | 0.0 | 87 |
| PR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 76.9 | 0.0 | 13 |
| RI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| SC | 0.0 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 89.5 | 0.0 | 38 |
| SD | 0.0 | 4.2 | 20.8 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 24 |
| TN | 1.7 | 3.4 | 13.8 | 81.0 | 0.0 | 58 |
| TX | 1.4 | 1.8 | 17.0 | 79.8 | 0.0 | 218 |
| UT | 0.0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 40 |
| VA | 0.0 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 91.1 | 0.0 | 45 |
| VT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 9 |
| WA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 88.5 | 0.0 | 61 |
| WI | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 94.0 | 0.0 | 84 |
| WV | 0.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 84.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
| WY | 0.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 88.9 | 0.0 | 18 |
| *State abbreviation 'IT' is Island Territories, and includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and US Virgin Islands. | ||||||
| Table 3.6b: Use of a standardized breastfeeding assessment tool by state | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2013 | |||
| Is breastfeeding assessed using a standardized or adapted assessment tool | |||
| Yes | No | N | |
| All | 71.5 | 28.5 | 2664 |
| State | |||
| AK | 72.2 | 27.8 | 18 |
| AL | 45.0 | 55.0 | 40 |
| AR | 46.4 | 53.6 | 28 |
| AZ | 78.9 | 21.1 | 38 |
| CA | 90.4 | 9.6 | 208 |
| CO | 79.1 | 20.9 | 43 |
| CT | 66.7 | 33.3 | 24 |
| DC | 50.0 | 50.0 | 6 |
| DE | 83.3 | 16.7 | 6 |
| FL | 67.6 | 32.4 | 102 |
| GA | 70.0 | 30.0 | 70 |
| HI | 72.7 | 27.3 | 11 |
| IA | 74.3 | 25.7 | 74 |
| ID | 74.1 | 25.9 | 27 |
| IL | 74.5 | 25.5 | 94 |
| IN | 74.7 | 25.3 | 87 |
| IT* | 33.3 | 66.7 | 6 |
| KS | 35.5 | 64.5 | 62 |
| KY | 65.9 | 34.1 | 44 |
| LA | 77.8 | 22.2 | 45 |
| MA | 84.1 | 15.9 | 44 |
| MD | 75.0 | 25.0 | 28 |
| ME | 58.3 | 41.7 | 24 |
| MI | 78.9 | 21.1 | 71 |
| MN | 82.8 | 17.2 | 87 |
| MO | 73.3 | 26.7 | 60 |
| MS | 45.7 | 54.3 | 35 |
| MT | 53.6 | 46.4 | 28 |
| NC | 75.8 | 24.2 | 66 |
| ND | 62.5 | 37.5 | 8 |
| NE | 52.3 | 47.7 | 44 |
| NH | 73.9 | 26.1 | 23 |
| NJ | 80.4 | 19.6 | 46 |
| NM | 75.9 | 24.1 | 29 |
| NV | 87.5 | 12.5 | 16 |
| NY | 66.7 | 33.3 | 102 |
| OH | 64.6 | 35.4 | 96 |
| OK | 69.6 | 30.4 | 46 |
| OR | 78.8 | 21.2 | 52 |
| PA | 79.3 | 20.7 | 87 |
| PR | 30.8 | 69.2 | 13 |
| RI | 100.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| SC | 81.6 | 18.4 | 38 |
| SD | 79.2 | 20.8 | 24 |
| TN | 65.5 | 34.5 | 58 |
| TX | 66.1 | 33.9 | 218 |
| UT | 77.5 | 22.5 | 40 |
| VA | 62.2 | 37.8 | 45 |
| VT | 66.7 | 33.3 | 9 |
| WA | 80.3 | 19.7 | 61 |
| WI | 73.8 | 26.2 | 84 |
| WV | 40.0 | 60.0 | 25 |
| WY | 94.4 | 5.6 | 18 |
| *State abbreviation 'IT' is Island Territories, and includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and US Virgin Islands. | |||
| Table 3.7b: Provision of pacifiers by state CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2013 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How many breastfed infants are given pacifiers by facility staff | ||||||
| Few | Some | Many | Most | Not sure | N | |
| All | 44.6 | 27.0 | 21.7 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 2661 |
| State | ||||||
| AK | 55.6 | 27.8 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18 |
| AL | 25.0 | 20.0 | 37.5 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 40 |
| AR | 40.7 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 27 |
| AZ | 44.7 | 39.5 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 38 |
| CA | 66.7 | 21.3 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 207 |
| CO | 37.2 | 46.5 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 43 |
| CT | 54.2 | 25.0 | 16.7 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 24 |
| DC | 50.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 6 |
| DE | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| FL | 47.1 | 27.5 | 18.6 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 102 |
| GA | 34.3 | 15.7 | 35.7 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 70 |
| HI | 54.5 | 36.4 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 |
| IA | 21.6 | 35.1 | 33.8 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 74 |
| ID | 40.7 | 18.5 | 37.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 27 |
| IL | 44.7 | 24.5 | 27.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 94 |
| IN | 35.6 | 32.2 | 24.1 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 87 |
| IT* | 83.3 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| KS | 27.4 | 46.8 | 17.7 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 62 |
| KY | 22.7 | 38.6 | 34.1 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 44 |
| LA | 45.5 | 15.9 | 27.3 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 44 |
| MA | 56.8 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 44 |
| MD | 50.0 | 39.3 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28 |
| ME | 75.0 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24 |
| MI | 26.8 | 42.3 | 25.4 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 71 |
| MN | 50.6 | 21.8 | 14.9 | 11.5 | 1.1 | 87 |
| MO | 38.3 | 28.3 | 26.7 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 60 |
| MS | 22.9 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 17.1 | 2.9 | 35 |
| MT | 58.6 | 24.1 | 17.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29 |
| NC | 40.9 | 37.9 | 19.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 66 |
| ND | 50.0 | 12.5 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 |
| NE | 15.9 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 11.4 | 4.5 | 44 |
| NH | 78.3 | 21.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23 |
| NJ | 52.2 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 46 |
| NM | 62.1 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 29 |
| NV | 50.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16 |
| NY | 55.9 | 24.5 | 12.7 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 102 |
| OH | 33.7 | 37.9 | 18.9 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 95 |
| OK | 28.3 | 32.6 | 30.4 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 46 |
| OR | 57.7 | 23.1 | 15.4 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 52 |
| PA | 33.3 | 33.3 | 27.6 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 87 |
| PR | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 |
| RI | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| SC | 50.0 | 18.4 | 31.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38 |
| SD | 21.7 | 30.4 | 39.1 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 23 |
| TN | 29.3 | 31.0 | 29.3 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 58 |
| TX | 45.9 | 23.9 | 24.3 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 218 |
| UT | 36.6 | 22.0 | 31.7 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 41 |
| VA | 46.7 | 17.8 | 28.9 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 45 |
| VT | 88.9 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 |
| WA | 57.4 | 23.0 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 61 |
| WI | 56.0 | 22.6 | 16.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 84 |
| WV | 48.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
| WY | 16.7 | 22.2 | 33.3 | 27.8 | 0.0 | 18 |