Table 1.
Indicators of Worksite Breastfeeding Support for Hospital Employees—Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) 2007, 2009, and 2011.a
| N | Designated Room to Express Milk |
Permission to Use Breaks to Express Milk |
Electric Breast Pump Provided |
Lactation Consultant Available |
Breastfeeding Support Group |
On-Site Child Care |
Paid Maternity Leave |
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| 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | ||
| All | 2633–2701 | 70.7 | 74.3 | 83.0 | 95.9 | 96.8 | 97.8 | 80.0 | 81.2 | 81.9 | 68.3 | 71.6 | 74.0 | 17.7 | 19.8 | 24.3 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 34.9 |
| Type of facility | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government hospital | 519–525 | 60.2 | 63.5 | 75.9 | 93.2 | 94.8 | 97.3 | 69.9 | 68.9 | 70.4 | 57.8 | 59.9 | 61.4 | 11.6 | 14.6 | 16.4 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 30.9 | 27.8 | 30.5 |
| Nonprofit hospital | 1669–1691 | 74.8 | 78.7 | 85.6 | 96.8 | 97.8 | 98.3 | 83.7 | 84.8 | 85.6 | 73.3 | 77.1 | 79.4 | 19.9 | 22.8 | 27.0 | 17.9 | 17.1 | 14.7 | 34.6 | 36.8 | 37.1 |
| Private hospital | 303–342 | 65.0 | 68.8 | 81.0 | 95.4 | 94.8 | 95.6 | 76.5 | 82.5 | 82.1 | 58.2 | 62.1 | 66.3 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 23.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 29.0 | 27.3 | 29.3 |
| Military hospital | 18–26 | 84.6 | 76.2 | 77.8 | 96.2 | 100 | 100 | 92.3 | 90.5 | 72.2 | 80.0 | 71.4 | 72.2 | 26.9 | 23.8 | 22.2 | 7.7 | 14.3 | 22.2 | 69.2 | 85.7 | 66.7 |
| Size of facility, No. of annual births | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0–249 | 585–612 | 52.8 | 53.4 | 67.0 | 91.8 | 93.8 | 95.5 | 52.9 | 54.8 | 55.1 | 45.2 | 47.6 | 51.8 | 7.1 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 30.4 | 31.7 | 30.5 |
| 250–499 | 428–453 | 62.4 | 69.0 | 77.5 | 94.6 | 95.9 | 97.5 | 77.5 | 78.8 | 78.5 | 57.3 | 59.5 | 61.1 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 16.6 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 29.7 | 32.0 | 31.8 |
| 500–999 | 536–566 | 71.2 | 77.9 | 84.4 | 96.8 | 96.5 | 97.9 | 89.6 | 88.1 | 90.8 | 71.5 | 74.4 | 78.0 | 19.5 | 22.1 | 27.1 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 29.5 | 32.3 | 33.6 |
| 1000–1999 | 547–561 | 80.0 | 82.9 | 90.0 | 98.0 | 99.0 | 98.2 | 87.6 | 91.2 | 89.1 | 79.6 | 86.4 | 85.6 | 23.0 | 24.2 | 30.9 | 18.6 | 19.8 | 18.0 | 38.4 | 35.8 | 37.6 |
| 2000–4999 | 429–461 | 85.3 | 86.7 | 92.8 | 98.4 | 98.2 | 99.1 | 91.6 | 90.4 | 91.1 | 86.2 | 86.5 | 87.8 | 21.9 | 25.6 | 30.7 | 28.5 | 25.2 | 22.1 | 38.0 | 36.9 | 38.5 |
| 5000 or more | 57–64 | 82.8 | 84.2 | 94.7 | 95.2 | 100 | 100 | 90.6 | 91.2 | 94.7 | 81.0 | 91.2 | 87.7 | 28.6 | 25.0 | 39.3 | 31.8 | 29.6 | 35.1 | 42.9 | 50.9 | 52.6 |
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western | 388–409 | 71.1 | 72.6 | 79.7 | 96.7 | 94.9 | 97.6 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 79.4 | 66.8 | 69.0 | 72.2 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 23.9 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 47.3 | 50.0 | 47.6 |
| Southwest | 300–338 | 66.3 | 65.7 | 80.5 | 92.7 | 96.2 | 95.9 | 72.4 | 72.9 | 77.0 | 54.5 | 56.0 | 62.7 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 14.6 | 9.4 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 23.6 | 21.0 | 24.3 |
| Southeast | 412–433 | 65.6 | 70.2 | 79.6 | 96.3 | 95.4 | 97.2 | 78.7 | 83.2 | 83.9 | 66.2 | 70.2 | 71.3 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 19.4 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 19.0 | 28.5 | 25.5 | 24.5 |
| Northeast | 223–236 | 77.1 | 84.3 | 90.6 | 98.7 | 99.6 | 99.2 | 91.9 | 92.0 | 94.9 | 87.4 | 86.5 | 90.1 | 29.7 | 34.2 | 40.5 | 19.6 | 16.8 | 10.4 | 31.8 | 31.6 | 34.4 |
| Mountain plains | 385–393 | 65.7 | 70.1 | 78.6 | 93.6 | 97.4 | 98.5 | 71.5 | 72.6 | 73.3 | 58.0 | 65.1 | 68.9 | 11.9 | 17.1 | 23.0 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 16.1 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 32.3 |
| Midwest | 528–531 | 78.3 | 80.7 | 88.0 | 97.4 | 97.7 | 98.3 | 84.8 | 85.7 | 83.6 | 79.2 | 79.8 | 80.8 | 19.8 | 20.6 | 25.7 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 19.0 | 37.5 | 37.9 | 40.6 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 243–260 | 70.0 | 78.1 | 86.4 | 95.8 | 97.6 | 97.9 | 83.5 | 83.4 | 87.6 | 66.9 | 76.3 | 74.8 | 17.7 | 26.1 | 30.7 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 15.5 | 31.5 | 41.2 | 38.9 |
a
Bolded numbers indicate the highest prevalence across the 3 survey years. Sample size numbers range across years and questions.