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A E Ferguson1, D M Tappin, R W Girdwood

  • 1Department of Child Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow.

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Breastfeeding prevalence in Scotland is low, with significant regional and hospital variations. Guthrie cards provide a useful measure of maternal breastfeeding intentions, highlighting the need for interventions.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Neonatal Health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Breastfeeding is crucial for infant health.
  • Accurate prevalence data is needed for effective public health interventions.
  • Guthrie cards offer a potential data source for breastfeeding rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the prevalence of breastfeeding in Scotland.
  • To assess the utility of Guthrie card data for calculating breastfeeding prevalence.
  • To identify geographical and maternity unit variations in breastfeeding rates.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of breastfeeding data from Guthrie cards for 131,759 infants born in 1990-1991 in Scotland.
  • Geographical and maternity unit-level analysis of data.
  • Comparison with other available prevalence data.

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Main Results:

  • Only 35.6% of infants were breastfeeding at day 7.
  • Breastfeeding prevalence varied significantly, from 59.1% in Shetland to 21.1% in Lanarkshire.
  • Hospital-level prevalence ranged from 51.2% to 16.4%.

Conclusions:

  • Breastfeeding prevalence in Scotland is low and highly variable.
  • Guthrie card data is a valuable indicator of maternal breastfeeding intentions.
  • Targeted interventions are essential to improve breastfeeding rates.