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Infant feeding 2000: a summary report

  • Document type:
    Publication
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    13 May 2002
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Gateway reference:
    2002
  • Pages:
    16
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown Copyright

This is the summary of a survey which provides national statistics on the incidence, prevalence, and duration of breastfeeding and other feeding practices adopted by mothers in the early weeks up to about nine months after birth.

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