Neighbourhoods

Breastfeeding rates by Glasgow neighbourhood

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Drumchapel has the lowest exclusive breastfeeding rate at 13%. Eight neighbourhoods have a rate of higher than 50%: Newlands & Cathcart, Carmunnock, Broomhill & Partick West, Langlands & Battlefield, Shawlands & Strathbungo, Kelvindale & Kelvinside, Pollockshaws West and Hyndland, Dowanhill & Partick East - which has the highest rate, with 61% of babies being exclusively breastfed at 6-8 weeks.

Notes

All babies are offered a health review approximately six to eight weeks following their birth. The Health Visitor notes whether the baby is still being exclusively breastfed, bottle fed formula or a mixture of both. The status is recorded in the Child Health Surveillance Programme, Pre-School. The figures shown are for those exclusively breastfed at the time of the visit.

This page has been updated in March 2023, based on data requested from Public Health Scotland. It will be updated again when more recent data is available. 

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