CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2013 by Community Health Board
Minnesota WIC Information System
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Three
months
CHB of
Residence1
Total 2
MINNESOTA
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,047
432
327 (75.7)
ANOKA
1,602
BECKER
Breastfed
Three
months 5
Total 12
months
Total Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
Months 7
14,630 (47.1)
30,742
10,580 (34.4)
30,742
7,513 (24.4)
432
169 (39.1)
431
118 (27.4)
431
72 (16.7)
1,249 (78.0)
1,591
719 (45.2)
1,583
495 (31.3)
1,583
341 (21.5)
267
185 (69.3)
267
93 (34.8)
266
56 (21.1)
266
30 (11.3)
BENTON
242
152 (62.8)
242
93 (38.4)
241
68 (28.2)
241
40 (16.6)
BLUE EARTH
301
*248 (82.4)
300
137 (45.7)
296
94 (31.8)
296
57 (19.3)
328
248 (75.6)
328
131 (39.9)
326
96 (29.4)
326
63 (19.3)
1,279
995 (77.8)
1,277
524 (41.0)
1,260
405 (32.1)
1,260
226 (17.9)
CARVER
221
*195 (88.2)
216
115 (53.2)
212
83 (39.2)
212
51 (24.1)
CASS
255
169 (66.3)
255
83 (32.5)
253
49 (19.4)
253
38 (15.0)
CHISAGO
204
*173 (84.8)
204
95 (46.6)
201
71 (35.3)
201
46 (22.9)
CLAY-WILKIN
406
326 (80.3)
403
171 (42.4)
397
110 (27.7)
397
79 (19.9)
COTTONWOODJACKSON
114
*94 (82.5)
113
35 (31.0)
113
21 (18.6)
113
10 (8.8)
COUNTRYSIDE
295
220 (74.6)
295
104 (35.3)
292
68 (23.3)
292
46 (15.8)
CROW WING
405
323 (79.8)
403
177 (43.9)
400
132 (33.0)
400
75 (18.8)
1,758
*1,495 (85.0)
1,751
965 (55.1)
1,732
720 (41.6)
1,732
528 (30.5)
358
*297 (83.0)
358
156 (43.6)
353
98 (27.8)
353
62 (17.6)
215
*178 (82.8)
215
74 (34.4)
214
46 (21.5)
214
26 (12.1)
160
128 (80.0)
160
60 (37.5)
160
44 (27.5)
160
30 (18.8)
AITKIN-ITASCAKOOCHICHING
BROWNNICOLLET
CARLTONCOOK-LAKE-ST.
LOUIS
DAKOTA
DODGE-STEELE
FARIBAULTMARTIN
FILLMOREHOUSTON
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
4
1
8
Breastfed 12
months 9
January 2016
CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2013 by Community Health Board
Minnesota WIC Information System
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Three
months
CHB of
Residence1
Total 2
MINNESOTA
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,047
FREEBORN
246
185 (75.2)
GOODHUE
186
Breastfed
Three
months 5
Total 12
months
Total Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
Months 7
14,630 (47.1)
30,742
10,580 (34.4)
30,742
7,513 (24.4)
244
92 (37.7)
240
63 (26.3)
240
44 (18.3)
*155 (83.3)
186
78 (41.9)
184
58 (31.5)
184
38 (20.7)
404
*366 (90.6)
403
253 (62.8)
394
190 (48.2)
394
*141 (35.8)
52
*48 (92.3)
52
40 (76.9)
50
*32 (64.0)
50
*27 (54.0)
255
*225 (88.2)
254
166 (65.4)
249
135 (54.2)
249
*85 (34.1)
3,356
2,660 (79.3)
3,346
2,019 (60.3)
3,318
1,596 (48.1)
3,318
*1,273 (38.4)
2,762
2,146 (77.7)
2,753
1,497 (54.4)
2,724
1,103 (40.5)
2,724
858 (31.5)
HORIZON
395
305 (77.2)
393
166 (42.2)
391
122 (31.2)
391
69 (17.6)
ISANTI-MILLELACS
452
352 (77.9)
452
190 (42.0)
450
121 (26.9)
450
87 (19.3)
KANABEC-PINE
292
234 (80.1)
289
113 (39.1)
285
75 (26.3)
285
41 (14.4)
487
*400 (82.1)
485
247 (50.9)
481
170 (35.3)
481
119 (24.7)
227
172 (75.8)
227
79 (34.8)
223
54 (24.2)
223
23 (10.3)
430
340 (79.1)
429
169 (39.4)
426
115 (27.0)
426
65 (15.3)
481
345 (71.7)
481
165 (34.3)
476
114 (23.9)
476
68 (14.3)
MOWER
328
233 (71.0)
324
129 (39.8)
321
95 (29.6)
321
61 (19.0)
NOBLES
285
225 (78.9)
284
137 (48.2)
280
86 (30.7)
280
67 (23.9)
NORTH
COUNTRY
761
489 (64.3)
759
279 (36.8)
754
192 (25.5)
754
112 (14.9)
OLMSTED
832
*693 (83.3)
825
425 (51.5)
810
310 (38.3)
810
222 (27.4)
HENNEPINBLOOMINGTON
HENNEPINEDINA
HENNEPINRICHFIELD
HENNEPINMINNEAPOLIS
HENNEPINSUBURBAN
KANDIYOHIRENVILLE
LE SUEURWASECA
MEEKERMCLEOD-SIBLEY
