Breastfeeding
~Facts and Figures~
Global figures
Where do we fit?
Breastfeeding provides...
NCT infant feeding support
Countries celebrate World breastfeeding week
170
AUG
World breastfeeding week
August 1-7
Balham breastfeeding café
Mondays, 10am-12noon
@ Harrison’s
(15-18 Bedford Hill, SW12 9EX)
MON
4 lovely breastfeeding counsellors in the branch
NCT feeding line:
0300 330 0700 (8am-12midnight)
www.nct.org.uk
Helps womb to contract towards normal size
Reduced risk of ovarian
and breast cancer in mothers that breastfeed
Breast milk provides
or more of a child’s
energy needs between 12-24 months &
Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months provides infants protection against gastrointestinal infections.
1/2
of energy needs between 12-24 months
1/3
Globally,
less than
of infants under six months of age are exclusively breastfed
Number of child lives saved if every child was breastfed within 1 hour of birth, given only breastmilk for their first 6 months of life, and continued breastfeeding up to the age of 2 saved every year
800,000
40%
of infants are breastfed at birth in the UK
81%
55%
34%
of UK mums breastfeeding at 6 weeks
of UK mums breastfeeding at 6 months
1%
The number of UK mums exclusively breastfeeding at 6 months is only
**Data from: WHO 10 facts on breastfeeding, updated February 2014
2010 NHS Infant Feeding Survey statistics, published November 2012
Savings of at least £450 in 1 year
£