Setting aside spaces for breastfeeding mothers throughout China

FUJIAN PROVINCE, China, 31 July 2013 – The sight of a mother breastfeeding her child is a rare one in China. Xiaoyu Su, from Fujian province, had to fight her family and friends to breastfeed her newborn for the first six months. “Friends and family spared no effort in persuading me to give my daughter other food,” said Ms. Su. “If you don’t hold your beliefs strongly, it’s very easy to be influenced by others and give up breastfeeding.”

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