All major airports will now have special nursing rooms for breastfeeding mothers under new law
Breastfeeding mothers in the US can finally celebrate after a new law in the country has made it a requirement for all major airports to have a lactation room making it easier for mothers to nurse or pump breast milk for their babies. The bill, which is named the Friendly Airports for Mothers Act (FAM) of 2017, has made it compulsory for all large and medium airports to have a lactation room in each building. Lactating mothers who have had to breastfeed in bathrooms earlier will be able to rest easy and breathe a sigh of relief as one of the requirements of the new law is that the lactation room will have to be separate from airport bathrooms.
The law also laid out a few more provisions that include the room having a door that can lock, be accessible to people with disabilities, including seating, a table or any flat surface, as well as an electrical outlet, reported PEOPLE. The law also states that changing tables in all men's and women's restrooms are now compulsory.