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WIC Breastfeeding Exclusivity
Data on breastfeeding exclusivity during the postpartum hospital stay
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Trends by Race and Cultural Identity
Maps by Race and Cultural Identity
Data Tables
Suggested citation: Minnesota WIC Information System. Breastfeeding Exclusivity during the Hospital Stay for Breastfed Infants in the Minnesota WIC Program by Race and Ethnicity and Selected Cultural Identities by Location. Minnesota WIC Program: 2025.
Breastfeeding Exclusivity: Methodology and Interpretation (PDF)
Methodology and Interpretation: Location and Race/Ethnicity (PDF)
Race, ethnicity, and cultural identity are self-reported.
For locations with small numbers of participants with a given cultural identity, participants are grouped in two ways.
- For data by location, those cultural identities with small numbers are grouped with those of unknown identity under the ‘unspecified CID’ category. Totals are exact for selected locations.
- For data by race, ethnicity and cultural identity, data from locations with small numbers are grouped under ‘unspecified’ location. Totals are exact for selected cultural identities.
* Totals and numbers breastfeeding < 5 are suppressed. Percentages are not calculated for agencies with < 30 participants.
Data as of February 2025.
Information on infant feeding during the hospital stay is collected by some local WIC agencies. Exclusive breastfeeding of newborn infants is considered a best practice in infant care. Infants exclusively fed human milk breastfeed longer, have fewer illnesses and have a reduced risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
Trends by Race and Cultural Identity
Maps by Race and Cultural Identity
Data Tables
Breastfeeding Exclusivity during the Hospital Stay for Breastfed Infants by Location (csv)
For more information, please email: health.WIC@state.mn.us