1. The University Hospital Limerick implemented a quality improvement project to increase breast milk exposure for extremely low birth weight infants from below 20% to 100% in order to eliminate cases of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
2. Through staff education, parental involvement, and policy changes, the hospital was able to achieve 100% breast milk exposure for ELBW infants and zero cases of NEC, saving over €250,000.
3. The success of this project received international acclaim, with Dr. Philip receiving an award for best educational project at a world congress on excellence in pediatrics.