Breastfeeding room at Madhyabindu municipality

Nawalpur: A breastfeeding room has been set up at Madhyabindu municipality of Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Susta east).

The municipality brought the breastfeeding room set up at the citizen service centre of an administrative building into operation on Friday.

Mayor Bhim Lal Adhikari said the breastfeeding room was set up with the objective of helping to improve the health of babies and mothers visiting the municipality.

He shared, “Earlier, mothers who used to visit the municipality for various services had to face problems to breastfeed their babies in lack of a separate room.”

“The municipality set up the breastfeeding room for the convenience of mothers and babies. Earlier, the mothers who visited the municipality along with their babies felt uncomfortable breastfeeding their babies in an open space. Now, it will be comfortable for the mothers for the same”, he opined.

Arrangement for a bed, baby cradle, soap and water has been made in the breastfeeding room, according to the municipality.