Supplemental Tables: Good Health

Indicator: BREASTFEEDING

Definition

Local statistics on breastfeeding are obtained from two California Department of Public Health data sources. The InHospital Newborn Screening Program documents feeding practices at discharge for all Orange County births. The Maternal Infant Health Assessment (MIHA) is an annual statewide-representative survey of women with a recent live birth in California. In-Hospital Newborn Screening data are presented as the percentage of mothers breastfeeding (any or exclusive breastfeeding) in the hospital after birth. MIHA data are presented as the percentage of mothers who reported breastfeeding (any or exclusive breastfeeding) at one month after delivery and at three months after delivery. An infant is exclusively breastfed when fed only with human milk and no other supplements such as water, formula, non-human milk, food or juice. Any breastfeeding is defined as feeding with both human milk and infant formula.

Hospital Discharge Breastfeeding Percentages in Orange County and California, 2012 to 2018

Breastfeeding

Source: California Department of Public Health, Center for Family Health, Genetic Disease Screening Program, Newborn Screening Data, 2018