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 (2005)

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

Scotland

52721

45.4%

45%

45.1%

45.5%

43.2%

44.3%

43.1%

42.8%

42%

Aberdeen Maternity Hospital

4183

50.5%

53.1%

48.6%

50.1%

49.4%

51%

49.1%

49.1%

48.2%

Ayrshire Central and Maternity Hospital

3590

41%

39.6%

38.6%

39.4%

37.5%

39.7%

37.7%

36.6%

38%

Borders General Hospital, Melrose

1042

53.6%

53.9%

52.2%

53.2%

55%

51.5%

52.3%

51.3%

51.8%

Caithness General Hospital

205

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

950

51.5%

49.3%

49.6%

49.3%

49.9%

45.2%

45%

50%

43%

Forth Park Maternity Hospital, Kirkcaldy

3324

47.9%

46.2%

46.6%

44.6%

41.5%

41.1%

43%

42.1%

42%

Inverclyde Royal Hospital

89

 

29.6%

31.9%

37.3%

38.6%

34.4%

31.6%

36.6%

34.3%

Ninewells Hospital, Dundee

3535

48.1%

46.5%

47.2%

46.8%

45.1%

47%

48.3%

46.4%

45.5%

Perth Royal Infirmary

384

65%

62.5%

60%

59.6%

59.5%

59%

58.4%

60.8%

59%

Princess Royal Maternity Hospital

5424

34.5%

33.9%

34.6%

35.1%

29%

30.4%

29.1%

28.8%

28.2%

Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

1888

52.6%

50.1%

49.7%

54.1%

50.8%

50.9%

49%

53.5%

53.9%

Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley

2710

39.2%

41.3%

44.4%

44.7%

41.4%

39.2%

40%

40.8%

38.1%

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

5792

53.9%

54.5%

55.5%

55.3%

54.5%

55.4%

54.2%

55.7%

54.6%

Southern General Hospital, Glasgow

2988

47.2%

45.2%

48.4%

46.7%

43.1%

43.7%

43.9%

39.7%

37.1%

St John's at Howden, Livingston

2743

46.7%

45.8%

46.7%

49%

44.3%

48.2%

44.6%

41.4%

42%

Stirling Royal Infirmary

3116

41.5%

40.2%

41.6%

41.9%

40.2%

44.3%

39.8%

42.6%

41%

The Queen Mother’s Hospital, Glasgow

3426

49.1%

50.1%

50.9%

51%

48.6%

49.6%

47.8%

45.1%

45%

Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria

54

   

41.9%

39.7%

41.8%

45.6%

42.1%

41.2%

41.8%

Western Isles Hospital

178

 

48.7%

       

55.4%

   

Wishaw General Hospital

4777

32.5%

31.1%

30.9%

30.9%

28.9%

       

Small Maternity Units

See also large maternity units

Maternity Unit

Births (2005)

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

Aboyne Hospital

60

                 

Arbroath Infirmary

83

39.8%

40%

44.7%

41.7%

44.1%

40%

37.8%

42.9%

37%

Balfour Hospital, Orkney

127

61.3%

75%

67.1%

71.6%

67.1%

60%

70%

76.1%

54%

Belford Hospital, Fort William

35

                 

Campbeltown Hospital

8

                 

Chalmers Hospital, Banff

53

                 

Dalrymple Hospital, Stranraer

36

 

37%

29.3%

44.6%

30.4%

37.3%

38%

37.7%

40%

Dr Mackinnon Memorial Hospital, Skye

17

                 

Dunoon and District General Hospital

33

                 

Fraserburgh Hospital

59

46%

39.7%

34.8%

37.8%

43.5%

21.9%

36%

32.4%

31%

Gilbert Bain Memorial Hospital, Shetland

154

71.2%

73.1%

70.7%

68.5%

67.8%

73.7%

67.1%

54%

61%

Inverclyde Royal Hospital

89

                 

Islay Hospital, Bowmore

4

                 

Isle of Arran War Memorial Hospital

7

                 

Lorne and Islands District General Hospital, Oban

32

                 

Mid Argyll Hospital, Lochgilphead

20

                 

Montrose Royal Infirmary

124

56.6%

50.4%

45%

44.2%

49.2%

54.1%

52.6%

59.7%

58%

Peterhead Cottage Hospital

110

54.7%

47.1%

39%

45.9%

46.8%

43.6%

32%

37.6%

36%

Uist and Barra Hospital

2

                 

Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria

54

                 

Victoria Hospital, Rothesay

16

                 

Western Isles Hospital

178

48.3%

 

51%

61.5%

56.3%

57.5%

 

48.5%

51%

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