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Breastfeeding

Volume 497: debated on Wednesday 14 October 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have called the National Breastfeeding Helpline in each of the last two years. (291933)

The National Breastfeeding Helpline was launched in February 2008. Since then, there has been a steady increase in the number of calls received. The total number of calls received between February 2008 and August 2009 is 24,087 as shown in the following table.

2008-09

Number of calls received

February 2008 to February 2009

11,430

March 2009 to August 2009

12,657

Total

24,087