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This collection reports on the number and proportion of women seen and assessed by a healthcare professional within 12 weeks and 6 days of their maternity, the number and proportion of mothers’ who have initiated or not initiated breastfeeding and...
Number and proportion of infants who are breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks after birth, by local authority. Annual experimental statistics; data for the period 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017.
Number and proportion of infants who are breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks after birth, by local authority. Quarter 4 2016 to 2017 data; experimental statistics for the period 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2017. Public Health England interim...
Statistical release: breastfeeding initiation and prevalence at 6 to 8 weeks - Quarter 1, 2010/11.
The breastfeeding initiation rate in England was 72.7% in 2009-10, which is slightly higher than 2008-09 (71.7%) and 2007/08 (69.9%).
The number and proportion of women seen and assessed by a healthcare professional within 12 weeks and 6 days of their maternity, the number and proportion of mothers’ who have initiated or not initiated breastfeeding and the number and proportion...
Breastfeeding and 12 week risk assessment
A systematic review and meta-analysis of pharmacokinetic studies
Information for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination.
Spreadsheets containing breastfeeding statistics for Q4, 2012 to 2013.
Number and proportion of infants who have been fully, partially or not at all breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks after birth.
This report sets out key breastfeeding facts for quarter 4.
Breastfeeding initiation and prevalence at 6 to 8 weeks, Quarter 2, 2011/12.
Breastfeeding and 12 week risk assessment.
Breastfeeding initiation and prevalence at 6 to 8 weeks, Quarter 1, 2011/12.
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