Table 4.1b: Separation of mother & infant during postpartum transition, by state
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 79.7 5.6 7.6 2.4 4.7 2569
State
AK 90.5 4.8 0.0 4.8 0.0 21
AL 58.5 4.9 24.4 2.4 9.8 41
AR 47.1 2.9 26.5 8.8 14.7 34
AZ 90.2 0.0 9.8 0.0 0.0 41
CA 87.9 4.0 5.1 2.0 1.0 198
CO 89.4 8.5 2.1 0.0 0.0 47
CT 91.3 4.3 4.3 0.0 0.0 23
DC 50.0 0.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 4
DE 85.7 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 7
FL 87.2 2.8 1.8 2.8 5.5 109
GA 68.3 3.3 16.7 3.3 8.3 60
HI 91.7 0.0 8.3 0.0 0.0 12
IA 87.3 5.6 4.2 1.4 1.4 71
ID 79.3 6.9 13.8 0.0 0.0 29
IL 83.7 8.1 7.0 0.0 1.2 86
IN 80.7 5.7 8.0 2.3 3.4 88
IT* 33.3 0.0 16.7 0.0 50.0 6
KS 84.4 12.5 3.1 0.0 0.0 64
KY 54.1 2.7 27.0 8.1 8.1 37
LA 62.5 0.0 4.2 6.3 27.1 48
MA 90.5 4.8 4.8 0.0 0.0 42
MD 80.6 3.2 9.7 0.0 6.5 31
ME 81.5 14.8 3.7 0.0 0.0 27
MI 93.2 4.1 1.4 1.4 0.0 73
MN 92.0 6.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 75
MO 82.7 11.5 5.8 0.0 0.0 52
MS 23.3 3.3 13.3 16.7 43.3 30
MT 89.3 7.1 3.6 0.0 0.0 28
NC 85.0 0.0 6.7 5.0 3.3 60
ND 63.6 9.1 27.3 0.0 0.0 11
NE 83.3 14.6 2.1 0.0 0.0 48
NH 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18
NJ 66.7 5.1 12.8 2.6 12.8 39
NM 88.9 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 27
NV 75.0 16.7 0.0 8.3 0.0 12
NY 70.1 8.2 10.3 1.0 10.3 97
OH 87.6 5.6 5.6 1.1 0.0 89
OK 86.0 4.7 9.3 0.0 0.0 43
OR 97.8 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 46
PA 67.4 8.1 14.0 7.0 3.5 86
PR 6.3 18.8 37.5 6.3 31.3 16
RI 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5
SC 65.6 3.1 12.5 3.1 15.6 32
SD 57.9 21.1 21.1 0.0 0.0 19
TN 70.2 1.8 12.3 7.0 8.8 57
TX 74.5 4.4 7.4 3.9 9.8 204
UT 75.7 13.5 8.1 0.0 2.7 37
VA 81.3 4.2 8.3 4.2 2.1 48
VT 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11
WA 96.6 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 58
WI 95.1 2.4 2.4 0.0 0.0 82
WV 56.5 4.3 21.7 8.7 8.7 23
WY 76.5 17.6 5.9 0.0 0.0 17
*State abbreviation 'IT' is Island Territories, and includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and US Virgin Islands.
