MLHU - Health Status Resource

Figure 12.2.3: Breastfeeding at the hospital or midwifery practice group

Percent of live births, Middlesex-London, 2013 to 2017

Figure 12.2.3: Breastfeeding at the hospital or midwifery practice group
Source: 
BORN Public Health Cube, BORN Information System, BORN Ontario. Extracted: 2019 Feb 25.

The percent of infants in Middlesex-London fed breast milk at the hospital or midwifery practice group (MPG) prior to discharge after birth was 91.4% in 2017 (Fig. 12.2.3). Of these infants, 62.7% were exclusively fed breast milk while 28.7% were fed breast milk in combination with a substitute (formula or other).