Hospital opens baby feeding lounge<\/p>\n
The first resting lounge for breast-feeding mothers in
\nIndonesia is now open in St. Carolus Hospital, Central Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The lounge, called Maria Goretti, was opened Thursday to
\ncommemorate National Childrens Day, which is today, and
\nInternational Breast-feeding Week from Aug. 1 to 7.<\/p>\n
\"We are concerned with the future of our children,\" said Mrs.
\nAti Wardiman Djojonegoro, wife of Minister of Education and
\nCulture. \"It is our responsibility to prepare them to be
\nindependent, healthy and good human beings. It all starts from
\nnutrition and breast-milk.\"<\/p>\n
The lounge was built by the hospital for new mothers who
\ncannot leave the hospitals because their babies were sick or born
\nprematurely. One of the first people to use the lounge was Hanna
\nSugandi, a businesswoman.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Sugandi said she no longer had to wander around the
\nhospital for more than 10 hours while waiting to breast-feed her
\nbaby because she could rest in the three-by-five-meter room,
\nwhich accommodates three beds and a small television for Rp 2,500
\n(US$1.15) per day.<\/p>\n
Mothers can also stay there for a fee of Rp 10,000 per night.<\/p>\n
The fees, however, are not rigid.<\/p>\n
\"They are adjustable based on people's ability to pay,\" said
\ndoctor Utami Roesli, the Chairperson of Team for Advancement of
\nBreast-milk Use in the St. Carolus hospital. (18)<\/p>",
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