How Important Is Breastfeeding?

The question at the heart of many debates around breastfeeding is: What does it do for the child? There's lots of studies out there, but the vast, vast majority are mainly associations. So Emla said about to explore the breastfeeding question a bit more rigorously. We examine whether babies born at the weekend are less likely to be breastfed compared to those born during the week. And then we look at the impact of breastfeeding for at least three months on children's cognitive development and health.