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The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has stopped the sale of ‘dangerous amber teething jewellery in a number of Irish retailers’, over concerns about ‘serious’ choking and strangulation risks to babies and small children.

A new suite of breastfeeding courses from NursingMama.ie covering the early days right through to the end of the breastfeeding journey is now available to parents in Mayo.

As part of National Breastfeeding Week, the Maternity Department at Portiuncula University Hospital has launched an Antenatal Expressing of Colostrum information leaflet and accompanying Colostrum or ‘Liquid Gold’ Harvesting Packs for pregnant women.

A breastfeeding initiative spearheaded by Portiuncula University Hospital has been described as a "game changer" by its lactation consultant.

Mayo CYPSC, in partnership with Healthy Mayo, Mayo County Council and Mayo Chambers are launching “We’re Breastfeeding Friendly Mayo”, a breastfeeding initiative set up to improve the health and wellbeing of breastfeeding mothers, babies and their families through the development and promotion of breastfeeding friendly businesses, organisations and communities.

A total of 64 per cent of women initiate breastfeeding when they enter hospital, but only 37 per cent leave hospital breastfeeding.

Infant Massage Galway is run by Mary Kenny. Mary has been running classes for parents and babies for 15 years in Galway. Mary is a qualified Massage therapist specializing in pregnancy Massage, Baby massage & baby swim classes. Mary is a qualified special needs assistant and has completed online courses during covid run by Swim Ireland and Galway Sport Partnership in the area of special needs and sport.

Infant Massage Galway is run by Mary Kenny, who has been running classes for parents and babies for 15 years.

Twin babies can continue to experience the closeness they had in the womb now after birth thanks to the introduction of twin cots at University Hospital Galway's neonatal unit.