Dear Lactnetters,
I just want to share what just happened in Singapore in the last week or so,
culminating in today's t.v. and newspaper coverage of the above issue" Is
breastfeeding in public obscene?" This was raised during one of the group's
networking "Asiaparents'list discussion, when one of the members shared how
a mother was asked to breastfeed her baby in the washroom, instead of doing
it at the restaurant.  The tone of voice from the employee of the cafe was
enough to infuriate the nursing mother and caused her to leave.  As a result
of this report, what was decided was to stage a "nurse-in" at that
particular cafe, in order to voice a protest- that mothers have the right to
breastfeed their babies in public.  There was enough media coverage- with
the local press turning up and interviewing the mothers and the local tv.
covering it in the current affairs segment.  We hope that it will raise
public awareness to this issue of breastfeeding and social norms.  In
Singapore, there are no laws against breastfeeding. Doris Fok, IBCLC in
private practice in Singapore (65)2513116


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