A new website developed by researchers in Canada and Asia showed that the world could have saved $341 billion each year if mothers breastfeed their children for longer, helping prevent early deaths and various diseases.

"I hope that we will see breastfeeding examined more closely as a parenting factor, not just as a health consideration."

Breastfeeding isn't just good for babies. New research suggests that breastfeeding may reduce a woman’s risk of having a heart attack or stroke later on in life.