As we attempt to promote breastfeeding and provide for it in legislation, we need to examine what has happened in other countries and learn from them. Ireland's breastfeeding rate is among the lowest in Europe. We could look to other European countries for good practice. For example, the breastfeeding rate in the UK is 69%; Switzerland, 92%; Norway, 99%; Sweden, 98%; Austria, 96.4%; Spain, 85%; and Italy, 85%. Ireland is way behind in terms of the number of mothers who are breastfeeding. We are not doing enough to promote breastfeeding and the results are obvious.