Breastfeeding Rates For Scotland

A blood test (Guthrie) is done on the each baby at 6 to 7 days after birth. In Scotland at this time the feeding method is also recorded. The below statistics are derived from this information.

Large Maternity Units

See also small maternity units

Maternity Unit

Births (2009)

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

Scotland

57945

 

 

 

 

45.4%

45%

45.1%

45.5%

43.2%

44.3%

43.1%

42.8%

42%

Aberdeen Maternity Hospital

4863

       

50.5%

53.1%

48.6%

50.1%

49.4%

51%

49.1%

49.1%

48.2%

Ayrshire Maternity Unit, Crosshouse Hospital

3799

                         

Borders General Hospital, Melrose

1196

       

53.6%

53.9%

52.2%

53.2%

55%

51.5%

52.3%

51.3%

51.8%

Caithness General Hospital

247

       

50%

52.9%

42.7%

45.4%

35.3%

51.1%

50%

42.8%

47%

Cresswell Maternity Wing, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirm

1305

       

42.7%

46.1%

45.2%

46.6%

43%

44.6%

43.8%

43.7%

43.6%

Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin

1164

       

51.5%

49.3%

49.6%

49.3%

49.9%

45.2%

45%

50%

43%

Forth Park Maternity Hospital, Kirkcaldy

3844

       

47.9%

46.2%

46.6%

44.6%

41.5%

41.1%

43%

42.1%

42%

Montrose Royal Infirmary

216

       

56.6%

50.4%

45%

44.2%

49.2%

54.1%

52.6%

59.7%

58%

Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

4019

       

48.1%

46.5%

47.2%

46.8%

45.1%

47%

48.3%

46.4%

45.5%

Perth Royal Infirmary

255

       

65%

62.5%

60%

59.6%

59.5%

59%

58.4%

60.8%

59%

Princess Royal Maternity Hospital

5828

       

34.5%

33.9%

34.6%

35.1%

29%

30.4%

29.1%

28.8%

28.2%

Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

2187

       

52.6%

50.1%

49.7%

54.1%

50.8%

50.9%

49%

53.5%

53.9%

Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley

3146

       

39.2%

41.3%

44.4%

44.7%

41.4%

39.2%

40%

40.8%

38.1%

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

6798

       

53.9%

54.5%

55.5%

55.3%

54.5%

55.4%

54.2%

55.7%

54.6%

Southern General Hospital, Glasgow

3355

       

47.2%

45.2%

48.4%

46.7%

43.1%

43.7%

43.9%

39.7%

37.1%

St John's at Howden, Livingston

2944

       

46.7%

45.8%

46.7%

49%

44.3%

48.2%

44.6%

41.4%

42%

Stirling Royal Infirmary

3274

       

41.5%

40.2%

41.6%

41.9%

40.2%

44.3%

39.8%

42.6%

41%

Western Isles Hospital

207

       

48.3%

48.7%

51%

61.5%

56.3%

57.5%

55.4%

48.5%

51%

Wishaw General Hospital

4939

       

32.5%

31.1%

30.9%

30.9%

28.9%

       

Small Maternity Units

See also large maternity units

Maternity Unit

Births (2009)

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

Aboyne Hospital

60

                         

Arbroath Infirmary

157

       

39.8%

40%

44.7%

41.7%

44.1%

40%

37.8%

42.9%

37%

Balfour Hospital, Orkney

143

       

61.3%

75%

67.1%

71.6%

67.1%

60%

70%

76.1%

54%

Belford Hospital, Fort William

39

                         

Campbeltown Hospital

14

                         

Chalmers Hospital, Banff

9

                         

Clenoch Birthing Centre, Galloway Community Hospital

91

                         

Dunoon and District General Hospital

30

                         

Fraserburgh Hospital

28

       

46%

39.7%

34.8%

37.8%

43.5%

21.9%

36%

32.4%

31%

Gilbert Bain Memorial Hospital, Shetland

141

       

71.2%

73.1%

70.7%

68.5%

67.8%

73.7%

67.1%

54%

61%

Inverclyde Royal Hospital

94

         

29.6%

31.9%

37.3%

38.6%

34.4%

31.6%

36.6%

34.3%

Isle of Arran War Memorial Hospital

6

                         

Lorne and Islands District General Hospital, Oban

8

                         

Mid Argyll Hospital, Lochgilphead

17

                         

Peterhead Cottage Hospital

173

       

54.7%

47.1%

39%

45.9%

46.8%

43.6%

32%

37.6%

36%

Uist and Barra Hospital

5

                         

Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria

97

           

41.9%

39.7%

41.8%

45.6%

42.1%

41.2%

41.8%

Victoria Hospital, Rothesay

13

                         

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