Official Statistics

Breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks after birth: 2019 to 2020 quarterly data

Number and proportion of infants who have been fully, partially or not at all breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks after birth.

Published 5 November 2019
Last updated 2 February 2021 — see all updates
From:
Public Health England

Documents

Statistical commentary: breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks, Quarter 3 October to December 2019 (April 2020 release)

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Statistical release: breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks, Quarter 3 October to December 2019 (April 2020 release)

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Statistical commentary: breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks, Quarter 2 July to September 2019 (January 2020 release)

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Statistical release: breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks, Quarter 2 July to September 2019 (January 2020 release)

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Statistical commentary: breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks, Quarter 1 April to June 2019 (November 2019 release)

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Statistical release: breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks, Quarter 1 April to June 2019 (November 2019 release)

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Details

Quarterly experimental statistics on breastfeeding prevalence at 6 to 8 weeks after birth for 2019 to 2020. Information is presented at local authority of residence, PHE Centre and England level.

The latest publication relates to quarter 3 of 2019 to 2020 (April 2020 release).

Due to the demands on local government as they responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, Public Health England decided to postpone data collection for quarter 4 2019 to 2020. As a result the quarter 4 2019 to 2020 data was collected and published in the Breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks after birth: annual data 2019 to 2020 release.

Public Health England (PHE) collects the data through an interim reporting system set up to collect health visiting activity data at a local authority resident level. Data is submitted by local authorities on a voluntary basis. Find guidance on the technical detail to submit aggregate data to the central system for local authority analysts.

Data from past years is also available:

Annual experimental statistics for 2018 to 2019

Annual experimental statistics for 2017 to 2018

Published 5 November 2019
Last updated 2 February 2021 + show all updates

  1. Added link in to 'Breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks after birth: annual data' publication.

  2. Added statistical commentary and data tables for quarter 3, 2019 to 2020.

  3. Added quarter 2 reports.

  4. First published.

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