Table 4.1a: Separation of mother & infant during postpartum transition by facility type, size, NICU level, and region
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2015
  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 79.9 5.7 7.6 2.4 4.4 2482
Type of facility
Birth center 98.2 1.8 0 0 0 168
Government hospital 75.4 8.2 7.1 2.4 6.9 463
Non-profit hospital 82.3 5.4 7.3 2.2 2.8 1523
Private hospital 63.3 5.8 14.6 4.9 11.4 308
Military hospital 100 0 0 0 0 20
Teaching hospital
Yes 85.9 2.6 4.7 2.1 4.7 191
No 77.9 6.3 8.5 2.6 4.8 2123
Size of facility
1-249 80.3 11.4 5.3 1.4 1.6 569
250-499 79 7.4 6.3 2.6 4.8 461
500-999 73.8 5 11.3 4 5.9 477
1000-1999 80.4 1.9 10.9 2.1 4.7 485
2000-4999 84.8 2.3 5 2 5.9 440
5000 or more 92 0 2 2 4 50
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only 80.3 8.7 6.2 2.2 2.5 1113
Level 2 special care 77.4 4.4 10.5 2.3 5.4 742
Level 3 NICU 81.4 1.7 7.2 2.6 7.1 538
Level 4 Regional NICU 85.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 4.5 89
Census region
Pacific 90.3 3.6 3.3 1.5 1.2 329
Mountain 84.6 9 5.6 0.4 0.4 234
West North Central 84.1 10.2 5.1 0.3 0.3 333
East North Central 87.8 5.2 5 1 1 403
West South Central 71.3 3.5 9.5 4.4 11.4 317
East South Central 55.4 3.2 19.7 8.3 13.4 157
New England 90.8 5.8 3.3 0 0 120
Middle Atlantic 68.5 7.9 12 3.7 7.9 216
South Atlantic 75.9 3.8 9.9 3.5 7 373
Table 4.2a: Separation of mother & infant at night by facility type, size, NICU level, and region
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2015
  How many hours are breastfeeding mother-infant pairs separated at night
No separation 1-2 hours 3-4 hours 5-7 hours 8 or more hours N
All 87.7 6.3 3.1 2.5 0.4 2473
Type of facility
Birth center 100 0 0 0 0 169
Government hospital 84.5 9.2 3.5 2.4 0.4 459
Non-profit hospital 87.5 6.1 3.4 2.8 0.3 1519
Private hospital 85.9 6.5 2.9 3.3 1.3 306
Military hospital 100 0 0 0 0 20
Teaching hospital
Yes 92.2 3.6 2.6 1.6 0 192
No 86.3 7 3.4 2.8 0.5 2112
Size of facility
1-249 88.8 6.7 2.5 1.6 0.4 565
250-499 85.6 6.5 2.6 4.6 0.7 459
500-999 85.3 7.4 4.4 1.9 1.1 476
1000-1999 88.6 5.6 3.5 2.3 0 484
2000-4999 89.7 5.5 2.3 2.5 0 439
5000 or more 90 2 4 4 0 50
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only 87.9 6.3 2.9 2.4 0.5 1108
Level 2 special care 85.9 7.4 3.2 2.7 0.7 739
Level 3 NICU 89.4 5 3.2 2.4 0 537
Level 4 Regional NICU 89.9 3.4 3.4 3.4 0 89
Census region
Pacific 95.5 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 331
Mountain 95.3 3 0.4 0.9 0.4 233
West North Central 84.8 5.5 4.2 5.5 0 330
East North Central 86.4 6.4 3.7 3.2 0.2 404
West South Central 86.6 8.9 1.9 1.3 1.3 313
East South Central 76.3 13.5 5.1 3.8 1.3 156
New England 85 10.8 2.5 1.7 0 120
Middle Atlantic 82.9 5.5 7.4 4.1 0 217
South Atlantic 89.4 4.9 3.3 2.2 0.3 369
Table 4.3a: Rooming in at least 23 hours a day 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 full-term infants room with their mothers at least 23 hours a day
<10% 10-49% 50-89% 90% or more N
All 21.1 13 11.2 54.8 2401
Type of facility
Birth center 0.6 0 0 99.4 169
Government hospital 24.4 11.3 10.6 53.7 443
Non-profit hospital 21.2 15 13 50.8 1473
Private hospital 28.4 13.2 10.1 48.3 296
Military hospital 5 5 5 85 20
Teaching hospital
Yes 17.3 17.8 14.6 50.3 185
No 23.1 13.6 11.8 51.5 2047
Size of facility
1-249 17.9 8.7 8.9 64.5 552
250-499 22.9 13.8 9.9 53.4 436
500-999 25.6 15.1 9.9 49.4 464
1000-1999 22.9 12 12.6 52.6 468
2000-4999 17.1 14.8 15.5 52.7 433
5000 or more 14.6 27.1 10.4 47.9 48
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only 20.2 10.6 8.9 60.2 1073
Level 2 special care 23.2 14.7 11.3 50.7 714
Level 3 NICU 20.7 15.6 14.1 49.6 526
Level 4 Regional NICU 15.9 11.4 20.5 52.3 88
Census region
