Early Life Nutrition and Lifelong Health - Derbyshire Local Medical ...
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BMA Board of ScienceFigure 8: Prevalence of breastfeeding according to mother’s socio-economic classification:Infant Feeding Survey 2005Managerial &professionalIntermediateRoutine &manual% of mothers breastfeeding100806040200Birth 2 4 6 8 10MonthsSource: Bolling K, Grant C, Hamlyn B et al (2007) Infant feeding survey 2005. London: The Information Centre.Developing country perspective on breastfeedingAs in the UK, breastfeeding rates are sub-optimal in most developing countries. 3 Although morethan 95 per cent of babies overall receive some breastfeeding, rates of exclusive breastfeedingare only 50 per cent on average up to the age of two months, <strong>and</strong> 20 to 30 per cent from twoto five months. 3Complementary feeding practices in the UKIn comparison with milk feeding in UK infants, current variations in complementary feeding practice<strong>and</strong> the weaning diet are less well documented. Some information on weaning practice is collectedin the IFS (see Box 7).30<strong>Early</strong> life nutrition <strong>and</strong> lifelong health
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