Fig. 1.
Understanding of the Department of Health weaning guidelines (
, I am not aware of the weaning guidelines; 
, between the ages of 4 and 6 months; 
, when the baby shows signs of being ready; 
, after 17 weeks when the baby shows signs of being ready; 
, at 6 months*; 
, around 6 months when the baby shows signs of being ready (not before 17 weeks)*) by ethnicity in a self-selected sample of black and minority ethnic parents residing in London, UK, June 2010–April 2011. *‘At 6 months’ or ‘around 6 months’ were both deemed as accurate. χ
2(3,344) = 9·40, P = 0·024 across ethnicities comparing accurate understanding of the guidelines