To ensure the confidentiality of personal information, the ISD protocol on Statistical Disclosure Protocol is followed.

This is a National Statistics Publication. National Statistics status means that the official statistics meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and public value. They comply with the Code of Practice for statistics and are awarded National Statistics status following an assessment by the UK Statistics Authority’s regulatory arm. The Authority considers whether the statistics meet the highest standards of Code compliance, including the value they add to public decisions and debate.

Find out more about the Code of Practice at: https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/osr/code-of-practice/

Find out more about National Statistics at: https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/national-statistician/types-of-official-statistics/

This is an established data collection which covers a very high proportion of the target population. These data are reliable indicator of infant feeding rates in Scotland.

See ‘Differences in definition of exclusive breastfeeding with data from other sources’ and 'Breastfeeding rates in the UK' sections of our technical report

It is the policy of ISD Scotland to make its websites and products accessible according to published guidelines.

This data is publicly available for planning, epidemiology, provision of services and providing comparative information. See How breastfeeding statistics are used,

This dataset is updated annually.

This dataset is produced from the latest data extract from Child Health Systems Programme Pre-School which is a dynamic system, with ongoing updating of records. Data for the previous financial year are updated in the next release though any updates are expected to be minor.