2012 Totals
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for Minnesota WIC Infants
Born During Calendar Year 2012 by Community Health Board (CHB)
Minnesota WIC Information System
31,709
24,096 (76.0)
31,469
Breastfed
Three
Months 5
13,593 (43.2)
430
311 (72.3)
427
170 (39.8)
425
127 (29.9)
415
51 (12.3)
1,499
1,111 (74.1)
1,488
566 (38.0)
1,480
404 (27.3)
1,451
159 (11.0)
BECKER
275
183 (66.5)
275
86 (31.3)
274
63 (23.0)
269
28 (10.4)
BENTON
255
140 (54.9)
254
74 (29.1)
252
54 (21.4)
245
21 ( 8.6)
BLUE EARTH
327
*277 (84.7)
323
154 (47.7)
317
107 (33.8)
309
52 (16.8)
BROWN-NICOLLET
292
209 (71.6)
291
94 (32.3)
290
64 (22.1)
287
29 (10.1)
1355
1,045 (77.1)
1345
520 (38.7)
1341
381 (28.4)
1286
139 (10.8)
CARVER
205
165 (80.5)
201
90 (44.8)
198
71 (35.9)
193
29 (15.0)
CASS
253
166 (65.6)
253
63 (24.9)
253
48 (19.0)
251
19 ( 7.6)
CHISAGO
219
175 (79.9)
219
84 (38.4)
217
57 (26.3)
213
19 ( 8.9)
CLAY-WILKIN
430
340 (79.1)
423
174 (41.1)
422
128 (30.3)
403
45 (11.2)
COTTONWOOD-JACKSON
151
107 (70.9)
148
43 (29.1)
148
28 (18.9)
145
15 (10.3)
COUNTRYSIDE
368
258 (70.1)
366
120 (32.8)
364
87 (23.9)
360
24 ( 6.7)
CROW WING
463
351 (75.8)
460
156 (33.9)
456
114 (25.0)
443
38 ( 8.6)
1,821
*1,542 (84.7)
1,802
912 (50.6)
1,788
639 (35.7)
1,749
245 (14.0)
DODGE-STEELE
356
280 (78.7)
353
138 (39.1)
350
90 (25.7)
340
37 (10.9)
FARIBAULT-MARTIN
217
167 (77.0)
216
78 (36.1)
215
55 (25.6)
210
17 ( 8.1)
FILLMORE-HOUSTON
166
120 (72.3)
165
51 (30.9)
163
38 (23.3)
158
18 (11.4)
FREEBORN
248
195 (78.6)
246
86 (35.0)
246
59 (24.0)
240
19 ( 7.9)
GOODHUE
216
174 (80.6)
215
73 (34.0)
214
47 (22.0)
207
14 ( 6.8)
Residence of Participant 1
MINNESOTA
AITKIN-ITASCA-KOOCHICHING
ANOKA
CARLTON-COOK-LAKE-ST. LOUIS
DAKOTA
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total 2
Total Three
Months 4
1
Breastfed
Six Months 7
Total Twelve
Months 8
31,261
10,020 (32.1)
30,538
Breastfed
Twelve
Months 9
4,165 (13.6)
Total Six
Months 6
June 2014
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2012 by Community Health Board
Minnesota WIC Information System
31,709
24,096 (76.0)
31,469
Breastfed
Three
Months 5
13,593 (43.2)
403
*338 (83.9)
402
236 (58.7)
397
180 (45.3)
383
78 (20.4)
57
*48 (84.2)
57
34 (59.6)
57
27 (47.4)
55
10 (18.2)
271
*236 (87.1)
270
174 (64.4)
268
142 (53.0)
257
72 (28.0)
HENNEPIN-MINNEAPOLIS
3,371
2,668 (79.1)
3,334
1,964 (58.9)
3,298
1,632 (49.5)
3,192
778 (24.4)
HENNEPIN-SUBURBAN
2,918
2,233 (76.5)
2,873
1,456 (50.7)
2,845
1,093 (38.4)
2,754
432 (15.7)
HORIZON
369
288 (78.0)
367
148 (40.3)
364
95 (26.1)
355
33 ( 9.3)
ISANTI-MILLE LACS
488
371 (76.0)
485
177 (36.5)
481
116 (24.1)
468
42 ( 9.0)
KANABEC-PINE
279
208 (74.6)
278
77 (27.7)
276
54 (19.6)
274
18 ( 6.6)
KANDIYOHI-RENVILLE
451
344 (76.3)
448
162 (36.2)
445
106 (23.8)
444
36 ( 8.1)
LE SUEUR-WASECA
230
160 (69.6)
227
75 (33.0)
227
53 (23.3)
226
19 ( 8.4)
MEEKER-MCLEOD-SIBLEY
447
347 (77.6)
446
150 (33.6)
445
98 (22.0)
439
43 ( 9.8)
MORRISON-TODD-WADENA
491
349 (71.1)
491
163 (33.2)
491
105 (21.4)
482
46 ( 9.5)
MOWER
335
262 (78.2)
334
133 (39.8)
330
99 (30.0)
319
41 (12.9)
NOBLES
272
221 (81.3)
270
117 (43.3)
267
79 (29.6)
262
27 (10.3)
NORTH COUNTRY
737
475 (64.5)
737
241 (32.7)
736
169 (23.0)
717
63 ( 8.8)
OLMSTED
809
*665 (82.2)
808
382 (47.3)
805
282 (35.0)
784
118 (15.1)
OTTER TAIL
339
*279 (82.3)
337
137 (40.7)
335
109 (32.5)
324
49 (15.1)
POLK-NORMAN-MAHNOMEN
356
242 (68.0)
356
106 (29.8)
356
78 (21.9)
349
36 (10.3)
QUIN
373
265 (71.0)
372
102 (27.4)
372
77 (20.7)
365
34 ( 9.3)
4,635
3,267 (70.5)
4,605
1,900 (41.3)
4,580
1417 (30.9)
4,530
664 (14.7)
Residence of Participant 1
MINNESOTA
HENNEPIN-BLOOMINGTON
HENNEPIN-EDINA
HENNEPIN-RICHFIELD
RAMSEY
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total 2
Total Three
Months 4
2
Breastfed
Six Months 7
Total Twelve
Months 8
31,261
10,020 (32.1)
30,538
Breastfed
