American mum says breastfeeding in Ireland inspired her to photograph other families

Irish midwives and friends supported American Ariana when she started to breastfeed her newborn  

Breastfeeding inspired Ariana Youmans Keenahan to start her photography business, documenting families: iStock/PA

WHEN Ariana Youmans Keenahan became a mother she never questioned how she’d feed her child. Breastfeeding is part of her family legacy.

“I’m one of 12 cousins. All of us were breastfed,” says Ariana, originally from Georgia in the South-Eastern region of the US, but living in Kilcock, Co Kildare for seven years.