Chapter 3. Public Venues or Organizations
Do’s
- Create private nursing rooms
- In cases where it is impossible to create independent nursing rooms, organizations may still support mothers through the following means:
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- Be flexible and create an ad-hoc space for breastfeeding using office partitions or room dividers
- Provide the following facilities:
“Nursing in progress” sign, refrigerator, plastic storage boxes which can be stored in the refrigerator, zipper storage bags (for storing milk bottles or milk bags), chargers, sockets, etc - Put up notices or stickers to inform mothers that the venue is breastfeeding friendly
Don’ts
- Direct mothers to breastfeed or express milk in washrooms