Massachusetts: Breastfeeding Report Card
Several hospitals have stopped distributing commercial bags since May 2006. Please visit here for an up-to-date list.
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Name of licensed maternity facility* N=52 |
Breastfeeding on discharge* |
Total births* |
Baby-Friendly Award or Certificate of Intent |
Distributes commercial discharge bags |
| Cambridge Birth Center | 100% | 108 | Certificat of Intent+ | No ** |
| North Shore Birth Center | 100% | 80 | No | No ** |
| BirthPlace at Wellesley | 100% | 110 | No | Yes |
| Mount Auburn Hospital | 93% | 1797 | No | Yes |
| Cambridge Hospital Campus | 92% | 1205 | Certificat of Intent+ | No ** |
| Metro West Medical Center | 90% | 1991 | No | Yes |
| Cooley Dickinson Hospital | 87% | 859 | No | Yes |
| BI Deaconess Medical Center | 85% | 4980 | No | Yes |
| Boston Medical Center | 85% | 2271 | Award(1999) | No ** |
| Emerson Hospital | 85% | 1317 | No | Yes |
| Martha’s Vineyard Hospital | 85% | 131 | No | Yes |
| Brigham and Women’s Hosp | 84% | 8632 | No | No ** |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital | 84% | 97 | No | Yes |
| Cape Cod Hospital | 82% | 922 | No | Yes |
| Anna Jacques Hospital | 81% | 766 | No | Yes |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | 79% | 2944 | No | No ** |
| Beverly Hospital | 78% | 2230 | No | Yes |
| Caritas Norwood Hospital | 77% | 597 | No | Yes |
| Mass General Hospital | 77% | 3425 | No | No ** |
| Franklin Medical Center | 76% | 443 | No | No ** |
| ----Healthy People 2010 goal | 75% | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| St. Elizabeth Medical Center | 74% | 1362 | No | Yes |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | 73% | 1877 | No | Yes |
| Holy Family Hospital | 71% | 1315 | No | Yes |
| Berkshire Medical Center | 69% | 803 | No | Yes |
| Brockton Hospital | 69% | 1269 | No | Yes |
| Mercy Medical Center | 69% | 1380 | No | Yes |
| South Shore Hospital | 69% | 4119 | No | Yes |
| UMass Memorial Leominster | 69% | 1100 | No | Yes |
| Baystate Medical Center | 68% | 4067 | No | Yes |
| Jordon Hospital | 68% | 624 | No | Yes |
| North Shore Med Ctr (Salem) | 68% | 1828 | No | Yes |
| Tobey Hospital | 68% | 509 | No | Yes |
| Tufts NEMC | 67% | 1248 | No | Yes |
| Lowell General Hospital | 66% | 1874 | No | No ** |
| Falmouth Hospital | 65% | 641 | No | Yes |
| Melrose-Wakefield Hospital | 65% | 1549 | No | No |
| UMass Memorial Worcester | 65% | 4373 | No | Yes |
| Good Samaritan Medical Ctr | 63% | 997 | No | Yes |
| Milford Regional Med Center | 63% | 856 | No | Yes |
| North Adams Regional Hosp | 63% | 296 | No | Yes |
| Sturdy Memorial Hospital | 60% | 1038 | No | Yes |
| Saints Memorial Med Center | 59% | 688 | No | Yes |
| Mary Lane Hospital | 58% | 130 | No | Yes |
| Harrington Memorial Hospital | 57% | 470 | No | Yes |
| Holyoke Medical Center | 54% | 586 | No | Yes |
| Charlton Memorial Hospital | 52% | 1708 | No | Yes |
| St. Luke’s Hospital | 47% | 1499 | No | Yes |
| Morton Hospital | 45% | 525 | No | Yes |
| Fairview Hospital | no data | 174 | No | No |
| Heywood Hospital | no data | 539 | No | Yes |
| Lawrence General Hospital | no data | 1765 | No | Yes |
| Winchester Hospital | no data | 2137 | No | Yes |
| T O T A L : | 78,251 |
*mass.gov data for 2004 (breastfeeding information obtained from birth certificate data)
+active Certificate of Intent per Baby-Friendly USA (5/06)
**Information obtained from study conducted for 2005: BMC, Cambridge Birth Center, Franklin,
Lowell, MGH, Newton-Wellesley, North Shore Birth Center
**B &W (2/06)
**Cambridge Hospital Campus (Cambridge Health Alliance) (As of 5/06, main hospital campus will
cease distribution of commercial bags)
National Rank
2004 Breastfeeding Initiation Rates by State (%)
| 1. Alaska | 88.0 | 2. Idaho | 86.0 | 3. Oregon | 86.0 | 4. Washington | 85.9 | 5. Utah | 84.8 | 18. Mass. | 74.0 | 51. Mississippi | 46.1 |
2004 6-Month Breastfeeding Rates by State (%)
| 1. Oregon | 53.0 | 2. Utah | 52.4 | 3. Idaho | 50.3 | 4. Alaska | 48.1 | 5. Nevada | 47.0 | 18. Mass. | 38.8 | 51. Mississippi | 16.2 |
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