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Mission: To make health a top priority for everyone in Northern Ireland.

Alliances

National breastfeeding committee (EIRE)
Involves:

This group involves:
Ms Claire Allcutt, CIUDI, The Irish Childbirth Trust
Ms Genevieve Becker, Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Coordinator
Ms Mary Bird, La Leche League, Ireland
Ms Sinead Bromley, Health Promotion Unit, Dublin
Ms Janet Calvert, Regional Breastfeeding Coordinator,
(Northern Ireland), Health Promotion Agency (HPA)
Dr Michelle Dillon, Consultant Paediatrician
Ms Ann Ellis, Association of Lactation Consultants in Ireland (ALCI)
Ms Maureen Fallon, National Breastfeeding Coordinator,
(Republic of Ireland)
Dr Margaret Fitzgerald, Food Safety Authority (FSA)
Dr Lucia Gannon, General Practitioner
Ms Rosa Gardiner, Director of Public Health
Ms Breda Gavin, Community Dietitian
Ms Mary Healy, Public Health Nurse
Ms Margaret McDonnell, Health Promotion Unit, Department of Health and Children, Republic of Ireland
Ms Catherine Murphy, Health Promotion Manager, Southern Health Board, Republic of Ireland
Dr. Meabh Ni Bhuinneain, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Ms Emma O'Donoghue, Womens' Health Council
Ms Margaret O-Driscoll
Ms Mary Robinson
Ms Pauline Treanor, Director of Midwifery/ Nursing, Rotunda Hospital
Professor Miriam Wiley, The Economic and Social Research Institute (Chairperson).

Aim:

-To share expertise in the promotion, support and protection of breastfeeding.
-To assist in the revision of the National Breastfeeding Policy for Ireland.
-To foster an all-island approach to breastfeeding.

Contact: Maureen Fallon, National Breastfeeding Coordinator
Room 409, Department of Health and Children, Hawkins House, Dublin 2.

 


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