The UK Infant Feeding Survey 2000 revealed that just under seven in ten (69 per cent) of babies were breastfed initially in 2000, compared with 66 per cent five years earlier. Belinda Phipps, NCT chief executive, said, 'This data is extremely disappointing. While slightly more women in the UK are starting to breastfeed than in 1995, there has in fact been no real increase in the number of women continuing to breastfeed their babies after birth.'
The World Health Organisation recommends that babies receive only breast milk for their first six months of life. But, Ms Phipps said, 'This data shows that only one in five UK babies is receiving any breast milk at this time.'
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