Table 4

Annual maternal breast milk (MBM) feeding rates at discharge by East of England and rest of UK Neonatal Collaborative (UKNC)

  n MBM at discharge/total (%)
2009201020112012All years
East of EnglandExclusive MBM228/869 (26)231/852 (27)288/898 (32)289/873 (33)1036/3492 (30)
Any MBM433/869 (50)445/852 (52)509/898 (57)497/873 (57)1884/3492 (54)
Rest of UKNCExclusive MBM1669/5599 (30)1982/6600 (30)2412/7758 (31)2567/8125 (32)8630/28 082 (31)
Any MBM2751/5599 (49)3214/6600 (49)4048/7758 (52)4377/8125 (54)14 390/28 082 (51)