Table 5.1a: Discharge support offered to breastfeeding mothers by facility type, size, NICU level, and region
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2015
  Telephone call Telephone #given Return visit to center Home visit Center support group Referral to support group Lactation consultant referral WIC referral Outpatient clinic referral List of resources Breastfeeding assessment sheet N
All 65.1 91 41 20.4 49.5 55.4 73.1 85.4 34.3 81.8 46.5 2493
Type of facility
Birth center 78.1 85.8 82.8 75.7 49.1 59.8 76.9 52.1 24.3 66.9 32.5 169
Government hospital 62.1 92 45.9 22.1 37 46.5 67.1 86.6 25.1 77.3 37.9 463
Non-profit hospital 66.7 92.4 37.8 16.8 55.5 58.5 76.9 88.5 39.7 85.5 51.5 1532
Private hospital 55.5 85.7 23.4 5.8 39 50.3 60.7 88 26 78.2 43.8 309
Military hospital 45 90 95 20 40 60 85 65 50 85 20 20
Teaching hospital
Yes 57.8 92.2 40.1 17.7 59.4 75 81.3 93.8 53.1 95.8 55.2 192
No 64.7 91.3 37.8 16.3 48.6 53.2 72.1 87.3 33.4 81.7 46.8 2132
Size of facility
1-249 70.7 87.2 58.5 40.1 30.8 36.9 61.7 72.9 14.1 65.7 32 571
250-499 66.4 89.4 37.3 18.4 39.7 46.9 67.2 85 23.6 73.5 39.7 463
500-999 65.6 92.1 40.9 14 52.4 55.7 76.2 88.5 34.4 84.3 48.4 479
1000-1999 61.7 93.2 33.8 12.5 58.4 66 79.7 89.8 43.9 92.4 59.4 488
2000-4999 60.2 93.7 33.3 12.9 69 72.6 82.6 92.8 57.2 95 54.8 442
5000 or more 62 94 16 22 64 84 80 94 66 96 56 50
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only 68.5 88.4 48.6 28.4 37.8 44.9 67.5 80.1 21.5 72.8 38.4 1116
Level 2 special care 63.9 92.6 36.1 15.3 53.9 58.1 74.6 87.8 37.2 85.1 49.9 747
Level 3 NICU 60.4 93.9 33.9 12.6 65.4 70.2 81.7 91.3 53.5 93 56.3 540
Level 4 Regional NICU 61.1 92.2 31.1 12.2 61.1 73.3 78.9 95.6 53.3 97.8 58.9 90
Census region
Pacific 58.7 88 44.3 22 52.4 55.7 73.8 86.1 45.5 84 40.1 332
Mountain 65 87.2 45.7 23.9 47 47.4 67.5 77.8 26.9 72.6 37.2 234
West North Central 69.9 93.7 50.1 37.3 42.4 43.6 69.3 80.6 31.9 79.7 44.5 335
East North Central 71.9 94.1 39.2 16 55.2 58.9 80.8 87.2 38.7 84 52.7 406
West South Central 62.9 88.6 36.8 10.5 37.1 56.5 68.3 84.1 34.6 80 46.7 317
East South Central 58.3 91.7 33.3 3.2 35.9 50 67.9 85.9 21.8 78.2 44.9 157
New England 61.7 95.8 54.2 35 70 65.8 83.3 92.5 46.7 85 64.2 120
Middle Atlantic 68.3 94.5 33.5 26.1 59.6 67.9 76.6 93.1 30.3 91.7 49.1 218
South Atlantic 63 88.5 35.9 14.2 52 57.4 72.1 86.1 29.8 81.2 46.4 374
Table 5.2a: Distribution of infant formula discharge packs by facility type, size, NICU level, and region
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) -- 2015
  Are breastfeeding patients given 'discharge packs' containing product marketing infant formula samples
Yes No N
All 21.3 78.7 2487
Type of facility
Birth center 2.4 97.6 169
Government hospital 30.3 69.7 462
Non-profit hospital 18.5 81.5 1527
Private hospital 33.3 66.7 309
Military hospital 5 95 20
Teaching hospital
Yes 5.2 94.8 192
No 24.3 75.7 2126
Size of facility
1-249 29.9 70.1 569
250-499 28.4 71.6 461
500-999 25.4 74.6 477
1000-1999 14.3 85.7 488
2000-4999 7.5 92.5 442
5000 or more 10 90 50
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only 27.2 72.8 1112
Level 2 special care 21.9 78.1 745
Level 3 NICU 10.7 89.3 540
Level 4 Regional NICU 6.7 93.3 90
Census region
Pacific 8.2 91.8 331
Mountain 25.9 74.1 232
West North Central 37.1 62.9 334
East North Central 19.3 80.7 405
West South Central 21.5 78.5 317
East South Central 49 51 157
New England 5 95 120
Middle Atlantic 10.1 89.9 218
South Atlantic 18.2 81.8 373