The Lean Aubergine Dietetic Services give the following reasons why they feel strongly about exclusive breastfeeding for at least four to six months.

Industrialisation and marketing strategies by the breast milk substitute industry are just some of the factors which have encouraged women to swop the breast for the bottle.

Breastfed babies are indeed healthier and more intelligent than bottle-fed ones, the PAWC Department of Health has confirmed.

A hormone called oxytocin gets much of the credit for forging the bond between a mother and her newborn. Some doctors even refer to it informally as "the cuddle hormone."

There is no one position that is better than another. The most important thing is that you need to be as comfortable as possible.

Very premature infants can suckle from the breast from a much earlier gestational age than was previously practiced.

Many mothers think that breastfeeding is the easiest part of motherhood. But, like most other things, practise makes perfect. Here are a few tips to ensure success.

Breast feeding is best for infants, but sooner or later it's time to wean your baby.

Here's a way to keep older siblings out of trouble when you are nursing or feeding an infant. Buy a plastic lunch box for each older brother/sister and fill it the night before with crackers, grapes, raisins, etc., and the thermos with non-red juice.

What should you eat while you're breastfeeding? How can you increase your milk production? Why is it better to breastfeed? DietDoc answers a few crucial questions.

Three recent studies offer even more reasons why mothers should be encouraged to ditch the bottle for the breast.

Breast-fed babies have fewer gastrointestinal infections, but they're more likely to be iron-deficient, study finds.

A woman with a mother or sister with breast cancer should "strongly" consider breastfeeding her baby, doctors advise in a report released after a new study.