To map your own local
breastfeeding data against other child health outcomes, go to the Children and Young People's Health Benchmarking Tool.
Data Collec tion Guide — This guide will help you to collect
breastfeeding data at your hospital at discharge and at 6 months.
Responsibility for the collection and publication
of breastfeeding data has transferred from the Department of Health to NHS England.
Since October 2015
the breastfeeding data have been obtained via interim reporting arrangements to collect health visiting activity at a local authority resident level.