This statistic shows the results of a survey on the ideal length of time for breastfeeding in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. The majority of respondents, 38.9 percent, think the ideal amount of time a baby should be breastfed is between 6 and 12 months.
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Lansinoh. (July 27, 2015). Ideally, how long should a baby be breastfed? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/507053/length-of-time-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
Lansinoh. "Ideally, how long should a baby be breastfed?." Chart. July 27, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/507053/length-of-time-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
Lansinoh. (2015). Ideally, how long should a baby be breastfed?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/507053/length-of-time-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
Lansinoh. "Ideally, How Long Should a Baby Be Breastfed?." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/507053/length-of-time-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
Lansinoh, Ideally, how long should a baby be breastfed? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/507053/length-of-time-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Ideally, how long should a baby be breastfed? [Graph], Lansinoh, July 27, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/507053/length-of-time-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
