Bottle feed choice to be supported

Women who decide not to breastfeed must be respected for their choice, midwives are being told.

Updated advice from the Royal College of Midwives (R cm) stresses that new mothers should be given appropriate support if they make an informed decision to bottle feed.

The new guidance still advises babies should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of their life, in line with advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO).