
mPINC 2020 Regional Report
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mPINC is CDC’s national survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care. The survey measures care practices and policies that impact newborn feeding, feeding education, staff skills, and discharge support. CDC invites all hospitals with maternity services in the U.S. and territories to participate. In 2020, 2103 of 2810 eligible hospitals participated (75%). Total scores for states ranged from 70 to 90 out of 100, with a national score of 81.
mPINC Total and Subdomain Scoresa, by Region and State, 2020
Regionb | Participation of Eligible Hospitals | Total | Immediate Postpartum Care | Rooming-In | Feeding Practices | Feeding Education & Support | Discharge Support | Institutional Management |
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United States | 75% (2103 of 2810) |
81 | 83 | 76 | 82 | 93 | 79 | 71 |
Northeast | 85 | 86 | 79 | 85 | 95 | 88 | 77 | |
Connecticut pdf icon[PDF-601KB] | 80% (20 of 25) |
87 | 91 | 77 | 85 | 98 | 89 | 83 |
Maine pdf icon[PDF-471KB] | 92% (24 of 26) |
86 | 86 | 77 | 92 | 95 | 92 | 74 |
Massachusetts pdf icon[PDF-435KB] | 95% (38 of 40) |
85 | 89 | 81 | 83 | 95 | 84 | 77 |
New Hampshire pdf icon[PDF-501KB] | 94% (16 of 17) |
90 | 91 | 82 | 95 | 99 | 97 | 77 |
New York pdf icon[PDF-407KB] | 68% (83 of 122) |
83 | 83 | 78 | 81 | 92 | 85 | 78 |
Vermont pdf icon[PDF-556KB] | 92% (11 of 12) |
85 | 83 | 79 | 92 | 94 | 93 | 69 |
Western | 85 | 87 | 83 | 87 | 93 | 84 | 74 | |
Alaska pdf icon[PDF-559KB] | 63% (12 of 19) |
82 | 80 | 78 | 91 | 96 | 85 | 63 |
California pdf icon[PDF-450KB] | 69% (159 of 232) |
87 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 93 | 85 | 80 |
Hawaii pdf icon[PDF-518KB] | 83% (10 of 12) |
75 | 75 | 70 | 84 | 91 | 73 | 60 |
Idaho pdf icon[PDF-511KB] | 62% (18 of 29) |
77 | 88 | 70 | 83 | 91 | 74 | 57 |
Nevada pdf icon[PDF-465KB] | 41% (7 of 17) |
72 | 64 | 65 | 80 | 91 | 68 | 65 |
Oregon pdf icon[PDF-449KB] | 77% (37 of 48) |
87 | 91 | 79 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 71 |
Washington pdf icon[PDF-515KB] | 80% (47 of 59) |
85 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 94 | 82 | 70 |
Mid-Atlantic | 81 | 83 | 75 | 81 | 94 | 79 | 73 | |
Delaware pdf icon[PDF-468KB] | 83% (5 of 6) |
84 | 81 | 79 | 87 | 83 | 75 | 99 |
Maryland pdf icon[PDF-464KB] | 85% (28 of 33) |
83 | 88 | 82 | 80 | 95 | 79 | 77 |
New Jersey pdf icon[PDF-417KB] | 82% (40 of 49) |
82 | 85 | 73 | 80 | 96 | 81 | 77 |
Pennsylvania pdf icon[PDF-377KB] | 88% (70 of 80) |
80 | 83 | 75 | 84 | 94 | 74 | 69 |
Puerto Rico pdf icon[PDF-412KB] | 38% (12 of 32) |
73 | 63 | 64 | 53 | 89 | 85 | 81 |
Virginia pdf icon[PDF-413KB] | 66% (35 of 53) |
82 | 83 | 80 | 85 | 94 | 80 | 69 |
West Virginia pdf icon[PDF-437KB] | 90% (19 of 21) |
80 | 79 | 70 | 85 | 93 | 84 | 69 |
Midwest | 81 | 85 | 73 | 84 | 94 | 79 | 69 | |
Illinois pdf icon[PDF-513KB] | 77% (77 of 100) |
82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 94 | 79 | 71 |
Indiana pdf icon[PDF-491KB] | 90% (77 of 86) |
83 | 86 | 77 | 85 | 96 | 80 | 73 |
Iowa pdf icon[PDF-479KB] | 82% (49 of 60) |
75 | 84 | 59 | 83 | 94 | 73 | 56 |
Michigan pdf icon[PDF-377KB] | 84% (67 of 80) |
78 | 84 | 72 | 76 | 92 | 74 | 69 |
Minnesota pdf icon[PDF-438KB] | 75% (63 of 84) |
81 | 87 | 74 | 89 | 92 | 82 | 63 |
Ohio pdf icon[PDF-390KB] | 86% (87 of 101) |
84 | 88 | 76 | 85 | 95 | 83 | 76 |
Wisconsin pdf icon[PDF-480KB] | 82% (71 of 87) |
80 | 84 | 69 | 88 | 95 | 81 | 65 |
Mountain Plains | 79 | 84 | 74 | 84 | 93 | 78 | 62 | |
Colorado pdf icon[PDF-508KB] | 80% (43 of 54) |
85 | 82 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 86 | 74 |
