Celebrations are taking place in Virginia following the local breastfeeding group's national success.
The Virginia Breastfeeding Peer Support Group were awarded ‘Breastfeeding Support Group of the Year’ at a recent awards ceremony.
The Virginia Breastfeeding Peer Support Group was set up in November 2015 to provide mother-to-mother breastfeeding support. It is run by mothers who have breastfed their children for extended periods and they provide their experience and time in a voluntary capacity.
Group member Mairéad McCahill-Riley, who is the Lactation Consultant for Cavan/Monaghan was also awarded ‘Lactation Consultant of the Year’, sending the group home with two trophies.
Our reporter Jodie Curran spoke with Mairéad and volunteer Lorna Fitzpatrick Gaule who accepted the national award on behalf of the group.
She began by asking Mairéad about how the nomination and awards came about:
