The Breastfeeding Practices in the Region of Peel 2004/2005 report summarizes results of two telephone surveys of new mothers in the Region of Peel. The study was a follow-up to a 2000 survey that was carried out with the primary purpose of determining the breastfeeding initiation and duration rates in Peel. The 2004/05 survey tools were also designed to collect information about breastfeeding initiation rates, duration rates and other breastfeeding practices among new mothers when their child was six months old and again when their child was 12 months old. Demographic information about the mother was also gathered. Survey findings are described throughout the report.

This report includes the following sections and chapters:

• Table of Contents (PDF 12KB, 2 pages)
• List of Figures and Tables (PDF 26KB, 5 pages)
• List of Appendices (PDF 18KB, 1 page)
• Executive Summary (PDF 38KB, 6 pages)
• Introduction (PDF 30KB, 2 pages)
  
  
• Methodology
• Results (Response Rates, Respondent Characteristics)
• Six-Month Post-Partum Survey Results
• 12-Month Post-Partum Survey Results
• Summary
• Program Implications and Recommendations
• Data Sources, Methods and Limitation
  
  
• References (PDF 27KB, 2 pages)
• Appendices (PDF 77KB, 23 pages)
• Acknowledgements (PDF 26KB, 1 page)

A complete copy of the report is available in PDF format: Breastfeeding Practices in the Region of Peel - 2004/2005 (PDF 409KB, 108 pages)

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Peel Health has also published several other reports on important health issues and trends in the Region of Peel.