Table 2 Routinely collected quarterly infant feeding outcomes collected by health visitors at the 6-8 week child development assessment
Feeding method at 6-8 weeks | Quarter period and number (%) babies | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | January - March, 2010 | April - June, 2010 | July - September, 2010 | October - December, 2010 | January - March, 2011* | April - June, 2011 |
Breast milk only (exclusive breastfeeding) | 82 (18.3%) | 76 (18.5%) | 85 (19.4%) | 73 (18.7%) | 99 (24.1%) | 78 (22.0%) |
Mixed breast and formula milk | 30 (6.7%) | 17 (4.1%) | 29 (6.6%) | 21 (5.4%) | 24 (5.8%) | 21 (5.9%) |
Some breast milk (exclusive and mixed) | 112 (25%) | 93 (22.6%) | 114 (26%) | 94 (24.1%) | 123 (29.9%) | 99 (27.9%) |
Formula milk only | 322 (71.7%) | 316 (76.9%) | 304 (69.2%) | 277 (71.0%) | 288 (70.0%) | 247 (69.6%) |
Unknown | 15 (3.3%) | 2 (0.5%) | 21 (4.8%) | 19 (4.9%) | 0 | 9 (2.5%) |