IFAS Extension
Breastfeeding Benefits and Resources: Benefits for Babies and Mothers
Diana Hazard Taft
Release Date: 4/30/2025
Family and Consumer Sciences
Abstract
You may have heard “breast is best,” but do you know why breastmilk is the best diet for babies? Did you know that breastfeeding benefits moms, too? This publication summarizes the known benefits of breastfeeding and is written for people from all educational backgrounds.
About this Publication
This document is FSHN25-3, one of a series of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
About the Authors
Diana Hazard Taft, assistant professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.
How to Cite
Taft, D. H. (2025). Breastfeeding Benefits and Resources: Benefits for Babies and Mothers. EDIS, 2025(3). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fs465-2025
Authors
Diana Taft
Specialist
University of Florida
assistant professor, nutrition science, UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Gainesville, FL
Publication #FSHN25-3
