This book takes the most up to date information on the medical and developmental case for breastfeeding and presents it in a form that the new mother can easily understand - twenty evidence based reasons for breastfeeding.

Points for breastfeeding include the disease-protective substances that a mother’s milk contains, and the health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers. This book is an excellent companion to our overwhelmingly successful children’s book, We Like to Nurse.

Regina Sara Ryan is a wellness consultant, and the author of six books, including the classic Wellness Workbook (co-authored with John W. Travis, M.D.). She lives in northern Arizona where she is a graduate advisor at Prescott College.

Deborah Auletta, R.N., C.L.E., is a nurse, and works in a family-birthing center in northern Arizona.