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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 12 Mar 1991

Vol. 406 No. 3

Written Answers. - Breast Feeding.

Nuala Fennell

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231 Mrs. Fennell asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to inform and to support mothers to breast feed.

The health promotion unit of the Department of Health provide comprehensive information for mothers on breast feeding. A detailed publication "Food and Babies" is published by the unit and is available free of charge through all maternity units, health boards and direct from the public office of the unit. This publication provides extensive information on breast feeding which is, in fact, currently being updated by the unit in consultation with relevant professional expertise. Another publication on child development entitled "The Book of the Child" also contains information on breast feeding. This publication is also available free of charge from the outlets mentioned above.

Also as part of their support programme for voluntary organisations in the health promotion area, the Health Promotion Unit have provided financial assistance towards the educational/ information activities of La Leche League over the past few years.

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