Breastfeeding Initiation

Welcome to the California in-hospital breastfeeding initiation dashboard based on state- and county-level data for 2010–2024 and hospital-level data for 2021–2023. Here you can see data at a glance, obtain more deta​ils for indicator subcategories, as well as download data for your own analyses.

• About the Data (PDF)
• Download Data  (CSV, 4MB)​
• Download Hospital Data  (CSV, 2MB)​
• Frequently Asked Questions​​
  

Health Topics

• Pregnancy and Reproductive Health
  

Program Activities

MCAH is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of experts focused on an array of efforts to monitor and improve the health and well-being of California's individuals and families.

• Breastfeeding Initiative 
• In-Hospital Breastfeeding Initiation Data
• Breastfeeding Mo​del Hospital Policy Recommendations​
  
• Local Maternal, Child​ and Adolescent Health Program 
  
• Maternal Infant Health Assessment 
• Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Women​, Infant & Children
  

Outreach and Communications

MCAH offers a variety of toolkits and prewritten social media messages to help raise public awareness.

• Breastfeeding​