Through a new campaign started by Public Health England, the UK Government has urged women to breastfeed in public.
Although it is illegal to ask a breastfeeding woman to leave a public space, 6 out of 10 women who breastfeed still step aside to hide it in public. According to a poll conducted by Public Health England, over 1/3 of women are reluctant to breastfeed in public, while over 20% of the British public do not want to see someone breastfeeding in public.
Natalie MacGregor, a supporter of this Start4Life campaign said, “When I first tried breastfeeding in public, I was really self-conscious. It took until the birth of my second son to realise that I had nothing to be embarrassed about, and I just wish that I had realised this earlier.”
