Essays on Breastfeeding

Midwives value breast feeding support and educating mothers on how to breast feed properly because it is a significant part of their role. However, the midwife journal (2016) states that the ways a midwife supports a woman will differ from person to person. This is...

This is the true story of one breastfeeding mum, who would prefer to remain anonymous. As you read this, please bear in mind that breast feeding is not always as difficult as is presented here, but that if you are having any concerns about breastfeeding...

There is debate going on over women being able to breastfeed their children in public. Some people believe that breastfeeding should be illegal. Others do not think women should “expose” themselves in public, even when covered up. Women are bashed every day for trying to...

“They convinced our mothers that if a food item came in a bottle — or a can or a box or a cellophane bag — then it was somehow better for you than when it came to you free of charge via Mother Nature. An...

As a new mother, there are many decisions that she must make on how to raise her child the way she wants to raise him or her. One of the most important decisions that mothers have to make is whether they are going to breastfeed...

Over the past few decades, infant feeding has been under the spotlight of public opinion. In the United States and other developed countries, debates have arisen about maternal leave policies, breastfeeding in public, and formula food risks. A similar infant feeding debate also exists in...

Breastfeeding refers to feeding infants with milk from their mother’s breast. Many recommendations say that an infant should start breastfeeding within the first hour after being delivered and progress to as much as the baby wants. World Health Organization among others, endorse that the shortest...