Table 8.1a: Percent of hospitals with recommended policies and practices consistent with the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding by facility type, size, NICU level, and region
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2013
	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	26.2	60.1	91.0	64.8	92.1	26.6	44.9	87.2	45.0	32.2
Type of facility
Birth center	16.4	57.5	86.4	94.6	95.2	89.0	98.8	94.5	97.0	75.3
Government hospital	23.6	50.2	85.6	59.2	87.9	21.7	39.6	80.5	37.0	29.9
Non-profit hospital	29.0	61.8	93.5	64.9	93.9	23.6	40.6	89.1	44.5	31.5
Private hospital	21.0	68.0	88.5	58.5	88.0	16.2	44.3	85.3	32.2	17.8
Military hospital	24.0	42.3	96.2	52.0	92.3	42.3	76.9	76.9	57.7	34.6
Teaching hospital
Yes	55.5	75.8	96.2	53.0	94.0	8.8	35.7	88.0	49.2	27.7
No	24.5	59.0	90.9	63.6	91.8	23.5	41.7	86.6	40.9	29.5
Birth center	16.4	57.5	86.4	94.6	95.2	89.0	98.8	94.5	97.0	75.3
Size of facility
1-249	13.2	43.9	81.2	70.2	92.3	50.2	55.3	85.8	52.3	48.8
250-499	19.3	50.8	88.1	68.3	89.5	30.2	42.1	85.3	38.4	29.6
500-999	21.5	64.7	94.9	62.7	91.8	22.4	41.9	86.1	41.7	33.1
1000-1999	34.8	69.6	95.9	62.3	94.4	16.2	42.6	90.7	43.8	24.8
2000-4999	41.5	71.8	96.1	62.2	92.4	11.9	42.1	88.4	47.0	22.4
5000 or more	64.4	78.3	91.7	45.8	93.3	5.0	31.7	88.3	54.2	16.7
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only	17.7	49.6	86.1	69.8	91.9	39.0	51.6	87.1	47.6	39.0
Level 2 special care	25.2	63.6	93.7	62.3	91.7	21.1	40.2	86.5	40.4	28.5
Level 3 NICU	41.1	72.7	96.1	58.7	93.4	11.9	39.7	89.3	45.1	24.8
Level 4 Regional NICU	48.9	80.7	95.5	62.8	92.0	12.5	35.2	82.8	55.7	27.3
Census region
Pacific	33.8	62.3	88.6	76.1	94.3	35.1	81.5	90.9	63.4	31.2
Mountain	22.6	53.8	88.2	68.6	88.4	31.1	64.6	84.5	44.1	29.0
West North Central	13.6	42.0	92.7	64.0	94.1	29.5	30.9	83.1	33.0	44.5
East North Central	27.8	59.4	95.8	61.3	92.0	23.5	28.0	85.9	40.7	38.0
West South Central	21.0	61.7	82.9	60.1	86.4	22.3	48.3	83.7	43.1	23.5
East South Central	14.7	67.8	88.9	57.4	90.2	16.9	22.2	88.4	26.3	20.8
New England	42.9	71.2	99.2	78.7	99.2	38.7	37.8	96.9	65.4	40.2
Middle Atlantic	39.6	68.1	94.0	67.2	97.0	26.1	28.9	91.4	47.2	33.9
South Atlantic	26.9	65.7	91.3	58.1	91.3	21.4	49.6	87.7	46.5	26.5

Table 8.2a: Percent of hospitals by number of recommended policies and practices by facility type, size, NICU level, and region
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2013
	Number of ideal practices
	0-2	3-5	6-8	9-10	N
All	4.6	41.5	45.9	8.0	2437
Type of facility
Birth center	0.7	2.1	58.7	38.5	143
Government hospital	8.4	46.9	40.6	4.1	441
Non-profit hospital	3.3	42.5	47.0	7.2	1513
Private hospital	6.6	48.4	41.1	3.8	316
Military hospital	8.3	25.0	58.3	8.3	24
Teaching hospital
Yes	2.8	36.2	55.4	5.6	177
No	5.0	44.6	44.2	6.2	2117
Size of facility
1-249	5.8	37.7	42.6	13.8	530
250-499	7.1	44.0	42.0	6.9	436
500-999	4.4	44.2	44.4	7.0	525
1000-1999	2.9	40.9	49.7	6.5	479
2000-4999	2.7	40.8	50.9	5.6	409
5000 or more	1.7	43.1	51.7	3.4	58
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only	5.4	39.1	45.0	10.4	1035
Level 2 special care	5.0	45.7	42.1	7.2	796
Level 3 NICU	2.1	40.9	52.4	4.6	521
Level 4 Regional NICU	4.7	35.3	51.8	8.2	85
Census region
Pacific	1.2	26.9	58.4	13.5	334
Mountain	3.7	39.7	48.1	8.4	214
West North Central	5.1	49.8	41.1	3.9	333
East North Central	5.8	44.5	43.2	6.5	398
West South Central	8.2	43.9	42.9	5.1	294
East South Central	6.9	52.5	38.1	2.5	160
New England	0.8	25.6	57.0	16.5	121
Middle Atlantic	2.7	42.1	45.2	10.0	221
South Atlantic	4.7	43.4	42.8	9.1	362