Does it really matter in the 21st century whether babies are breastfed? After all millions of women feed their children cows'
- milk formula & they seem to do perfectly well. The answer is that although babies can be adequately fed with the milk of another animal breastfeeding is provably the best & safest way of nourishing your baby wherever in the world you live. Experts agree that breastfeeding confers unique benefits on both mother & baby. Breast is Bestwas written 35 years ago & has been updated many times since. It is based on the collective wisdom of countless women's feedback; on the author's personal experience as a mother with many years of breastfeeding behind her; on the inputs over decades from those she has helped worked with & taught; & on research reported in peer
- reviewed medical journals.