The statistical release on breastfeeding Quarter 3, 2011/12 was released today by the Department.
The main findings were the breastfeeding initiation rate was 74.1% in 2011/12 Quarter 3, a slight improvement on 2010/11 outturn (73.7% ), 2009/10 outturn (72.7%) and 2008/09 outturn (71.7%).
The prevalence of breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks in 2011/12 Quarter 3 was 47.0% of all infants due a 6-8 weeks check, slightly higher than the figure of 45.7% recorded in 2010/11 Q2.
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Download pre-release access list, quarter 3, 2011/12 (PDF, 13K)
