Subject: Re: small increase in the number of Irish women breastfeeding

Great stats from Ireland (apart from the rise in sections)....thanks
for posting, Kathleen.

What do you think has helped the rise in bf?

Is maintenance of bf improved?

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, Newcastle upon Tyne UK

Hi Heather,

I am an IBCLC based in the US, so I don't really have any answers to your 
questions. Is there anyone on the list from Ireland who could comment?  

I did read on the irishhealth.com website that in June 2001, Maureen Fallon 
(no relation as far as I know) was appointed as the first breastfeeding 
coordinator to advise on the effectiveness of breastfeeding policy. 

One of the targets of the 1994 national breastfeeding policy for Ireland was 
that all maternity hospitals would maintain their own data on breastfeeding 
mothers. However a survey carried out in 2000 by Cuidiu, the Irish Childbirth 
Trust, found that 'only a few hospitals have computer systems in place to 
correct accurate data.' One of Ms Fallon's duties will be to oversee the 
collection of this data. Ireland currently has one of the lowest 
breastfeeding rates in Europe. 

Kathy

Kathleen Fallon Pasakarnis, M.Ed. IBCLC
Nurturing Family Lactation and Parenting Services
















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