| The BFHI in Ireland was highlighted as an exemplar
programme in WHO/UNICEF events marking 25 years of the global BFHI. As
well as a presentation at an event at WHO, Geneva, Ireland was included as
one of 13 countries in a publication from UNICEF: Working to Improve
Nutrition at Scale documenting country experiences in implementing the
Baby-friendly Hospital (Health) Initiative over the 25+ years of its
existence. 7MB file |
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| Limerick Person of the Month (August 2017) was
jointly awarded to Margaret Hynes and Margaret O'Leary, University
Maternity Hospital Limerick in recognition of their work in
"going above and beyond" in supporting breastfeeding over many
years. |
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| Sustainable Health Care: Environmental Effects of Infant
Feeding. Researchers at the University of Limerick, in an
Environmental Protection Agency funded project, found that 61 percent of
ready to use breast milk substitutes purchased by the maternity hospitals
were unconsumed and ended up as waste into the environment. University
Maternity Hospital Limerick and Cork University Maternity
Hospital participated in the project. Read Health
Matters Summer 2017 article |
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| Achieving Baby Friendly Designation. Powerpoint show
presented by South Tipperary General Hospital at the Midwives’
Conference South-South West Hospital Group, Cork May 3, 2016. Click
here for Powerpoint show. |
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| Every Breastfeeding Makes a Difference. A
Breastfeeding project produced by the 2012 intake of BSc Midwifery
students in the University of Limerick as part of the “Protecting,
supporting and promoting breastfeeding module” and Breastfeeding Week
2015, visually shows how babies grow with breastfeeding and give a message
for each time period. Now on display in the University
Maternity Hospital Limerick |
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| Implementing Skin-to-skin contact as routine practice for babies.
Cavan General Hospital 2014 |
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The
Development of Antenatal Information Classes. Midland
Regional Hospital Mullingar 2014
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Neo natal unit of UMHL makes huge breastfeeding strides. Health
Matters March 2015
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Improving the Provision of Expressed
Breast Milk in the Neonatal Unit: A Quality Initiative. Galway
University Hospital 2014-2015 |
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| Local camogie champion joins
with staff at South Tipperary General Hospital to celebrate their Baby
Friendly Hospital award Health
Matters Winter 2015 |
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| Training for the BFHI Cup. Our Lady of Lourdes
Hospital, Drogheda, 1999 |
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| Celebrating 10 Years of Baby Friendly Accreditation -
Portiuncula Hospital Health
Matters May 2015 |
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| Breastfeeding: Nature's Way. Our Lady of Lourdes
Hospital, Drogheda, 2009 |
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