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.
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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:
Updates to this page
Published 5 November 2019Last updated 2 February 2021 + show all updates
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Added link in to 'Breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks after birth: annual data' publication.
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Added statistical commentary and data tables for quarter 3, 2019 to 2020.
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Added quarter 2 reports.
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