Better supports for mothers who breastfeed and the introduction of at least 10 regional breastfeeding coordinators are two of the key points contained in a new five year action plan aimed at improving breastfeeding rates in Ireland.
The Strategic Action Plan for Breastfeeding in Ireland has been launched as part of this year's awareness campaign, 'Breastfeeding, It's Perfectly Natural'.
Ireland continues to have one of the poorest breastfeeding rates in the European Union. In 2002, a National Committee on Breastfeeding was established to look at this issue. It has drawn up this new plan in order to bring about the changes necessary to improve these rates.
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