An Easy Guide to Breast-feeding



There are benefits to breast-feeding for both mother and child. The Office of Women's Health (OWH) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) developed a series of booklets which offer tips to mothers who want to breast-feed their newborns. Health care staff and early child care staff may provide this booklet to educate expectant mothers on the benefits of breast-feeding. To read PDF files, get here.

Benefits of breastfeeding for babies and mothers Recent studies show that babies who are exclusively breastfed for 6 months are less likely to develop ear infections, diarrhea, and respiratory illnesses. They may also be less likely to develop childhood obesity... More>> [PDF, 1.5MB]

An Easy Guide to Breastfeeding. HHS/OWH. n.d. English.

Last Reviewed: December 2008