Historical Facts

A Mother's breast is a feeding breast. Breastfeeding has always had a role not only in the small family unit, but also of a larger community unit. It has always been obvious that there is a strong, direct connection between the health of the people and the health of the community. In her article, Yalom relates that in the mid 18th century many mothers in different European countries (especially the Netherlands) ceased from hiring wet nurses and started more and more to breastfeed their own children. "A woman suckling a child was perceived as an important factor that contributes to the financial welfare of a woman's household and community. One hundred years later, breastfeeding became an inseparable part of the French revolution."
At the beginning of the 20th century Psychology and Psychoanalysis was a strong side in developing the perception which we hold today that breastfeeding is very important for a child's emotional development.

"History of the Breast" by Marilyn Yalom. Zmora Bitan, 1999