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  • Minister Frank Feighan T.D. Launches “We’re Breastfeeding Friendly Laois”

    Launching the initiative Minister Frank Feighan T.D. said that he welcomed ‘this important initiative and the many supports that are provided throughout County Laois to promote breastfeeding, and enhance the health and wellbeing of our children. We are working to promote, support and protect breastfeeding in Ireland. It is important that our environments support breastfeeding also.’

    ‘We’re Breastfeeding Friendly Laois’ – a campaign that aims to help improve the health and wellbeing of breastfeeding mothers, babies and their families by encouraging businesses, organisations and community groups to become ‘Breastfeeding Friendly’.

    Photo: Anne Marie Kirrane, Senior Staff Officer, Laois County Council, Siobhan Hourigan,  Senior Health Promotion and Improvement Officer, HSE ,   Frank Feighan T.D. Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing & the National Drugs Strategy, Julie Scully Healthy Ireland County Coordinator -Photo by Denis Byrne

     

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  • We’re Breastfeeding Friendly Laois

    We’re Breastfeeding Friendly Laois

    As we have just launched our “We’re Breastfeeding Friendly Laois” initiative and today also marks the 1st day of Laois Connects Positive Mental Health Awareness Month for the month of October we would to highlight Maternal Mental Wellbeing.

    As many as 1 in 5 women have mental health problems in or after birth. It can happen to anyone. Depression and anxiety are the most common mental health problems in pregnancy. These affect about 10 to 15 out of every 100 pregnant women. Just like at other times in life, you can have many different types of mental illness and the severity can vary.

    Perinatal mental health issues are those which complicate pregnancy and the first year after the baby is born. If anyone who is planning a pregnancy, is pregnant or is a new mother feels that they need some support with their mental health they can speak to their GP, their mental health midwife at their maternity hospital, or their public health nurse.

    Michelle Daly Hayes, who has two children and is from Limerick, said:  “This project has been so close to my heart because I know firsthand some of the stigma around maternal mental health and if it helps even one new mum or mum to cope and to ask for help it is worth any effort.

     

    Watch Michelle’s Video here

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