This book provides a comprehensive, research-driven look at the science of infant sleep. The authors explore key topics like bedsharing, breastfeeding, and the impact of sleep training, addressing common myths and providing evidence-based answers. Wendy Middlemiss and Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett combine scientific findings with practical recommendations, focusing on how mothers and babies can sleep in ways that are biologically normal, emotionally supportive, and health-promoting.

This compelling book explores how medical training fails to adequately prepare doctors to support breastfeeding families, resulting in widespread misinformation, poor advice, and missed opportunities to protect breastfeeding relationships. Drawing on decades of clinical experience and research, Dr Jack Newman and Andrea Poloková shine a light on the systemic gaps in healthcare and advocate for better education and structural reform.

This pioneering book is the first to explore the phenomenon of breastfeeding or nursing aversion in depth. Drawing from research, lived experience, and practical strategies, Yate shines a light on a deeply under-acknowledged experience that many breastfeeding mothers face — often in silence and confusion.

This groundbreaking book challenges conventional breastfeeding advice by introducing the concept of biological nurturing — a relaxed, instinct-led approach that supports both mother and baby to follow their innate rhythms. Colson combines years of research with deep respect for maternal instinct, offering a powerful alternative to rigid positioning and technique-based guidance.

This intentionally provocative title challenges cultural norms and individual behaviours that, according to the author, undermine breastfeeding. Dixley argues that both systemic forces and personal choices—often influenced by convenience culture or fear of discomfort—contribute to breastfeeding failure, despite widespread knowledge of its benefits.

This academic yet accessible book takes a feminist lens to breastfeeding, exploring how cultural narratives, politics, and personal experience shape our understanding of the breastfeeding body. Bartlett weaves together theory, history, and lived experience to examine how breastfeeding is framed within society and how this impacts mothers.

This book is a supportive, evidence-based guide to infant feeding from one of the most respected researchers in the field. In her characteristically warm and clear voice, Amy Brown helps parents explore the full landscape of feeding decisions—breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, mixed feeding, and more—free from judgement or pressure. She provides practical information about how feeding works, what challenges might arise, and what to expect physically and emotionally throughout the early months. The book encourages confidence, compassion, and realistic expectations for new parents navigating their baby’s nutritional needs.

Based on her time living with Indigenous communities in the Venezuelan jungle, Jean Liedloff presents a compelling argument that Western parenting has lost touch with our evolutionary instincts. She advocates for practices such as babywearing, breastfeeding on cue, co-sleeping, and constant physical contact as part of a child’s “continuum” needs for optimal emotional development.