'Breastfeeding In Public & Workplaces Shouldn't Be Stigmatized': Supreme Court Issues Guidelines For Nursing & Child Care Facilities

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of India has emphasized the importance of creating feeding and child care rooms in public buildings, highlighting the right of nursing mothers to breastfeed their children without facing stigma. The Court made these observations while issuing directions to the States/Union Territories to act upon an advisory issued by the Union Government to ensure that such facilities are made available in public spaces. The…