New moms prefer the bottle over breastfeeding, study finds

New mothers are increasingly using expressed breast milk in bottles rather than direct breastfeeding for their babies, a trend researchers said “is a concern,” according to a new study published in Public Health Nutrition.

The study also found that mothers who use expressed breast milk typically move their babies to infant formula feeding sooner than their breastfeeding peers, a trend that may impact the health of our next generation, the researchers said.