Table 1.1a: Skin-to-skin contact among vaginal births by facility type, size, NICU level, and region
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2015
  How many patients experience mother-infant skin-to-skin contact for at least 30 minutes within 1 hour of uncomplicated vaginal birth
Few Some Many Most Not sure N
All 1.2 3.5 12 83 0.3 2491
Type of facility
Birth center 1.2 0 0.6 98.2 0 169
Government hospital 1.7 5.2 16.2 76.2 0.6 463
Non-profit hospital 0.8 2.7 11.5 84.7 0.3 1530
Private hospital 2.6 6.8 14.9 75.7 0 309
Military hospital 0 0 10 90 0 20
Teaching hospital
Yes 0.5 2.1 10.4 87 0 192
No 1.3 3.8 13.1 81.4 0.3 2130
Size of facility
1-249 2.3 4.2 12.4 80.9 0.2 571
250-499 1.1 4.3 13 81.2 0.4 463
500-999 1.9 4.2 15.1 78.5 0.4 478
1000-1999 0.4 2.5 11.3 85.5 0.4 488
2000-4999 0.5 2 8.2 89.3 0 441
5000 or more 0 2 12 86 0 50
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only 1.7 4 12.3 81.5 0.4 1116
Level 2 special care 1.1 3.8 13.3 81.7 0.1 745
Level 3 NICU 0.7 1.7 10.7 86.7 0.2 540
Level 4 Regional NICU 0 4.4 6.7 88.9 0 90
Census region
Pacific 0.3 0.3 7.9 90.9 0.6 330
Mountain 0.9 3.4 9.4 86.3 0 234
West North Central 1.5 4.2 18.2 76.1 0 335
East North Central 0.5 2.7 11.3 85 0.5 406
West South Central 4.1 5.7 12.9 77.3 0 317
East South Central 1.3 7.6 13.4 77.1 0.6 157
New England 0.8 0 1.7 97.5 0 120
Middle Atlantic 1.4 3.7 11.9 82.1 0.9 218
South Atlantic 0.5 3.7 14.7 81 0 374
Table 1.2a: Skin-to-skin contact among Cesarean births by hospital type, size, NICU level, and region
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2015
  How many patients experience mother-infant skin-to-skin contact for at least 30 minutes within 2 hours of uncomplicated Cesarean birth
Few Some Many Most Not sure N
All 5.4 9.1 15.3 69.9 0.3 2298
Type of facility
Government hospital 5.7 10.5 17.9 65.7 0.2 458
Non-profit hospital 4.6 7.7 13.6 73.8 0.3 1513
Private hospital 9.1 14.3 17.9 58.4 0.3 308
Military hospital 0 5.3 42.1 52.6 0 19
Teaching hospital
Yes 2.1 10.5 14.7 72.1 0.5 190
No 5.7 9 15.3 69.7 0.3 2108
Size of facility
1-249 5.7 10.9 17.2 65.7 0.5 402
250-499 8.7 11.6 16.5 63.3 0 449
500-999 5.9 10.1 13.1 70.3 0.6 474
1000-1999 3.7 6 16.9 73.3 0.2 486
2000-4999 3.4 7.3 13 76.1 0.2 439
5000 or more 2.1 8.3 14.6 75 0 48
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only 6.4 10.6 16.4 66.1 0.4 931
Level 2 special care 5.1 8.9 13.8 71.9 0.3 740
Level 3 NICU 4.7 6.9 14.7 73.7 0 537
Level 4 Regional NICU 1.1 7.8 18.9 71.1 1.1 90
Census region
Pacific 4.1 4.5 12.8 78.6 0 290
Mountain 4 8.4 14.4 73.3 0 202
West North Central 3.1 5.9 14.7 75.6 0.6 320
East North Central 2.8 8.7 12.5 75.7 0.3 391
West South Central 8.9 12.5 17.1 61.2 0.4 281
East South Central 10.5 13.8 19.7 55.9 0 152
New England 1.8 1.8 15 81.4 0 113
Middle Atlantic 6.6 11.4 12.3 68.7 0.9 211
South Atlantic 7.7 13 20.1 58.9 0.3 338
Facilities not performing Cesareans are not included in these tabulations.
