Wednesday, August 03, 2005

IOL: Restaurants urged to support breastfeeding mothers

Restaurants, hotels and cafes must support ‘babies who lunch’ – infants who are fed by breastfeeding mothers on their premises, the Government said today.

The Health Promotion Unit of the Department of Health and Children today launched the ‘babies who lunch’ initiative at Dublin restaurant Romanza’s as part of World Breastfeding Week.

Maureen Fallon, national breastfeeding co-ordinator for the unit, said the scheme follows research which found evidence of discrimination against women who want to breastfeed in public service areas in Ireland.


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