Twelve
Months 9
4,165 (13.6)
Total Six
Months 6
June 2014
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2012 by Community Health Board
Minnesota WIC Information System
31,709
24,096 (76.0)
31,469
Breastfed
Three
Months 5
13,593 (43.2)
RICE
416
*351 (84.4)
414
204 (49.3)
413
138 (33.4)
407
56 (13.8)
SCOTT
510
*438 (85.9)
506
228 (45.1)
503
172 (34.2)
488
45 ( 9.2)
SHERBURNE
414
318 (76.8)
409
163 (39.9)
406
113 (27.8)
398
41 (10.3)
SOUTHWEST
372
270 (72.6)
368
130 (35.3)
366
81 (22.1)
363
34 ( 9.4)
STEARNS
866
648 (74.8)
862
396 (45.9)
856
280 (32.7)
840
92 (11.0)
WABASHA
111
57 (51.4)
108
32 (29.6)
108
24 (22.2)
104
13 (12.5)
WASHINGTON
826
669 (81.0)
821
339 (41.3)
816
230 (28.2)
800
91 (11.4)
WATONWAN
111
71 (64.0)
111
55 (49.5)
109
39 (35.8)
106
15 (14.2)
WINONA
216
172 (79.6)
215
86 (40.0)
213
63 (29.6)
210
28 (13.3)
WRIGHT
528
416 (78.8)
527
252 (47.8)
522
183 (35.1)
508
82 (16.1)
Residence of Participant 1
MINNESOTA
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total 2
Total Three
Months 4
Breastfed
Six Months 7
Total Twelve
Months 8
31,261
10,020 (32.1)
30,538
Breastfed
Twelve
Months 9
4,165 (13.6)
Total Six
Months 6
Breastfeeding Benchmark Reference 10
Healthy People 2020 Objectives
* Percent met Healthy People 2020 Objective
Breastfeeding
Initiation
81.9%
Minnesota WIC Program 2020 Objective
Breastfeeding at
Three months
Breastfeeding at
Six months
Breastfeeding at
Twelve months
60.6%
34.1%
70.0%
CDC Breastfeeding Report Card 2013
National
76.5%
49.0%
27.0%
CDC Breastfeeding Report Card 2013
Minnesota
73.5%
49.1%
23.1%
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Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2012 by Community Health Board
Minnesota WIC Information System
Suggested citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar
Year 2012 by Community Health Board. Minnesota WIC Program: 2014. For more information contact: Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
1
County where the infant lived in July 2013
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2012
3
Number of MN WIC infants who ever breastfed (percentage of total MN WIC infants born during 2012).
4
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2012 with breastfeeding duration information at three months of age.
5
Number of MN WIC infants who continued to breastfeed at three months of age (percentage of total MN WIC infants with breastfeeding information at three months of age).
Total may decrease due to infants no longer participating in WIC.
6
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2012 with breastfeeding duration information at six months of age.
7
Number of MN WIC infants who continued to breastfeed at six months of age (percentage of total MN WIC infants with breastfeeding information at six months of age). Total
may decrease due to infants no longer participating in WIC.
8
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2012 with breastfeeding duration information at twelve months of age as of December 30th, 2013.
9
Number of MN WIC infants who continued to breastfeed at twelve months of age (percentage of total MN WIC infants with breastfeeding information at twelve months of
age). Total may decrease due to infants no longer participating in WIC.
10
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/2013BreastfeedingReportCard.pdf (All 2010 births, accessed Jan 15, 2014)
2
CHB history: Nobles-Rock CHB separated to become Nobles and Rock in January 2012, and Rock joined Southwest CHB. Redwood-Renville separated in January 2013. Redwood
joined Southwest in January 2013. Renville joined Kandiyohi in January 2013. Polk joined Norman-Mahnomen in January 2013. Cottonwood-Jackson is known as Des Moines
Valley Health and Human Services as of January 2014.
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