Breastfeeding is not always straightforward. Sharon Ní Chonchúir speaks to three mums who persevered despite encountering difficulties

Helen O’Callaghan hears about the benefits of breastfeeding.

Dutch airline KLM has come under fire for requesting breastfeeding mothers cover up to prevent other passengers being offended.

Barnardos has defended its choice of sponsor for its Big Toddle event after a group of high-level academics wrote a letter to the charity expressing concerns.

Ireland’s “first official breastfeeding-friendly church” has joined a calling for greater understanding of breastfeeding in public places.

There is a substantial return from investment in breastfeeding, with mothers, babies, and wider society benefitting.

Schools must allow teachers paid breastfeeding breaks for up to two years after the birth of a child, under an 18-month extension agreed by the Departm

Academics and the HSE’s National Breastfeeding Coordinator have written to the organisers of the country’s biggest pregnancy and baby show asking them to reconsider its choice of sponsor.

Wealthy countries are not doing enough to track levels of breastfeeding within a baby's first hour of life, global health leaders have said.

America, once the land of mom and apple pie, has shamefully used its superpower weight against a small Central American country that had the temerity to consider proposing,

A mother who was told not to breastfeed her baby at a GAA match, says she was left "shocked" and "embarrassed".

It’s difficult to talk about breastfeeding in a productive way right now, writes Amy Brown.