Table 1.

Characteristics of participating BFHI hospitals (n 13), matched birth facilities (n 19) and women (n 25327); Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 1999–2009, five US states (AK, ME, NE, OH and WA)

	Date accredited*	Annual no. of births*	Years PRAMS data available	No. of babies born before/after BFHI accreditation	% Race/ethnicity			% Education ≤12 years	% Breast-feeding initiation	% Any breast-feeding for ≥4 weeks	% Exclusive breast-feeding for ≥4 weeks
					White	Black	Hispanic
Alaska			2000–2009
Hospital A	Nov 2008	2489		3309/381	61	6	12	46	92	81	55
Two matched facilities				4014	21	1	3	72	88	73	46
Maine			1999–2009
Hospital B	Jul 1997	203		0/157	97	0.6	1	49	85	76	69
Hospital C	May 2006	821		452/233	96	2	0.7	49	73	59	46
Hospital D	Apr 2007	1162		657/264	98	0.2	0.4	52	79	64	53
Hospital E	Feb 2008	402		216/38	96	0.4	3	30	87	76	57
Six matched facilities				2461	97	0.9	1	40	78	66	50
Nebraska			2000–2009
Hospital F	Jan 2001	3776		207/1790	59	12	6	22	83	71	45
Hospital G	Sep 2008	1955		1275/203	50	9	10	37	78	65	45
Two matched facilities				3597	48	11	15	35	82	68	43
Ohio			1999–2009
Hospital H	Sep 2003	967		63/70	96	0.8	0.8	50	62	45	35
Hospital I	Sep 2003	2130		48/88	69	24	1	38	73	57	44
Hospital J	Sep 2008	1918		132/21	66	29	0.7	46	70	57	36
Four matched facilities				725	74	23	1	50	62	48	31
Washington			1999–2009
Hospital K	Sep 1996	2692		0/901	33	4	20	22	96	90	60
Hospital L	Mar 2004	3149		337/309	23	28	10	58	85	70	49
Hospital M	Sep 2009	1833		555/17	13	38	19	53	91	80	53
Five matched facilities				2807	23	15	18	41	91	78	48

BFHI, Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative; PRAMS, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System

^*Information from Baby-Friendly USA⁽¹¹⁾.