Table 4.2b: Separation of mother & infant at night, by state
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 87.6 6.3 3.0 2.7 0.5 2560
State
AK 95.2 4.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 21
AL 65.9 19.5 7.3 4.9 2.4 41
AR 75.0 9.4 12.5 0.0 3.1 32
AZ 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 41
CA 95.0 3.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 200
CO 93.6 6.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 47
CT 73.9 26.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 23
DC 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4
DE 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7
FL 96.3 2.8 0.0 0.9 0.0 108
GA 81.7 10.0 6.7 1.7 0.0 60
HI 83.3 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 12
IA 73.2 9.9 5.6 11.3 0.0 71
ID 93.1 3.4 0.0 0.0 3.4 29
IL 90.8 4.6 2.3 2.3 0.0 87
IN 85.4 10.1 2.2 2.2 0.0 89
IT* 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6
KS 90.6 4.7 3.1 1.6 0.0 64
KY 81.1 8.1 2.7 8.1 0.0 37
LA 81.3 8.3 2.1 4.2 4.2 48
MA 92.9 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.0 42
MD 86.7 13.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 30
ME 81.5 11.1 7.4 0.0 0.0 27
MI 94.4 4.2 1.4 0.0 0.0 72
MN 89.2 4.1 1.4 5.4 0.0 74
MO 82.4 3.9 5.9 7.8 0.0 51
MS 70.0 13.3 10.0 3.3 3.3 30
MT 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 28
NC 89.7 3.4 3.4 1.7 1.7 58
ND 70.0 20.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 10
NE 93.8 0.0 6.3 0.0 0.0 48
NH 88.9 5.6 0.0 5.6 0.0 18
NJ 82.1 5.1 5.1 7.7 0.0 39
NM 96.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 27
NV 91.7 8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 12
NY 87.6 5.2 6.2 1.0 0.0 97
OH 82.0 5.6 4.5 6.7 1.1 89
OK 79.1 20.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 43
OR 97.8 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 46
PA 78.2 6.9 9.2 5.7 0.0 87
PR 81.3 6.3 0.0 0.0 12.5 16
RI 80.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5
SC 84.4 0.0 9.4 6.3 0.0 32
SD 84.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 0.0 19
TN 80.4 10.7 3.6 5.4 0.0 56
TX 91.1 6.4 1.0 1.0 0.5 202
UT 86.1 5.6 2.8 5.6 0.0 36
VA 87.5 2.1 2.1 8.3 0.0 48
VT 90.9 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 11
WA 98.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 58
WI 81.7 7.3 7.3 3.7 0.0 82
WV 82.6 8.7 8.7 0.0 0.0 23
WY 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17
*State abbreviation 'IT' is Island Territories, and includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and US Virgin Islands.
Table 4.3b: Rooming in at least 23 hours a day, by state
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 21.3 12.8 11.2 54.7 2483
State
AK 14.3 4.8 4.8 76.2 21
AL 60.5 10.5 5.3 23.7 38
AR 40.0 13.3 6.7 40.0 30
AZ 5.0 7.5 7.5 80.0 40
CA 7.1 3.0 6.6 83.2 197
CO 6.4 2.1 12.8 78.7 47
CT 30.4 8.7 13.0 47.8 23
DC 0.0 25.0 0.0 75.0 4
DE 14.3 14.3 0.0 71.4 7
FL 13.2 5.7 3.8 77.4 106
GA 31.0 15.5 1.7 51.7 58
HI 25.0 0.0 0.0 75.0 12
IA 35.7 27.1 17.1 20.0 70
ID 11.1 11.1 0.0 77.8 27
IL 15.3 8.2 20.0 56.5 85
IN 32.2 14.9 13.8 39.1 87
IT* 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 6
KS 18.0 9.8 13.1 59.0 61
KY 41.2 23.5 14.7 20.6 34
LA 41.3 13.0 10.9 34.8 46
MA 16.7 16.7 14.3 52.4 42
MD 16.7 13.3 3.3 66.7 30
ME 15.4 15.4 19.2 50.0 26
MI 23.9 10.4 10.4 55.2 67
MN 16.2 19.1 11.8 52.9 68
MO 24.5 26.4 13.2 35.8 53
MS 46.4 25.0 0.0 28.6 28
MT 7.1 7.1 10.7 75.0 28
NC 22.8 8.8 7.0 61.4 57
ND 27.3 36.4 9.1 27.3 11
NE 23.8 4.8 19.0 52.4 42
NH 11.8 5.9 23.5 58.8 17
NJ 31.6 21.1 15.8 31.6 38
NM 3.7 3.7 3.7 88.9 27
NV 9.1 18.2 18.2 54.5 11
NY 23.2 20.0 16.8 40.0 95
OH 27.3 20.5 19.3 33.0 88
OK 18.6 11.6 16.3 53.5 43
OR 2.2 4.3 8.7 84.8 46
PA 34.5 15.5 17.9 32.1 84
PR 31.3 18.8 12.5 37.5 16
RI 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 5
SC 29.0 12.9 3.2 54.8 31
SD 17.6 11.8 35.3 35.3 17
TN 37.0 24.1 11.1 27.8 54
TX 16.8 11.2 11.2 60.9 197
UT 32.3 12.9 6.5 48.4 31
VA 30.4 19.6 4.3 45.7 46
VT 18.2 0.0 0.0 81.8 11
WA 1.7 5.1 0.0 93.2 59
WI 20.0 20.0 21.3 38.8 80
WV 30.0 15.0 15.0 40.0 20
WY 0.0 12.5 6.3 81.3 16
*State abbreviation 'IT' is Island Territories, and includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and US Virgin Islands.
