Liz O'Sullivan
@LizOSullivanPhD
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Lecturer in Nutrition, CORU-registered dietitian (DI028636), RNutr, breastfeeding enthusiast & advocate. All views are my own.
Dublin, Ireland
Joined April 2013
📣Calling all interested in infant and young child feeding on the island of Ireland. @Kennedy_ails & I would be grateful if you could complete a survey about IYCF in emergencies. It's part of a @hea_irl funded project to develop a preparedness plan. Link:
We're now looking for people on the island of Ireland to complete a survey about IYCF-E. Please complete & share.
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The findings of our @hea_irl funded study outlining the issues associated with infant and young child feeding in emergencies, and guidance for developing a formal plan, will be launched on March 28th. Regsitration opening very soon. @Kennedy_ails @c_patton_
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RT @Kennedy_ails: Delighted to be presenting our work from @IYCF_E_Ire with @LizOSullivanPhD this morning at the first @hea_irl North South…
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Tune in to RTE1 on Monday 18th Nov to hear @Kennedy_ails and I speak with @KathrionaDev about infant and young child feeding in emergencies. Very excited to start disseminating the findings of this @hea_irl funded study next year. #iycfe #foodsecurity
🍼🤱🧑🍼👶Can we prepare plans for feeding babies & young infants during national emergencies? In Monday's @10Things_ToKnow About #FoodSecurity, @KathrionaDev meets @WeAreTUDublin's @LizOSullivanPhD & @Kennedy_ails (& lots of adorable babies!) to discuss their hugely important #NorthSouthResearchProgramme project 🌍 📺Mon 18th Nov, 8.30pm @RTEOne
@hea_irl @Researchirel @IrishResearch @teagasc @MarineInst @BordIascMhara @EPAResearchNews @EPAIreland @MetEireann @NewDecadeFilms @rte
#10thingstoknowabout #scienceweek #nsrp
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@McilweeKat @NWCI @CommWorkIreland We're certainly in such a precarious position here in Ireland. It's very concerning.
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.@rodericogorman good to see duration & rate of pay of maternity leave in Ireland being discussed. Tho women are currently entitled to 26 weeks paid leave, the payment in the form of the a maternity benefit is only ~9 weeks full-rate equivalent.
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Upcoming workshop: what makes a city breastfeeding friendly 🤱🏽? Breastfeeding is everyone's business; we need wide stakeholder involvement to understand how to make BF the normal & easy thing to do. Please register to attend & have your voice heard 📰 Retweets welcome!
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Digital marketing of breast milk substitutes is so pervasive; @CNaM_ie need Codes to restrict marketing of commercial milk formulae. @ColmBurkeTD is applauded for establishing a steering group to establish a new BF policy. 🤞 the BF steering group engages with @CNaM_ie too! (2/2)
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Mrs Sabina Higgins condemns the daily advertisements for follow-on formulae and suggests instead that TV ads focus on normalising breastfeeding. Says Ireland should adopt the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Subsitutes. @bflgireland. #NationalBreastfeedingWeek2024
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Mrs Sabina Higgins highlights the need for more midwives to provide breastfeeding support in the early days. Mrs Higgins quoted @BainneBeatha and @WeAreTUDublin survey of >5,000 mothers as evidence of this need.
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Delighted to see this from @ColmBurkeTD 👏👏👏 Funding to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding is so important for public health. Looking forward to seeing the finer details and to building on this into the future. @BainneBeatha @bflgireland @ALCIreland @LauraMcHugh12
💶 Ireland's 2025 Budget being announced tomorrow, on the 1st day of national breastfeeding week 🤱. 🤞 for ring-fenced funding for BF support. Last week, @HSELive reported ⬆️ prevalence of BF @ 3 months (👏 @LauraMcHugh12). It'd be great to build on that momentum! @BainneBeatha
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RT @bflgireland: Excellent and straight to the point article by @KathrionaDev 10 ways to boost breastfeeding rates (today’s budget can…
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RT @bflgireland: Happy #NationalBreastfeedingWeek 🥳 So many events on around the country to support, promote + protect breastfeeding. Well…
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💶 Ireland's 2025 Budget being announced tomorrow, on the 1st day of national breastfeeding week 🤱. 🤞 for ring-fenced funding for BF support. Last week, @HSELive reported ⬆️ prevalence of BF @ 3 months (👏 @LauraMcHugh12). It'd be great to build on that momentum! @BainneBeatha
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Thanks @paulinegalway, @marie_sherlock, @violetannetd and @BainneBeatha for advocating for improved breastfeeding support in Ireland. We had a very productive meeting with Minister @ColmBurkeTD and DoH officials today. Hoping to see commitment in Budget 2025 🤱
We are hopeful of breastfeeding supports in Budget 2025, and want to thank Minister @ColmBurkeTD and Dept officials for meeting with us, the Oireachtas Breastfeeding Committee, this morning. Our group is a collaboration between @BainneBeatha, @LizOSullivanPhD and Oireachtas
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RT @paulinegalway: We are hopeful of breastfeeding supports in Budget 2025, and want to thank Minister @ColmBurkeTD and Dept officials for…
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