1511cf66_all_To_Action_on_Breastfeeding__Topic
[ID] 1109 [Interest Areas] Public Health Worker [Comment] As a health care professional, and mother, I would strongly encourage all public settings (especially shopping malls, targets, wal-marts, restaurants) to make a special place in the women's bathroom for nursing mothers. If you want mothers to breastfeed we need your support in an appropriate location. For example, one day while shopping at Target my daughter was hungry so I had to sit in a bathroom stall in order to find a place to sit down while nursing her. Some stores have taken the initiative to set aside breastfeeding rooms which is fantastic!!! I am a huge supporter of breastfeeding in public settings, but there needs to be somewhat of a comfortable place to do it, instead of trying to nurse while standing up. I personally applaud those stores who have set aside a special place for mothers to nurse their infants, and obviosly like to frequent them more often. If it were mandatory that businesses have nursing rooms for mothers, their business might seen an increase in sales! Once I was also at a conference for work and had to pump while away from my child in a library meeting room, where there was very limited privacy. If we want to encourage mothers to breastfeed we're going to have to have some privacy. [Topic] 
Support for Breastfeeding in Public Settings
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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