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) -- 2015
	Model policy	Assess staff competency	Prenatal breastfeeding education	Early initiation	Teach breastfeeding techniques	Limit supplements	Rooming-in	Teaching feeding cues	Limit pacifiers	Discharge support	N
All	32.2	59.6	91.2	69.4	93.4	27.4	54.8	89.5	52.5	33.6	2493
Type of facility
Birth center	19.8	51.2	82.3	92.3	91.7	86.2	99.4	95.2	97.6	76.9	169
Government hospital	31.2	51.4	85.2	64.9	89	26.3	53.7	86	48.1	35.1	463
Non-profit hospital	35.3	62.2	94.5	69.4	95.1	23.5	50.8	90.9	51.4	32	1532
Private hospital	25	64.3	88.1	63.6	91.9	14.8	48.3	84.8	37	14.9	309
Military hospital	40	50	100	65	100	55	85	90	90	45	20
Teaching hospital
Yes	57.1	70.8	95.2	64.2	94.3	10.6	50.3	91.1	62.6	28.1	192
No	31	59.3	91.5	68	93.4	24.3	51.5	88.9	47.9	30.6	2132
Size of facility
1-249	16.2	41.2	80.7	76.7	91.2	53.1	64.5	90	57.7	51.1	571
250-499	23.1	51.2	88.5	67.8	92.4	28.4	53.4	86.1	43	31	463
500-999	31.3	63	95.1	68.2	93.7	22.1	49.4	89.7	45.2	33.4	479
1000-1999	42.1	71.3	95.8	67.9	94.9	16	52.6	91	54.1	24.8	488
2000-4999	49.7	74.5	97.2	65.6	95	14.2	52.7	91.4	59.6	24.7	442
5000 or more	54	68	97.9	59.2	94	4.2	47.9	84	71.4	24	50
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only	23.1	49.9	86.4	72.3	92.6	40.3	60.2	88.7	53.4	41	1116
Level 2 special care	32.7	62.6	94.3	67.7	93.6	20.1	50.7	89.7	46.3	30	747
Level 3 NICU	46	73.5	95.8	67.2	94.4	14.2	49.6	90.4	56	24.4	540
Level 4 Regional NICU	58	71.9	96.6	60	94.4	8	52.3	93.3	71.1	26.7	90
Census region
Pacific	36.6	58.1	87	76	94.3	38.4	85.1	90.9	70.8	32.8	332
Mountain	27.2	51.1	87.4	73	91.5	34.8	75	91	48	35.9	234
West North Central	22.5	38.6	94.1	71.7	91	35.5	42.6	86.3	41.6	45.4	335
East North Central	34.8	65.9	96.5	71.1	96	24.2	43.8	91.4	45	35.5	406
West South Central	30.6	63.6	83.7	62	90.2	20.5	54.4	84.4	55.4	27	317
East South Central	22.1	59.9	93.2	56.8	90.4	14.7	26	87.3	33.1	20.5	157
New England	45	67.5	97.4	84.9	99.2	39.3	55.1	98.3	70.8	45	120
Middle Atlantic	44.2	70.2	96.7	64.2	95.8	16.7	35.4	92.6	58.8	33	218
South Atlantic	31.8	66	89.3	66.9	93.6	23.1	60.5	89	52.7	27.9	374
Note: Sample sizes vary slightly for each of the ten indicators, ranging from n=2483-2576.

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) -- 2015
	Number of ideal practices†
	0-2	3-5	6-8	9-10	N
All	3.6	34	50.5	11.9	2201
Type of facility
Birth center	0.7	3.3	57	39.1	151
Government hospital	5.3	37.7	48.1	8.9	416
Non-profit hospital	3	34.4	51.4	11.2	1350
Private hospital	6.4	44.7	45.1	3.8	264
Military hospital	0	15	65	20	20
Teaching hospital
Yes	0.6	30.5	58.6	10.3	174
No	4.2	36.8	49.3	9.8	1876
Size of facility
1-249	4.7	30.2	47.9	17.2	493
250-499	5.2	42.2	41.2	11.4	403
500-999	3.5	36.1	49.8	10.6	424
1000-1999	3	33	53.5	10.5	439
2000-4999	2	28.3	60.8	9	400
5000 or more	0	42.9	50	7.1	42
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only	4.2	33.9	47.4	14.5	974
Level 2 special care	4.1	35.9	49.5	10.5	657
Level 3 NICU	2	32.9	55.9	9.2	490
Level 4 Regional NICU	2.5	26.3	63.8	7.5	80
Census region
Pacific	2	22.5	58.9	16.6	302
Mountain	5.5	29	51	14.5	200
West North Central	5.5	40.3	44.5	9.7	290
East North Central	1.6	37.8	51.1	9.5	368
West South Central	5.8	37.3	47.5	9.4	276
East South Central	7.6	51.1	35.1	6.1	131
New England	0	20	56.4	23.6	110
Middle Atlantic	2	35.2	52.3	10.6	199
South Atlantic	3.4	32	52.9	11.7	325
†Note: Ideal maternity care practices are listed in Table 8.1