Improved breastfeeding support is critical for planetary, as well as maternal and child, health, experts argue.

The physical and hormonal changes of pregnancy don't end with childbirth.

Breast milk helps preemies grow, and is easier to digest than formula.

Stress from difficulty performing a so-called 'intuitive' act can make breastfeeding more fraught and isolating.

Yes, you can breastfeed before the surgery. And it's even better to breastfeed after it.

Pain during breastfeeding is not normal.

Researchers aren't sure of the health implications yet.

No, it's not normal for breastfeeding to be painful.

Small breasts won't produce less milk, and drinking cow's milk will not help you produce breast milk.

But understanding kids' nutritional needs is.

It takes a little planning and a lot of pumping.

The effect on babies is still unclear, but probably not good, researchers say.

Your guide to the wide variety of breastfeeding help available.

Controversial finding challenges current, global recommendation for six months of exclusive breastfeeding.

A clearer picture of the health benefits emerges.

A study has found it reduces antibiotic resistance in babies.

A new study on breastfeeding challenges its effect on children’s behavioural, linguistic and cognitive development. Researchers studied both breastfed and formula-fed babies and found no statistical differences across 13 behavioural and cognitive outcomes among children beyond age 5. In fact, 

Breastfeeding right after birth is the most natural course of events for a mother and baby. Like all newborn mammals, human babies naturally seek breastfeeding immediately after birth. They are born with an innate intuition to do so; set a naked