Claire Fitzpatrick is being recognised for her 'beyond incredible' patient care.
A midlands woman is being recognised for her 'beyond incredible' patient care.
Claire Fitzpatrick, a Clinical Midwife and Specialist in Lactation at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, has been awarded the Water Wipes Pure Foundation Fund Trophy and €2,500 in funding for the hospital.
The Laois woman is being rewarded for her work throughout the pandemic, hosting online classes to support expectant mothers and helping out in the vaccination programme in her spare time.
The funding received will go towards improving the facilities at the Midland Regional Hospital Lactation Room in order to make it more comfortable as well as aiding with the education of staff at the hospital.
Speaking on her award, Claire says: “I feel very proud to have been nominated. I love my job and feel so privileged to be in a position where I can be of support to women and babies when they start out on their breast-feeding journey. It’s been a stressful year and challenging in many ways, but this has been an amazing boost.”
Ailbhe O’Briain, WaterWipes HCP Marketing Manager UK & Ireland said; “Stories of those nominated included devoted nurses, midwives and public health nurses, who supported parents throughout the pandemic including Claire Fitzpatrick, helping with difficult births, homebirths, and upping the ante to take care of unwell babies and struggling parents during a particularly difficult year for the world.”
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