UCC awarded €2.5m for first-of-its-kind study to improve support for breastfeeding

The study will also investigate the barriers—practical, societal, and cultural—which may prevent women from breastfeeding

(Left to right) Dr Aoife Fleming, UCC School of Pharmacy with Dr Helen Mulcahy, Professor Patricia Leahy-Warren (PI), Dr Elaine Lehane and Dr Margaret Murphy from the UCC School of Nursing and Midwifery at today's announcement.

University College Cork (UCC) has been awarded €2.5m in funding for a first-of-its-kind study of the barriers preventing women from breastfeeding, and how best to prioritise breastfeeding as a public health issue.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first six months to achieve optimal growth, development, and health.