Efforts to boost breastfeeding rates paying dividends

Hannah Deasy with her one-year-old son Daniel Deasy Celin: 'This time around because of the legislation, I was able to avail of breastfeeding breaks.' Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins 

Mothers wishing to breastfeed are finally starting to see the benefits of changes in workplace legislation and hospital supports as efforts continue to boost Ireland's low rates.

In 2019, Unicef Ireland warned: “Ireland's rates of breastfeeding are amongst the worst in the world”.