World Breastfeeding Week 2025
07 Aug 2025
Meet Bernadette – the Lactation Consultant for North West Maternity Services.
During World Breastfeeding Week, Bernie is taking the time to celebrate each and every family as they navigate caring and feeding their baby.
With a background in paediatric and neonatal nursing, she said that there is a huge need to support families navigating breastfeeding and infant feeding.
“It can be really challenging, and I feel passionate about early support to promote the best outcomes long term.
“As a mum myself, there have been key healthcare workers that supported me during my pregnancies and early days that I am forever grateful for.
“We all need nonjudgemental, contemporaneous, evidence-based advice to help us navigate transitioning to parenthood.
“My role as a lactation consultant is supporting breastfeeding and lactation and working with the families to help them achieve their breastfeeding goals.”
As well as Lactation Consultants in each hospital, everyday Child Health and Parenting Services (CHaPS) supports families with breastfeeding, offering extra help when it’s needed.
