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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: 
    • 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 

 

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