Nurture Calls Campaign Analysis

Across the United States laws exist to protect women for breastfeeding in public. Despite those laws, women feel uncomfortable to feed in public because of the reaction women receive. More than thirty five percent of women in the United States have been kicked out of public places such as restaurants, church, stores, and baseball game for breastfeeding their child in public (Sunny,4). In one particular example, Patricia Varner a twenty four year old mother from McDonough, Georgia was nursing her nine week old daughter under a blanket while having dinner with her family and was asked to leave the restaurant by the manager. “The staff told me I had to go because other customers were complaining; the manager just insisted I leave his restaurant” (Varner). When Nurture Calls (WNC) helps you understand the initiative behind the campaign that supports for protecting a mother’s right to breastfeed in public. WNC distributed a campaign advertisement illustrating a mother breastfeeding her child in a public restroom and that advertisement was placed on the back of restroom stalls to persuade people that nurturing babies in private

Most people might consider breastfeeding to be inappropriate by reason of, a woman’s breast being exposed in public. When Nurture Calls is a campaign raising awareness to anyone and everyone of the indicated issue. “When Nurture Calls is aimed to gather support for protecting a mother’s right to breastfeed in public by creating an atmosphere where mothers feel comfortable enough to do what they do best” (WhenNatureCalls.org, Wenske). In most states, such as, Texas women have the right to breastfeed in public, however they are not protected from harassment and public facilities refusing service to anyone. “Woman are often forced to leave public places and feed their babies in secret” (Haro,