CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2013 by Community Health Board
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB of
Residence1
MINNESOTA
Total 2
Initiated
Breastfeeding
3
Total
Two
weeks 4
Breastfed
Two weeks 5
Total
Two
months
6
Breastfed
Two
Months 7
Total
Three
months
8
Breastfed
Three
months 9
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,153
21,679 (69.6)
31,105
16,448 (52.9)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
432
327 (75.7)
432
295 (68.3)
432
200 (46.3)
432
169 (39.1)
ANOKA
1,602
1,249 (78.0)
1,601
1,105 (69.0)
1,597
764 (47.8)
1,591
719 (45.2)
BECKER
267
185 (69.3)
267
160 (59.9)
267
112 (41.9)
267
93 (34.8)
BENTON
242
152 (62.8)
242
138 (57.0)
242
107 (44.2)
242
93 (38.4)
BLUE EARTH
301
*248 (82.4)
301
218 (72.4)
301
162 (53.8)
300
137 (45.7)
328
248 (75.6)
328
224 (68.3)
328
147 (44.8)
328
131 (39.9)
1,279
995 (77.8)
1,279
875 (68.4)
1,279
598 (46.8)
1,277
524 (41.0)
CARVER
221
*195 (88.2)
221
182 (82.4)
218
130 (59.6)
216
115 (53.2)
CASS
255
169 (66.3)
255
138 (54.1)
255
97 (38.0)
255
83 (32.5)
CHISAGO
204
*173 (84.8)
204
152 (74.5)
204
107 (52.5)
204
95 (46.6)
CLAY-WILKIN
406
326 (80.3)
406
277 (68.2)
403
192 (47.6)
403
171 (42.4)
COTTONWOODJACKSON
114
*94 (82.5)
114
85 (74.6)
113
44 (38.9)
113
35 (31.0)
COUNTRYSIDE
295
220 (74.6)
295
198 (67.1)
295
122 (41.4)
295
104 (35.3)
CROW WING
405
323 (79.8)
405
290 (71.6)
404
200 (49.5)
403
177 (43.9)
1,758
*1,495 (85.0)
1,758
1,372 (78.0)
1,753
1,059 (60.4)
1,751
965 (55.1)
DODGE-STEELE
358
*297 (83.0)
358
259 (72.3)
358
171 (47.8)
358
156 (43.6)
FARIBAULTMARTIN
215
*178 (82.8)
215
150 (69.8)
215
97 (45.1)
215
74 (34.4)
AITKIN-ITASCAKOOCHICHING
BROWNNICOLLET
CARLTONCOOK-LAKE-ST.
LOUIS
DAKOTA
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CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2013 by Community Health Board
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB of
Residence1
FILLMOREHOUSTON
Total 2
Initiated
Breastfeeding
3
Total
Two
weeks 4
Breastfed
Two weeks 5
Total
Two
months
6
Breastfed
Two
Months 7
Total
Three
months
8
Breastfed
Three
months 9
160
128 (80.0)
160
104 (65.0)
160
71 (44.4)
160
60 (37.5)
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,153
21,679 (69.6)
31,105
16,448 (52.9)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
FREEBORN
246
185 (75.2)
246
157 (63.8)
244
108 (44.3)
244
92 (37.7)
GOODHUE
186
*155 (83.3)
186
139 (74.7)
186
81 (43.5)
186
78 (41.9)
404
*366 (90.6)
404
338 (83.7)
403
279 (69.2)
403
253 (62.8)
52
*48 (92.3)
52
46 (88.5)
52
43 (82.7)
52
40 (76.9)
255
*225 (88.2)
255
214 (83.9)
254
180 (70.9)
254
166 (65.4)
3,356
2,660 (79.3)
3,355
2,466 (73.5)
3,350
2,166 (64.7)
3,346
2,019 (60.3)
2,762
2,146 (77.7)
2,762
1,963 (71.1)
2,758
1,655 (60.0)
2,753
1,497 (54.4)
HORIZON
395
305 (77.2)
395
277 (70.1)
394
184 (46.7)
393
166 (42.2)
ISANTI-MILLELACS
452
352 (77.9)
452
315 (69.7)
452
216 (47.8)
452
190 (42.0)
KANABEC-PINE
292
234 (80.1)
292
204 (69.9)
292
129 (44.2)
289
113 (39.1)
487
*400 (82.1)
487
358 (73.5)
487
276 (56.7)
485
247 (50.9)
227
172 (75.8)
227
147 (64.8)
227
93 (41.0)
227
79 (34.8)
430
340 (79.1)
430
291 (67.7)
430
194 (45.1)
429
169 (39.4)
481
345 (71.7)
481
299 (62.2)
481
193 (40.1)
481
165 (34.3)
MOWER
328
233 (71.0)
327
206 (63.0)
