mPINC 2022 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 2022, 1994 of 2779 eligible hospitals participated (72%). Total scores for states ranged from 72 to 93 out of 100, with a national score of 81.

mPINC Total and Subdomain Scores^a, by Region and State, 2022

Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) Total Scores, by State, 2022

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 Service.

About the Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)™ trademark: The mPINC trademark (word and logo) are owned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the United States. An organization’s participation in CDC’s mPINC survey does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Suggested Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2022 State Scores by Region, CDC Survey of Maternity Care Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care. Atlanta, GA. 2023.

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