No, breast ISN'T always best for baby...whatever the extremists tell you - Daily Mail 27th May 2008

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

The current 'obsession' with breastfeeding is inadvertently endangering the health of many babies. This is the surprising view of one of its leading supporters. Clare Byam-Cook, a retired midwife, has spent the past 20 years helping thousands of women - including celebrities such as Kate Winslet and Helena Bonham Carter - to breastfeed. But while a major proponent of the 'breast is best' message, she believes that some midwives are now so dogmatic about it, that they refuse to recognise when mothers are struggling, with serious consequences for the baby.

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