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Is breastfeeding in public vulgar or a necessity?

By Xin Xin | China Daily | Updated: 2015-08-08 08:08

What do you think of breastfeeding in public? Awkward? Uncivilized? On August 1, there were more than 10,000 mothers doing this at the same time around the world.

In China, more than 500 breastfeeding mothers and children participated in the Big Latch On in several cities, such as Shanghai, Shenyang, Xi'an, Chengdu, Wenzhou and Guangzhou. In Kunming, the youngest participant was 3 months old and the oldest baby is 4.

Big Latch On is an international event that groups of breastfeeding women coming together to breastfeed their child at a set time for 1 minute. It is an spontaneous event originally from New Zealand as part of World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7).

Is breastfeeding in public vulgar or a necessity?

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