Supports and services for breastfeeding mothers amid Covid-19

Learning how to breastfeed during a hands-off pandemic is challenging, but support organisations have responded by moving their services to phone lines and online

Lorna Power and her daughter Fiadh. Picture: Amanda Hatton, Your Story Photography

National Breastfeeding Week, running from October 1 to 7, will be very different this year as most of its events will run be online.

The pandemic has had a huge impact on the lives of pregnant women and new mothers. Services such as antenatal classes and breastfeeding support groups are no longer offered in person. The HSE says these services still exist online and that everyone can get the help they need to continue breastfeeding over the phone or through the internet.