UCC survey to promote breast-feeding services

THE challenges of breast-feeding and the type of back-up available is the subject of a nationwide survey which will help inform how breast-feeding support services can be improved.

Up to 4,000 mothers have been canvassed by eumom.com as part of the survey compiled by midwifery and public health nursing researchers in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at University College Cork (UCC).

The survey is geared at mothers with babies under the age of two, and asks questions, such as “Can breast-feeding support services be improved?” “Do you breast-feed or bottle feed your baby?” “Are you happy with the support services provided by public health nurses in Ireland?”