Kansas pdf icon[PDF-484KB] | 77% (44 of 57) |
83 | 87 | 76 | 87 | 96 | 85 | 65 |
Missouri pdf icon[501KB] | 79% (49 of 62) |
79 | 82 | 72 | 84 | 95 | 74 | 66 |
Montana pdf icon[PDF-441KB] | 81% (22 of 27) |
81 | 87 | 78 | 86 | 95 | 75 | 66 |
Nebraska pdf icon[PDF-382KB] | 92% (46 of 50) |
73 | 87 | 65 | 76 | 90 | 76 | 44 |
North Dakota pdf icon[PDF-393KB] | 83% (10 of 12) |
77 | 76 | 72 | 79 | 94 | 70 | 69 |
South Dakota pdf icon[PDF-490KB] | 80% (16 of 20) |
77 | 86 | 68 | 85 | 94 | 73 | 57 |
Wyoming pdf icon[PDF-716KB] | 75% (15 of 20) |
75 | 83 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 72 | 58 |
Southwest | 79 | 80 | 74 | 79 | 93 | 76 | 71 | |
Arizona pdf icon[PDF-824KB] | 52% (23 of 44) |
78 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 87 | 73 | 66 |
Arkansas pdf icon[PDF-521KB] | 56% (22 of 39) |
75 | 72 | 62 | 69 | 94 | 77 | 74 |
Louisiana pdf icon[PDF-466KB] | 96% (46 of 48) |
81 | 80 | 76 | 81 | 95 | 78 | 75 |
New Mexico pdf icon[PDF-394KB] | 85% (23 of 27) |
82 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 88 | 80 | 78 |
Oklahoma pdf icon[PDF-419KB] | 81% (38 of 47) |
79 | 81 | 79 | 80 | 94 | 72 | 68 |
Texas pdf icon[PDF-416KB] | 66% (146 of 221) |
79 | 82 | 71 | 78 | 92 | 77 | 73 |
Utah pdf icon[PDF-465KB] | 70% (31 of 44) |
77 | 82 | 74 | 79 | 96 | 73 | 60 |
Southeast | 78 | 78 | 74 | 78 | 92 | 76 | 71 | |
Alabama pdf icon[PDF-918KB] | 82% (36 of 44) |
76 | 76 | 67 | 78 | 94 | 72 | 69 |
Florida pdf icon[PDF-495KB] | 65% (71 of 110) |
81 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 92 | 79 | 75 |
Georgia pdf icon[PDF-442KB] | 56%
(43 of 77) |
75 | 74 | 68 | 75 | 90 | 73 | 68 |
Kentucky pdf icon[PDF-587KB] | 68% (32 of 47) |
73 | 75 | 65 | 74 | 91 | 70 | 62 |
Mississippi pdf icon[PDF-446KB] | 80% (32 of 40) |
83 | 88 | 82 | 76 | 94 | 75 | 84 |
North Carolina pdf icon[PDF-391KB] | 65% (51 of 78) |
84 | 85 | 81 | 82 | 92 | 85 | 76 |
South Carolina pdf icon[PDF-391KB] | 72% (28 of 39) |
82 | 81 | 76 | 84 | 92 | 82 | 77 |
Tennessee pdf icon[PDF-412KB] | 79%
(45 of 57) |
70 | 69 | 61 | 73 | 89 | 67 | 60 |
aTotal and subdomain scores may be impacted by the proportion of participating hospitals in each state; response rates should be considered when interpreting results. bData are not reported for the District of Columbia (Mid-Atlantic Region), Rhode Island (Northeast Region), Guam (Western Region), the U.S. Virgin Islands (Northeast Region), American Samoa (Western Region), and the Northern Mariana Islands (Western Region), due to small sample size. Scores from participating hospitals in these states and territories are included in the regional and national-level scores. Regions are listed in descending order by total score and states are listed in alphabetical order within each region. Regions are defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Serviceexternal icon. |
Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) Total Scores, by State, 2020

Figure Details: The ranges for mPINC total score are categorized by tertiles. State-level scores were not reported for the District of Columbia, Rhode Island, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands due to small sample size. Regions are defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Serviceexternal icon.
Questions about the mPINC survey?
Visit: www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/mpinc to learn more.
Suggested Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2020 National Results Report, CDC Survey of Maternity Care Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care. Atlanta, GA. March 2022.
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