That the Parliament notes that 20 to 26 June is National Breastfeeding Week 2018; recognises what it sees as the huge advantages of breastfeeding both for mother and child; commends the almost 500 premises in Lanarkshire that are part of the Breastfeeding Welcome scheme; praises Lanarkshire Breastfeeding Initiative’s work, which is led by a group of excellent volunteers, in promoting the values and the practice of breastfeeding among the public; believes however that, despite the benefits of breastfeeding and the strengthening of mothers’ rights to do this in public, stigma and prejudice is still pervasive, and agrees that every mother in Scotland should be able to feel comfortable breastfeeding her baby in public.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Claudia Beamish, Colin Beattie, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Neil Findlay, Kenneth Gibson, Clare Haughey, Monica Lennon, Richard Lyle, Ash Regan, Colin Smyth, Sandra White