324
136 (42.0)
324
129 (39.8)
NOBLES
285
225 (78.9)
285
200 (70.2)
285
158 (55.4)
284
137 (48.2)
NORTH
COUNTRY
761
489 (64.3)
761
445 (58.5)
760
319 (42.0)
759
279 (36.8)
MINNESOTA
HENNEPINBLOOMINGTON
HENNEPINEDINA
HENNEPINRICHFIELD
HENNEPINMINNEAPOLIS
HENNEPINSUBURBAN
KANDIYOHIRENVILLE
LE SUEURWASECA
MEEKERMCLEOD-SIBLEY
MORRISONTODD-WADENA
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CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three Months for
Minnesota WIC Infants Born During Calendar Year 2013 by Community Health Board
Minnesota WIC Information System
CHB of
Residence1
OLMSTED
Total 2
Initiated
Breastfeeding
3
Total
Two
weeks 4
Breastfed
Two weeks 5
Total
Two
months
6
Breastfed
Two
Months 7
Total
Three
months
8
Breastfed
Three
months 9
832
*693 (83.3)
832
611 (73.4)
828
476 (57.5)
825
425 (51.5)
31,159
24,175 (77.6)
31,153
21,679 (69.6)
31,105
16,448 (52.9)
31,047
14,630 (47.1)
OTTER TAIL
319
*271 (85.0)
319
252 (79.0)
318
176 (55.3)
318
154 (48.4)
POLKNORMANMAHNOMEN
354
240 (67.8)
353
212 (60.1)
353
144 (40.8)
353
118 (33.4)
QUIN
385
284 (73.8)
385
254 (66.0)
385
159 (41.3)
385
136 (35.3)
4,644
3,349 (72.1)
4,642
2,946 (63.5)
4,639
2,353 (50.7)
4,627
2,021 (43.7)
RICE
359
286 (79.7)
359
262 (73.0)
359
212 (59.1)
358
191 (53.4)
SCOTT
496
*415 (83.7)
496
375 (75.6)
496
275 (55.4)
496
254 (51.2)
SHERBURNE
407
317 (77.9)
407
295 (72.5)
406
228 (56.2)
406
191 (47.0)
SOUTHWEST
516
402 (77.9)
516
357 (69.2)
516
234 (45.3)
515
199 (38.6)
STEARNS
886
685 (77.3)
886
643 (72.6)
884
507 (57.4)
880
447 (50.8)
WABASHA
112
89 (79.5)
112
75 (67.0)
111
54 (48.6)
111
45 (40.5)
WASHINGTON
778
*644 (82.8)
778
563 (72.4)
778
429 (55.1)
774
364 (47.0)
WATONWAN
91
46 (50.5)
91
45 (49.5)
91
39 (42.9)
91
37 (40.7)
WINONA
217
166 (76.5)
217
136 (62.7)
217
94 (43.3)
217
82 (37.8)
WRIGHT
522
406 (77.8)
522
366 (70.1)
521
278 (53.4)
520
246 (47.3)
MINNESOTA
RAMSEY
(…..) Percent not calculated for locations with less than 30 participants
* Percent Meets Healthy People 2020 Objective
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CY 2013 Total
Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration at Two Weeks, Two Months and Three 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 Two weeks, Two Months 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 two weeks of age
5
Number of MN WIC infants who continued to breastfeed at two weeks of age (percentage of total MN WIC infants with breastfeeding
information at two weeks of age).
6
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2013 with breastfeeding duration information at two months of age
7
Number of MN WIC infants who continued to breastfeed at two months of age (percentage of total MN WIC infants with breastfeeding
information at two months of age).
8
Total number of MN WIC infants born during 2013 with breastfeeding duration information at three months of age.
9
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).
10
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Breastfeeding Report Card United States/2014.
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/2014breastfeedingreportcard.pdf Last accessed May 15, 2015.
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.
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