14 uplifting pictures of dads supporting breastfeeding mums

Breastfeeding: 9 popular facts and fiction

It's still the World Breastfeeding Week and we can't get enough of information to keep us aware.

In the absence of professional guidance, several young mothers remain unaware of what needs to be done – failing to distinguish myth from fact.

Over 5 million Nigerian children don't get breast milk at birth -UNICEF

More than 5 million newborns in Nigeria are deprived of essential nutrients and antibodies that protect them from disease and death as they are not being exclusively breastfed said UNICEF today, as it marks World Breastfeeding Week.

Breast milk helps fight infections in premature babies -Study

New research from scientists at an American university reveals that giving premature babies a synthetic form of lactoferrin -- a protein naturally present in breast milk -- can eliminate staphylococcus epidermidis, a staph infection that can be deadly in infants born prematurely.

Breastfeeding not linked to sagging breasts- Study

There are many myths surrounding factors affecting the shape of a woman's mammary glands.