MORRISONTODD-WADENA
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
4
2
8
Breastfed 12
months 9
January 2016
CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2013 by Community Health Board
Minnesota WIC Information System
Initiated
Breastfeeding 3
Total
Three
months
CHB of
Residence1
Total 2
MINNESOTA
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,047
OTTER TAIL
319
*271 (85.0)
POLKNORMANMAHNOMEN
354
QUIN
Breastfed
Three
months 5
Total 12
months
Total Six
months 6
Breastfed Six
Months 7
14,630 (47.1)
30,742
10,580 (34.4)
30,742
7,513 (24.4)
318
154 (48.4)
314
110 (35.0)
314
71 (22.6)
240 (67.8)
353
118 (33.4)
351
88 (25.1)
351
54 (15.4)
385
284 (73.8)
385
136 (35.3)
384
94 (24.5)
384
53 (13.8)
4,644
3,349 (72.1)
4,627
2,021 (43.7)
4,583
1,421 (31.0)
4,583
1,090 (23.8)
RICE
359
286 (79.7)
358
191 (53.4)
354
139 (39.3)
354
111 (31.4)
SCOTT
496
*415 (83.7)
496
254 (51.2)
489
199 (40.7)
489
134 (27.4)
SHERBURNE
407
317 (77.9)
406
191 (47.0)
406
140 (34.5)
406
80 (19.7)
SOUTHWEST
516
402 (77.9)
515
199 (38.6)
512
130 (25.4)
512
90 (17.6)
STEARNS
886
685 (77.3)
880
447 (50.8)
871
328 (37.7)
871
251 (28.8)
WABASHA
112
89 (79.5)
111
45 (40.5)
108
30 (27.8)
108
15 (13.9)
WASHINGTON
778
*644 (82.8)
774
364 (47.0)
761
244 (32.1)
761
170 (22.3)
WATONWAN
91
46 (50.5)
91
37 (40.7)
91
24 (26.4)
91
21 (23.1)
WINONA
217
166 (76.5)
217
82 (37.8)
215
57 (26.5)
215
36 (16.7)
WRIGHT
522
406 (77.8)
520
246 (47.3)
517
171 (33.1)
517
117 (22.6)
RAMSEY
4
( …..) Percent not calculated for locations with less than 30 participants
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
3
8
Breastfed 12
months 9
* Percent Meets Healthy People 2020 Objective
January 2016
CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2013 by Community Health Board
Minnesota WIC Information System
Breastfeeding Benchmark Reference10
Breastfeeding
Initiation
Healthy People 2020 Objectives
* Percent met Healthy People 2020 Objective
Breastfeeding at
Three months
81.9%
Minnesota WIC Program 2020 Objective
Breastfeeding at
Six months
Breastfeeding at
Twelve months
60.6%
34.1%
70.0%
CDC Breastfeeding Report Card 2014
National
79.2%
49.4%
26.7%
CDC Breastfeeding Report Card 2014
Minnesota
89.2%
59.2%
34.6%
Suggested citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Three, Six and Twelve Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2013 by Community Health Board of Residence. Minnesota WIC Program: 2016.
For more information contact: Minnesota WIC Program 1 (800) 657-3942
1
CHB where the infant lived in June 2014
Total number of MN WICs infants born during 2013 with breastfeeding information
3
Number of MN WIC infants who ever breastfed (percentage of total MN WIC infants born during 2013 with breastfeeding information)
4
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2013 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).
6
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2013 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).
8
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2013 with breastfeeding duration information at twelve months of age.
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).
10
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Breastfeeding Report Card United States/2014.
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/2014breastfeedingreportcard.pdf accessed Jan, 2016.
2
CHB history: Nobles-Rock CHB separated to become Nobles and Rock in January 2012, and Rock joined Southwest CHB. RedwoodRenville 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.
Minnesota Department of Health, WIC Program
4
January 2016