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HSE National Policy

National Infant feeding Policy for Primary Care Teams and Community Healthcare Settings


Topic: Infant feeding
Document Owner: National community operations
National Group: National primary care
Effective From: 01 July 2019
The purpose of this HSE national policy is to direct consistent evidenced based best practice in relation to infant feeding

This HSE national policy and its appendices apply to all staff working directly and indirectly with pregnant women, mothers and their babies within the CHO. It also applies to those providing these services on behalf of the maternity services, to support pregnant and new mothers, and their partners, to feed and care for their baby. The population to whom this policy applies, includes pregnant and new mothers, their babies and their partners within the CHO.