South Australian researchers have discovered breastfeeding can have significant health benefits for mums. They have found women are more likely to have lower blood pressure and a healthier weight if they nurse their babies for at least six months.

Acknowledgements:  Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation project grant awarded to Prabha H Andraweera, Gustaaf A Dekker and Claire T Roberts (GNT161305). Claire T Roberts is supported by a NHMRC Investigator Grant (GNT1174971) and a Matthew Flinders Fellowship from Flinders University. University of Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Divisional Scholarship awarded to MMP. NHMRC Peter Doherty BioMedical Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to Prabha H Andraweera (GNT1090778).