A public call for suggestions on how to improve breastfeeding supports has triggered an extraordinary reaction among mothers.
First-time mum Deborah Byrne, a money advisor from Smithfield, was prompted to act when she saw Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin speak out about the impact that the loss of a lactation consultant in her area of Dublin South East would have.
Speaking to EVOKE at the time Aoibhinn said: ‘In Ireland, we should have 100 full-time public lactation consultants and we only have three and now one of those is about to be cut. That shows you if it hadn’t been a priority, it’s actually being deprioritised even further now.’