Official Statistics

Breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks after birth: annual data April 2022 to March 2023

Annual datasets on the number and proportion of infants who have been fully, partially or not at all breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks after birth.

Applies to England

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Annual official statistics in development on breastfeeding prevalence at 6 to 8 weeks after birth. Information is presented at local authority of residence, regional and England level.

The latest annual data covers the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. Data from previous years was published by OHID and Public Health England.

The data was collected through an interim reporting system set up to collect health visiting activity data at a local authority resident level. Data was submitted by local authorities on a voluntary basis.

Correction notice

Since publication in November 2023 an issue has been identified with the data for Rochdale. OHID has updated and re-issued the data in OHID’s Fingertips tool.

A correction notice has been added to the 2022 to 2023 annual statistical release but the data has not been altered.

Please consult OHID’s Fingertips tool for corrected data for Rochdale.

Published 7 November 2023
Last updated 6 February 2024 + show all updates
  1. Correction note added with revised data table, following issue identified with data for Rochdale.

  2. First published.