Table 4.4b: Reasons for removing healthy full-term breastfed infants from mother's room, by state
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 39.6 7.2 0.9 68.5 70.9 24.3 47.7 36.7 63.0 2582
State
AK 8.3 0.0 0.0 76.9 76.9 27.3 41.7 50.0 61.5 21
AL 80.0 15.0 0.0 80.0 82.5 40.0 72.5 35.9 75.0 41
AR 66.7 23.3 3.4 100.0 100.0 53.6 70.0 46.4 76.7 34
AZ 20.0 0.0 0.0 46.7 66.7 27.6 36.7 31.0 51.7 41
CA 16.5 1.9 0.0 43.5 55.0 8.4 31.8 23.7 37.7 200
CO 16.2 0.0 0.0 51.4 51.4 13.9 43.2 21.6 56.8 47
CT 22.7 9.1 0.0 95.5 72.7 4.8 22.7 27.3 66.7 23
DC 25.0 0.0 0.0 75.0 75.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 50.0 4
DE 0.0 0.0 0.0 83.3 16.7 0.0 16.7 0.0 33.3 7
FL 36.1 3.6 0.0 40.2 54.2 7.2 33.7 14.6 41.8 109
GA 58.6 10.5 1.8 56.9 75.9 21.4 56.1 36.8 61.4 60
HI 54.5 9.1 0.0 81.8 54.5 9.1 36.4 9.1 63.6 12
IA 50.7 8.7 1.4 95.7 91.3 52.9 59.4 66.7 89.7 72
ID 35.3 5.9 0.0 77.8 66.7 25.0 70.6 52.9 88.2 29
IL 26.3 1.3 0.0 59.8 65.9 21.3 40.2 38.8 65.4 87
IN 39.1 3.5 1.1 76.5 79.1 38.6 44.2 33.3 59.5 89
IT* 0.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 33.3 66.7 6
KS 36.5 2.0 0.0 71.2 73.6 37.7 50.9 39.6 60.0 64
KY 80.6 33.3 5.9 75.0 80.6 44.4 69.4 48.6 75.0 37
LA 63.0 15.6 2.3 52.2 69.6 34.8 65.2 37.8 63.0 48
MA 5.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 55.0 10.8 38.5 28.2 53.8 42
MD 37.9 10.3 0.0 58.6 75.9 17.9 48.1 34.5 48.0 31
ME 29.2 0.0 0.0 87.5 87.0 12.5 37.5 41.7 60.9 27
MI 29.7 1.6 0.0 89.1 79.7 25.8 39.1 28.1 55.6 73
MN 14.9 0.0 0.0 91.3 81.2 32.3 50.0 50.0 64.2 75
MO 48.0 10.0 0.0 74.0 80.0 24.5 50.0 34.0 75.5 53
MS 71.4 26.9 0.0 78.6 71.4 29.2 78.6 44.0 81.5 30
MT 10.0 0.0 0.0 70.0 60.0 15.0 45.0 25.0 65.0 28
NC 35.4 8.3 0.0 83.7 63.3 26.7 56.3 33.3 63.3 60
ND 80.0 10.0 0.0 100.0 90.0 40.0 80.0 90.0 80.0 11
NE 42.2 0.0 0.0 97.8 73.3 38.1 58.7 57.8 88.6 48
NH 6.3 0.0 0.0 88.2 64.7 0.0 6.3 17.6 47.1 18
NJ 36.8 5.3 0.0 73.7 65.8 5.3 36.8 34.2 73.0 39
NM 26.3 0.0 0.0 36.8 26.3 10.5 36.8 5.3 31.6 27
NV 50.0 0.0 0.0 40.0 77.8 0.0 80.0 50.0 60.0 12
NY 54.3 10.8 0.0 75.5 73.4 14.1 47.9 44.9 71.4 99
OH 53.0 3.7 0.0 77.4 81.9 26.2 44.0 35.7 75.3 90
OK 36.1 2.7 0.0 56.8 70.3 26.5 54.1 25.0 54.1 43
OR 2.9 0.0 0.0 64.7 55.9 12.5 14.7 20.6 54.5 46
PA 56.3 16.5 1.3 67.5 71.3 22.8 50.0 45.6 70.9 87
PR 50.0 33.3 26.7 81.3 88.2 40.0 68.8 46.7 68.8 18
RI 0.0 0.0 0.0 60.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 20.0 5
SC 48.3 21.4 11.1 60.7 53.6 33.3 53.6 40.7 63.0 32
SD 66.7 20.0 0.0 93.3 86.7 60.0 66.7 60.0 73.3 19
TN 80.4 14.0 0.0 47.1 86.3 42.0 76.5 44.4 77.6 57
TX 41.7 9.0 0.0 44.8 64.4 12.9 49.7 33.1 53.1 204
UT 34.6 4.0 4.0 96.2 88.5 17.4 65.4 53.8 88.5 37
VA 55.8 14.3 4.8 65.1 72.1 27.9 58.1 37.2 75.0 48
VT 9.1 0.0 0.0 81.8 54.5 0.0 45.5 27.3 72.7 11
WA 6.1 0.0 0.0 57.6 54.5 24.2 21.2 18.2 45.5 59
WI 33.8 1.3 1.3 92.3 83.1 34.2 35.9 51.9 64.9 82
WV 57.1 28.6 0.0 76.2 76.2 47.6 76.2 28.6 76.2 23
WY 41.7 0.0 0.0 100.0 91.7 33.3 41.7 58.3 66.7 17
*State abbreviation 'IT' is Island Territories, and includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and US Virgin Islands.
