From August 1st to 7th is the 27th World Breastfeeding Week.According to the data of the Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission, the exclusive breastfeeding rate of infantsunder 6 months in Yichang City has increased continuously in recent years, which reached 72.73% in 2017.According to the plan, by the end of this year more than 80%of public places will be equipped with mother-and-baby rooms.
Statistics shows, in Yichang, mother-and-baby rooms have been established in public places such as comprehensive medical institutions of second and higher level, 4A-level scenic spots, airports, railway stations and large comprehensive commercial centers. At the same time, mother-and-baby rooms have also been installed in the “third toilet”in scenic spots and parks.The city has established 163 standard maternal and child rooms, all of which are recorded in the geographic information system of the maternal and child room in Hubei Province, and are marked on the Gaode map for convenient inquiry and publicuse.(Reporter: Liu Jingjing; correspondent: Chen Beilei)