The loving way she holds her precious bundle of joy close to her bosom, nurturing her child as only a mother knows best. To see this miracle of nature it almost feels as if you have intruded on a special moment between mother and child, when their bond is at it's strongest. Nothing in the world could be more natural than for a mother to breastfeed. In Britain, breastfeeding levels are almost double this, while in Norway nine out of 10 mothers breastfeed. The advantages to breastfeeding have been well documented for many years.
Breastfed babies are less vulnerable to infection and allergy.
But it is not just beneficial to mothers and babies, she insisted. Breast milk is an environmentally-friendly natural resource which is free and reduces the creation of tin, plastic and paper waste products. A survey by the Mid-Western Health Board showed many factors determine whether a mother chooses to breastfeed her child or bottle feed. Some of these are quite surprising. Mothers under 17 years old are amazingly five times less likely to breastfeed than mothers in third level education.