By Valerie Flynn The HSE has dropped a target to increase breastfeeding rates by 2 percentage points per year The health service has consistently missed
A recent poll by Mama s Boobie Box highlighted that 57 of Irish mums were the first to breastfeed in their family meaning their mother
In Ireland The Green Party has brought a motion to the Seanad calling for improved education on breastfeeding along with advertising restrictions and other supports