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Breastfeeding rates are increasing in Scotland
D M Tappin1, J M Mackenzie, A J Brown
1Paediatric Epidemiology and Community Health (PEACH) Unit, Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow.
Objective:
To measure the change in prevalence of breastfeeding between 1990/1991 and 1997/1998 in Scotland, using information collected on Guthrie cards when newborn infants are about seven days old.
Design:
Analysis, by geographic postcode area, health board and maternity unit, for babies born in 1990/1991 and 1997/1998. For 1997, maternity unit and health board breastfeeding rates were also compared after standardisation for maternal age, deprivation and age of infant.
Setting:
Scotland.
Subjects:
131,759 babies born in 1990/1991 and 118,055 in 1997/1998.
Results:
In 1990/1991, 46,949 (35.6%) were breastfed as were 49,615 (42.0%) in 1997/1998, an increase of 6.4% (95% CI 6.0, 6.8) over eight years. A 3.8% increase remained after adjustment for change in maternal age. Maternity units with the Baby Friendly award improved 8.1% (95% CI 7.0, 9.2) compared with those with a certificate of commitment 6.1% (95% CI 5.2, 7.0). Other units improved 2.2% (95% C1 1.6, 2.8) no more than estimates due to increase in maternal age. Standardised rates were higher on the East Coast of Scotland 111 (109, 112) than the West or Central Regions 97 (96, 99).
Conclusion:
Breastfeeding has increased over eight years in Scotland. Less than half can be explained by demographic change in maternal age. However present breastfeeding targets are unlikely to be met. Maternity units should be urged to participate fully in the UNICEF U.K. Baby Friendly Initiative. Effective interventions prior to pregnancy are required so that more young men and women want their babies to be breastfed.
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