Breastfeeding may help prevent cot death

Scientists writing in the medical journal Archives of Disease in Childhood published today have found that the babies who are breastfeed are slightly but significantly less likely to die of sudden infant death syndrome than bottlefed babies.

An everyday tragedy

With the steep decline in infant mortality over the past century, we have become complacent about pregnancy and childbirth. But the harsh truth, says Joanna Moorhead, is that babies still die.