Pacific 6.4 3.3 5.2 85.1 329
Mountain 8.9 8 8 75 224
West North Central 23.7 18.6 15.1 42.6 317
East North Central 23.7 15 17.6 43.8 393
West South Central 22.6 11.8 11.1 54.4 305
East South Central 44.5 21.2 8.2 26 146
New England 18.6 11.9 14.4 55.1 118
Middle Atlantic 29.2 18.4 17 35.4 212
South Atlantic 22.1 12.3 5 60.5 357
Table 4.4a: Reasons for removing healthy full-term breastfed infants from mother's room by facility type, size, NICU level, and region
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2015
  Pediatric rounds Change of shift Visiting hours Hearing test Heel stick Infant photos Infant's bath Mother bathing Mother out of room N
All 39.5 7.2 0.9 68.8 71.3 24.5 47.9 36.7 63.3 2493
Type of facility
Birth center 0 0 0 25 40 0 40 40 20 169
Government hospital 40.7 7.5 1 74.3 72.2 33.9 54.5 40.9 69.1 463
Non-profit hospital 36.2 6.1 0.6 68.8 70.4 22.4 44.1 35.4 62 1532
Private hospital 58 13.1 1.9 59.9 74.2 22.3 60.2 39.9 65 309
Military hospital 15.8 0 0 84.2 78.9 17.6 15.8 0 26.3 20
Teaching hospital
Yes 26.3 2.7 0 50.3 51.3 3.9 31.7 27.6 56.9 192
No 40.9 7.6 0.9 70.7 73.3 26.5 49.4 37.6 64.1 2132
Size of facility
1-249 34.1 4.4 1.2 92.1 86.4 48.8 64.3 57.2 80.2 571
250-499 48 7.9 0.8 88.3 83.2 42.4 54.1 42.6 69.6 463
500-999 46.3 11.3 1.6 72.7 77.1 27.8 49.5 34.5 63.9 479
1000-1999 38.3 8.1 0.2 60.7 64.6 9.2 40.4 29 55.2 488
2000-4999 31.1 3.9 0.7 38.3 51 2.5 36.8 25.3 52.5 442
5000 or more 28.6 2 0 34.7 42.9 4.1 22.9 28.6 51.1 50
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only 40.5 6.5 1 85.5 81.4 40 55.8 43.4 69.9 1116
Level 2 special care 40.8 10.2 1 69 73.9 21.8 47.7 35.3 62.6 747
Level 3 NICU 37.3 5 0.6 46.1 55.3 6 37.8 29.6 56.1 540
Level 4 Regional NICU 33.7 2.3 0 37.2 44.2 3.6 30.6 24.4 48.2 90
Census region
Pacific 14.5 1.7 0 51.2 55.9 12.2 28.6 23.3 43.9 332
Mountain 25.1 1.2 0.6 63.7 64.7 17.9 50.3 33.7 62.7 234
West North Central 40.1 5.4 0.3 87.2 81.3 39.1 55.4 51.5 75.4 335
East North Central 36.4 2.4 0.5 78.3 78 30.2 41.2 37.1 64.2 406
West South Central 48.6 11.4 0.8 54.3 71 22.8 55.9 35.2 59.2 317
East South Central 79.1 20.7 1.4 70.7 81.1 40.8 74.3 43.8 77.2 157
New England 13.4 1.8 0 74.3 65.5 6.6 30.6 28.6 58.2 120
Middle Atlantic 52.4 11.8 0.5 72.9 71.5 15.7 46.4 43.3 71.8 218
South Atlantic 44.8 11.4 2.9 61.8 66.6 21.9 50.3 30.5 59.2 374
Table 4.5a: Nighttime feedings for non-rooming-in infants by facility type, size, NICU level, and region
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2015
  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 1 1.9 5.1 48.5 0.5 42.9 2118
Type of facility
Birth center 0 0 0 40 0 60 5
Government hospital 1.2 2.2 4 48.9 0.2 43.5 405
Non-profit hospital 1 1.6 5.8 48.8 0.6 42.3 1419
Private hospital 1.1 3 4.1 50.2 0.7 41 271
Military hospital 0 0 0 0 0 100 18
Teaching hospital
Yes 0 4.3 8.1 40 0 47.6 185
No 1.1 1.7 4.9 49.4 0.6 42.4 1928
Size of facility
1-249 1.2 0.9 3.2 55.2 0 39.6 346
250-499 0.7 2 3.4 52.9 1.2 39.8 410
500-999 1.1 1.4 5.6 47.7 0.5 43.7 444
1000-1999 1.3 1.7 3.7 45.5 0.7 47.1 459
2000-4999 0.7 3.4 9 43.6 0.2 43.1 411
5000 or more 2.1 2.1 10.4 41.7 0 43.8 48
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only 1.2 1.2 3.2 49 0.5 44.9 841
Level 2 special care 0.7 1.5 5.4 51.3 0.6 40.5 682
Level 3 NICU 1.2 3.1 7.7 46 0.6 41.5 509
Level 4 Regional NICU 1.2 4.7 7 37.2 0 50 86
Census region
Pacific 2.9 0.8 1.2 15.3 0 79.8 242
Mountain 0 1.8 3.7 32.9 0.6 61 164
West North Central 1 1 5.3 70.3 0 22.4 303
East North Central 0.5 2.4 4.7 61.6 0.5 30.3 380
West South Central 0.4 1.2 5.7 45.5 0.4 46.7 244
East South Central 0.7 6.7 5.3 67.3 0.7 19.3 150
New England 0 0.9 4.5 44.6 0.9 49.1 112
Middle Atlantic 1 2.9 10.7 53.7 1.5 30.2 205
South Atlantic 1.9 0.9 5.3 37.1 0.6 54.1 318