In recent decades, there has been a resurgence of interest in breastfeeding, largely driven by public health campaigns and growing awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and child. Medical organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pe

The Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries brought about major changes in the way people lived and worked. As urbanization increased and women began to enter the workforce in greater numbers, the practice of breastfeeding began to decline. Economic pressures, along with the rise of fac

During the medieval period, breastfeeding continued to be viewed as the ideal way to nourish infants, but there were significant shifts in social norms and religious beliefs that influenced breastfeeding practices. The Catholic Church, for example, held a strong influence over medieval European soci

Breastfeeding, the practice of feeding an infant with milk from the mother’s breast, has been a cornerstone of human nourishment and maternal bonding for centuries. It is a natural, biological function that has provided infants with essential nutrition and immunity since the beginning of human