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Breastfeeding

60 lactation pods to be set up in public spaces by Q1 2026 for breastfeeding mothers

Interior of the heritage-themed pods by maternal care social enterprise Go!Mama, in partnership with Temasek Foundation and the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), at Asian Civilisations Museum on Aug 5, 2025.
Interior of the heritage-themed pods by maternal care social enterprise Go!Mama, in partnership with Temasek Foundation and the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), at Asian Civilisations Museum on Aug 5, 2025.

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More new buildings in S’pore will be required to provide lactation rooms for mothers in future

New buildings - from offices, schools, and small shopping malls - will need to provide at least one lactation room if they have a gross floor area of 5,000 sqm or more.
New buildings - from offices, schools, and small shopping malls - will need to provide at least one lactation room if they have a gross floor area of 5,000 sqm or more.

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Want more working mothers to breastfeed? Make space

A lactation room at baby products firm Hegen. Having established, reasonable policies to support breastfeeding will help to ensure consistent and adequate accommodations for nursing mothers.
A lactation room at baby products firm Hegen. Having established, reasonable policies to support breastfeeding will help to ensure consistent and adequate accommodations for nursing mothers.

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Go!Mama makes and manages lactation pods that provide mothers with a safe, clean and private space to nurse their infant or express milk.
Go!Mama makes and manages lactation pods that provide mothers with a safe, clean and private space to nurse their infant or express milk.

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