Quantcast

The DNAinfo archives brought to you by WNYC.
Read the press release here.

Breastfeeding Moms to Take Over Times Square Saturday

By Nicole Levy | July 31, 2015 2:37pm
 A woman breastfeeds her child in public in New York City.
A woman breastfeeds her child in public in New York City.
View Full Caption
Getty/Andrew Burton

This week, news broke that Republic presidential hopeful Donald Trump once told a lawyer she was "disgusting" when she asked for a break during legal proceedings to pump breast milk for her 3-month-old daughter.

Trump, we have some advice for you: tomorrow morning you'd do best to steer clear of Times Square, where thousands of women are expected to gather to breastfeed their children for 60 seconds at exactly 10:30 a.m. They'll be participating in a global event called "The Big Latch On," organized by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action to raise awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding and to rally support for breastfeeding mothers.

The event, which first took place in New Zealand in 2005, marks the 1990 signing of the Innocenti Declaration, an international document promoting breastfeeding as a "global goal for optimal maternal and and child health and nutrition." The declaration recommends that mothers feed their infants breast milk exclusively until they're at least four months old.

All those breasts bared on Saturday will be bared legally. Police officers may need reminders, but it's been more than two decades since state's highest court ruled that it's as legal for a woman as a man to go topless in New York.

You can find more information about the Big Latch On, including registration details, here