MORE babies are breastfed at the age of three months in Melbourne's inner-east than any other municipality, according to statistics that show significant differences in breastfeeding habits across the city.
In the City of Stonnington, 70 per cent of mothers breastfed their child at three months compared to 35 per cent of mothers in the western municipality of Melton in 2001-02.
Data released yesterday by the State Government shows on average about 52 per cent of Melbourne mothers were fully breastfeeding their child at three months.
Professor Frank Oberklaid, director of the Royal Children's Hospital Centre for Community Child Health, said there were several reasons why breastfeeding rates differed.
"One is that the higher the education, the higher the economic status, the more aware parents are of the benefits of breastfeeding," he said. "It may be that perhaps the parent has to go back to work sooner and that's why they stop breastfeeding."
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