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62 Maternity and Obstetrics 2020 | NMH Annual Rep t T he Breastfeeding Support Team promotes and supports breastfeeding at The National Maternity Hospital. 72% of mothers were documented on the Maternal Newborn Clinical Management System (MN-CMS) breastfeeding at discharge. Support is now available to families Monday to Saturday. The dedicated work of breastfeeding support in the NICU was highlighted to celebrate National Breastfeeding Week through an education webinar "PRIME: The journey of the premature baby". Antenatal breastfeeding classes and face to face contacts were unfortunately cancelled during the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An innovative decision was made to switch classes to webinars; this change has been very successful and attendance has increased. We now also have the benefit of an administrative assistant which has been a great addition to the service. Also, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, face to face breastfeeding education for staff had to be cancelled. A webinar was introduced to replace the usual 8-hour staff education course, in conjunction with the Centre for Midwifery Education. The breastfeeding support team reapplied for the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) care award and was successful; we are the only hospital in Ireland to receive this award to recognise the important work of the IBCLC professional. The Breastfeeding Support Team continues to be involved in the 'LatchOn' study which is a multi- centre, randomised controlled trial of perinatal support to improve breastfeeding outcomes in women who are overweight and obese. This study is being undertaken in collaboration with UCD, Regional Hospital Mullingar, St. Lukes General Hospital Kilkenny and Wexford General Hospital. Breastf ding Supp t Services Education Programmes for Staff Education for Patients – Antenatal and Postnatal 8 hour breastfeeding course – 3 programmes Preparation to Breastfeed Classes – 2 per month Non-consultant hospital doctors – 2 sessions Breastfeeding clinic –x2 weekly Midwifery and Public Health Nurse student clinical specialty education ongoing Antenatal colostrum harvesting Outpatient Diabetic clinic – weekly Consultation Type Patients 1:1 Consultation on wards 3203 1:1 Consultation in NICU 602 Breastfeeding Clinic 672 Preparation to Breastfeed Class 1250 1:1 Antenatal consultations 20 1:1 Postnatal post discharge consultation 122 Antenatal Colostrum Harvesting education 98 Consultation Overview Sita Kingham breastfeeding her baby son Alexander who was the very first preterm baby exclusively breastfeeding at the time of discharge home from the Neonatal Unit.