ABSTRACT
In almost any public place in Britain today it is possible that a mother is being ushered to a toilet to continue breastfeeding. A recent survey in a town in the north of England showed ten cafés that allowed breastfeeding. Another suggested a mother bring bottled breastmilk. Yet another forbade breastfeeding, declaring it to be ‘like having sex on the table’. A Royal College of Midwives survey found that, although only 9 per cent of respondents would complain or leave, 93 per cent of people disagreed with women breastfeeding anywhere they chose. Provided no complaint was made, 79 per cent of restaurants said they would allow breastfeeding (Modern Midwife, 1993).
