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.
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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 both Rochdale and Bury. OHID has updated and re-issued the data in OHID’s Fingertips tool.
A correction notice has been added to the above spreadsheet containing data for 2022 to 2023 but the data has not been altered.
Please consult OHID’s Fingertips tool for corrected data for Rochdale, Bury, North West Region and England.
Updates to this page
Last updated 6 August 2024 + show all updates
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Correction note added following issue identified with data for Rochdale and Bury.
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Correction note added with revised data table, following issue identified with data for Rochdale.
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First published.