Table 1. Percentage of women breastfeeding at given intervals post partum (Great Britain).
% Women breastfeeding, by
year of survey
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Interval post partum | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 |
Birth | 65 | 63 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 76 |
1 Week | 54 | 52 | 51 | 56 | 55 | 63 |
2 Weeks | 51 | 49 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 60 |
6 Weeks | 41 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 48 |
4 Months | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 34 |
6 Months | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 |
8 Months | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 21 |
9 Months | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 |
Values in italics have been interpolated.