NY Airports Will Have to Provide Space for Breastfeeding – NBC New York (47)

Certain New York state airports are now required to provide a space for mothers with babies to breastfeed away from public view.

This is because Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed legislation S.3866/A.7813 amending the current Public Health Law to ensure that there are breastfeeding-friendly airports with breastfeeding locations behind the airport security checkpoint. airport.

Too many public places lack adequate accommodation for people who breastfeed to feed their children. This law builds on important actions taken in New York State to support new parents, including the establishment of lactation rooms in workplaces and public facilities, which allow mothers to breastfeed their children and express breast milk. .

“One of the biggest challenges for new parents is finding a space to feed their children,” said Governor Hochul. “This is a fight that many have had to grapple with for many years, and only recently have they been able to secure the rights and accommodations they deserve. By signing this into law, we will continue to make New York a better place to raise young children of safe and secure way.”

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