A new breastfeeding room opened at Peterborough Public Health in Jackson Square (Peterborough, Ontario Canada) for breastfeeding and breast pumping mothers who need to express breast milk.

This nursing mothers lactation room is on the main floor just off the clinic waiting room and is available on a first-come, first-serve basis for families.

It is a homelike environment with a door that closes for privacy, and a couch and tables. The room is open during regular business hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Breastfeeding support is available by calling the Family Healthline at 705-743-1000 for all parents who live in Curve Lake and Hiawatha First Nations, and the County and City of Peterborough.