- Breast feeding is the gold standard; the World Health Organisation recommends that infants should be exclusively breast fed until 6 months of age
- Solids should not be introduced before 4 months
- Bottles for formula milk must be sterilised and milk made up according to instructions with boiled water
Benefits of Breast feeding
- Nutrition, protection from disease, development, allergy, autoimmune, reduced obesity and long term health.
UK has amongst the lowest breast feeding rates in the world with <1% of babies exclusively breast feeding at 6 months
WPA poster from 1938, Public Domain