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A scientific report published by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) highlights key recommendations to improve the nation’s baby feeding patterns and nutrition. Scientific Recommendations for a National Infant Feeding Policy in Ireland highlights a number of key concerns with current infant feeding trends and outlines specific actions and advice to improve the nutritional diet of mums-to-be and infants from birth to one year. The report is based on research into infant feeding practices in Ireland and the latest international scientific opinion. It states that emerging evidence worldwide shows good nutrition during pregnancy and throughout an infant’s first year, can have a significant positive impact on health throughout a person’s life.

Nursing mothers in Galway are invited to take part in a breastfeeding challenge at the weekend in a bid to set a world record.

The Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar joined an elite group of designated baby-friendly hospitals when they were presented with the Baby Friendly National Award this week.

Did you know that children as young as one or two years of age can have tooth decay?

Dietitian Heather Miller who holds clinics in Balla, Castlebar, and Ballindine this week talks about weaning your baby.

A series of events will be hosted next week to mark Cuidiu Promotion Week.

The Westport Breastfeeding Support Group welcomes new or existing breastfeeding mothers.

The Le Chéile Family Resource Centre holds a parent and baby/toddler group on Mondays from 11am to 12.30pm and a breastfeeding group on the first and third Thursday of every month.

Westport Breastfeeding Support Group welcomes new or existing breastfeeding mothers. The group meets on the first Friday of each month from 11am to 12 noon, at Woodlands Playgroup (old CBS School), Newport Road, Westport.