Breastfeeding rates
Breastfeeding in Tasmania
Around nine out of ten babies in Tasmania begin life breastfeeding.
85% of mothers are breastfeeding their baby when they leave hospital.
From birth
93% of babies in Tasmania begin their life breastfeeding1.
85% of Tasmanian women were breastfeeding when discharged from hospital in 20182.
Breastfeeding rates decrease through the early months of life.
[1] Baby Friendly Health Initiative,Baby Friendly Tasmania Reference Group, 2018.
[2] Council of Obstetric & Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity, Annual Report 2018.
40%
of Tasmanian babies exclusively breastfed at 4 months
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