According to the Irish Maternity Indicator Report 2021, Ireland has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world. In Ireland, 62.3 per cent of babies are breastfed at birth and by the time the babies are three months old, it drops significantly down to 31.2 per cent. So why are the Irish breastfeeding rates among one of the lowest in Europe and across the globe? “A lot of it is cultural norms,” says lactation...
