As SRS said earlier, it is a complicated issue, some mother are unable to BF, others are unwilling to do so for cosmetic reasons. There is no doubt that BF is emotionally beneficial for mother and baby, but if mothers are unwilling or unable I'm afraid milk powder is the only resort.

The point I was trying to make about the emotional benefits and family bonding, was largely ignored, but in a society where family life is under sustained attack, it is important to keep these bonds between mother and child intact and that means more than just filling baby's belly.
Time should e made to give meaning and value to the NURTURING of children, an old fashioned word, but a procedure which is rapidly and sadly being lost in modern society.