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Fewer mums breast-feed in Wales
May 12 2008 by Madeleine Brindley, Western Mail
67% of mothers in Wales breast-feed, compared to 70% in Scotland and 78% in England
The highest rates of breast-feeding are among mothers from managerial and professional occupations, those with the highest education levels, those aged 30 or over and first-time mothers
55% of mothers from routine and manual socioeconomic backgrounds breast-feed compared to 84% from managerial and professional backgrounds
The younger the mother the less likely she is to breast-feed
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