🚨New Paper Alert🚨 Our new #microbiome research, co-led with Liat Shenhav, published today in Cell! We show that #breastfeeding "paces" gut & nasal microbiome development to prevent #asthma in the CHILD Cohort Study. #Tweetorial 🧵 cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

The way we treat our children stays in their biology - their muscles, their hormones, their heartbeat, the neural pathways in their brain. Not just parents. Every single adult regularly in their lives. Relationships shape human biology. #Profound

Happy #NationalBreastfeedingWeek 🥳 So many events on around the country to support, promote + protect breastfeeding. Well done Limerick Council - Comhairle Luimnigh for re-activating this #breastfeeding friendly initiative. Here's hoping #Budget2025 includes funding to keep boosting bfing rates!🙏

Excellent and straight to the point article by Kathriona Devereux 10 ways to boost breastfeeding rates (today’s budget can help) echolive.ie/corkviews/arid…… #budget2025 #nationalbreastfeedingweek

Lovely for #Ireland to share #NationalBreastfeedingWeek with the Canadians and their superstars in #BreastfeedingResearch ❤️

Pippa Hackett I would agree however don’t forget us that work both in private ,public and in voluntary roles at the same time we are also part of the reason that Breastfeeding are up by 20%!

Excellent new study 👇"The cases in our study highlight how, together with a weak breastfeeding counseling system, and health professionals who lack training in breastfeeding and normal infant behavior, lead to the opportunity for CMF marketing to shape infant feeding, and

Thank you Colm Burke TD for your commitment to #Breastfeeding & for planning a Whole of Government BF Policy The #OSMR Act has provisions to regulate commercial milk formula marketing via Казанова codes These are crucial to protecting everyone from manipulative marketing World Health Organization (WHO)

Urrrrrr...All major papers of Victor Ambros are shared with his wife Rosalind Lee.... Does the nobel committee just hate women called "Rosalind"???

Jane Stephens (9 Oct 1879 #Clontarf #Dublin-11 Dec 1959).👩‍🎓 Alexandra College Dublin, 2nd♀️degree Royal Uni Ireland (Geology/Biology)! Assistant Naturalist Dublin's Dead Zoo 1905-20! Specialist in Porifera & Cnidaria; ID'd >40 new sponge species! In Clare Island Survey. museum.ie/en-IE/Collecti…

Good morning! Today's mood is cuddly! Skin-to-skin has so many benefits for you and your child! On the days when feeding feels stressful, it can help both you and your baby by giving you time together without the pressure of feeding. breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/.../skin-to-sk… #MondayMood

Kat Mcilwee Womenscouncilireland CommunityWorkIreland We're certainly in such a precarious position here in Ireland. It's very concerning.

I talk about #denial a lot. We human beings like it. It makes us feel better. It protects us from uncomfortable feelings. It saves us from confronting the harm we do. Large groups of people can live in denial. Yes, they will do harm. #Courage helps in facing reality.

True words. Such amazing people supporting families in their own precious time . Such dedication and genuine affection for the new dyad and family is admirable. To all my colleagues and friends in these amazing volunteer rolls..you are true rocks for the families you meet.

⬇️ quotes from our Katie Pereira-Kotze who flagged this this #ConflictOfInterest with The BMJ For avoidance of doubt, this is not about breastfeeding vs formula, or a judgement on formula. This is about ensuring misleading marketing does not influence what & how babies are fed