Two Major League Baseball Parks Provide Breastfeeding Lounges

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Policies to accommodate breastfeeding are extending beyond hospitals and workplaces and into professional baseball parks.

The Cinncinati Reds opened the Pampers Nursing Suite at the Great American Ball Park in March and the Washington Nationals opened the Lansinoh Nursing Lounge at the Nationals Park during National Breastfeeding Week.

These lounges or suites provide mothers with the option to nurse or pump in a cool, quiet and private place, rather than in the rowdy stands or in a public restroom. The purpose of breastfeeding policies are to make breastfeeding more accommodating and acceptable in order to support mother’s breastfeeding goals, no matter what they are.

Policies supporting mother’s options to breastfeed could influence a shift back to breastfeeding, which has long term health benefits for both the mother and the child. This shift could positively influence health for both current and future generations.

To read about the Lansinoh Nursing Lounge, click here.

To read about the Pampers Nursing Suite, click here.