Breastfeeding Series

A two-paper series from the Lancet which expands on the health benefits for both women and children across the globe due to breastfeeding based on the substantial development of research over the past three decades. The papers describe past and current global trends of breastfeeding, its short and long-term health consequences for the mother and child, the impact of investment in breastfeeding, and the determinants of breastfeeding and the effectiveness of promotion interventions