Joyce Fegan: It's time to get political about feeding baby, whether by breast or bottle

Breastfeeding is reduced to a 'debate' pitting woman against woman — but many of our difficulties with it are forged in corporate boardrooms and government chambers

Breastfeeding certainly is personal — but the decision to do so is, at least in part, shaped by multimillion-euro corporate budgets, barely a cent of which is seen in supports for mothers, whether they choose breast or bottle. File picture: Thinkstockphotos

Today marks the last day of World Breastfeeding Week. Its theme this year is “protecting breastfeeding”.

You don’t have to go too far to find a more emotive or emotionally-charged topic as breastfeeding.