60.1% of mothers intending to breast feed at delivery in 2003 (67.7% in Sheffield)
9.2% of babies born weighing less than 2,500 grams from 1998-2002 (8.6% in Sheffield)
25.8% of mothers recorded as smokers at delivery in 2003 (19.6% in Sheffield)
South East Sheffield PCT has some of the highest levels of low-birthweight babies in the city. Tinsely neighbourhood has the highest percentage in the PCT at 14.2 per cent of babies born with low birth weights compared to a city-wide average of 8.6 per cent. However, Sheffield City Centre has the highest rate across the Sheffield area, with 16.8% of babies born at less than 2,500 grams.
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