COWDENBEATH Football Club has been commended in Parliament for their Breastfeeding Friendly Campaign

Roger Mullin, local MP for the Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency, has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) in the House of Commons, commending Cowdenbeath F C for signing-up as a breastfeeding friendly football ground.

Cowdenbeath recently declared Central Park as a breastfeeding friendly football ground, following a nationwide campaign by the SNP MP, Alison Thewliss.

Almost 70% of football clubs in Scotland have now signed up to the campaign for breastfeeding friendly stadiums.

Speaking after tabling the motion of commendation in the House of Commons, Roger Mullin MP said: “I was delighted to learn that Cowdenbeath Football Club had announced their decision to include Central Park in the initiative.

"I am sure that this positive approach will be welcomed by families with very young children, and reassure women nursing children that they will face no stigma for breastfeeding at Central Park.”

Although the 2005 Breastfeeding Act specifically makes it an offence to stop a mother or child from breastfeeding in public, the ‘breastfeeding friendly’ declaration gives mothers further reassurance.