Breast feeding initiation

The percentage of women giving birth in 2007/08 who put their baby to the breast in the first 48 hours after delivery, out of all maternities where breast feeding initiation status is recorded. Source: Care Quality Commission Publisher: Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) Geographies: Local Authority District (LAD), County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National Geographic coverage: England Time coverage: 2007/08 Type of data: Administrative data