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)-2009
	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	58.0	90.3	32.3	20.5	37.9	45.7	66.7	86.1	24.8	71.2	48.0	2664
Type of facility
Birth center	78.8	95.8	80.5	74.6	44.9	71.2	67.8	67.8	21.2	64.4	40.7	118
Government hospital	49.0	87.2	32.6	21.2	24.6	36.3	56.3	86.5	18.7	60.3	37.0	524
Non-profit hospital	62.7	92.0	30.0	19.4	42.4	47.3	71.3	87.8	27.6	75.5	52.7	1671
Private hospital	42.9	85.1	22.8	5.8	33.7	41.3	58.4	83.3	20.4	68.4	44.1	329
Military hospital	28.6	81.0	85.7	14.3	28.6	71.4	81.0	90.5	33.3	81.0	52.4	21
Teaching hospital
Yes	48.0	95.5	39.0	20.3	53.7	67.2	79.7	93.2	37.3	92.1	59.9	177
No	57.7	89.7	29.4	17.8	36.3	42.8	65.7	86.5	24.0	69.9	47.5	2368
Size of facility
0-249	58.5	88.7	38.9	37.4	20.5	34.9	49.9	80.9	10.2	52.8	33.8	591
250-499	59.6	89.0	28.9	19.5	27.0	35.5	57.2	85.3	13.8	65.8	39.9	456
500-999	59.4	90.4	29.4	14.3	37.5	43.7	67.7	87.0	21.1	69.0	49.5	554
1000-1999	60.0	92.2	33.0	14.6	49.8	53.2	78.2	87.7	34.1	81.3	58.9	528
2000-4999	51.9	91.1	30.1	13.9	54.1	60.0	80.5	89.6	45.5	87.7	57.8	462
5000 or more	54.0	92.1	23.8	12.7	58.7	65.1	84.1	93.7	44.4	95.2	61.9	63
Unknown	80.0	90.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	80.0	80.0	90.0	20.0	80.0	70.0	10
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only	59.5	88.3	34.5	28.7	26.2	38.5	55.5	83.5	13.9	59.9	38.4	1086
Level 1 or 2 NICU	57.8	90.2	28.5	15.4	42.1	46.3	70.4	86.5	26.2	73.9	50.8	1022
Level 3 NICU	55.6	94.4	34.9	13.7	52.9	58.6	81.8	90.5	43.3	88.1	61.9	556
Census region
Pacific	53.5	84.4	35.4	22.7	46.2	55.8	69.4	86.7	40.8	74.5	45.6	353
Mountain	60.5	88.3	29.6	18.8	37.2	35.0	68.6	82.1	26.5	67.3	40.8	223
West North Central	57.7	91.7	39.0	39.2	27.6	32.3	54.7	81.8	18.0	58.0	43.9	362
East North Central	72.3	94.7	31.9	16.4	40.8	44.3	74.5	87.4	26.2	76.3	54.8	451
West South Central	49.2	89.5	30.8	8.9	23.1	43.4	55.7	86.2	18.5	68.9	43.4	325
East South Central	49.1	89.7	25.1	4.0	25.7	35.4	58.9	89.1	18.3	60.0	41.7	175
New England	61.2	96.3	42.5	44.8	72.4	62.7	85.8	89.6	40.3	83.6	61.2	134
Middle Atlantic	62.4	96.3	31.8	23.1	45.9	59.9	71.9	90.5	18.2	81.4	57.4	242
South Atlantic	52.1	85.7	26.6	13.8	37.8	48.4	68.2	85.2	21.1	72.9	46.9	399

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)-2009
	Are breastfeeding patients given 'discharge packs' containing product marketing infant formula samples
	Yes	No	N
All	65.8	34.2	2643
Type of facility
Birth center	8.5	91.5	117
Government hospital	72.0	28.0	521
Non-profit hospital	66.5	33.5	1657
Private hospital	73.9	26.1	326
Military hospital	52.4	47.6	21
Teaching hospital
Yes	56.8	43.2	176
No	69.3	30.7	2349
Size of facility
0-249	64.6	35.4	588
250-499	70.7	29.3	450
500-999	69.5	30.5	550
1000-1999	67.7	32.3	526
2000-4999	58.1	41.9	456
5000 or more	57.1	42.9	63
Unknown	20.0	80.0	10
Level of Neonatal Care
Healthy newborn only	64.5	35.5	1077
Level 1 or 2 NICU	70.1	29.9	1015
Level 3 NICU	60.3	39.7	551
Census region
Pacific	37.8	62.2	349
Mountain	74.4	25.6	223
West North Central	77.3	22.7	361
East North Central	71.0	29.0	448
West South Central	68.9	31.1	322
East South Central	77.2	22.8	171
New England	30.8	69.2	133
Middle Atlantic	72.8	27.2	239
South Atlantic	69.3	30.7	397