This statistic displays the share of reasons given by mothers for stopping breastfeeding within one week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2010. According to the results of the survey, 33 percent of women said their main reason for stopping was becasue the baby would not suck, or had rejected the breast.
Share of reasons for mothers stopping breastfeeding within one week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2010*
Characteristic
Share of individuals
Baby would not suck / rejected breast
33%
Painful breast / nipples
22%
Insufficient milk
17%
Baby too demanding / always hungry2
11%
Inconvenient / formula is more convenient
11%
Found breastfeeding difficult / exhausting
9%
Had little / no support
8%
Domestic reasons (coping with other relatives / children)
The Infant Feeding Survey is conducted in the United Kingdom every five years. As such, the latest survey was conducted in 2015, with results expected to be released in 2017.
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (November 20, 2012). Share of reasons for mothers stopping breastfeeding within one week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2010* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/508893/reasons-for-stopping-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Share of reasons for mothers stopping breastfeeding within one week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2010*." Chart. November 20, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/508893/reasons-for-stopping-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2012). Share of reasons for mothers stopping breastfeeding within one week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2010*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/508893/reasons-for-stopping-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Share of Reasons for Mothers Stopping Breastfeeding within One Week in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2010*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/508893/reasons-for-stopping-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Share of reasons for mothers stopping breastfeeding within one week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2010* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/508893/reasons-for-stopping-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of reasons for mothers stopping breastfeeding within one week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2010* [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, November 20, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/508893/reasons-for-stopping-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