Table 4.5b: Nighttime feedings for non-rooming-in infants, by state
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 1.9 5.2 48.5 0.6 42.8 2201
State
AK 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.1 0.0 76.9 13
AL 2.5 7.5 2.5 70.0 0.0 17.5 40
AR 0.0 0.0 3.3 53.3 0.0 43.3 30
AZ 0.0 0.0 3.4 20.7 0.0 75.9 29
CA 3.8 1.3 1.9 15.2 0.0 77.8 158
CO 0.0 0.0 2.7 24.3 0.0 73.0 37
CT 0.0 0.0 19.0 52.4 0.0 28.6 21
DC 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 4
DE 0.0 0.0 16.7 16.7 0.0 66.7 6
FL 2.4 1.2 3.7 22.0 1.2 69.5 82
GA 0.0 3.4 5.2 46.6 0.0 44.8 58
HI 9.1 0.0 0.0 18.2 0.0 72.7 11
IA 1.4 1.4 5.7 85.7 0.0 5.7 70
ID 0.0 5.9 5.9 29.4 0.0 58.8 17
IL 1.2 3.7 3.7 51.2 0.0 40.2 82
IN 0.0 2.3 2.3 60.9 1.1 33.3 87
IT* 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 66.7 3
KS 0.0 0.0 3.8 50.9 0.0 45.3 53
KY 0.0 0.0 5.4 70.3 0.0 24.3 37
LA 0.0 2.2 6.5 60.9 2.2 28.3 46
MA 0.0 2.5 0.0 57.5 0.0 40.0 40
MD 0.0 0.0 3.6 39.3 0.0 57.1 28
ME 0.0 0.0 4.2 54.2 0.0 41.7 24
MI 0.0 4.7 4.7 50.0 1.6 39.1 64
MN 1.5 0.0 4.4 67.6 0.0 26.5 68
MO 2.0 2.0 4.0 72.0 0.0 20.0 50
MS 0.0 3.4 13.8 65.5 3.4 13.8 29
MT 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.3 5.3 68.4 19
NC 2.1 0.0 6.3 33.3 0.0 58.3 48
ND 0.0 0.0 20.0 70.0 0.0 10.0 10
NE 0.0 2.3 6.8 65.9 2.3 22.7 44
NH 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.5 5.9 70.6 17
NJ 0.0 2.6 7.9 52.6 0.0 36.8 38
NM 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.5 0.0 89.5 19
NV 0.0 10.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 50.0 10
NY 0.0 4.3 12.0 46.7 2.2 34.8 92
OH 1.2 1.2 10.6 64.7 1.2 21.2 85
OK 2.7 0.0 0.0 35.1 0.0 62.2 37
OR 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.5 0.0 76.5 34
PA 2.5 1.3 11.3 61.3 1.3 22.5 80
PR 11.1 0.0 5.6 22.2 0.0 61.1 18
RI 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 5
SC 3.4 0.0 17.2 34.5 0.0 44.8 29
SD 0.0 0.0 6.7 80.0 0.0 13.3 15
TN 1.9 11.5 1.9 65.4 0.0 19.2 52
TX 0.0 2.1 7.0 41.5 0.0 49.3 142
UT 0.0 4.0 8.0 80.0 0.0 8.0 25
VA 2.4 0.0 4.8 59.5 2.4 31.0 42
VT 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.2 0.0 81.8 11
WA 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.4 0.0 90.6 32
WI 0.0 0.0 1.3 80.5 0.0 18.2 77
WV 0.0 0.0 0.0 47.6 0.0 52.4 21
WY 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 12
*State abbreviation 'IT' is Island Territories, and includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and US Virgin Islands.