Table 1.3a: Early breastfeeding initiation among vaginal births by facility type, size, NICU level, and region
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2015
  What percent of healthy breastfed infants are put to the breast within 1 hour of uncomplicated vaginal birth
  <10% 10-49% 50-89% 90% or more N
All 0.8 3.9 25.9 69.4 2462
Type of facility
Birth center 0.6 0.6 6.5 92.3 168
Government hospital 0.2 6.3 28.6 64.9 462
Non-profit hospital 1 3.4 26.2 69.4 1510
Private hospital 1 4.3 31.1 63.6 302
Military hospital 0 10 25 65 20
Teaching hospital
Yes 0.5 4.2 31.1 64.2 190
No 0.9 4.1 27 68 2104
Size of facility
1-249 1.6 4.6 17.1 76.7 567
250-499 1.1 3.5 27.7 67.8 459
500-999 0.6 5.1 26.1 68.2 468
1000-1999 0.2 2.3 29.6 67.9 480
2000-4999 0.5 3.9 30.1 65.6 439
5000 or more 0 4.1 36.7 59.2 49
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only 1 4.2 22.5 72.3 1103
Level 2 special care 1.2 3.3 27.8 67.7 733
Level 3 NICU 0 4.1 28.7 67.2 536
Level 4 Regional NICU 0 4.4 35.6 60 90
Census region
Pacific 0 1.8 22.2 76 325
Mountain 0.9 3.9 22.2 73 230
West North Central 0.9 4.2 23.2 71.7 332
East North Central 0.7 4 24.2 71.1 401
West South Central 1.6 5.7 30.7 62 316
East South Central 1.9 7.1 34.2 56.8 155
New England 0.8 2.5 11.8 84.9 119
Middle Atlantic 0.9 2.3 32.6 64.2 215
South Atlantic 0.3 3.8 29 66.9 369
Table 1.4a: Early breastfeeding initiation among Cesarean births by hospital type, size, NICU level, and region
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2015
  What percent of healthy breastfed infants are put to the breast within 2 hours of uncomplicated Cesarean birth
<10% 10-49% 50-89% 90% or more N
All 2.8 5.9 23.7 67.6 2278
Type of facility
Government hospital 3.5 8.1 22 66.4 459
Non-profit hospital 2.2 4.9 23 69.8 1498
Private hospital 4.6 7.3 29.1 58.9 302
Military hospital 0 10.5 36.8 52.6 19
Teaching hospital
Yes 1.1 12.8 20.9 65.2 187
No 2.9 5.3 24 67.8 2091
Size of facility
1-249 2.5 4.5 21 72 400
250-499 4 6.1 25.2 64.7 445
500-999 2.3 6.2 21.7 69.7 469
1000-1999 2.7 3.5 25 68.8 480
2000-4999 2.3 8.7 25.9 63.1 436
5000 or more 2.1 12.5 20.8 64.6 48
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only 2.7 5.4 22.8 69 924
Level 2 special care 2.6 5.1 23.9 68.4 732
Level 3 NICU 3 7.5 25.3 64.2 533
Level 4 Regional NICU 3.4 9 22.5 65.2 89
Census region
Pacific 2.1 4.5 23.6 69.8 288
Mountain 1.5 5 21.1 72.4 199
West North Central 0.9 2.5 19.1 77.5 320
East North Central 1.5 3.1 24.5 70.9 388
West South Central 5.8 9.7 25.6 58.8 277
East South Central 5.3 8.6 27.8 58.3 151
New England 0 0.9 13.4 85.7 112
Middle Atlantic 4.8 8.6 27.1 59.5 210
South Atlantic 3.3 9.9 27 59.8 333
Facilities not performing Cesareans are not included in these tabulations.
Table 1.5a: Performance of routine procedures while skin-to-skin among vaginal births by facility type, size, NICU level, and region
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2015
  How often are routine infant procedures performed while mother & infant are skin-to-skin after uncomplicated vaginal birth
Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always Not sure N
All 5.7 15.3 29.1 49.5 0.4 2481
Type of facility
Birth center 0 0.6 4.2 95.2 0 167
Government hospital 7.6 17.1 31.4 43.7 0.2 462
Non-profit hospital 4.4 15.9 29.9 49.4 0.4 1523
Private hospital 12.6 18.1 34.6 33.7 1 309
Military hospital 0 5 40 55 0 20
Teaching hospital
Yes 3.1 12.5 27.6 56.8 0 192
No 6.4 16.7 31.2 45.3 0.5 2122
Size of facility
1-249 4.1 14.3 21.2 60.1 0.4 566
250-499 7.4 12.6 33.1 46.5 0.4 462
500-999 7.3 17.6 31.9 42.1 1 477
1000-1999 5.8 16.7 32.6 44.9 0 485
2000-4999 4.1 15 29 51.9 0 441
5000 or more 6 18 22 52 2 50
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only 5 13.3 27.4 53.7 0.5 1109
Level 2 special care 7.4 18.7 30.8 42.5 0.5 743
Level 3 NICU 4.8 16.3 29.5 49.2 0.2 539
Level 4 Regional NICU 4.4 4.4 33.3 57.8 0 90
Census region
Pacific 2.1 9.5 24.1 63.4 0.9 328
Mountain 5.6 12 27.8 53.8 0.9 234
West North Central 5.4 14.5 31.6 47.9 0.6 332
East North Central 4.2 15.6 31.4 48.5 0.2 404
West South Central 10.7 18 31.9 39.4 0 317
East South Central 10.8 21.7 33.8 33.1 0.6 157
New England 0.8 5.1 18.6 75.4 0 118
Middle Atlantic 7.8 18 30 44.2 0 217
South Atlantic 4.5 19.5 28.1 47.6 0.3 374